Hoping this is the fridge freezer section.....

[brrapp]

dingg said:

the fan should be blowing very strongly at high speed if its working okay

But not when the door's open...

[dingg]

brrapp said:

dingg said:

the fan should be blowing very strongly at high speed if its working okay

But not when the door's open...

read the full thread please

[QBee]

I will have a look when I get home. Thanks for your help

[QBee]

Home at last.
Opened both doors (not at the same time), and pressed the door switches to trick the fans.
Freezer one went for it, good and hard.
Fridge one did run, but more reminiscent of an asthmatic blowing through a straw.
Is that what I should expect?
What to try next?

[dingg]

on mine , there is only the one fan and thats in the top freezer compartment , that roars away giving quite a blast , the air is then diverted over the evaporator and ducted to the fridge side of the appliance so is a more gentle flow.

I'd take the back panel off entirely , defrost the evap. with a hot air gun or hair drier just to make sure you have no ice build up stopping airflow , and start again and see how it performs.

good luck

[QBee]

dingg said:

on mine , there is only the one fan and thats in the top freezer compartment , that roars away giving quite a blast , the air is then diverted over the evaporator and ducted to the fridge side of the appliance so is a more gentle flow.

I'd take the back panel off entirely , defrost the evap. with a hot air gun or hair drier just to make sure you have no ice build up stopping airflow , and start again and see how it performs.

good luck

Dim question - but back panel outside, or back panel inside?

[dingg]

inside the one that cover the evaporator , just to make sure the evaporator is defrosted and the vent behind that feed air to the fridge isn't choked with ice

[QBee]

Thank you. My job for this evening methinks

[QBee]

Right. It moves on
The freezer section is now barely below freezing, so I pulled everything out of it and took the back panel out. Fan was still working, by the way. Compressor seemed to be working too
Here is what I found



So what is my next move please? Not sure I understand the workings. Do I just get the wife's hairdryer on it?

BTW, it is switched off at the plug.

Left of the picture is the top.....right bottom. Bloody iPhones!

[QBee]

Presumably my auto defrost is not working, but where do I find it?

[Busa mav]

QBee said:

Presumably my auto defrost is not working, but where do I find it?

That's exactly what I expected you to find, the fan will also be clogged up , that's why it is " not going for it"

Google the model number and fault and there will be a you tube video as to what needs replacing, and people selling the parts.

Our Samsung had the exact same problem

[QBee]

Thanks for the response. Just to see what happened, I defrosted it fully, cleaned it and then restarted it. Presently running at the correct temperatures, but I will find out about the auto-defrost and see if the part needs changing.

[dingg]

thats what I said would be the problem , either the fan not working properly (this may still be the case) OR a blockage behind the evaporator and thats what you found , as you've defrosted it properly ie cleared the blocked duct behind the evaporator you will find it works okay now I'd think.

the blockage could have occurred due to leaving the door open for good while or putting too much load on the system in one go.

the link I posted to the manual should show you how to set the defrost into motion , observe it with the back panel removed you'll see the ice melt ,and if it works you should have no further issue , if it doesn't work you'll need a new heater element , you'll be able to check with a multimeter anyway

[QBee]

Thanks - having seen it naked I now understand how it works, and yes, the vent through to the fridge is quite low down and was blocked by ice. Great help everyone, particularly those who explained in detail.
If fridge freezers had V8 motors I would have far more chance of understanding them!