Freezer

atticgirl2003

Hi, Can anyone tell me what might be wrong with my three drawer integrated freezer.

On Thursday night I noticed the top rim inside, which is the part door slams onto was very hot, almost iron hot.
I thought it best to switch off, defrost, could not sleep with that on my mind.
Next day I cleaned it all out and switched it back on, same thing the heat came back. It freeze's well enough, just this iron hot top rim which also heats inside top rim of the door.
I let it run for around four hours yesterday thinking it might cool down but it didn't.

Freezer is 8 years old, Schreiber from MFI.

Appreciate any help/advice

kwatt

It's what called the anti-condensate line that you are getting the heat from.

It is a pipe that runs internally behind the cabinet shell inside the foam that is designed to heat in hot weather to evaporate condensation that forms around the door seal. It is normal to get heat there.

It could, possibly, also indicate a fault. IME this would usually be down to poor ventilation of the unit on an integrated machine.

HTH

K.

atticgirl2003

kwatt wrote: »

It's what called the anti-condensate line that you are getting the heat from.

It is a pipe that runs internally behind the cabinet shell inside the foam that is designed to heat in hot weather to evaporate condensation that forms around the door seal. It is normal to get heat there.

It could, possibly, also indicate a fault. IME this would usually be down to poor ventilation of the unit on an integrated machine.

HTH

K.

Thank you Kwatt for your reply.
With the weather being very warm perhaps less cool air to circulate.
Think I will keep it off till the weather is a little cooler.

One more question.
Do you think there is any risk of fire with this problem?
Like I said it is iron hot.

kwatt

atticgirl2003 wrote: »

Do you think there is any risk of fire with this problem?
Like I said it is iron hot.

No.

I have never heard of such a thing, ever from anywhere in the world and I do pay attention.

The worst that happens is that it's a sign of a compressor working too hard and that fails due to the stress. I'd be amazed if anything else ever happened.

K.

atticgirl2003

Kwatt many thanks for your much appreciated reply.
This sets my mind at rest.