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Hotpoint freezer fault?
- Terry Pinnell -
I have a Hotpoint 8571, combination fridge freezer. I accidentally left the freezer door open a fraction yesterday. I corrected after no more than 2 hours and moved switch from 'Economy' to 'Fast freeze' to compensate. But squishy ice cream today, maybe 20 hours later, pointed to some problem, which now investigating and would appreciate any advice please. I'm measuring temperatures with sensor connected to my external DVM. (Cable is thin and I reckon seal is maintained.) Fridge temp looks OK, at 5 deg C. But freezer temp is too high. After an hour, compartment below the top one is now at only -1 deg. Yet the red 'temperature warning light' is not on. The instruction book says it 'Comes on when the temperature inside the freezer compartment rises above the correct long term storage temperature.' First question is: what *should* be temperature inside a freezer? And how long do I need to leave it before regarding that as a stable temperature? More important, what is likely cause? A year or two ago I had a similar problem and engineer ended up having to remove back panel where we discovered large ice deposits. Took both of us with hair dryers a good hour to melt it. Should I suspect same this time? If so, what is *underlying* cause? Any other possibilities? I've had 8 years use from it, so maybe time has come to replace... - Nehmo - Most refrigerators function properly well past eight years. Since the problem developed after you used the economy/fast freeze switch (is that a switch or setting on a dial thermostat?), I would suspect the problem is there. Does it work properly when you turn it back to the "Economy" setting? Try doing that, and defrost the whole fridge all the way. And you can remove the ice deposits, if they are there, simply by unplugging the fridge and waiting long enough. -- ******************* * Nehmo Sergheyev * ******************* |
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