fridge is freezing up!

wallofbeans

its freezing up at the back... and im assuming its the temp thing not knowing when its cold enough... i got the temp thing (technical term i know) replaced recently and this freezing thing started soon after... im told its probably not been fitted properly and should be an easy fix...

my question is HOW!? and can i really fix this myself?

panny300

if you mean the thermostat has been replaced recently,they could have replaced the connections back wrongly, so that the motor is on all the time,
check at intervals to see if motor is switching off,if not, that is your problem.

maninthestreet

Have you tried turning the thermostat down?

Canucklehead

Good morning: Take a look at this http://www.ukwhitegoods.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=175

Other MSErs have found the website useful.

HTH

Canucklehead

loracan1

Replacing the thermostat is really easy - honestly! Thread here

wallofbeans

maninthestreet wrote: »

Have you tried turning the thermostat down?

yes! didnt make a difference.

wallofbeans

loracan1 wrote: »

Replacing the thermostat is really easy - honestly! Thread here

it shouldnt need replacing though as weve had that done quite recently.. it may have been fitted incorrectly and that's what i want to check..

it seems to me, from reading that other thread, that it must be 'stuck closed' as everything is getting frozen... how do i make it work properly?

thanks all

Cagey

panny300 wrote: »

if you mean the thermostat has been replaced recently,they could have replaced the connections back wrongly, so that the motor is on all the time,
check at intervals to see if motor is switching off,if not, that is your problem.

Have to agree with this if the thermostat has been replaced recently. Either that or the fyall(spelling?)which looks like a bit of wire, is not properly clamped to the evaporator.

Has it been freezing up ever since the new stat was fitted <.

kwatt

Wallofbeans,

Generally two things will cause it to overfreeze after a stat replacement, which is what I've picked up here so correct me if I'm wrong.

The first is a wiring error, can't help you with that as it's a case of sitting down with a test meter and working it out usually.

Next is the phial (the temp probe bit) not correctly sited on the evaporator or wall of the unit.

This assumes that you didn't kink or break the phial on the stat as, if you did, you broke the new stat irreparably.

HTH

K.