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My hotpoint upright freezer has an alarm going o intermittently and the warning light flashing on and off. I have tried to reset by turning off for 1 hour as recommended by Hotpoint with no success

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Where is the freezer location? If it is in a cold location it can not operate properly.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 25, 2008

SOURCE: HOTPOINT 8596 keeps running

look under the unit to see if the condenser ciol is dirty..This is most likely the problem.. sweep it out with a vac. and temps should go back to normal let me know if that is not it.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 01, 2008

SOURCE: I have a hotpoint fridge

I have tried the above solution without success. The only solution to the problem that works is to empty the fridge/freezer switch it off and allow it to do a full defrost. Then switch it on again. This appears to have sorted the problem

Edna Wallace

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  • Posted on Sep 23, 2009

SOURCE: flashing lights on hotpoint fridge

I have a hotpoint future FF187E both lights are flashing how can i stop them flashing ?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 05, 2009

SOURCE: HOTPOINT FFA70 FRIDGE FREEZER

I had this problem and it was fixed relatively easily. Get everything out of your fridge freezer and switch it off overnight to allow it to defrost.

In the bottom freezer compartment there is a panel behind the draws which you can remove but you will need a special tool from a DIY shop. Its like an allen key, but with a star shaped end.

When I got the panel off I found that the filament was covered thick with ice even though it had been off for hours. No wonder it wasn't working properly. I melted this with a hairdryer. You want to take your time with this as you could easily damage the freezer if you try chipping the ice out.

Freezer works perfectly now and is very quiet.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 20, 2010

SOURCE: red warning light on lowtemp display,freezer

Hi,

As the weather is getting warmer for many people their freezer and/or refrigerator do not work right because of a dirty condenser coil...there are also many other things that can go wrong. If you are hearing a clicking or buzzing then check out the last two tips.

If your refrigerator is running but warm, then…

Check out this tip that I wrote about that... it is a great place to start trouble shooting your unit...and something that you can do rather then calling a repair person to do a simple thing for you...

Refrigerator Condenser Coil Cleaning Refrigerator Repair
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4024657-refrigerator_condenser_coil_cleaning

Refrigerator Troubleshooting Refrigerator Compressor
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3885294-refrigerator_troubleshooting

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http://www.fixya.com/support/r4023749-refrigerator_compressor_start_capacitor

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