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Re: Bosch D/W: Door handle snapped
Fantastic :tup:
Looks like that P/N is for the white handle. I don’t suppose you know the number for the same but in brown??
Re: Another Whirlpool running warm 🙁
I know it’s been a while, but I finally got round to ordering the part from repairs@, based on the advice I got on this thread. The delay was down to me considering whether to just replace the fridge altogether (especially after a leak from the cold water feed pipe in the meantime), but that proved to be problematic due to the non-standard size.
Anyway, the part arrived much quicker than expected (a couple of days at the most), took 5 minutes to fit and seems to have done the trick! I’m well happy and the gamble of £90 or so on the part seems to have paid off, compared to the ££££s involved in replacing the whole unit.
So, thanks to my advisors above, and for the prompt service on sending out the part 🙂
Cheers,
GarethRe: Replacing odd-sized FF…
Just measured again and the maximum size slot I can achieve is 1775H x 865W. That is the actual size of the space, not allowing for any breathing space required around the appliance.
Re: Replacing odd-sized FF…
Curses, but as I suspected. Thanks for looking into it. Unfortunately the kitchen (and the FF) is only 5 years old and cost a bomb… 🙁
Even Whirlpool don’t make them in that size any more.
Re: Another Whirlpool running warm 🙁
Is it this (from plate in top rhs of fridge)?
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Thanks,
GarethRe: Another Whirlpool running warm 🙁
Can I bring this topic back for some further discussion please?
I have kept this unit limping along the last few months by shoving a kitchen knife (!) through the vents of the diffuser to stop them closing/icing up. However, nowadays its impossible to stop the fridge from dropping to below freezing. The knife is long gone but the vents stay open. The fridge thermostat is on its highest (i.e. warmest) setting.
I am happy to replace the diffuser if someone could advise me what part(s) to order, or does it sound like something else has gone now?
This forum gave me a result on my tumble dryer last week, so hoping for more excellent help 🙂
Gareth
Re: Another Whirlpool running warm 🙁
That was a false alarm – I ended up with a fridge that was freezing at the bottom and warm at the top.
Anyway, I took out the inside back panel and confirmed there wasn’t a massive build-up of frost, and I activated the defrost timer as described above, and watched that working. But there was no airflow through the diffuser in the top of the fridge. So I stripped that as much as I could and found the vents inside the diffuser were stuck shut due to ice. I got rid of the ice and it now seems to move freely. The fridge has now settled at around 5C throughout, so I think that has solved it.
What is it that opens/closes the vent in the diffuser? Is there a thermostat and some sort of mechanism, or is it just opened when the fan inside the freezer is blowing against it?
Cheers,
GarethRe: Another Whirlpool running warm 🙁
Steve,
Many many thanks for your detailed advice 😀
Funnily enough, the fridge has returned to within the normal range over the last couple of days – currently around 5C. All I have done is vacuum the condensor fins underneath the unit, move the veg-meat slider to the meat position, and knocked a small lump of ice off the white box at the top/left/back corner of the fridge section (the air diffuser?).
Not quite sure where to locate the plastic bung you mention – I’d like to try this procedure so if you could be a bit more explicit on where to find it…
Cheers,
Gareth
