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When the fridge freezer motor is running and the fridge door is opened the internal light flashes about 6 times and a clicking noise is heard, the clicking noise keeps time with the flashing light. After, the light comes on, the motor stops and so do the fan/fans. Then after a while the motor stops and starts normally. All is working fine apart from this problem. I have changed the bulb, checked there are no loose connections on the control PCB, turned the unit off for 24hours and back on but still no good.
Any help please
Itsmeacalling wrote:When the fridge freezer motor is running and the fridge door is opened the internal light flashes about 6 times and a clicking noise is heard, the clicking noise keeps time with the flashing light. After, the light comes on, the motor stops and so do the fan/fans. Then after a while the motor stops and starts normally. All is working fine apart from this problem. I have changed the bulb, checked there are no loose connections on the control PCB, turned the unit off for 24hours and back on but still no good.
Any help please
Sorry to drag this up, but I have exactly the same issue.. Does anyone have any clues?
Jon
think this is a fault code but cant find any reference to it
the clicking is nothing to worry about its just the relay that controls the lamp activating
Dave
electrofix wrote:think this is a fault code but cant find any reference to it
the clicking is nothing to worry about its just the relay that controls the lamp activating
Dave
I assumed a fault code.. funnily enough it did this early on its its life a couple of times and then settled down… Now its doing it almost every time I open the door.
I get 6 (not 5, not 7) flashes as well as the relay clicking.. The fact that its always 6 makes me thing its trying to tell me something, rather than a random series of flashes.
Not sure what I should do now.. I am 1/2 tempted to disable the switch on the door.. I will loose the light, but atleast it will run normally.
The other option I was thinking was to change the control board.. But I must admit, I am not even sure where its located within the fridge and hope its not at the back as I don’t want to take it out of its cupboard as its an integrated appliance. I am thinking that its between the Fridge and Freezer where the temperature control is, so might have a look there.;
are temps correct in both units?
lamp switch is magnetic. get a magnet and run it round door frame and you should find it but fan will run with door open and I don’t know what else will happen
could be a defrost heater but that would need to be checked with a meter
Dave
electrofix wrote:are temps correct in both units?
lamp switch is magnetic. get a magnet and run it round door frame and you should find it but fan will run with door open and I don’t know what else will happen
could be a defrost heater but that would need to be checked with a meter
Dave
I don’t believe its a magnetic switch.. I have a physical/mechanical switch on the top right of the inside and when I press it it acts like the door has been opened/closed.
I was thinking about jamming the switch CLOSED so the fridge never knows the door was opened and I won’t have a light.
How would I test the heater? Got a meter and am a Electronics engineer by trade.
yes see what you mean about switch some of these manuals cross models
from what I can see
board as expected is in the middle
coming off the board are
plug W2 blue wire and white wire to heaters. see if you get a reading between wires
plug w6 freezer thermistor -15 degrees 72.5k -20 degrees 96.3k
plug w4 fridge thermistor
0 degrees 32.5k 5 degrees 25.3k 10 degrees 19.8k
Dave
electrofix wrote:yes see what you mean about switch some of these manuals cross models
from what I can see
board as expected is in the middle
coming off the board are
plug W2 blue wire and white wire to heaters. see if you get a reading between wires
plug w6 freezer thermistor -15 degrees 72.5k -20 degrees 96.3k
plug w4 fridge thermistor
0 degrees 32.5k 5 degrees 25.3k 10 degrees 19.8k
Dave
Cheers Dave.. Thats really helpful.. When i get some time free I will check this out..
Hi Dave.. I am back again.. I have to be honest, I never did find the time to look at the Fridge.. But I have just discovered something which makes it more urgent (especially in the difficult times we are in where storing food has never been more important).
Last week I happened to be testing a temperature probe and thought I would stick it in the fridge just to see.. And to my surprise it was 8-9 degrees.. I monitored this over several days and found that it would go as low as 6-7.. ANd often as high as 11… But certainly not cold.
I can’t believe I never noticed this before.. Actually I did, as the fridge in my garage is much colder, but I never connected the dots.
And there is a final thing which could also be connected.. The top compartment of the freezer is not particularly cold. I often find bread in it stays “flexbile” and never really freezes sold.. Today I opened the drawer and found that everything was floppy.. Even though the drawers benieth it were rock sold.. I always assumed that this top part of the freezer was ment to be less cold, but I just noticed on the door that it says “Super Freeze” so I am not sure my assumption is correct.
I am not sure what do to now.. Whilst I am an engineer and more than able to fix this… Its integrated and the process of getting it out to see whats wrong is a nightmare.
I am tempted to just bite the bullet and buy a new one. .After all mine is 10 years old now….
My gut feel is to get something different… But looking at the reviews at Currys, the Hotpoint comes out better than most.. And I am against buying something more expensive (AEG, Bosch, etc) as I just dont’ think that the £ per year is much if any better.. I would rather pay £300 every 10 years to be honest.
Its also crossed my mind to go away from FF and go to a manual defrost.. Just because they are easier to maintain (buit a pain in the a*se as the ice builds up).
Another option is to just pay someone to fix it.
So I am greatful for any thoughts/advice you can give.
All the best
Jon
we need to make sure i am looking in the correct place
since you did not start this thread i may be looking up a different model. does your unit have the same model as above ?Dave
electrofix wrote:we need to make sure i am looking in the correct place
since you did not start this thread i may be looking up a different model. does your unit have the same model as above ?Dave
Yep. Exactly.. HM315FF
My symptoms now are
1. 7 Clicks/flashes when I open the door (30{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the time)
2. Warm temperature in the Fridge (7-11 degrees)
3. Top ‘shelf’ of freezer gets warm (but does freeze, its almost like it cycles warm and cold)this has to be a sensor or a board problem
its likely the compressor is ok as it seems to freeze
what temp have you got in the freezer ?Dave
thats odd beacuse if the fan is running i would expect even temp top to bottom
check the fan. or completly defrost it ( that can take 2 days with the door open )
Dave
electrofix wrote:thats odd beacuse if the fan is running i would expect even temp top to bottom
check the fan. or completly defrost it ( that can take 2 days with the door open )
Dave
Cheers.. That was one of my plans.. I have heard that it can get iced up.. I just need to find time when the freezer is empty and thats not easy in the current climate.
I heave heard that many pints of water will come out when its defrosted.. As its an integrated this is going to end up out of the back in the cupboard.. Is it best to take the freezer out when I do this to try and catch the water?
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