Hi everybody, I hope one of you can help. I have a LEC IT6079R fridge/freezer built into a static caravan (so I don't get many opportunities to work on it). Late last year, the fridge section started freezing everything. It just ran on and on, only stopping if the temperature control was turned right down. At first, I suspected that the temperature sensor was obscured by fridge contents but this theory has been ruled out.
Earlier this year, I switched on for the first time after about six months and the thing appeared to be working again, in as much as the fan definitely stopped pushing out cold air when it got cold enough. This state of affairs lasted until the next day when we found that the milk had frozen overnight. At that point I resorted to using a timer to switch the whole thing on and off at the socket, adjusting the cycle to get the fridge temperature right.
A few days later, I discovered that all three lights on the front panel were flashing, only stopping if I turned the temperature knob right down. According to the manual, this means that the temperature sensor is faulty. The problem is that this sensor is set into the foam and is not available as a spare. The only advice LEC could give was to look for bad connections.
Well I was already ahead of them on that score because of the intermittent nature of the fault so I'd eased the thing far enough out of its cupboard to get to the PCBs behind the knobs. These plug in but all connections looked clean and reseating them made no difference.
Does anybody have any experience with this model. If I knew which pins of the connector went to the temperature sensor, I could at least make some resistance checks and compare them with the freezer sensor (which works). If the sensor itself is OK, I can get a replacement PCB - or two if necessary. Although not cheap at about £130 for the pair, it would be cheaper than buying a whole new unit - and, since the thing is 120 miles away, a whole lot easier too!
Any helpful advice will be gratefully received.
Earlier this year, I switched on for the first time after about six months and the thing appeared to be working again, in as much as the fan definitely stopped pushing out cold air when it got cold enough. This state of affairs lasted until the next day when we found that the milk had frozen overnight. At that point I resorted to using a timer to switch the whole thing on and off at the socket, adjusting the cycle to get the fridge temperature right.
A few days later, I discovered that all three lights on the front panel were flashing, only stopping if I turned the temperature knob right down. According to the manual, this means that the temperature sensor is faulty. The problem is that this sensor is set into the foam and is not available as a spare. The only advice LEC could give was to look for bad connections.
Well I was already ahead of them on that score because of the intermittent nature of the fault so I'd eased the thing far enough out of its cupboard to get to the PCBs behind the knobs. These plug in but all connections looked clean and reseating them made no difference.
Does anybody have any experience with this model. If I knew which pins of the connector went to the temperature sensor, I could at least make some resistance checks and compare them with the freezer sensor (which works). If the sensor itself is OK, I can get a replacement PCB - or two if necessary. Although not cheap at about £130 for the pair, it would be cheaper than buying a whole new unit - and, since the thing is 120 miles away, a whole lot easier too!
Any helpful advice will be gratefully received.