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Re: Beko CDA543FW-2 fridge freezer air sensor replacement

Hi John,

Thanks for your post. Just to recap on my experience trying to fix this fridge.

– I replaced the control unit at the top and that didn’t work. I got mine in Amazon for about £5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009 … UTF8&psc=1

– I have also tried switching it off completely and leave it for 24 and 48 hours just in case it was down to ice build up somewhere. It didn’t work either.

– The thermistor I tested (I think that’s what is called) is the long white cable with a black plastic small cylinder box at one end. I’ve pointed it out in the picture submitted above. Following some youtube videos I unplugged it from the fridge and tested the Ohm resistance and Continuity with a multimeter. The readings for resistance were about 0.02 (200 ohm setting on the multimeter) at room temperature and dipped in a glass of ice water. I was expecting a change in behaviour at low temperatures but perhaps the ice water wasn’t cold enough. My guess is that this thermistor is there to trigger the defrost cycle and it’s not linked to the fridge temperature but I could be totally wrong. :rolls:

– I noticed the other ‘sensor’ (single black cable in the picture ending in a white plastic cylindrical box) but as John says it’s hard-wired so I thought I should leave that one alone.

After all this I’ve given up and gone the mains timer route which seems to work perfectly well, thanks again John. I’ve set up mine back to 1 hour on / 1 off and placed a min max thermometer inside to keep an eye that the temperature doesn’t drop to much when it’s off.

And yep I agree that the fridge control module suggested in ukwhitegoods doesn’t look at all like the one in the actual fridge. I didn’t buy this fridge but I will certainly think twice before going for any other Beko products.

I hope this helps

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Re: Beko CDA543FW-2 fridge freezer air sensor replacement

Just an update to my previous post.

I have replaced the Potentiometer/thermostat in the fridge compartment (inside the box where the fridge light bulb is) and checked the thermistor in the freezer compartment (20-30cm white cable with a plastic black cylindrical box at the end). However the fridge is still freezing solid anything in the fridge compartment. The fan in the freezer is also continuously working.

In the meantime I am managing following John’s advice of running the fridge on and off 50/50 using an old ikea electric timer I found around the flat.

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Re: Beko CDA543FW-2 fridge freezer air sensor replacement

Hi,

I have a problem with the same fridge freezer. In my case the top fridge has a problem regulating temperature and freezes everything inside. I guess the most obvious answer is to change the Potentiometer/thermostat. Any advice on where to get a replacement?

Cheers,

Santi

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