richardh10
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My fridge has gone on the blink, and although I think it is the thermostat,I would like to check, so is there a way to bypass the thermostat to see if it works. It is a frigoboat compressor fridge.
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Thanks for that.
Assuming that it is the thermostat, would the replacement have to be a frigoboat, or would any generic thermostat do?
I thought the thermostat on mine was faulty, but it was proved to be low gas. Re-gassing has it up and running but with the suspicion that there is a very slow leakage, probably from the evaporator pipes which are very old aluminium ones. Another pressure test is planned for friday to check if gas is slowly leaking.Many thanks. It is now apparent that the thermostat isn't the problem. Unfortunately I've no idea what is!
The compressor is in a hotter place than would be ideal, but I'm stuck with that. Also, it all started working for a few hours after I had turned it off, and then it stopped again.
Experience tells me this is going to be expensive!
if you link the thermostat (so it thinks the fridge is warm so the compressors comes on) you should hear it click in and come on even if it has no gas, it will then either cut out almost immediately (no gas) or drop out after about 3 seconds in which case it could be either of 2 faultsMany thanks. It is now apparent that the thermostat isn't the problem. Unfortunately I've no idea what is!
The compressor is in a hotter place than would be ideal, but I'm stuck with that. Also, it all started working for a few hours after I had turned it off, and then it stopped again.
Experience tells me this is going to be expensive!
Sounds close, just measured my 101N0220 controller, 4.96v between the 2 thermostat terminals.I have the same fridge and am replacing the thermostat ( £30 from Penguin). I put a volt meter across the wires connecting the thermostat expecting to get 12 volts or a bit more, but only found about 4. I have not yet connected the new thermostat in case I have another problem. Any suggestions?
Many thanks. It is now apparent that the thermostat isn't the problem. Unfortunately I've no idea what is!
The compressor is in a hotter place than would be ideal, but I'm stuck with that. Also, it all started working for a few hours after I had turned it off, and then it stopped again.
Experience tells me this is going to be expensive!
I would not expect to see 12vdc on the connection for the thermostat, you are reading a voltage from the control circuit. The thermostat switches the control circuit which in turn, turns on the compressor.I have the same fridge and am replacing the thermostat ( £30 from Penguin). I put a volt meter across the wires connecting the thermostat expecting to get 12 volts or a bit more, but only found about 4. I have not yet connected the new thermostat in case I have another problem. Any suggestions?