A few weeks ago the fan came on and stayed on for a few hours and the
> thing started to defrost but overnight it seemed to correct whatever
> was wrong and by next morning everything was OK and has been OK since.
> Then last night it went silent and the red light came on and stayed
> on. I can't find the booklet so I don't know what the red light means.
> Anyway, it's defrosted and doesn't work anymore - any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick.
Download the correct instruction booklet for your Hotpoint model:
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luck Suzanne