Candy Fridge-Freezer Problem

[mike25225]

Fridge-Freezer belonging to my very elderly mother has suddenly defrosted (and it's not an auto-defrost model).
Have cleared up the water, binned the food from the freezer, and would like to know if there is anything I could investigate before resigning myself to buying a replacement.
No real clues - except that the internal light comes on OK - and that the thermostat has not accidently been moved to zero.

Any advice would br greatly appreciated.

Best wishes for a Happy New Year!

Mike.

 

[pipe]

can you hear compressor running? (deep humming noise) if not try turning temp control to max.Running or not ?

 

[tiredengineer]

Most likely a faulty thermostat.
If however you hear a click, a buzz then another click when it's first switched on, the compressor is duff.



Unplug your appliance before working on it.

 

[mike25225]

No noise from compressor, even when thermostat turned to coldest.
All is deathly quiet.

Need new thermostat?

Mike.

 

[tiredengineer]

Without being there to actually test it my best guess is it needs a thermostat.


Unplug your appliance before working on it.

 

[racket]

Un plug the fridge and Pull the two wires off the thermostat and short them together, plug the fridge in and see if it runs. This will confirm its the stat before you buy one.

 

[tiredengineer]

You can check the stat using a multimeter, there may also be more than two wires on the stat.
Test for continuity across pins 4 and 6. No continuity when the stat is on = faulty stat.
Never work on a live appliance.


Unplug your appliance before working on it.