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Re: faulty bosch fridge freezer
Well, I don’t like to speak too soon, but it’s now 4 hours since I completed the “mod” and it appears to be going well. I don’t remember when the fridge was last that nice and cold. It’s a bit noisy, but whose complaining?!?! It’s an old fridge. Thank you, Jonmay (and the supplier of the original advice). 😀
Re: faulty bosch fridge freezer
Ahhaaa!! Thank you Jonmay. I knew something wasn’t right. So NOW I understand what it is I need to achieve.
Yes, you have got the EXACT picture of the predicament…..spot on!!
And, no, there are no screws on the plug. The (now stumps of) wires are “gripped”/”pinched” into the metal connecting “cuffs” of the plug. I will have to tug the stumps out of the “cuffs” and find some small tools to open and reclose the “cuffs” onto the cut end of the wires (having shorted the wires as you described). Again, thank you very much. It may not be today, but I will let you know the final outcome.Re: faulty bosch fridge freezer
Just in case anyone reads this or my post above, I’ll give an update:
jonmay gave me some helpful advice – thank you, but I’ve now mailed him as follows: “I’m having a “blonde” moment here!! Yes, you’re right; removing the fascia was a struggle, till I realised it needed a really hard yank.
The trouble I’m having now is deciding which is the “business end” of the two wires (trusting I have the correct two). I have cut the black wire and the thinner of the two brown wires (nearest the fridge) very close to the white plug. I’ve stripped about a centimetre from the ends of the wires coming out of the fridge and twisted them together. So when I put the white plug back into the PCB, only the thicker brown wire will be connected. Do I need to twist the wires together on BOTH cut ends? or have I twisted the wrong ends? I’m not sure if I need to do anything with the few millimetre stumps of wire sticking out of the little white plug. The fridge IS UNPLUGGED and WILL REMAIN SO.
Hope you can advise. Sorry to be a pain.”
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Abbreviated copy of my mail to nearest “Whitegoods” engineer:
“Is it repairable? terminal? expensive? waste of money?
This thread seems to be discussing problems similar to mine:
I have an 8 year old ENR: KGV 2604 GB/04 FD: 7709/17032 Bosch fridge freezer. The functioning/cooling of both the fridge and freezer is currently intermittent. Initially it appeared that the freezer thermometer remained (just) below freezing, when I checked it, but food was found defrosted. Currently both the fridge and freezer appear to rise to room temperature….. though (for a short period… couple of hours??) both function at good temperatures. And it seems I have to switch it off and on again to achieve this. For about a year prior to this it was noisy.”Reply from “Whitegoods” engineer:
“This certainly has all the hallmarks of a faulty sensor.
It would be certainly well worth the doing the mod
which is suggested in the UKW forum.
My own experience on Bosch F/F is not as extensive
as many of the engineers on the forum so I would
advise first of all that you post there. We are always
encouraging people to do this as the cross section of
experience is so vast.
If there were faulty valves in the compressor I would
expect the symptoms to be less intermittent.Thanks for your enquiry.”Reply from Bosch Product Advice:
“It would appear that it could be a thermometer or compressor problem you are experiencing. It would require an engineer to identify the full problem but there is an initial cost of £59.50 for the first 30 minute call out plus parts. It could prove slightly expensive and it may be worthwhile
considering purchasing a new appliance as we tend to expect the appliance to last between 8-10 years.”Sorry that this is a lengthy post. I wouldn’t feel confident to do the mod myself … so would require an engineer. Would be grateful for any advice.
