Sometimes you can accidentally dislodge the thermostat probe. Look for a slim almost wire like tube. It is usually held against the ice box ( condenser ). in a clip or a hole. This would make the fridge too cold and as it would be constantly running would need defrosting more often.
As also mentioned a faulty thermostat can give similar symptoms.
A bad door seal usually causes 'snow' to form in the icebox and will eventually cause the fridge to become too warm if it left as it can insulate the thermostat probe and cause it to switch off before the fridge gets cold enough.
I've put a container of water in the icebox but it doesn't make any difference - and it's on the lowest setting. Do I have to just live with it?
No, it shouldn't do that, regardless of the size of the cabinet. Faulty thermostat, bad door seal would be the first things to have checked. Or sell it and buy another may be the cheaper way out!
Unfortunately it seems to be the only work top model available these days! But re poosmates advice - checked that wire and its in place. The fridge isn't running constantly - but the icebox is freezing up again and the water in the container inside is still liquid. Oh dear. Back to the dealer I guess...
The ice box not freezing water suggests the unit is either not getting cold enough or air is getting in causing the icebox to not freeze up but "snow" If so I would suspect either the door seal or the rear where the pipes/wires enter.
Another fault can be the fridge is low on gas - maybe from manufacture. This will cause the icebox to freeze up but not on all surfaces.
Opening and closing the door frequently can also mean more frequent defrosting needed in this type of fridge as moist warm air enters and as the ice box is not insulated will create rapid ice and snow build up.
Hi there were two posts on here about fridge repair guy/or shop, but I was not clear - one seem to be on the main Petkasem Rd going towards Cha Am - so is that in Hua Hin or nearer to Cha Am, any local landmark as the Pk rd is quite long !
The ther one as I understood it is west of town possibly the poster meant on the Pala U rd.
Could anyone narrow these locations down a bit so I can more easily find these two shops ? Thx all
Meatball wrote:Does anyone know of a refrigerator repairman?
Joe at Central Air repairs fridges, he speaks enough English, 081-9758686. They're not the cheapest in town but you get what you pay for imo and he runs about as 'professional' an operation as I've seen here. None of the usual nonsense and half-jobs, half-excuses etc. Gotten to know him as his son is mates with ours at school and when not sniffing round my wife a more honest, genuine geezer you will not find in Thailand. They also install 9,000Btu air con units for 11,900 Baht.
While we have this thread going, I have six friends now both Thai and foreign who have flooded houses. Most say they've been successful moving their electronics up onto tables/high places, but all still have their refrigerators on the floor.
What do you think the possibilities are that a fridge can be dried out sufficiently after water has gone up less than 1 meter? I'm not referring to the interior, but the exterior. I know the compressor is usually at the bottom and this is sealed so should not be a problem. What other components are usually at that lower level, and do you think if time given or other means taken to dry them, the machinery would function again? I would imagine electric motors could be removed and air or blown dried. Electronics, I'm not sure where on a unit they are located. Pete
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prcscct wrote:While we have this thread going, I have six friends now both Thai and foreign who have flooded houses. Most say they've been successful moving their electronics up onto tables/high places, but all still have their refrigerators on the floor.
What do you think the possibilities are that a fridge can be dried out sufficiently after water has gone up less than 1 meter? I'm not referring to the interior, but the exterior. I know the compressor is usually at the bottom and this is sealed so should not be a problem. What other components are usually at that lower level, and do you think if time given or other means taken to dry them, the machinery would function again? I would imagine electric motors could be removed and air or blown dried. Electronics, I'm not sure where on a unit they are located. Pete
A bit difficult to give a "one size fits all" to that, Pete. Mostly, the "electronics" are going to be inside, or higher up in the cabinet. The compressor itself is "sealed" as you say, but the junction box where the cable connects is not, and usually contains a small starting relay which will get wet and need to be dried out, or replaced. Best t have it looked at BEFORE turning it back on.
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). in a clip or a hole. This would make the fridge too cold and as it would be constantly running would need defrosting more often.
