hotpoint frost free fridge freezer problem
 

I have a hotpoint frost free fridge freezer... i didnt realise just how
noisy these would be, some of the pops and farts wouldd wake the dead!
Anoying as that is you soon get used to it. The problem that i have is
that there is some icing on the very bottom of the freezer. I only
started to notice it when the bottom freezer tray became difficult to
slide out. When i remove the tray i can see a frozen line of water that
has trickled out from what i can only describe as the plastic cooling
mechanism... where the internal blower vent is. The frozen line leads to
a frozen puddle that gets to be about 5mm thick. I didnt expect this
from a frost free device. Is there a problem with it or should i expect
a small amount of ice to be there? There is nothing in the manual about
the ice. The manual does say that it will pop and fart though!

TIA
Gerry

gerry mcallister wrote:

I have a hotpoint frost free fridge freezer...
The problem that i have is
that there is some icing on the very bottom of the freezer.
When i remove the tray i can see a frozen line of water that
has trickled out from what i can only describe as the plastic cooling
mechanism... where the internal blower vent is. The frozen line leads to
a frozen puddle that gets to be about 5mm thick.

As you probably realise, the way the freezer is kept frost free
is that periodically (usually once a day) a timer stops the
compressor and turns on a heater element. This melts any ice on
the cooling plates over which the blower circulates air. The
melt water is then caught and flows out of the back of the
freezer into a collector on top of the compressor, from where it
is evaporated by the heat from the compressor.

If the passage through the back wall is blocked, or some plastic
part has become bent, cracked or displaced, then not all the
water makes it through. Check the water path and poke something
thin and flexible (net curtain spring) down the hole.

Chris
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As you probably realise, the way the freezer is kept frost free
is that periodically (usually once a day) a timer stops the
compressor and turns on a heater element. This melts any ice on
the cooling plates over which the blower circulates air. The
melt water is then caught and flows out of the back of the
freezer into a collector on top of the compressor, from where it
is evaporated by the heat from the compressor.

If the passage through the back wall is blocked, or some plastic
part has become bent, cracked or displaced, then not all the
water makes it through. Check the water path and poke something
thin and flexible (net curtain spring) down the hole.

Chris

Thanks Chris, i will have a look at this tonight. What annoys me is that
the unit is only 8 months old... if i cant spot the issue thn i think
its time to talk to Mr Warranty!

Gerry