shore line fridge

[cereal tiller]

Remember what I said about faulty thermostats? Well, I could be wrong, but....

 

Tony

thanks tony

 

will assume that the stat is the problem,will contact shoreline,or,would any fridge control stat do the job?

[WotEver]

thanks tony

 

will assume that the stat is the problem,will contact shoreline,or,would any fridge control stat do the job?

Shoreline

 

T.

[smileypete]

the fridge is now showing a temperature of 4 in the main cabinet and minus 23 in the freezer section.

so ,it must be a temp. sensing problem?

Sometimes there's a tray under the icebox that can be pushed back or pulled forward.

 

If it's pushed all the way back it might cause the difference you're seeing, as cold air from around the icebox cannot easily flow down into the fridge.

 

cheers,

Pete.

Edited October 25, 2011 by smileypete

[cereal tiller]

Sometimes there's a tray under the icebox that can be pushed back or pulled forward.

 

If it's pushed all the way back it might cause the difference you're seeing, as cold air from around the icebox cannot easily flow down into the fridge.

 

cheers,

Pete.

thanks

there is no tray under the ice box,it is all sealed including the the door.

 

is was wondering how and where the temp. is sensed.

 

will investigate later,have widebeam to mend at the moment.

[Guest Quo Vadis]

Hi again CT,

I don't know this fridge, but from what you describe (sealed icebox), the thermostat probably measures the temperature on the back wall of the fridge section, which would normally be covered in frost/frozen water droplets when the compressor is running, and just water droplets after it's been off for a while.

 

The shut-off temperature measured here could be as low as -26c, it then stays off until the back wall is fully defrosted at about +4.5c.

This is where the oil can become a problem.

If oil has got into the cooling plate (evaporator) at the back of the fridge section, it cannot then get cold enough to switch off the thermostat, even though the icebox is too cold.

Hold off on buying a thermostat just yet! The rated temp for your icebox is -12c, and yours is down at -23c so this sounds like what might be wrong with it, as an efficient cooling system running 24/7 should by now be freezing the contents of the fridge compartment as well.

 

In the past 40 god knows how many years of repairing them, I cannot remember a fridge thermostat failing too cold, they only ever fail by switching off and staying off.

There is always a first time of course, but the odds are certainly against it.