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fridge freezer Thermostat
Follwing the replacement of the cold control thermostat in my Hotpoint
fridge with a "universal" one and problems getting it to run without freezing everything, I contacted a brilliant site www.fridgedoctor.com and they sent me the circuit diagram of the cold control thermostat and I can now see that it was incorrectly fitted. This site also produces an excellent book and cd that I've sent off for on fridge repairs. I have also discovered the function of the 2 factory preset screws in the thermostat as follows: Hotpoint RF60 - 20 year old fridge freezer. The freezer is at the bottom and there's a single cold control in the fridge governing both units. This thermostat failed. The repair firm fitted a universal replacement and caused me no end of trouble as it ran too cold even with the control knob set at its lowest. There are 2 factory preset screws in the body of the thermostat and here are my findings on what they do. The first screw - the External screw - has its head on the outside of the body of the thermostat. This screw shifts both the make and break temps of the contacts i.e. the temps at which the compressor comes on and goes off. Clockwise shifts both temps warmer. (Anti-clockwise the reverse.) The second screw- the Internal screw - has its head visible through a hole in the top of the body adjacent to the external screw. This screw, like the cold control knob, only shifts the break point of the contacts i.e. the temp at which the compressor switches off. Anticlockwise makes it switch off at a warmer temp etc. I found a screw under the plastic cover plate behind the contacts. It acts as a stop for the contacts. I did not find any effect on temp of adjusting this screw. Hope this helps someone in the future to avoid the trouble I've had. |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... Follwing the replacement of the cold control thermostat in my Hotpoint fridge with a "universal" one and problems getting it to run without freezing everything, I contacted a brilliant site www.fridgedoctor.com and they sent me the circuit diagram of the cold control thermostat and I can now see that it was incorrectly fitted. This site also produces an excellent book and cd that I've sent off for on fridge repairs. Book marked against the day - thank you. Mary |
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On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:01:40 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:
"Martin" wrote in message ... Follwing the replacement of the cold control thermostat in my Hotpoint fridge with a "universal" one and problems getting it to run without freezing everything, I contacted a brilliant site www.fridgedoctor.com and they sent me the circuit diagram of the cold control thermostat and I can now see that it was incorrectly fitted. This site also produces an excellent book and cd that I've sent off for on fridge repairs. Book marked against the day - thank you. Dunno. Our fridge/freezer thermostat's just gone and I thought it mightbe worth a look. Unfortunately the site is (a) commercial: pay to look (b) USAnian. However there's a yahoo group appliance-repair at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/appliance-repair/ (dunno why it's in the finance section) This is more of a DIY group (ISTR it was started by an inmate of our very own group). |
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"John Stumbles" wrote in message news On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:01:40 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote: Book marked against the day - thank you. Dunno. Our fridge/freezer thermostat's just gone and I thought it mightbe worth a look. Unfortunately the site is (a) commercial: pay to look (b) USAnian. However there's a yahoo group appliance-repair at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/appliance-repair/ (dunno why it's in the finance section) I'll look at that too! In the absence of anything one keeps straws, against the day :-) Mary |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"John Stumbles" wrote in message However there's a yahoo group appliance-repair at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/appliance-repair/ (dunno why it's in the finance section) I'll look at that too! In the absence of anything one keeps straws, against the day :-) Mary Another superb post for the archive - future generations will thank you one day. Do let us know what you're bookmarking tomorrow Mary, I can hardly wait! Mathew |
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"Mathew Newton" wrote in message oups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: "John Stumbles" wrote in message However there's a yahoo group appliance-repair at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/appliance-repair/ (dunno why it's in the finance section) I'll look at that too! In the absence of anything one keeps straws, against the day :-) Mary Another superb post for the archive - future generations will thank you one day. Do let us know what you're bookmarking tomorrow Mary, I can hardly wait! Mathew http://www.bialith.com/Teaching/Path...ndometrium.pdf |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
I'll look at that too! In the absence of anything one keeps straws, against the day :-) Mary Another superb post for the archive - future generations will thank you one day. Do let us know what you're bookmarking tomorrow Mary, I can hardly wait! Mathew http://www.bialith.com/Teaching/Path...ndometrium.pdf Get well soon. |
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"Mathew Newton" wrote in message oups.com... Mary Fisher wrote: I'll look at that too! In the absence of anything one keeps straws, against the day :-) Mary Another superb post for the archive - future generations will thank you one day. Do let us know what you're bookmarking tomorrow Mary, I can hardly wait! Mathew http://www.bialith.com/Teaching/Path...ndometrium.pdf Get well soon. :-) |
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