"Tabby" wrote in message
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On May 15, 12:36 pm, "Mr Pounder"
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"Tabby" wrote in message

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On May 15, 10:26 am, wrote:

Hi all,

our Ariston FF stopped working suddenly (bought 2nd hand 3 years ago).
Sounds like something inside the compressor has broken as it's a lot
noisier than it used to be but zero cooling.
I assume there's little point in repairing it.

It depends. Its not too hard to swap over a compressor from an old
machine. Some machines of that age use fuel gas refrigerant, which
costs peanuts and is workable with.

Brazing equipment, brazing rod,

yup

recharging equipment, recharging valve, the

well...

Well indeed ..

correct refrigerant

£1 from the hardware store if its butane/propane, or if an old R12
machine that you can recharge with that (often you can)

It will not be butane or propane. I have never seen this in a domestic
fridge freezer in the UK.
R12 is now banned in the UK.
Knowing how much refrigerant to put in if somebody has removed the sticker
which is not always there. It can be for example 34 -120 grams. The amount
is critical

specialised tools, the correct replacement compressor

or anything suitable. If you pick one with the same gas and similar
wattage you'll be ok. Some repair jobs become worth doing if you don't
get overly fussy. The specs will then shift a bit, you might find it
only maintains temps upto 27C isntead of 28C ambient.

Nar, any old compressor which has something like the same spec will not do.
High pressure side/low pressure side....
I think a refurb compressor costs about 60 quid.

Well ....




NT