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I bought a brand new fridge about 2 year ago. Montpellier. Also bought a freezer.
The fridge won’t go any colder than 10C. That’s nowhere near low enough is it. 5C it should be I believe.
Also the freezer is really noisy, same brand.
Should have gone for Bosch I suppose.
Anyone any thoughts, tips or advice?
Thanks
The fridge won’t go any colder than 10C. That’s nowhere near low enough is it. 5C it should be I believe.
Also the freezer is really noisy, same brand.
Should have gone for Bosch I suppose.
Anyone any thoughts, tips or advice?
Thanks
CopperBolt said:
I bought a brand new fridge about 2 year ago. Montpellier. Also bought a freezer.
The fridge won’t go any colder than 10C. That’s nowhere near low enough is it. 5C it should be I believe.
Also the freezer is really noisy, same brand.
Should have gone for Bosch I suppose.
Anyone any thoughts, tips or advice?
Thanks
Sounds like a loss of refrigerant gas.The fridge won’t go any colder than 10C. That’s nowhere near low enough is it. 5C it should be I believe.
Also the freezer is really noisy, same brand.
Should have gone for Bosch I suppose.
Anyone any thoughts, tips or advice?
Thanks
That or it's in a poor position with no airflow.
Does it need defrosting? Our old fridge (now in the garage as a backup) suffers with issues if not defrosted at least every six months.
The replacement Samsung fridge/freezer has been spot on and (being in the food game) I check my fridge temps at home occasionally. Its set to 3C and runs at 3.2.
The replacement Samsung fridge/freezer has been spot on and (being in the food game) I check my fridge temps at home occasionally. Its set to 3C and runs at 3.2.
A few of things might be happening here.
1) Not enough gap between the fridge and the wall - Your fridge needs air flow to cool the refrigerant as it circulates through the condenser coils
2) Dirty coils - Dirt will prevent heat transfer
3) Defrost timer stopped working - Evaporator coils are icing up because the defrost timer is not working , they could also ice up for reason 1 and 2
1) Not enough gap between the fridge and the wall - Your fridge needs air flow to cool the refrigerant as it circulates through the condenser coils
2) Dirty coils - Dirt will prevent heat transfer
3) Defrost timer stopped working - Evaporator coils are icing up because the defrost timer is not working , they could also ice up for reason 1 and 2
First thing to try (cheapest & easiest), is to turn it off and defrost for 24 hours.
If it still persists check the fan that pushes the cool air from the freezer to the fridge, it might be broken or there’s a blockage in the air channel between the two areas. You can normally get a little tool or pipe cleaner to push into the tube to clear it.
Less likely but possible is lack of gas, especially on a 2 year old appliance unless it’s been knocked.
If it still persists check the fan that pushes the cool air from the freezer to the fridge, it might be broken or there’s a blockage in the air channel between the two areas. You can normally get a little tool or pipe cleaner to push into the tube to clear it.
Less likely but possible is lack of gas, especially on a 2 year old appliance unless it’s been knocked.
te and I thought I’d do both at the same time. CopperBolt said:
I’ve just been in the fridge and noticed the back wall has a lot of icy sort of shallow ripples on it.
How can ice form if it’s 10 degrees C in there?
Defrosting probably worth doing I guess.
As previously mentioned, defrosting overnight would have been my first port of call.How can ice form if it’s 10 degrees C in there?
Defrosting probably worth doing I guess.
I own a delicatessan and have many fridges from a garage size to many display counters. Icing up is one of the biggest issues we get. The ice insulates and blocks any heat transfer that cools the inside of the fridge. As such all our fridges have daily defrost cycles.
Edited by Ham_and_Jam on Tuesday 29th October 19:19
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