Schreiber APM6325 SX not cooling

[jimbo83]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone could help please? I’ve seen a few other posts about this fridge but with various different symptoms.

The fridge appears to work, but just doesn’t get cold enough to stop food spoiling, even with the thermostat set to 5. I don’t hear any clicking when I turn the thermostat (except when it turns the fridge off).

The compressor (I assume its this) does start, run for a bit and then stop. I also get a lot of water collecting in the bottom of the fridge (~3mm in a couple of weeks).

Does this sound like a broken thermostat? Also, why is there so much water and is there something I should be emptying?

Thanks in advance for any help
J

[SAMURI]

Re: Schreiber APM6325 SX not cooling

You need to check the fan is working at the bottom front left hand side as sometimes the box holding the fan falls apart and needs to be clipped back together.

Make sure you turn the mains supply to the fridge off before fitting it back together.

The water in the fridge is because the drain is blocked under the salad box’s.

You can clear it by putting a Phillips screwdriver down it to clear the hole.

There is nothing you can damage beneath the hole and if you clear it with water in the bottom you will see it drain away.

Bob

[jimbo83]

Re: Schreiber APM6325 SX not cooling

Hi, thanks for the reply.

The fan does run. When it stops you can hear the compressor stop too. All sounds very controlled. Does this narrow it down any further?

I’ve cleaned out the drain hole, but where does that water go to? the hole just seems to drain out the bottom… I assume its not intended that lots of water drains out under all the cupboards!?

Thanks
James

[SAMURI]

Re: Schreiber APM6325 SX not cooling

The water drains into the base on this model and holds more water than a normal compressor drain tray.

The water will evaporate into the air with the heat from the condenser and the compressor, and air flow from the fan.

If the compressor is cutting out ok you need to check the door is closing ok as you can get problems with the hinges.

If the door is closing ok then you can sometimes get a problem with the thermostats on this model,

Sometimes they stick in the off / defrost and if you tap them hard they cut back in.

If the door is ok then I would think the thermostat is the problem.

Bob

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