We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Fridge Freezer not freezing porperly.

thor
thor Posts: 5,513 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
I have got a 4 year old hoover fridge freezer which is not freezing very well. It has got 4 freezing compartments and we have found that a couple of them appear to be warmer than they should be even when the thermostat is set to maximum. Is this something that is worth getting fixed? If so who do you call to have a look at it? Unlike gas appliances, it is not obvious who can repair electric white goods.
«1

Comments

  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,246 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Get a freezer thermometer to confirm. Thoroughly defrost and clean out all sections. Don't overfill the fridge section, air circulation is needed there. But freezer sections benefit from being kept full.
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,973 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    We bought a 2nd hand Prestige fridge/freezer for our holiday rental apartment in N Wales.
    In mid August the freezer stopped freezing - long story short the local Mr Fixit discovered that these ones need regular defrosting to work properly, which is not something really possible/practical in a holiday rental!
    Maybe yours is the same??
  • EssexExile
    EssexExile Posts: 6,567 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    thor wrote: »
    If so who do you call to have a look at it? Unlike gas appliances, it is not obvious who can repair electric white goods.
    Domestic appliance repair man, usually plenty in the local paper or on a local website.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    Make sure the air vents are clear(inside freezer) the warmer shelves may be covered, uprights can be overfilled.

    Some single compresser FF have a diverter flap that sticks but that would tend to effect all drawers.
  • thor
    thor Posts: 5,513 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    J_B wrote: »
    We bought a 2nd hand Prestige fridge/freezer for our holiday rental apartment in N Wales.
    In mid August the freezer stopped freezing - long story short the local Mr Fixit discovered that these ones need regular defrosting to work properly, which is not something really possible/practical in a holiday rental!
    Maybe yours is the same??
    The freezer does not really need defrosting as there is hardly any ice. When it was working properly there used to be quite a bit of ice but as the freezer has got warmer the ice has stopped forming.
  • thor
    thor Posts: 5,513 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    getmore4less wrote: »
    Make sure the air vents are clear(inside freezer) the warmer shelves may be covered, uprights can be overfilled.

    Some single compresser FF have a diverter flap that sticks but that would tend to effect all drawers.
    The freezer is not any more fuller than when it used to work properly but I'll have a look to find the air vents.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    Whick model is it
  • thor
    thor Posts: 5,513 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Hoover HVBF5182BK
  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,246 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Have you tried thoring it out
    (Sorry, couldn't resist that :) )
  • thor
    thor Posts: 5,513 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Update:
    I took the plunge and bought a freezer thermometer and have discovered that the fridge section was between 1 and 3 degrees while the freezer varied from -3 to -7 degrees. The freezer being so warm finally spurred me to action and I emptied out the freezer and took the back panel off to discover that there was a hell of a lot of ice hiding there.
    It took nearly 50 minutes to melt it with a hairdryer then after wiping the interior down with a cloth I proceeded to put the back panel in. Unfortunately I only managed to get in 3 of the 6 screws but it was holding firm so I left it at that.

    After switching the unit back on I immediately could tell that the freezer was getting down to a much lower temperature but now 6 hours on the fridge has still not cooled at all, being at room temperature.
    I know that cold air is blown from the freezer to the fridge so could my actions have caused this to fail? The fan which was attached to the back panel is still spinning so I can't see why the cold air circulation could have stopped. Does it take longer for the fridge to cool?
    Any ideas what I could have done to mess up the fridge?
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.6K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.7K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.1K Life & Family
  • 260.7K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture