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Re: Whirlpool American Fridge Freezer broken down – help!

Update and thanks for those of you who thought about a reply. To assist others with similar problems this is what I did;
1. Removed the cover plate at the rear – all seemed to be working OK but the compressor inlet and outlet did not seem overly warm. Fan working.
2. Removed the back cover to the freezer compartment – all iced up – so melted the ice with ahair dryer after turningoff the fridge/freezer. No apparent holes, breaks etc.
3. Removed the top section of the backing cover to reveal the upper fan and motor. removed the ice from the motor( no idea why it had ice on it)and found that the electric connection to the motor for the fan was not a through connection. Appears that water had got into the connection and expanded when freezing breaking the electric circuit.
4. Replugged after cleaning away the water and the fridge / freezer works like it never has before! Unusual fault but at least it did not cost anything to repair and only about an hour to strip and rebuild.Fingers crossed that none of the capacitors or other electrics are faulty but there is no ice after a week.
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Re: Whirlpool American Fridge Freezer broken down – help!

An update on my previous post. SInce I wrote the fridge has defrosted and the freezer now has around 0.5mm of ice on the back panel. This has never happened before. We have also reduced the temperature on the fridge expecting that the motor would ‘kick in’ and the compressor start but neither has happened after around 1/2 hour. I’ll take the back cover off the freezer and clean, look at the tubes and clean any ice – will this cure the problem?

Thanks in aticipation..

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Re: Whirlpool American Fridge Freezer broken down – help!

Firstly let me say what a really good forum this is, many worthwhile threads on issues and so much information. We too need help. We have a Whirlpool FRBB36AF/20/2 no. 858615815030 side by side fridge freezer that has developed the following fault over the last week;
The motor keeps running and the freezer temp displays flasshing – – then after about 12 hours the temp dislays -18 and the motor stops. After a little while, say an hour, the alarm is activated and the – – flashes again. The alarm can be stopped by pressing the OK button but the process starts again.
The dust has been cleaned from the grills and fan – not a lot as this is kept fairly clean anyway. As I write everything is now quiet, the motor has stopped and the temperature is reading -18.
Is this a capacitor problem or something much simpler or more sinister? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

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