[charlie77]

Re: Hoover fridge freezer too warm after power cut

OK. Fridge running at around +6, varying little cos lots of stuff in it I suppose. Freezer completely empty but thermometer put in second drawer down (of 4 drawers) and registered high of -17 and low of -5. And that was overnight without me opening the doors at all.

Not well methinks.

[charlie77]

Re: Hoover fridge freezer too warm after power cut

I had checked the temperature when it wasn’t running. After it had run for a while the temperature read -15 in the freezer. Maybe it will go lower.
But it shouldn’t be losing that much coldness though surely (back to -3)?

I am now monitoring it with a max min thermometer and will post results after a while (not sure how often it will go on and off). And I will try not to look too often to reduce warm air going in.

Cheers

Charlie

[charlie77]

Re: Hoover Fridge Freezer HCA390K

Hi there cliogirl,

I have the same fridge freezer and mine stopped keeping its temp after a power cut. Black box/compressor very hot too. Had the compressor changed but the only difference it made was that the appliance now cuts out now and then rather than running constantly.

Have got a post running at the moment called something like “Hoover fridge freezer not cooling”.

Hope you have better luck with yours.

Charlie

[charlie77]

Re: Hoover fridge freezer too warm after power cut

😕 Got an engineer out who, on initially feeling tubes at the back, said the appliance was doing what it should be doing. But the compressor was undeniably very hot and the freezer unit was still well above temperature.

He decided that we should change the compressor (and to R134 gas as there seem to be many complaints about the r600 gas). So we did.

😡 Freezer still running at around -3, fridge still around 6. Tried putting the dial lower but not alteration to internal temperatures. Appliance does cut out now though.

Any ideas? And would they have to sort it out for free now as their diagnosis was incorrect?

Worried,

Charlie

[charlie77]

Re: Hoover fridge freezer too warm after power cut

No engineer at repairs@ in my area.

Thanks for your replies and help 😉 .

Charlie

[charlie77]

Re: Hoover fridge freezer too warm after power cut

Yes, seems to be running all the time – at least I haven’t heard it clunk itself off like it used to and it is on whenever I go into the kitchen.

Any other checks or procedures I can do or is it the hefty cheque to a serviceman for me?

(Give my regards to Exeter – lived there for 12 years and part of me still does).

Cheers,

Charlie

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