We saw the red light on yesterday pm and decided to defrost. Defrosted and put back on but red light has stayed on. Now 24 hours ;ater
Perhaps the ed light tried to indicate it could not reach the correct temperature of a reason?
The reason could be the compressor not working, the thermostat defect or even the cooling fluid is out.
Please try to find out why the red light is on and don't jump to conclusions. Must be a real defect.
Thanks harrie for your suggestions. I have no doubt the red light is trying to indicate a fault or defect, but .......... everything is still working fine and stuff in the top drawer is now becoming frozen, indicating that the freezer is not freezing properly, no doubt, but how do I check for potential problems??
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This problem seems to be two sided. A refrigerator
defrost it is supposed to take the water from defrost down a pipe located
behind the freezer rear wall to a pan below the refrigerator where there is a
fan blowing warm air over the water to evaporate back into your home or
business. If that drain is blocked your refrigerator will accumulate a large
block of ice and frost behind the rear panel of freezer and temperatures will
warm considerably in fresh food compartment and freezer. Here is one site I want you to read over=> Leaking Refrigerators Just What may Be Happening and here=> Leaking Refrigerators here is a link to a service manual=> LFX25960xx Service Manual Let
me know if this service manual is close enough to your model number. At this point I am looking for air blockage behind the rear panel of freezer. If air is being blocked by ice and frost you can use a hair drier to help speed you up while melting ice. If drain is blocked use whatever you can to open the drain line mentions on the links I sent you to and let me know what is found, Thanks Sea Breeze
SOURCE: amana bottom freezer
Hello ghilitho, what you are having is an issue with the defrost cycle. There are 3 parts to this, heater, thermosat,and timer. Sometimes on the newer units the timer is the electronic control. What you are seeing is after you defrost the unit, it works for a time, this is because the evap fan pushes the air thru the unit. With the evap coil froze solid, the cooling drops. You will need a ohm meter to check the heater and thermosat, the heater & thermosat should show to be closed. Also make sure if this unit has a over heat thermosat that it is closed. It may have open up. If all this is good, then the timer is the issue. Hope this helps
SOURCE: hotpoint fridge freezer ffa60 red
Check to see if the fan near the compressor is running. It should run when the compressor runs. Spin it and it may start.
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There is only one way to check if it is cooling, you can use a thermometer. A little round one, like they user to sell for souvenirs is study enough. Then look what temerature has to be reached for the stars your freezer has. - 18 Celsius for the 3 an 4 stars, should be reached within 24 hours. And we all can start guessing what could be wrong, without enough knowledge, a diagram, and the tools to measure, it won't be possible to pinpoint what is really wrong. But if it does not reach the correct temperature, you should ask a technician, or buy a new.
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