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Re: Imperial Fridge problem
Hi Dave,
Are you able to suggest what kind of problem might be likely?
Tks.Re: Imperial Fridge problem
Hi all,
Well, I had the compressor replaced by a helpful chap (the figure of £160 was spot on) but now I find that the fridge does not cool as well as it used to. Using the same t/stat setting as before (6) I can get about I’m seeing temperatures of around +4 – +8C on the bottom shelf, whereas before this would be around freezing to +4C (it would freeze produce adjacent to the back). At this setting the compressor is running for quite a long time and if I turn it up a tad more (say, 6.5) the compressor seems to run continuously, excepting defrost periods of course, without pulling the average temperature down much more. The other thing is it seems to defrost far more often. I’ve never timed this accurately but I thought it previously defrosted after a few days (or even once a week), now it seems to do so several times a day. When I go near it now it seems either to be running, or defrosting. It did seem to cool a tad better just after the new compressor was fitted, but that could be just my imagination. Would anyone care to comment? I don’t want to call the engineer back unnecessarily.
Thanks.P.S. Model info:- Imperial KIL170/4 = xref = Liebherr KI 1830-1 (appx. 5 cu. ft. / 150 ltrs). Old comp. Aspera using R12, replaced with Embraco EM40 comp. charged with what looks to be Isceon 49 (R413A).
