Hello refrigeration engineers!
My main fridge is having issues (not cold enough) and I'm trying to troubleshoot the problem. It's a Daewoo FR-4501W (http://www.daewooelectronics.com.au/...tcode=FR-4501W). The fridge is about 3 years old, and I haven't had any issue previously.
I have been doing some online research on that issue, and I've tried a lot of tips and tricks to fix it.
Here is a gallery of pictures I took of the various parts of my fridge: http://postimage.org/gallery/a9zz6z5m/
Symptoms:
While running completely empty, the freezer is cold enough to make icecubes fast, but the fridge part doesn't go below 6.5 degrees Celsius (with the dial set to 7 which is the max. and all the air vent going from freezer to fridge are open at the maximum)
What I have tried:
- defrosting the fridge. I've left the fridge with doors open for 3days, making sure that no ice could be left.
- opened the back bottom panel to access the compressor and coils. It was a bit dusty in there, but I've cleaned all of it, even the evaporation fan is clean as new.
- unscrewed the back panel in the freezer chamber. The fan is definitely working. While holding the door pressure knobs, the fan is definitely spinning at a decent speed.
- there isn't any food in the air vent, it's all very clean in there (see photos)
What I've noticed:
- the sides of the fridge, at the level of the freezer floor are getting quite hot (not sure if it's happening all the time though)
- there is definitely cold air coming out of the air vent in the fridge part, but not enough I guess
- When I close the freezer door and fridge door, I can hear the freezer fan spinning in there
Today, I also noticed that the insulation at the bottom part of the freezer back panel (made of styrofoam) is charred a little bit (http://postimage.org/image/kbfsuqkgp/). The flat base of that panel isn't flat anymore (http://postimage.org/image/67jxmcd95/).
Given all these details, do you see any explanation for the issue?
Is it a problem of air flow loosing efficiency because of that burned panel? If so, should I replace? was it burned by a bad auto defrost?
Thank you very much, I appreciate any help!
/Eaque
My main fridge is having issues (not cold enough) and I'm trying to troubleshoot the problem. It's a Daewoo FR-4501W (http://www.daewooelectronics.com.au/...tcode=FR-4501W). The fridge is about 3 years old, and I haven't had any issue previously.
I have been doing some online research on that issue, and I've tried a lot of tips and tricks to fix it.
Here is a gallery of pictures I took of the various parts of my fridge: http://postimage.org/gallery/a9zz6z5m/
Symptoms:
While running completely empty, the freezer is cold enough to make icecubes fast, but the fridge part doesn't go below 6.5 degrees Celsius (with the dial set to 7 which is the max. and all the air vent going from freezer to fridge are open at the maximum)
What I have tried:
- defrosting the fridge. I've left the fridge with doors open for 3days, making sure that no ice could be left.
- opened the back bottom panel to access the compressor and coils. It was a bit dusty in there, but I've cleaned all of it, even the evaporation fan is clean as new.
- unscrewed the back panel in the freezer chamber. The fan is definitely working. While holding the door pressure knobs, the fan is definitely spinning at a decent speed.
- there isn't any food in the air vent, it's all very clean in there (see photos)
What I've noticed:
- the sides of the fridge, at the level of the freezer floor are getting quite hot (not sure if it's happening all the time though)
- there is definitely cold air coming out of the air vent in the fridge part, but not enough I guess
- When I close the freezer door and fridge door, I can hear the freezer fan spinning in there
Today, I also noticed that the insulation at the bottom part of the freezer back panel (made of styrofoam) is charred a little bit (http://postimage.org/image/kbfsuqkgp/). The flat base of that panel isn't flat anymore (http://postimage.org/image/67jxmcd95/).
Given all these details, do you see any explanation for the issue?
Is it a problem of air flow loosing efficiency because of that burned panel? If so, should I replace? was it burned by a bad auto defrost?
Thank you very much, I appreciate any help!
/Eaque