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  1. 15th September 2008, 08:19 PM #1
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    fridge karked it

    any one know if its worth having a look at a 'Centrex' fridge..only a few years old..or should I trailer it away...the freezer still works..the fridge section doesnt..it is a cheepy brand. I have just fired up the Engel to take up the slack, I doubt that will let me down
    Anything I could look for for an easy fix? It hasnt been moved or anything, just decided to stop.
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    Had something similar happen on my F&P, turned out it was a broken fan.

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    If it's dead and you are thinking of chucking it you might as well have a play. Check the fan and temp sender. Often they are simle fixes but cost a bomb to get done profesionaly.
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    More than likely something wrong with the defrost cycle,or ice in the vents,not letting the fan pump the air to the bottom section.
    As said could also be the fan,you should be able to hear it going in the freezer.Could be the fan switch if fan not going.
    Ice in the vents is a tip job,defrost cycle repair around 200-300 to fix.
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    try turning it off for a few hours and leave it open to defrost it...


    our fridge did the same thing and it said to do this in the manual... Dont ask me why.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    try turning it off for a few hours and leave it open to defrost it...


    our fridge did the same thing and it said to do this in the manual... Dont ask me why.
    This is normally because the 'evaporator coil' freezes - and blocks air flow across the coil, whilst the freezer will be served by the cold air flowing downwards off the coil, by natural convection, the fridge part has the air blown in by the fan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by edddo View Post
    any one know if its worth having a look at a 'Centrex' fridge..only a few years old..or should I trailer it away...the freezer still works..the fridge section doesnt..it is a cheepy brand. I have just fired up the Engel to take up the slack, I doubt that will let me down
    Anything I could look for for an easy fix? It hasnt been moved or anything, just decided to stop.
    Typically this is nomally caused by the fan either failing or the evaporator coil freezing up - and the evaporator coil freezing up is normally caused by the fan failing.

    It's quite an easy test, but you have to remove the inside panel at the back of the freezer to get to the fan - to test it just connect it to another mains supply.

    When you remove the rear panel - if its the model I am thinking about you will also expose the evaporator coil - and you will see if it's frozen.
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    When was the last time you defrosted the fridge?

    What ladas said
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    Quote Originally Posted by slug_burner View Post
    When was the last time you defrosted the fridge?

    What ladas said
    ....never...its a frost free one......

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    turn off o'nite and if that doesnt fix it, check the fan and sender
    for an easy fix.....o'wise trip to tip coming up.

    I dont mind living out of the engel for a while..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    try turning it off for a few hours and leave it open to defrost it...


    our fridge did the same thing and it said to do this in the manual... Dont ask me why.
    they get you to turn it off.....usually for 24 hrs so as any ice can melt.If it has ice in the air ducts that stops the air flowing to the fridge section,it will melt.This is often the problem,& the ice sometimes takes a year or soto return.If the evaporator coil is iced over ,turning it off will melt the ice,but it willprobably return in a few days& the fridge has a fault with the defrost systm that needs rectifying.

    AS said check fan,but it is usually ok or coud be fan switch if it has one,as this is common problem.
    The cold air is pushed to the bottom section by the fan that is in the freezer.If the air canot get to the fridge section it will warm up,while the freezer will stay colder than it should be
    If it is ice in the vents,insulation in cabinet is starting to get waterlogged & time to think about replacing cabinet as it will happen more frequently,common problem in these cheap imported cabinets

    Hope this helps
    Last edited by scarry; 16th September 2008 at 06:54 AM. Reason: forgot something
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