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Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:22 am**

hey trendsetters... me again

does anyone know anything about fridges...????

ive got a 5 year old westinghouse, and the fridge has stopped cooling... the freezer still works fine, but it seem that the fridge part is not cooling at all no matter what i do..

are fridges something that need regassing like air con systems etc or is my firdge just stuffed and me needing a new one??

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:38 am**

Haha exact same thing happened to me last month where the freezer worked but the cooler section was dead. Turns out one of the fuses at the back of the fridge blew, after replacing it everything returned to normal. (One of my mates did it, i personally don't know a thing about fridges).

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:44 am**

hmmm, sounds very similar...

im on it.. lol

cheers mate

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:08 pm**

If the freezer is still working then it sounds like the compressor is OK, that's the most expensive bit to replace. As Resonate says, sounds like a fuse. :wink:

Bob.

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:26 pm**

may sound kinda stoopid, but where do i find them ususally?

im hardly the brightest sparkie ha ha

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:38 pm**

If it was me I'd get proffessional help, I ain't no sparkie either! :lol:

Bob.

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:54 pm**

YEha could be the gasin champ.. like an air con

or the fuse..

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:01 pm**

mate could be one of three things, you'll find maybe the back panel inside the freezer will be iced over restricting airflow from the evaporator, this is usually caused by the defrost timer not allowing the element to come on or the element & its thermostat assy or lastly the fan itself being faulty.

mark

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:43 pm**

Bangers wrote:mate could be one of three things, you'll find maybe the back panel inside the freezer will be iced over restricting airflow from the evaporator, this is usually caused by the defrost timer not allowing the element to come on or the element & its thermostat assy or lastly the fan itself being faulty.

mark

yep i've come across this problem before as well, can be a pain sometimes

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:50 pm**

there is a lil frost/ice forming inside the freezer too, does that make a diff.. you think i need to clean it all out and make sure nothing is blocked?

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:52 pm**

Defrost the whole lot M8, then start again. :wink:

Bob.

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:56 pm**

it won't be blocked it will have a faulty part gauranteed, in the fridge where the thermostat is located you'll find a little knob on the underside of the housing, you can turn this clockwise until you hear a loud click then the compressor will cut out, when this happens its in defrost mode. Listen inside the freezer for a sizzling sound, if you can hear this you then need a new timer as it would'nt be advancing, if you can't hear it you'll need a new element & defrost thermostat assy. Good luck
Mark

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:37 pm**

reboot it? unplug it for a while then turn it back on.. myt work :lol:

aaaaaaaaaaahahahaha

Posted: **Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:31 am**

i think i like your idea mano.. ha ha doesnt sound like i need a degree in refridgeration lol...

but thanks all the same, i do appreicate it, ill have a look at it and see what i can doo

cheers