rachael
04-08-2007, 03:30 PM
Hi,
Can anyone help me with a fridge freezer problem. I'm deperately trying to keep it alive until we have a new kitchen fitted in a few months. It is a Samsung SR-L3916BSS and is 5 years old.
A few weeks ago, the fridge started getting so cold that it was freezing the food inside it even though on the lowest setting. Last week we turned it off for a few hours to let it warm up and when we turned it back on, the light works inside, the fan starts, the compressor starts, but then after about 15 seconds, all the noises stop. The temperature indicator then starts flashing on number 5 (highest setting).
The first engineer said "We've checked everything and it's definitely a new PCB that you need". So he took his money, we bought a PCB and had it replaced. The unit then worked for a bit longer. However, after we turned it off to clean inside the unit we were back to square 1 with the same problems. Now we are being told (by another engineer) "definitely the compressor" but don't know whether this is really correct or whether it's the stock response.
Any helpful thoughts or should I just throw in the towel?
Rachael
Can anyone help me with a fridge freezer problem. I'm deperately trying to keep it alive until we have a new kitchen fitted in a few months. It is a Samsung SR-L3916BSS and is 5 years old.
A few weeks ago, the fridge started getting so cold that it was freezing the food inside it even though on the lowest setting. Last week we turned it off for a few hours to let it warm up and when we turned it back on, the light works inside, the fan starts, the compressor starts, but then after about 15 seconds, all the noises stop. The temperature indicator then starts flashing on number 5 (highest setting).
The first engineer said "We've checked everything and it's definitely a new PCB that you need". So he took his money, we bought a PCB and had it replaced. The unit then worked for a bit longer. However, after we turned it off to clean inside the unit we were back to square 1 with the same problems. Now we are being told (by another engineer) "definitely the compressor" but don't know whether this is really correct or whether it's the stock response.
Any helpful thoughts or should I just throw in the towel?
Rachael