Recently, both the freezer and the fridge are not cold enough. There is cold air blowing in both compartments, but freezer only gets to around 32F degree. Door sealing is fine.

I cleaned the dirt around condenser coil and compressor/fan at the back bottom, did not help.

Compressor lightly hot (ok to touch by hand), compressor fan is running, but condenser coil is cool: I feel that's the problem. The pipe connecting the compressor and condenser coil is hot close to the compressor side, but then quickly cools down before it gets to the 1st loop of condenser coil. The pipe (going into the freezer) besides the compressor is cold but not frozen.

Will I have to replace the compressor and/or condenser coil?

Can I assume the evaporator coil/fan etc in the freezer are good? We can feel cold air blowing (just not getting below 30F degree). Thanks!

⟐ Edited March 11, 2024 at 10:21 MST

It has lights and touch panel works fine.

Starting it it gives sound that motor might be working but after 15s there is a click sound and it stops. It repeats same click sound like relay switching on every 7 min and after15s there is a click sound again and it stops.

Booking engineer will take weeks, tempted to order spare parts from Electrolux, but not sure what might be the faulty one?

https://shop.electrolux.co.uk/search?pag...

PNC: 92550302103

Update: now in the evening is every 4min, interesting thing is if I turn it on, it clicks .. running .. 15s - clicks again and is not working. I I turn off fridge it still clicks after 4min. If I plugged it again it would be the same thing. I sounds like some kind of protection - like mechanical thermostat.

⟐ Commented December 30, 2020 at 5:51 MST

I tried unplugging and plugging it back but nothing worked out. Then I noticed a little click sound and then humming sound coming from lower back of the refrigerator, may be from the compressor. It keeps happening every 1-2 minutes. There was little dust. I cleaned it with a dry cloth. But again nothing good happened.

Now I have switched off the fridge. Please suggest me, what can be done? Should I call a repairman or it can be repaired by self?

Thanks for your time!

⟐ Edited March 08, 2024 at 17:03 MST

⟐ Answered November 10, 2019 at 23:01 MST

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Does the temperature swing appear normal.

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⟐ Edited March 11, 2024 at 10:22 MST

Works well, however, the fridge part is too cold , and no matter if you try to adjust the temperature on the digital display on the door which works, it won’t change the temperature inside. It stays to almost freezing temperature.

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⟐ Commented December 20, 2022 at 22:15 MST

⟐ Edited December 14, 2023 at 14:49 MST

I have set the fridge temperature to 4 degree celsius & freezer to -15 celsius for my normal use.

My top section (fridge) of refrigerator is getting warm and goes max upto 14 celcius. I initiated the defrost cycle by pressing (-) and (+) temperature buttons. After completing the defrost cycle, the fridge temperature came down to normal 4 degree celsius. But after about 2 hr time temp went up again to 10 degrees.

I also noticed that Freezer is also not that cold. Ice creams are soft. So looks like even it is showing -15 celsius, the freezer is not that cold.

Can you please help me to diagnose the problem.

⟐ Edited December 18, 2023 at 11:17 MST