I have a scandinova upright freezer about 5 years old. Red warning
light flashing intermittent with normal green run light and failing to
reach normal run temperature - it's not getting below
 -5. The compressor and air circulation fans are running OK. I have an
engineer coming to look at it on monday but at the contents might be
ruined by then. any suggestions please?

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> I have a scandinova upright freezer about 5 years old. Red warning
> light flashing intermittent with normal green run light and failing to
> reach normal run temperature - it's not getting below
> -5. The compressor and air circulation fans are running OK. I have an
> engineer coming to look at it on monday but at the contents might be
> ruined by then. any suggestions please?

Eat the contents

"Slider"  wrote in message news:g7f5ti$qkr$1@aioe.org...
>
>  wrote in message 
> news:c7576337-ab0d-4151-abcc-98535a086d7e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>> I have a scandinova upright freezer about 5 years old. Red warning
>> light flashing intermittent with normal green run light and failing to
>> reach normal run temperature - it's not getting below
>> -5. The compressor and air circulation fans are running OK. I have an
>> engineer coming to look at it on monday but at the contents might be
>> ruined by then. any suggestions please?
>
> Eat the contents
>move the contents to a working freezer?

>  I have a scandinova upright freezer about 5 years old. Red warning
> light flashing intermittent with normal green run light and failing to
> reach normal run temperature - it's not getting below
>  -5. The compressor and air circulation fans are running OK. I have an
> engineer coming to look at it on monday but at the contents might be
> ruined by then. any suggestions please?

Stop opening the door to keep it as cold as possible :-}

On Aug 7, 4:53 pm, "Slider"  wrote:
>  wrote in message
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> news:c7576337-ab0d-4151-abcc-98535a086d7e@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > I have a scandinova upright freezer about 5 years old. Red warning
> > light flashing intermittent with normal green run light and failing to
> > reach normal run temperature - it's not getting below
> > -5. The compressor and air circulation fans are running OK. I have an
> > engineer coming to look at it on monday but at the contents might be
> > ruined by then. any suggestions please?
>
> Eat the contents


If the compressor's running continuously then its loss of refrigerant
due to a leak, or less likely saturated insulation. More:
http://www.wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Fridge


NT

"Colin Wilson"  wrote 
in message news:MPG.23057f8cd966b49a9898d1@news.motzarella.org...
>>  I have a scandinova upright freezer about 5 years old. Red warning
>> light flashing intermittent with normal green run light and failing to
>> reach normal run temperature - it's not getting below
>>  -5. The compressor and air circulation fans are running OK. I have an
>> engineer coming to look at it on monday but at the contents might be
>> ruined by then. any suggestions please?
>
> Stop opening the door to keep it as cold as possible :-}

Too late now, a street barbecue sounds in order.
There is no way it will last till Monday if its bust on Friday.

Trust you managed to deal with/eat all the food that was defrosting.   
I have one that is only 3 1/2 years old that has just developed a similar 
fault with the lights flashing etc. but it's NOT freezing, so am interested 
to know what was the outcome of the Engineer's visit.   What was the problem?
?

url:http://myreader.co.uk/msg/1391138871.aspx

Reg Ellis wrote:
> Trust you managed to deal with/eat all the food that was defrosting.   
> I have one that is only 3 1/2 years old that has just developed a similar 
> fault with the lights flashing etc. but it's NOT freezing, so am interested 
> to know what was the outcome of the Engineer's visit.   What was the problem?
> ?
> 
> url:http://myreader.co.uk/msg/1391138871.aspx

I hadn't previously seen this thread (amongst all my other woes atm I've 
  had to reinstall windows / newsreader etc), however, check my thread, 
"Hotpoint Freezer - temperamental temperatures" (14/09/08) on uk.d-i-y 
for similar sounding problem.