refridgerator is warm????

[honey33]

hi all noticed tonight my fridge freezer isnt working properly... and my babys bottleshere so desperately need some replys X

freezer part is at the right temp but when we try and turn the knob to make it colder it is getting warmer, it sta tonight at being 12 deg and now its on 14... it should be on 5.... cant see any drain holes as thought maybe a blockage.. its a zanusi with a digital bit insidethe fridge to tell you what temperature its on

[Zacs-Master]

Well, after reading your post 4 times I'm still not sure what you're asking. It's about 2 deg outside at present so I'd suggest putting your baby's milk outside.

[Buenchico]

I suspect that your fridge has lost the coolant. (If so, there's nothing that you can do other than to get it fixed by a professional - or to buy a replacement).

In the meantime it's worth remembering that you've got a natural refrigerator (literally) right on your doorstep. If you need to keep something cool, simply put it in a plastic bag (to keep it clean) and place it outside. (I've not got a fridge but my milk, cheese and beer are in my external meter cupboard. It's around 5C here at the moment, falling to 3C overnight. That's close to the 4C to 8C range that a domestic fridge normally runs at).

[Zacs-Master]

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[Clanad]

IfIm reaing your query correctly,the freezer side is working properly but the fridge doesn't get cold... which isa typical discription of a failure of the moderating valve (actually a little door) bween the freezer and the fridge. I's thermostaticaly controlled and you can see it... probably close to the top of the fridge (I'm assuming a side-by-side model). It's easily replaced but you should also be able to lift the drive connection (a small rod) and on it manually for the time being.

See, the freezer is the only source of cold air from the compressor and then then goes from the freezer into the fridge through the little door I'm trying to describe.... luck!

[honey33]

i put it on a shopping mode last night( which is for when your putting shopping in if the door has been open a while... checked it this morning and the temp is saying "2" yet the back wall of the fridge feels warm to touch... i dont know where this little door is what your saying i cant even see a drain hole anywhere.... this is all we need in the run up to christmas my freezer is full so cant even turn it off for 24hrs to see if that helps

[furrypusscat]

Have you checked it with a separate fridge thermometer and not just relied on what the digital reading of the fridge/freezer is or is it obvious that the food inside isn't as cold as what it should be. Sorry but I never buy any household electrical items , ie fridge/freezer or washer/drier due to if one part goes wrong the whole lot has to be replaced. Hope you find a solution.

[honey33]

i wouldnt know how to check it... we have rang an appliance repair man but he cant come ou till tuesday he seems to think its the thermostat.... yeah the bottles are as warm as they were when i put them in there last night.. there just dosent seem to be any cool air going in at all

[honey33]

oh i have a room thermometer i will stick that in and see what it comes up with

[furrypusscat]

Will a room thermometer go low enough. May do, but it probably is the thermostat so perhaps nothing you can do until engineer comes out. As previous postings suggest, the weather outside is very cold and I understand the forescast is to stay cold. If you have a cool box use that to keep bottles clean and also put freeze blocks inside if you have them. Should be okay until engineer comes.

[honey33]

ive put the bottles in a freeze bag... we have managed to borrow a small fridge so my fiance is goingto pick it up now... hope it is just the thermostate.. will let you all know on tues... thanks for everyones help x

[bednobs]

please discard any bottles that have been made for more than 2 hours and not refrigerated. While your fridge isn't working i would recommend you either make them up as you go like you are supposed to, or use cartons for a bit

[karenmac60]

The little door thing may be in the freezer part and may look like a vent. This happens with my fridge freezer and I just stick my finger in the vent and push the door open which allows the cold air through to the fridge.

[BillyBB]

aside from the little motorised flap mentioned above, could be the auto defrost is not working in the freezer. either heating element or one of the thermo sensors failed. Try doing a proper full defrost emptying out freezer. If after that it works for 12 to 48hrs but then gets warm again this will be the problem.
Also maybe ice on the fan or worse still control board 'brain' £ault.
could even be that some of the vents are blocked if your freezer is chock full.