Fridge has gone on the blink. 18months old - but with 5 year warranty (I hope it works)
Not getting cold - heat exhanger at back not warm. Motor making a noise and very warm
Is this classic case of gas leakage?
It's a classic case of "the guy who delivers the replacement won't know, so don't ask him"...
If compressor running all the time, then gas is gone and unlikely to be worth fixing. If it doesnt run all the time, the outlook is quite different.
NT
No. It's a classic case of use your warranty and don't f*ck about trying to fix it yourself.
It can also be a classic case of the original fitter or delivery man having clouted something when it was being put in resulting in it giving up a lot earlier than it should. I notice now a lot of fridges have all the guts underneath or at the back but protected by a cover, particularly the frost free ones. Brian
nemo wrote in news:m4bavd$36u$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:
The makers are sending out their contracted repair firm tomorrow.
It seemes likely that the gas has leaked. I think I turned it off within 24 hours of the fault.
Is it likely that a reapir could be acceptable?
(The colour and model make it slightly difficult to replace) How much should I dig my heels in if I am told the bloke is going to re-gas it? Is there an acceptable repair scheme?
In article , DerbyBorn writes
Tell him he can re-gas it if he can show that he knows exactly where the leak is, demonstrate it to you and show it as properly sealed after.
If they/he refuses and blindly re-fill it then you would have a good cause to go back to them with a complaint of dangerously re-filling without tracing the source of the original leak.
Leaks can be very very difficult to find. If the guy finds the leak and can repair it, he will recharge it. There could be more than one leak............... If he can't find it, it's end of days. Dunno how you are fixed with getting the same model etc.
Thanks - hoping for a replacement - the model is current (Retro styling). Is it reasonable to be concerned that the compressor may have been harmed?
Compressors can take a fair amount of hammer. You turned it off pretty quickly so it should be okay. Running on empty won't have done it any good though.
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then its bound to leak out again.
NT
DerbyBorn wrote in news:XnsA3E876A012C0FTrainJPlantntlworldc@81.171.92.236:
Follow up. Bloke came out - connected a vacuum pump and it wouldn't hold a vacuum - he could hear it leaking under the icebox within the insulation. New fridge ordered to replace it. He agreed with my fears about a repair saying that if the compressor gets too hot then the oil can get burned.
Must have been a nice big hole if he could actually hear it. In the old days a compressor could run on empty for days without damage. In the old days they were quality.
Any ideas why it lasted 18 months and then developed a leak?
Crap silver soldering, brazing etc. The leak may have always existed and got bigger over time.
"Mr Pounder" wrote in news:m4gdd1$vm1$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:
He said that maker uses a compression fitting (or did he say crimp?) under the ice box - also as I said it had been fairly noisy - gurgling sounds. It had been losing pressure for quite a while. The vacuum pump didn't give any reading whatsoever
Some of the joints are crimped or brazed. I can't remember ever seeing a compression fitting on domestic refrigeration.
I have as the result of repairs
NT
No - it was the cooling circuit making the noise. Water is merely a gravity drain to a container where it evaporates with the heat of the motor (a simple system - nothing fancy)
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