I HAVE FROST BUILD UP ON THE REAR WALL OF THE FREEZER AND AS A RESULT THE FRIDGE IS NOT AS COLD AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING IN IT ABOUT DEFROSTING THE FREEZER, I HAVE SET BOTH TEMPERATURE SETTINGS TO ZERO.
You need to remove this rear wall panel inside the freezer,you may need to take a hand held hair dryer to help you get to the screws securing the panel and heat the panel itself to get it off the evaporator coil that you will find is covered by frost,then defrost this whole area with the hair dryer,then under the evaporator coil theres a heating element,check this with an ohmmeter for continuity it may read everal ohms of resistance,if ok then on top of the same evaporator coil on one side or the other theres a small round disk with 2 wires out of it,this is your defrost thermostat,check this the same way as the heater was checked,except this will check like a switch it will be close to 0 ohms if good,but remember it needs to be checked when its below 15 degrees or it will check bad (open)so to do this after defrosting restart the refrigerator and let it freeze so this component gets cold then check it,if it also checks good then the defrost timer could be bad,it depends on your model what type it is and where its located in the unit
SOURCE: freezer cold but not fridge
too much ice bulid up will stop enough cold air being blown into the fridge.Try turning it off letting all ice melt then turn it back on again and set thermostat at a lower temp.There may be ice you can't see.
SOURCE: frost build up on the back wall of the freezer
The thermostat is not functioning the way it should leading to frost build up. You need to replace it. Should cost you around 40$
SOURCE: Whirlpool side by side refrigerator not defrosting.
take back panel off inside freezer. check continuity thro heater and thermal fuse in series with heater
SOURCE: Hotpoint Mistral Frost Free Fridge freezer - fridge not getting cold
We have just had to call out an engineer to get our 1 1/2 year old Hotpoint Graphite Frost Free Fridge Freezer repaired. The fridge had almost entitely stopped cooling even when on high. I was amazed at how easily the problem was sorted. The engineer removed all the basktes from the freezer to access the screws on the inside backpanel of the freezer. Once this panel was removed it was clear that the so called Frost Free doesn't really mean what it says. The ice need to be melted with a bit of simple care. It is obvious that with a bit of care it is easliy a diy job BUT PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND READ THE NEXT PART BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO REMOVE THE ICE> The ice forms around variouys pipes etc and he usecd a screwdriver to help release the ice quicker than waiting for it to defrost and he also used a simple hairdryer to help speed up the process. He had a ntowel and a basin to take care of the water. Next time I would have no problem doing this myself but I would need to leave it a little while to defrost and NOT USE A SCREWDRIVER as I am sure somehow I would puncture a pipe or the wall of the freezer itself and I am quite used to doing the odd bit of DIY. On a difficulkty scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being difficult I would rate the job as about a 3. Hope this helps anyone who reads this about £70.
SOURCE: How to use temperature settings on Bosch Classixx fridge freezer
You can find most user manauls at, www.managemyhome.com, on the right side of the page. You will need the model number off the product information label affixed to the unit.
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we did what you suggested, defrosted but after a time frosted again and the electrical resistance coil was damage the temperature indicator did not seem to work up and down high but both the freezer and frdge worked until frost appeared
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