"Lee" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a hotpoint mistral FF92 fridge freezer. The temperature in both
the freezer and the fridge has been climbing and falling continuously
between -22 to -11 and +4 to +20 degrees respectively over the past
couple of days. Although today, the fridge is just sitting there at
+20.

I've cleared all the fluff that had collected on the condensor behind
the kick plate and tried it with both compartments 1/2 full and 3/4
full. It's been stood in it's current position for over a year.

It's making all the usual noises except there's no cold air coming
through the vent in the top right corner of the fridge.

I'm not much of an electrician but I'd like to have a go at fixing it
myself if it will save me the £90 call out charge from hotpoint and
teach me a little more 'Fridge Maintenance'.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers.

If the unit has frost free, then this sounds about the normal procedure. A
frost free unit actually allows the temperature to rise so it can displace any
icing on the parts it needs to clear. It doesn't thaw any of the goods stored
in the compartments, or shouldn't, because the de-frosting times are far to
short.

When the temperature starts to rise way above zero in the freezer section, then
you can start to worry.


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