Timothy Murphy wrote:
wrote:
I have an old Zanussi fridge-freezer (model 19/5),
and the fridge thermostat seems to have developed a problem.
Would I be able to replace this myself?
Yes, assuming you're not a complete dunce when it comes to electrics
(and that the problem is really the thermostat). You can get generic
thermostats designed fit just about everything, except perhaps some of
the latest microprocessor controlled fridges (but yours doesn't sound
like one of those). You may be able to get one in a local repair shop,
but round here they gave me the brush off when I asked, so I got one on
eBay. Just put "fridge thermostat" in the Search box. Some of the
sellers offer a help line.
Sorry to ask a really elementary question,
but where exactly is the thermostat likely to be?
Is it part of the instruments at the front,
or is it to be found with the refrigerating apparatus at the back?
I should really get a new fridge-freezer, as this one is quite old.
But I'm reluctant to do that as the freezer works fine.
Are they normally one unit;
or can an expert replace the fridge part, say?
The temperature dial adjusts the thermostat, and is typically on the
right inside the fridge. This stat has a long thin flexible metal
capillary tube with a bulb on the end, which is threaded through Hades
and back. The tube can not be removed from the stat - at least not
without making the thing useless.
NT