Meile Fridge Freezer Looking for Advice

[Thomas Patrick]

Hi,

I have recently been having problems with the fridge freezer and due to recent lay offs, we cannot afford a new one, so I need to fix it.

Two weeks ago the freezer got gradually warmer all day and the food started to defrost. Eventually it seemed to fix itself, I messed around a little, did the old turn off and back on and it appeared to be fine. Over the last two days the fridge above has just got warmer and warmer and today settled a room temperature.

I did a bit of reading on forums today and decided to turn the freezer off, empty it (it’s all currently in the back garden defrosting) and take the back off. I discovered an ice berg. I managed to remove the slab of ice whole and currently the copper bits at the back are defrosting. I hope that this will fix it.

However, there is this sticky black rubber thing which you can see below in this picture. It had melted to the copper bit below it. I have pushed it up and squished it back together. Should I remove it, replace it or just squish it back together? What is it?

Kindest regards,

Tom

[TrickyRikki88]

Thomas Patrick wrote:Hi,

I have recently been having problems with the fridge freezer and due to recent lay offs, we cannot afford a new one, so I need to fix it.

Two weeks ago the freezer got gradually warmer all day and the food started to defrost. Eventually it seemed to fix itself, I messed around a little, did the old turn off and back on and it appeared to be fine. Over the last two days the fridge above has just got warmer and warmer and today settled a room temperature.

I did a bit of reading on forums today and decided to turn the freezer off, empty it (it’s all currently in the back garden defrosting) and take the back off. I discovered an ice berg. I managed to remove the slab of ice whole and currently the copper bits at the back are defrosting. I hope that this will fix it.

However, there is this sticky black rubber thing which you can see below in this picture. It had melted to the copper bit below it. I have pushed it up and squished it back together. Should I remove it, replace it or just squish it back together? What is it?

Kindest regards,

Tom

Could you upload the picture to somewhere else please as its not showing?

[Tony R]

That is a mastic putty to stop the small capillary pipes rattling, squeeze it around the pipe and add some insulating tape around it to hold it together.

[Thomas Patrick]

Thank you Tony. I have put it all back together and the freezer is working like it was before, but the fridge is still not working at all. I am stuck for what to do next.

[Tony R]

Can you supply the model and index numbers so we know which unit you have.

[Tony R]

Just noticed you state you could not see a model number, it is generally on the left hand wall and needs the salad drawer to be taken out, otherwise it will be in the freezer, again left hand side with the bottom drawer taken out.

[TrickyRikki88]

Hello Thomas, sorry for the delay.

Tony is correct that is just putty to stop the cap pipe from rubbing.
The second photo looks like the bottom of the evap plate although its not a great picture to work out from.(viewing on a phone)

When you removed the ice how did you do it exactly? you said you managed to remove the ice as a slab?

[Tony R]

Looking at the evaporator photo, all looks normal, defrost heater is held in place by folded metal flaps, any news on the model and index ? sometimes there is a sticker also on the edges at the very back of the unit, it may only contain limited info, but I may be able to trace the model from anything you can get.

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