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Re: Miele KDN12823S iced up evaparator
Just had a word with the spares department, who have kindly sent through an exploded diagram: It’s not 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} clear, so I wondered if you, or anyone, had a definitive part id for the defrost sensor I need? And finally, a basic note of how to get at the sensor; I assume the white foam rectangular pad (is that the defrost heater?) behind the evaporator cover panel needs to be removed?
Thanks in advance!Re: Miele KDN12823S iced up evaparator
The bottom of the evaporator coil makes sense, where that big solid lump of ice was blocking any air! I have emailed the spares department for the correct thermistor part number.
Thanks again for your help.Re: Miele KDN12823S iced up evaparator
Thanks Tony: do you know what controls the duration of a defrost? I’m trying to determine possible reasons for it icing up.
I’m sure the heater is working as I caught it in mid-defrost earlier, with molten ice dropping into the drain gulley. So it’s either a sensor, or the defrost not quite defrosting, allowing an incremental build-up. Is there a sensor within the evaporator? There is one mounted on the front of the evaporator cover panel, but I can’t imagine that can give any useful feedback to determine whether it is fully defrosted.Re: Miele KDN12823S iced up evaparator
Right, fully defrosted overnight, and it’s cooling down fine, freezer circulation fan on, down to -18C, and the fridge is also cooling down. All looking good. I just want to monitor it a day or two before I replace the evaporator cover panel.. I want to see if it defrosts OK (which I realise might be affected by not having the cover panel in..) but I wonder if anyone can tell me the frequency and/or trigger for defrosting on the Miele.. is it timed? And what controls the duration of the defrost cycle?
