Hotpoint FFA97 freezer works but fridge does not

After being in storage for 18 months and travelling from the UK to Australia the fridge will not work. The freezer does work and all of the digital display works as it should. I am not sure if the fridge may have had a bash in transit and this may have affected it. The fridge freezer was only a couple of months old when it went into storage so it cannot be because of overuse or age. Any help would be appreciated.

shaunandfi Feb 16, 2009

hi

Thanks for the advice, got an engineer out and he said it was not leaking. He fitted a new fan into the freezer section as it appeared to be a bit siezed. After an hour it still did not work and he is off to try and contact Hotpoint on the net in the UK tonight for more info. Thanks again
Norbert Fran Mar 16, 2009

Identical problem. However not caused by moving. Unit is about 2 years old and fridge suddenly stopped working.

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It seems to me that there is a leak of gas from your unit.This is if you have 1 compressor/motor)If there is two compressors on unit then it can be thermostat for fridge.Anyhow check if motor is running all the time and is wery hot, if it is there is to little gas in system .This should be covered by guarantee.Jan

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