Fridge Thermostats

Aug 11, 2014 2 Replies

The thermostat on my kitchen fridge has failed yet again (only "continuously on" rather than the usual "continuously off"). It must only have lasted a few months, which peeves me, although they're only a few pounds on eBay.



But ... the replacements all seem to be set too cold, such that they freeze the contents of the fridge, which is a larder fridge without a freezing compartment, rather than just keeping it cold.



I've looked at things like this;



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Cold out -23c, Cold in -14.4c, Warm in +2c. That seems way too cold to me.



And this;



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No details, but it says suitable for fridges without a freezer compartment.



They all seem to be Ranco VC1s or K59s - the original was a K59.



So, what should I order?


K59 or VT9 would be the correct one. Are you sure that you have got the end of the capillary firmly clamped onto the evaporator plate?

Then again a VX0 is also used on larder fridges............ Distant memory says VX0.

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