Freezer Not Cold Enough? Do this before throwing out and replacing

[@neilthorpe3914]

I like your old school attitude and understanding to make things work again , it's far better than another tip run and £700 or more to replace .

[@comeinhandynow]

Thanks, yes indeed.

[@kaffir76]

OMG thank u!! The beeping in my Miele fridge has been going on for YEARS! It was the freezer all along. 😡😡

[@comeinhandynow]

It was worth checking! 😀 See if any of my other videos ‘comeinhandy’ as they say..

[@sydneysenhouse4955]

?p

[@karthik77-5]

Will the freezer fan turn on automatically when we switch on the supply? My freezer fan doesnt turn on the moment i switch the supply on. The freezer it not cooling

[@comeinhandynow]

I would have thought so, but wait a few minutes in case there is some time delay built in.

[@davidhazen2394]

It is a great short solution but if it happens once then it will happen again. In my situation my hole was not even plugged and everything started heating. I use this in the garage, and it is a garage ready freezer. This should not have happened in a frost free freezer. I need to figure out why. Thanks for the video

[@comeinhandynow]

It seems on mine that the position of the heated bit wasn’t quite right.

[@movtec1]

May be an odd question but can i continue to use the fridge whilst i leave the door of the freezer open to defrost? I have the same issue

[@comeinhandynow]

Only if the freezer can be separately turn off.

[@movtec1]

@@comeinhandynow thanks for the reply. Mine is combined so eill habe to empty the top first.

[@randomxxxx19]

Hi i hope u answer my question fastt Yesterday i scraped ice and frost off my freezer with a dull butter knife and now it is not cooling properly... Do you think i did something wrong or like it had something to do with it..?

[@comeinhandynow]

Do you think you punctured anything? Is the compressor running (making a noise)? Do the cooling pipes inside the freezer feel cold when it is running? In general you should just open the door with it turned off to defrost it rather than scrapping and potentially damaging it.

[@randomxxxx19]

@@comeinhandynow thank you for the quick reply but no I didn't interfere with it much I just gently tried to scrape the ice that has been accumulating inside but couldn't turn the whole fridge off because my mom is a homebaker and some of her things were in the lower section of the fridge ...

[@EmmSsesay-mh7dm]

Can it ice or just cold

[@comeinhandynow]

A freezer should be at about -18C so yes it makes ice. This freezer worked at that temperature after fixing.

[@davidmorgan9483]

what about getting a new seal if its broken/damaged

[@comeinhandynow]

You could try the nearest parts dealer for that brand of freezer, or an online one

[@GoosebumpsCrime23]

Hello can you tell me the model number also where can I find a pull out tray from thanks

[@comeinhandynow]

The model number is shown at time 3 minutes in the video. Try a google search for the tray.

[@comeinhandynow]

This is one stockist for parts including a tray: www.espares.co.uk/search/mo1552392/fridges-and-freezers/prestige/prt225ffzs?page=2

[@makavelismith]

@@comeinhandynow and he didnt even say thanks.

[@sabiya2]

Hello I hope someone can help, I have a Whirlpool fridge freezer, freezer section is good (cold as it should be) fridge section temp control is set to 2c but it doesn’t get to that, temp hovers around 5-6c, no ice on coils, damper vent works it opens and closes, no dirt on condenser coils, something is telling the camper door to close early. Would anyone know what I can check, Fridge is cold but not cold enough. Thanks

[@comeinhandynow]

Sorry not sure but 5C is ok for a fridge, that is the default setting for my samsung fridge freezer. If it gets too close to 0C you risk bursting liquid bottles that freeze.

[@nifty3000]

Thats a weird looking landrover. Wheres the wheels?

[@comeinhandynow]

LOL, just something else that might “come in handy” and save £700 on a new freezer!! However another LR freelander video today as well just to keep you boys happy! ;)

[@dashcam2417]

Modern fridge or freezer systems are sealed for life ,they should never need re gassing. It's bound to be a leak of they do . A frost free model will never need a manual defrost .there is a heater to defrost the evaporator .. Most likely the auto defrost circuit has failed . A manual defrost will work for a week or two and ice up again.

[@comeinhandynow]

@Dash Cam If you look at the video the heated pipe had shifted a bit, allowing ice to build up and then accumulate, eventually blocking it up and stopping all air flow. Fixed as in the video. Also there is no “auto defrost circuit” on this model, the defrost pipe is part of the normal system pipe plumbing, just hotter. The source of the problem was a shifted pipe, it was put back so problem should not recur.