hotpoint rf 175 bp

[slyp98]

hey guys , i had a luke at this f/f today and the fridge is fine but the freezer is not freezing its cold but not half cold enough , no ice at all do these have an evap fan , anyone have info on these models please muchas gracias

[johnnyj]

Re: hotpoint rf 175 bp

RF indicates normal bog standard non frost free models, FF indicates Frost free and all the fans modules etc, yours should just be controled by a thermostat so i would guess you might have a system fault.

[slyp98]

Re: hotpoint rf 175 bp

i checked system electrics from live and neutral on the plug to the relay and the o/l protection on the compressor all seemed ok there is nothing in the freezer so i checked the compressor and it was warm not very ,but not cold either , i checked the start capacitor also but when i was prising off the terminals connected to the relay it broke the relay in half , it was a perfect break though so i think some resin will stick it back together anyways is there a thermistor or thermostat in the freezer section of these that would cause a low temp fault to the freezer coil thanks

[slyp98]

Re: hotpoint rf 175 bp

anyone have tech info , wiring diagrams on these models thanks kieran

[slyp98]

Re: hotpoint rf 175 bp

went back to this armed with some resin and a start capacitor , fitted a new capacitor and glued the relay housing back together , i put everything back on the side of the compressor and hey presto comp. fired up and is pressurising the system all is well in the sunny s.e.

[gandh1]

Re: hotpoint rf 175 bp

for the more ignorant of us non refrigerationy guys, why would a start cap fix the freezer, sold a few rf’s in my time, and as far as i knew, the fridges werent fed by the freezer as they were statics, surely anything to do with the relay start cap or compressor would affect both fridge and freezer???

[slyp98]

Re: hotpoint rf 175 bp

possibly a problem with the relay all along , i changed the start capacitor as the comp. was not kicking in , i’m not sure which of the alterations i made fixed it but its working fine !

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