Aug 07, 2008
- I have a 6 ft Elba (EF660) chest freezer occasionally with the ventilation fan in the compressor compartment runing but the compressor not running and with the clicking sound coming from the thermal cutoff. With my thermostat set to the minimum coldness (no 1 of 10 division) I am getting - 23 degree C . Notice that the thermostat dial can not go smoothly to 0 , it was kind of tight when I force it to 0 and getting a click sound , that will cause the compressor to shut down.
When the freezer fan running and compressor not on, I will normally switch off from the mains and switch it back on again after an hour or so. Then it will be running fine until it start to play up again.
On occasion when it is working fine at min. setting of 1 coldness, when it normally auto off apparently when it reach it set coldness , I turn the dial up to max. coldness of 10 , the compressor just doesnt come in . Am I correct to assume that the thermostat is not in working order (maybe in permanent max coldness) , stressing up my compressor and causing the occasional failure of the compressor to cut in due to the overheating causing the thermal overload protection to intervene .
Dont mind to replace the thermostat, how to go about it ? The sensing probe go into a copper tube into the freezer as I can see from the compressor compartment, trying to pull it out but it is not coming out , is it secured by a clip inside and how do I get access to it ?
Will appreciate if any one can advice . Thank you .-
steyep 
