Yesterday I heard a dripping noise coming from the back of my 
fridge/freezer, as if water was running out of it. Now today I went into my 
fridge and it isn't working - the inside of it is room temperature and some 
food has went off.

Any ideas what's up with it and how to get it fixed? It's only 2.5 years 
old, do I need to buy a new one? :(

On Sat, 07 May 2005 11:28:26 GMT, "Joe"  wrote:


>Yesterday I heard a dripping noise coming from the back of my 
>fridge/freezer, as if water was running out of it. Now today I went into my 
>fridge and it isn't working - the inside of it is room temperature and some 
>food has went off.
>
>Any ideas what's up with it and how to get it fixed? It's only 2.5 years 
>old, do I need to buy a new one? :( 
>

Is it an auto defrost model? If so look inside the fridge for some
kind of collection trough at the rear which collects water from the
defrost. There should be a drain hole from it??if so,check that it is
clear.

Joe wrote:

> Yesterday I heard a dripping noise coming from the back of my
> fridge/freezer, as if water was running out of it. Now today I went
> into my fridge and it isn't working - the inside of it is room
> temperature and some food has went off.
>
> Any ideas what's up with it and how to get it fixed? It's only 2.5
> years old, do I need to buy a new one? :(


It is either the thermostat that has bust, or stuck, or the motor that 
pushes round the fluid that has broken or stuck. Either way if they are 
broken it isn't really worth getting the fridge mended as it'll cost you 
similar to a new one but if either is stuck (it's usually the motor, 
down the bottom at the back) a good whack sometimes helps. I got this 
from a professional who brought my sisters fridge back to life in this 
way.

Check of course that it is actually being fed electricity.

also check the door isn't warped and it's getting a magnetic seal all
the way round. I've heard fridge repair guys say that quite often all
they need to do is give the door a TWIST to get rid of the warp.
If the machine is running and the elements are cold but the fridge isn't
cool that could be the problem.
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