Fridges & Freezers

Cooling faults, frost, leaks and the readings that separate them.

6 articles

• Condensation Inside a Fridge: Usually the Door, Sometimes the Drain

  A fridge that sweats is not failing to cool. It is being asked to cool air that keeps arriving from the room.

• Fridge Not Cooling After a Power Cut: Wait Before Assuming It Is Broken

  The most common reason a fridge seems dead after a power cut is a protection delay that is supposed to happen.

• Frost in a Frost-Free Freezer Means the Defrost System Has Failed

  On a frost-free machine, visible ice is not a nuisance to scrape off. It is a symptom with a specific cause.

• Fridge Noises: Which Ones Are Normal and Which Mean a Fan or Compressor

  Modern fridges are noisier than old ones by design. Knowing which sounds are supposed to be there is most of the diagnosis.

• Ice Maker Not Working: Follow the Water, Then the Cold, Then the Motor

  Look in the tray before anything else. Empty, full of water, or full of one solid lump each point at a different part.

• Fridge Not Cooling: Which Compartment Failed Tells You Which Part Did

  Most fridges cool one compartment and blow cold air into the other. Knowing which one is still cold eliminates half the possible causes immediately.