Moved fridge/freezer - now its running continually

Cinquestelle

I moved my fridge/freezer for so that I could clear the dust from the condenser and compressors at the back (as recommended by the manual). Now it seems to be running continuously - the last five hours at least. Is it time to panic?

Davesnave

Have you tried switching it off and on again?

Always a first step....except if it's a heart monitor.

dacouch

Is it close to a wall?

Has the back and underneath of of it got ventilation space?

Cinquestelle

Good points. Thank you. Not that close to the wall but I will give it more space. I now recall a similar thing happened the last time we did this just over a year ago. On that occasion I switched it off and on again with the result that it didn't restart for a long time, and water started to appear from under the appliance. Something tells me that it doesn't like to be moved anymore.

It's now being going for about 10 hours.

brightontraveller

Most manufacture recommend To ensure the correct functioning of the appliance, let it stand for between 1½ and 2 hours after transporting/moving most people don't bother though ? gases settling etc

squeeks

Bought one yesterday, the manual said leave at least 4 hours before turning it on to settle (the old fridge we had said 12!). There was also a bunch of stuff in the manual about keeping it upright and if you do have to lay it down, only lay it on its right side.

Cinquestelle

! see. I didn't turn mine off, probably that is where I went wrong.

EssexExile

You haven't accidently knocked the Fast Freeze switch on have you?

firefox1956

Just what I was going to say.............

Cinquestelle

EssexExile wrote: »

You haven't accidently knocked the Fast Freeze switch on have you?

No I haven't. Wish I had !

Davesnave

You can afford to switch it off for while, like 4 or 5 hours, to see if this helps.

I presume you have tried twiddling the thermostat, or sending it up and down if it's a digital model.