I've got a Hotpoint ff7910 fridge freezer. It is quite a big fridge freezer with a freezer at the bottom and fridge at the top.
For the past few weeks the freezer has been getting too cold. Ice cream has been rock solid!
The above was annoying but not the end of the world's but it has now developed into the fridge not cooling at all and becoming quite warm.
I have just had a quick look.
Obviously the cooling part is working as the freezer is working double time. I presume the fridge is constantly saying that it is too warm so it asking the freezer to make more child air.
The fan is running constantly behind the back panel in the freezer. So it has the ability to push the air around.
The fact that the fridge appears to be requesting cool air suggests to me that the thermistor is working.
So that only leaves the flap mechanism in the top. I took it out to have a look and it didn't appear to be moving. (I did expect it to be either open or closed and it was closed) After playing around with it and pushing the flap in and out, it started to move in and out in a cycle by itself. (I don't think it was doing this before but can't be 100% sure as part of the cycle involves it being closed for a few seconds then it opens and closes again)
For now I've left the whole light and flap mechanism off so the inlet is able to blow cold air straight in. So I can get the fridge cool again. I guess if I leave it like this it will freeze eventually.
Does the opening and closing cycle sound correct? If it had stopped as I think it had, would operating it normally fix it, if not it could have been moving the cables.
Can you buy this part easily, it is it possible to repair the part?
Thanks
For the past few weeks the freezer has been getting too cold. Ice cream has been rock solid!
The above was annoying but not the end of the world's but it has now developed into the fridge not cooling at all and becoming quite warm.
I have just had a quick look.
Obviously the cooling part is working as the freezer is working double time. I presume the fridge is constantly saying that it is too warm so it asking the freezer to make more child air.
The fan is running constantly behind the back panel in the freezer. So it has the ability to push the air around.
The fact that the fridge appears to be requesting cool air suggests to me that the thermistor is working.
So that only leaves the flap mechanism in the top. I took it out to have a look and it didn't appear to be moving. (I did expect it to be either open or closed and it was closed) After playing around with it and pushing the flap in and out, it started to move in and out in a cycle by itself. (I don't think it was doing this before but can't be 100% sure as part of the cycle involves it being closed for a few seconds then it opens and closes again)
For now I've left the whole light and flap mechanism off so the inlet is able to blow cold air straight in. So I can get the fridge cool again. I guess if I leave it like this it will freeze eventually.
Does the opening and closing cycle sound correct? If it had stopped as I think it had, would operating it normally fix it, if not it could have been moving the cables.
Can you buy this part easily, it is it possible to repair the part?
Thanks