- Dec 28, 2011
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Last week I switched the fridge, an AES model with separate fridge and freezer, on at home on hook up so that it would be ready to load on Thursday /Friday, ready to go away on Friday afternoon.
SWMBO loaded up the usual amount of supplies for a weekend away and off we went.
Friday evening and we are ready to cook our meal so we raided the fridge and freezer.
Shock horror !
The whole thing was off and everything was a soggy defrosted mess.
After much swearing and cursing I tried to trace the fault with the help of the instructions.
I tried every which way to get it to work.
230v,12v and gas all had the same effect.
After a period of about one minute the blue light would start to flash, instead of being constantly on, and the fridge wouldn't start.
I was just about to throw in the towel and resort to drinking warm beer, when I had a light bulb moment.
It should be the red light that comes on when there is a fault, not the blue one.
The blue one flashes if the door has been left open, and it obviously shuts the systems down to save gas etc.
In the fridge door lock there is a metal sprung flap which must make a contact when the door is closed. There isn't one on the freezer.
I could just get my finger in the opening and gave the flap a few pushes in and out.
There was the faintest of clicks and low and behold, everything worked and has continued to work ever since.
I can't post pictures as I didn't take any and the MH is now at the dealers having, hopefully, the last of the warranty repairs.
But that is another story.
SWMBO loaded up the usual amount of supplies for a weekend away and off we went.
Friday evening and we are ready to cook our meal so we raided the fridge and freezer.
Shock horror !
The whole thing was off and everything was a soggy defrosted mess.
After much swearing and cursing I tried to trace the fault with the help of the instructions.
I tried every which way to get it to work.
230v,12v and gas all had the same effect.
After a period of about one minute the blue light would start to flash, instead of being constantly on, and the fridge wouldn't start.
I was just about to throw in the towel and resort to drinking warm beer, when I had a light bulb moment.
It should be the red light that comes on when there is a fault, not the blue one.
The blue one flashes if the door has been left open, and it obviously shuts the systems down to save gas etc.
In the fridge door lock there is a metal sprung flap which must make a contact when the door is closed. There isn't one on the freezer.
I could just get my finger in the opening and gave the flap a few pushes in and out.
There was the faintest of clicks and low and behold, everything worked and has continued to work ever since.
I can't post pictures as I didn't take any and the MH is now at the dealers having, hopefully, the last of the warranty repairs.
But that is another story.