aragorn
24-03-2008, 09:23 AM
Hi there.
I have owned this hotpoint ffs70 for around four years. It started making what i can best desribe as a percolating noise around 6-8 months ago. It gurgles constantly when the compressor is running and its VERY loud, ie you can hear it in the next room.
I had an engineer out who basically told me its normal and they all do it, so i left it and put up with the noise until now. A few days ago the Freezer High Temp light came on, but everything seemed fine in the freezer so again i just left it. Today however the freezer has completely defrosted. Ive also noticed that the gurgling noise has mostly stopped although the compressor seems to constantly be buzzing away.
The fridge currently seems to be staying cool, but i need to get this sorted. I've had a google and it seems to suggest the gurgling noise is caused by the system losing pressure, as such i would imagine its now lost so much gas that its not managing to keep the freezer cool at all.
If my assumptions are correct it should simply be a case of getting someone out to find and fix the leak and regas it? Just wondering if i'm going along the right lines or if theres something else up with it.
Cheers
Kevin
I have owned this hotpoint ffs70 for around four years. It started making what i can best desribe as a percolating noise around 6-8 months ago. It gurgles constantly when the compressor is running and its VERY loud, ie you can hear it in the next room.
I had an engineer out who basically told me its normal and they all do it, so i left it and put up with the noise until now. A few days ago the Freezer High Temp light came on, but everything seemed fine in the freezer so again i just left it. Today however the freezer has completely defrosted. Ive also noticed that the gurgling noise has mostly stopped although the compressor seems to constantly be buzzing away.
The fridge currently seems to be staying cool, but i need to get this sorted. I've had a google and it seems to suggest the gurgling noise is caused by the system losing pressure, as such i would imagine its now lost so much gas that its not managing to keep the freezer cool at all.
If my assumptions are correct it should simply be a case of getting someone out to find and fix the leak and regas it? Just wondering if i'm going along the right lines or if theres something else up with it.
Cheers
Kevin