Hi Everyone, I'm new here so go easy please.

I'm not a refridgeration engineer but understand the theory etc, i'm an electrical engineer to be honest.

Ok, well the problem I have is with a Husky Guinness beer fridge i've just been given (because its faulty).

You plug it in, switch on and it runs fine, brilliant. However with a thermal probe inside the cabinet, after about 4-5 hours of pretty much continuous running it only manages about 8 degrees centigrade.

To add to this, the external radiators (whatever the proper name is for them) on the outside of the fridge, left and right hand sides, get quite hot. Compressor isn't that hot, but the most interesting thing is that the pipe outside the cabinet which runs from the compressor into the cabinet (to the radiator which absorbs the heat inside) gets an impressive coating of frost on it after just a few minutes of running.

If you switch off the compressor this frost disappears within about 20-30 seconds, turning to water which proceeds to drip on to the lower metalwork.

Works well as a dehumidifier, not so good as a fridge.

Can anyone shed some light on this problem?

Thanks, Dave.