madge
21-07-2010, 11:21 AM
After 18 months and out of warranty ice formed on the inside bottom of my fridge/freezer and each morning I came down to a puddle of water under the f/f.
I contacted Hotpoint who told me they charge £100+ call out etc. I checked this forum and discovered others had the same problem.
I then decided to try and fix the problem myself, I unscrewed the inside back and discovered another panel which held the fan, this I removed VERY CAREFULLY as the fan and wires are connected.
The drain which takes the water away was blocked with polystyrene and bits of metal also ice. I unblocked this hole and the water began flowing into the tray behind the back of f/f.
Is this blockage a ploy to get us to call out Hotpoint engineers and pay over the top call out charges.
Hope this helps others out there who have had the same problems :D :D :D
I contacted Hotpoint who told me they charge £100+ call out etc. I checked this forum and discovered others had the same problem.
I then decided to try and fix the problem myself, I unscrewed the inside back and discovered another panel which held the fan, this I removed VERY CAREFULLY as the fan and wires are connected.
The drain which takes the water away was blocked with polystyrene and bits of metal also ice. I unblocked this hole and the water began flowing into the tray behind the back of f/f.
Is this blockage a ploy to get us to call out Hotpoint engineers and pay over the top call out charges.
Hope this helps others out there who have had the same problems :D :D :D