Hotpoint Mistrel Plus Fridge/Freezer Mod 8496

[Ashby]

Hi, Customer phoned this morn to say the Red light was staying on. (high temprature)? This is the fridge. The freezer is working ok.
not something i normally deal with. If anyone can help me with this i’d be most grateful.
Thanks.
Ashby

[Dave_Conway]

Re: Hotpoint Mistrel Plus Fridge/Freezer Mod 8496

Normal Mistral problems 😉

Thermistor more than likely, have a look at the huge thread in the public forum:

http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p … pic&t=4509

😀

[bobokines]

Re: Hotpoint Mistrel Plus Fridge/Freezer Mod 8496

A high freezer temperature (approx -10C) combined with a correct fridge temperature, is almost certainly a restricted condenser or a faulty compressor fan.

The compressor is overheating and cutting out on its internal over temp cut out.

Another indication of this problem is a very warm transom between the fridge and the freezer doors. There is a hot-gas anti-condensation heater foamed in and running close to the surface. If the compressor is overheating it always gives rise to a warm feeling to the cabinet at this point.

If you take off the kickstrip, I bet you will find a mat of dog hair!

Clean it out and problem solved.

Bob

EDIT—————

Sorry, scrub that; I didn’t read the original post correctly. 😳

(Interesting information though, so I will leave it in)

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