"Chris Wilson" wrote in message
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Got a 12 year old built in the kitchen units fridge, just a plain
fridge, not a fridge freezer. Recently it seems as if it's just not
getting cold enough inside. Milk is going off, cold drinks aren't
*REALLY* cold, just slightly cooler than room temp. The inside is a one
piece plastic moulding, the rear of which quickly acquires a thin
coating of ice. So something is cooling the interior, and it *LOOKS*
like the fridge should keep things cold. the door is shutting properly,
the seal is in good order. I am quite puzzled how there is ice forming,
yet the general inside temp seems high. I have a remote sensor outside
temperature reader, I'll try putting that inside and get a proper
reading, but in the meantime has anyone any ideas?

Finally, are all "built in lower work top / cupboards" fridges a
standard size and easily purchased from the likes of Comet et cetera?
It's the type where the wooden door panel of the kitchen units is
clipped to the fridge door itself, so when closed it looks like any
other unit. Thanks for any tips.

Thanks
--
Best regards,
Chris.

These usually have a cooling fan inside check its running and the vents are
not blocked, otherwise its buy a replacement time.

Peter

HI Chris

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 16:36:12 -0000, Chris Wilson
wrote:

Got a 12 year old built in the kitchen units fridge, just a plain
fridge, not a fridge freezer. Recently it seems as if it's just not
getting cold enough inside. Milk is going off, cold drinks aren't
*REALLY* cold, just slightly cooler than room temp. The inside is a one
piece plastic moulding, the rear of which quickly acquires a thin
coating of ice. So something is cooling the interior, and it *LOOKS*
like the fridge should keep things cold. the door is shutting properly,
the seal is in good order. I am quite puzzled how there is ice forming,
yet the general inside temp seems high. I have a remote sensor outside
temperature reader, I'll try putting that inside and get a proper
reading, but in the meantime has anyone any ideas?

Had a similar problem with our fridge earlier this year (was only
about 5 years old) - turned out that the thermostat had failed in a
peculiar fashion.

Found a chap on Ebay (down in Cornwall) who was selling 'universal'
replacement fridge stats - think it cost just over £10 - and was ever
so easy to fit......

I'll look out his details if you're interested (turns out I was at
primary school with him & his brother some time in the last century
g) - I quoted him the model & make & he was able to specify the
right unit.

Hope this helps
Adrian
Suffolk UK

snip

Thanks for the replies, I pulled it out from the units, took the lower
front grill off, and using an air line (I run a workshop at home) blew
out several years of dust and dog hairs and general detritus. Put a temp
probe in it today and it reads about 3.5 degrees C in the free air in
the middle. it doesn't have an ice making compartment. Does that sound
about right?

Thanks for the replies.

should be 5deg c or below so it is ok

Peter