Siemens under counter fridge

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Can u help?

I have an 11 year old Siemens auto defrost built in fridge in my kitchen which has recently started to run continuously ….ie it does not seem to trip out – even overnight. The worktop is invariably warm to the touch. If I switch it off at the wall & switch back on the motor does not restart immediately. There is also some build up of ice on the rear panel.

What is likely to be the fault? …& is the fridge likely to be worth repairing?

yours

Andy J

[kwatt]

Andy,

Soounds like a thermostat failure, should be pretty easy to have repaired and not too expensive either.

K.

[shane]

Re: Siemens under counter fridge

andy J wrote:Can u help?

I have an 11 year old Siemens auto defrost built in fridge in my kitchen which has recently started to run continuously ….ie it does not seem to trip out – even overnight. The worktop is invariably warm to the touch. If I switch it off at the wall & switch back on the motor does not restart immediately. There is also some build up of ice on the rear panel.

What is likely to be the fault? …& is the fridge likely to be worth repairing?

yours

Andy J
If the fridge has been running constantly for some time, there should be
a thick buld up of ice on the rear wall of the cabinet and milk should be freezing in the door!.

If this is not the case, it could well be a poor performance compressor
causing the evaporation temperatue at the thermostat sensor being too
high, this leads to the thermostat not cycling.

A refrigerator running costantly should, in most cases, lead to frozen milk.

Most cases of premature failure of compressors, in our experience, are due to incorrect installation of the appliance, leading to poor ventilation.
Over the years we have changed dozens for that very reason.
Shane.

[kwatt]

That’ll teach me to answer a post off the cuff without reading it fully. 😳

Shane is correct if you don’t have tomatos like cannonballs.

K.

[admin]

Re: Siemens under counter fridge

Hi folks

thanks for this.

It looks like I need a new/repaired/replacement compressor.

I like to think that I’m eco friendly …..I’m also a pragmatist

……best solution repair or replace ……taking cost into account?

rgds

Andy J

[Dave_Conway]

Re: Siemens under counter fridge

Andy J wrote:……best solution repair or replace ……taking cost into account?

Andy, the likely cost of replacing the compressor is circa £200.

At 11 hears old it’s a tough call really, Siemens generally are well made, if the rest of it looks ok it may be worth considering a repair.

Dave.

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