"NSM" bravely wrote to "All" (10 May 05 01:40:05)
--- on the heady topic of " Broken Fridge Freezer?"

NS From: "NSM"
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NS "Joe" wrote in message
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The other day I opened up my fridge and noticed that the inside of it is
room temperature and that food had went off. It is a 2.5 years old Candy
fridge/freezer unit - it is not self-defrosting.

NS Sure? Usually the first thing to suspect is the defroster element.

Isn't "self-defrosting" pretty much a standard feature these days?
In my experience the defroster element is pretty robust but the
problem area was more often the "defrost timer clock" getting stuck.
Another is the thermal cutout, this latter is a safety feature when
the defroster element stays on accidentally but this would result in
frost build up. However this frost might clog the cold air fan
circulation to the fridge section or the ice build up might strain the
coolant pipes until they crack a joint.

A*s*i*m*o*v

.... You may be a tech if you're entertained by a 6-pack and sparking HV.

"Asimov" wrote in message
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Isn't "self-defrosting" pretty much a standard feature these days?

Yes, but they get some weird stuff in the UK (and Australia) - like Russian
made appliances. You'd have to sell them on eBay here to get rid of them but
people buy them there.

N