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Re: Samsung RS20 – R600a gas problem
Anyone working with R600a should be F GAS registered for the safe handling of refrigerants..
R600a is a flammable gas but has no CFC’s to harm the ozone layer.
It sounds if your fridge freezer is overcharged with R600a and the only way to test is with a set of gauge’s or a complete regas.
Bob
Re: Samsung RSH1DBRS diverter valve
As Brian said there is no diverter valve fitted to the RSH1.
Are you sure you are not confusing this with the water solenoid valve.
Bob
Re: Name of white probe in freezer unit (Schreiber APM6855)
It is best to defrost it just to give it a good start.
Defrost it first before fitting the sensor
Take the fridge freezer out of the cabinet first and before you lift it back in after fitting the sensor make sure the tray on top of the compressor is not too full of water.
Bob
Re: New double electric oven-fan doesn’t turn off
This sounds like a fault or may be an installation problem.
If it hard wired in the electrician may have dropped one of the electrical links on the back of the cooker on the mains block.
Bob
Re: Name of white probe in freezer unit (Schreiber APM6855)
You will have to disconnect the fridge and freezer doors from the deco doors.
It depends on how good the appliance has been installed
But normaly it will be held in by 3 screws at the top and two brackets screwed to the outside cabinet in the centre of the fridge / freezer
You do not normaly need to remove the deco doors from the out side cabinet
and the doors are held to the deco doors with plastic sliders held with screws on the edge of the doorsBob
Re: Name of white probe in freezer unit (Schreiber APM6855)
If the heater is not working then you will get just a soft white frost.
If the drain is blocked you will get ice build up under the bottom basket in the freezer.
If the probe is faulty it will not stay on defrost long enough and ice will form.
If you defrost it for 48 hours and the problem returns you will need a new no frost evaporator probe.
Bob
Re: Name of white probe in freezer unit (Schreiber APM6855)
The drain will be blocked just turn it off and leave the doors open for at least 48 hours to fully defrost it then hopefully the problem will disappear .
Bob
Re: Name of white probe in freezer unit (Schreiber APM6855)
You have to remove the front panel in the freezer then remove the inner panel with the fan attached and unplug the fan.
The heater will be working ok as it is producing water.
If the heater is not working you only have fine white frost on the evaporator.
The heater also acts as a drain heater and the plate it is attached to has probably lifted up from the drain.
When the drain has defrosted pour an half an egg cup of water down it to make sure it’s clear.
You can put a small piece of copper wire such as the thick copper wire used on the mains for an earth, and put it in the drain hole and bend it around the heater carefully .
When the heater warms up the wire will warm up
and keep the drain from icing up even if the heater lifts up.Bob
Re: Name of white probe in freezer unit (Schreiber APM6855)
Sometimes on this model if the fridge does not work and ice is forming on the bottom of the freezer it will be the drain in the freezer blocked.
This is sometimes due to the heater lifting up from the drain hole.
If you turn off the fridge freezer for 48 hours with the doors open then this can cure the problem, but if the problem returns you will need to reposition the defrost heater.
Bob
Re: Name of white probe in freezer unit (Schreiber APM6855)
It is rare to get a PCB problem on a APM6855 and if you replace the no frost evaporator probe correctly this normaly puts the problem right.
The only other common fault on this model and is normaly on the APM6855/1 is the fan motor fails.
To check if the fan motor is working if the compressor is running open the freezer door.
About halfway up on the right hand side wall inside the freezer you will see a small rectangle cover.
Put a magnet near this cover and you should here the fan cut in.
If the fan does not cut in the fan may be faulty or on the rare occasion it can be the sensor under this cover.
You can bypass the sensor if it is faulty by cutting it off and joining the wires together.
Make sure if you buy pass a sensor or replace a probe the mains supply is disconnected as the wires remain live even if it is turned off at the PCB
Bob
Re: September 2012 engineers meeting
Ade I will look forward to see you at the meeting as always.
I am sure you will be able to sort any problems out as it is better to sort them out as friends as I am sure everyone on the WTA are.
It is normaly better when you can discuss every thing over a few beers on the Thursday night.
I think the WTA Ken Lawrence Steven Brian ETC try to please and help the WTA members but sometimes disagreements can happen.
I hope you can sort it out at the meeting
Look forward to seeing you.
Bob
Re: September 2012 engineers meeting
I will book up the Hilton as soon as I get 5 mins to spare.
I will be there as always as its great to meet up and always informative .
I am looking forward to it.
Bob
Re: Fridge-Freezer running continuously and gurgling loudly
It will not be getting cold enough where the thermostat senses the temperature so the stat will not turn of the compressor.
To test if it has lost the gas or if the compressor is faulty is not a DIY job and can be expensive depending on the fault.
Bob
