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Re: Hotpoint FFA70 Freezer Temperature problem

I had an engineer round(not Hotpoint engineer), and he asked if there was ice forming on top of the fridge. This was the case when the freezer first stopped working, and he then felt the back panel of the fridge and showed me how it was spongy as there was air trapped inside.

He said that this Hotpoint FFA70 had an evaporator in the freezer, and another one for the fridge, and that the air/spongy back panel meant the insulation around the fridge evaporator was gone and therefore it was cooling too fast and hence the fridge/freezer not working properly – and that this was not repairable.

Does this sound plausible?

[suhailc]

Re: Hotpoint FFA70 Freezer Temperature problem

Thanks K.

However the thermistors available at your shop look different to the ones in my freezer.

My ones are two white cables, one with a green stripe which is placed around the evaporator and the other with a red stripe at the bottom.

Do you have these in stock?

Also what about the thermal fuse for the FFA70?

[suhailc]

Re: Hotpoint FFA70 Freezer Temperature problem

Thanks Penguin45.

Read through all of it – going to try and change the thermistors. Do you guys have the thermistors for the Hotpoint FFA70 in stock?

Also do you know how you kick the freezer out of the defrost cycle manually on this machine?

[suhailc]

Re: Hotpoint FFA70 Freezer Temperature problem

Hi,

I have exactly the same problem – fridge is working fine, but freezer is not cooling.

My FFA70 is showing the “Freezer High Temperature” light on, and it’s also got the “Food Defrost Alert Light” on, which suggests that it is stuck in the defrost cycle.

I opened up the freezer back panel and it does look like it’s defrosting and dripping.

So the question is – how do I kick it out of the defrost cycle?

Any advice much appreciated.

Thanks!
Suhail.

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