Ajm434
27-12-2012, 10:10 AM
I have a frost free fridge freezer zanussi (electrolux) znb323s. A week ago I discovered the fridge part was not cooling but the freezer part seemed fine.
I emptied the fridge and turned off to defrost. The top part of the freezer was heavily encased in ice (evaporate coils I think).
After perusing the web for advice I removed the the front vent, the back wall and dropped the coil panel to access the fan. The fan had obviously not been working for some time cos it was covered in ice. I defrosted the whole fridge for 2 days.
Turned it back on and the freezer part seems fine although v cold. The fridge seems not to be cooling again.
The compressor seems to be constantly running.
Current temps are fridge 12, freezer -25, ambient 16. I haven't got anything in the freezer yet.
Thermostat set on 1 (1-6 setting).
How is the fridge cooled? When I removed the evap panel I could not see how cold air gets to the fridge. There aren't any holes in the fridge so I am assuming the back panel should be cooled.
If the thermostat is u/s would the compressor still run?
Does the thermostat control any duct vv from freezer to fridge back panel?
I attempted to remove some of the insulation from the fridge rear but was worried about cutting anything under it so abandoned that.
Any suggestions please?
I emptied the fridge and turned off to defrost. The top part of the freezer was heavily encased in ice (evaporate coils I think).
After perusing the web for advice I removed the the front vent, the back wall and dropped the coil panel to access the fan. The fan had obviously not been working for some time cos it was covered in ice. I defrosted the whole fridge for 2 days.
Turned it back on and the freezer part seems fine although v cold. The fridge seems not to be cooling again.
The compressor seems to be constantly running.
Current temps are fridge 12, freezer -25, ambient 16. I haven't got anything in the freezer yet.
Thermostat set on 1 (1-6 setting).
How is the fridge cooled? When I removed the evap panel I could not see how cold air gets to the fridge. There aren't any holes in the fridge so I am assuming the back panel should be cooled.
If the thermostat is u/s would the compressor still run?
Does the thermostat control any duct vv from freezer to fridge back panel?
I attempted to remove some of the insulation from the fridge rear but was worried about cutting anything under it so abandoned that.
Any suggestions please?