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Re: Zanussi ZI718/12K Fridge too warm
Another thing I noticed is that the compressor doesn’t always come straight on when you turn the fridge freezer back on from warm.
Sometimes it makes a brief whining noise then clicks off and doesn’t come back on for several minutes.
I’m starting to suspect this fridge may be dead..
Re: Zanussi ZI718/12K Fridge too warm
I think the installation has been done correctly there is the 200cm2 and 5cm gap ventilation all round the unit as specified in the installation manual.
Could just be the age of the fridge perhaps – everything breaks eventually – unfortunately I have no paperwork to date it – anyone have a rough idea of the age of this particular model?
Re: Zanussi ZI718/12K Fridge too warm
I’ve done some more investigation
have removed the fridge freezer from its unit so its now freestanding in the middle of my kitchen
defrosted it fully yesterday, turned it back on with nothing in it and placed the thermometer in the fridge part
I noticed that the compressor is actually quite noisy – wonder if that is an indication that it is weak. It gets very hot to the touch.
I noticed after some time that the temp got down to 3 degrees which is good, but then some time after it had climbed to 7.6 degrees without the thermostat kicking in to turn the compressor back on.
Fiddling with the thermostat dial, e.g. turning it up to 6 when the fridge was 7+ degrees I would have expected to hear a click and the thermostat power up the compressor but that doesn’t happen.
Eventually the compressor does come back on but the fridge is already too warm by then.
I have now removed the thermostat housing and am thinking of replacing the thermostat (Ranco K59L2025) to see if that fixes the problem. Anyone know where I could get such a part?
The other thing that crossed my mind is the part of the fridge that the thermostat probe gets pushed down into – maybe that is cold enough hence the thermostat not triggering but if that space is not representative of the actual temp inside the fridge then that could be an issue?
I have checked all seals for both the fridge and freezer and they are in good condition and seal properly when the doors are closed
