Long story following, but briefly at first. I am trying to do repairs myself. The first thing happened was alarm, and then noticed that freezer door seal had become dislodged. Pushed it back into position, but some time later alarm sounded again. *Evaporator icing up, but defrost cycle appears to be working correctly. *Defrost element is heating and melting ice, very little if any remaining at end of cycle. Also tested continuity (136ohms). Evaporation tray on compressor has been full for a few days. *Found broken wire on Freezer Compartment fan and soldered to fix. Tested and is working. Success I thought, but alarm still sounds and still not cooling properly e.g. 12 degrees fridge & -5 degrees freezer. Temp Settings on control panel in the middle. *Both fans seem to be working but only operate at high rpm for about 15 seconds after closing door. Noticed fridge fan continues at lower rpm but not sure about Freezer fan. Haven't heard fans at high rpm other than after door closing. I don't know if that's normal? *Compressor cycling on and off, but running a lot of the time. I'm basically in the dark, but I'm thinking the freezer seal leaking might have caused evaporator to freeze up. Fan may have hit ice and broken the wire. Having repaired the wire, I don't know why we still have the problems. I've removed control panel inside fridge and looked at circuit board, can't see obvious damage. Thought I could check the continuity of the evaporator sensor there, but wires don't go to it. Don't know how or where to check other sensors, or what readings should be. If I knew what the stage number of our fridge was I might be able to find it here maybe - http://appliancehelponline.com/fisherpaykel.html Thanks ahead of time to anyone that can help in any way. Cheers Ross P.S. I've been keeping notes of what's happened and what I've tried in a word doc. I could paste it in here, but I'm not sure if it would be taking up too much space or going into too much depth for my own good???
SOURCE: Hi, I have a Fisher and Paykel E402B
Your automatic defrosting circuit is not working. There are several components that can stop the defrosting process:
1. The defrost control
2. The defrost element
3. The defrost thermostat
Any one of the 3 can open cause the automatic defrosting process NOT to work.
If the defrost control fails, it just stops defrosting and ice builds up on the evaporator coils.
If the defrost element fails it will go into the defrost cycle and not cool again until the internal temps reach 60 Deg F.
If the defrost thermostat fails in the open position the heater will not heat up and the freezer will ice up.
There are 6 models of the R402B so I was not able to narrow down a source your exact parts data.
However, if the defrost control has failed the good news is the most expensive one is $18.95 AUD
Hopefully this gives you something to go on. I think it will either be the defrost control or the thermostat. If you can locate the defrost control turn it until it clicks ONCE and see if the unit shuts off and completes a defrost cycle. If it heats up but does not complete the defrost cycle again your looking at a problem with the defrost thermostat. If it does not heat at all then the problem is the heating element.
The defrost control will have 2 sloped tabs on it so that you can only turn the control one direction. The defrost control dial with the tabs will be no larger than 1/2 inch in diameter.
UK Parts: http://www.partmaster.co.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?query=Fisher+%26Paykel+E402B
AU parts: https://www.statewideapp.com.au/shop
You most likely will have to make a "contact" enquiry at either site above. For the defrost tmer, heating element or the defrost thermostat.
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SOURCE: Ice maker not working Freezer temp
FREEZER FAN MOTOR MAY NEED REPLACED. THE EASIEST WAY IS TO TAKE OFF THE BACK PANEL IN FREEZER AND REMOVE THE FAN
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WATER SPLASHING IN FREEZER AT ICEMAKER
THE FILL TUBE IN BACK OF REFRIGERATOR CAN SLIP
AGAINST THE FILL RESERVOIR CAUSING A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE
OR BECOME CLOGGED WITH ICE.
REMOVE THE ICEMAKER AND INSPECT THE FILL TUBE.
RUN WATER IN TUBE TO ELININATE BLOCKAGE AND CHECK
TEMP IN FREEZER. IF TEMP IS BELOW 0 DEGREES, THATS
OVERKILL AND USUALLY A WASTE OF ELECTRICITY TO KEEP IT THAT COLD, NOT TO MENTION THE FILL TUBE FREEZING UP
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SOURCE: Compressor running continuously. Hearing surging sound. Both fridge & freezer not cooling.
there may be a blockage in the evaporator tube in the fridge sections and the only way to establish what the fault is will be to have fridge technician run test on it
Its defrost problem, the freezer should cool,
then freeze, then defrost cycle should start. In your case freezer is cooling,
then freezing, but its not defrosting. That's why fridge section is not
cooling.-------
Click this link below and follow the
troubleshooting:----
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/06/refrigerator-is-not-cooling-properly.html
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This will help.Thanks.Helpmech/.
Directions for Accessing and Setting G3 Series Digital Controllers
Changing the Temperature
Instructions for changing the desired temperature
1) First, press set for 1 second
The current set value will begin flashing after a few moments
2) Second, increase or decrease the temperature value by using the up or down icons
3) Lastly, press set to confirm the new value
Manually Setting Defrost
Instructions for manually setting automatic defrost
1) Press down the snowflake icon for more than three seconds
note that defrost will only begin if the temperature inside is equal to or less than 45
degree F.
2) Defrost will last about 25 minutes and then return to normal cooling or freezing
cycles.
Using Flash Cooling or Freezing
Instructions for Using the Flash Cooling or Freezing command
1) First, press the up and down icons together for more than 3 seconds
2) The refrigeration unit will immediately begin cycling to quickly reach the desired
temperature set point.
3) ** Flash Cooling/Freezing Option must be first set on the Configuration Parameters
Menu: Go to CC (continuous cycle duration) and enter a value. The value entered will
be the amount of time (in hours) the Compressor will run continuously to pull the
temperature down. Note: Flash Cooling may go below the temperature set point.
Eg. CC = 2 = 2 hours of Flash Cooling/Freezing.
Accessing & Setting Configuration Parameters
Instructions for Accessing & Setting Configuration Parameters
1) First, press set for 3 seconds, the display will show PS, then press set again.
2) Next, enter the password #22 to go the menu, press set.
3) You can scroll within the menu by pressing the up or down icon.
4) Go to the Carel controller detailed menu chart for specific controller settings. Click
Here.
5) To change the values, go to the menu listings ( C0, C1, D0, D1, F0, F1 etc), press
Set, the up or down icon, then Set again to complete the changes.
6) Finally, to Save all the changes made in the Menu, press and hold Set for 3 seconds.
Note: One of the parameter menu listings must be accessed to Save properly by
pressing set for 3 seconds. Saving by pressing Set for 3 seconds outside of the
parameter menu listings (ie, CO, C1, DO, D1, etc) will not save the changes.
7) If you do not want to Save the changes made, do not press the buttons for 60 secs
Regards
Gordon
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