![]() ![]() There are 2 fans, one in the freezer behind the back wall and one in the fridge. Intermittant beeping was due to wires inside insulation sometimes touching, sometimes not. With other, individually pulled black wire then red one. Held both wires close to fan in one hand. (this should start fan as fridge thinks door is closed and turns off light). Put a strong magnet over reed switch in center bottom of fridge. I surmised it would be the fridge fan this time not the freezer one. This time, warm at top of fridge and frozen veges at the bottom. Recently the fridge started beeping again intermittantly. I kept the old one and later, on close inspection found wire broken inside insulation. Serviceman replaced whole freezer panel with attached fan. Have had 36 hours without beeping - fingers are firmly crossed.Ī few years ago I got a serviceman out to sort intermittant beeping. Suggested fridge may take a couple of days to settle after replacing the defrost element. Tried the F&P help line - they were very polite but not especially helpful. Have also experimented with a long press on the cabinet selection button (=) which seems to reset the fridge - or put it into Sabbath mode - even though both doors are not open as per the manual. ![]() There are also fault codes you can access with combinations of presses on the compartment and temperature control buttons. ![]() I have not had wires break as is often reported, but if the fan is not running, this would be a good test - replacement is a soldering job.Īnother trick I found was to warm the label on the back of the fan, half peel it to reveal the bearing which I lubricate with Nulon (teflon) spray. Testing fans and reed switches is done with the fridge on and using a strong magnet at the base of the compartment. Reassembly is the reverse - fiddly but dooable. Measure the resistance - it should be 150 Ohms as this will confirm a fried defroster. Take care as the fan wiring is on the right.ĭefrost with a hairdryer and remove the clips then the defrost element. Turn off and access the evaporator by pulling the back panel from the left. Part can be sourced from F&P or EBay - about $100. ![]() My F&P E521T is 15 years old and has consumed 3 defrost elements in that time. ![]()
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