Only two years old. Comp and Motor working Freezer working but fridge no longer getting cold. Schreiber APM6855

James, December 2007

I have the same problem with (H) displayed on the fridge while the freezer is still working.
I have defrosted the freezer as most replies have mentioned but this does not seem to have fixed the problem. I assume as most responses have said the new probe is a longer term fix to the build up of the ice then replacing this would not work?
I can hear and see the fan is working (well it is spinning so i assume it is doing what it is meant to do).
I can feel now that the duct is clear as if I blow a hairdrier from the the Freezer you can feel the hot air exiting the vent in the Fridge.
I can see the motorised flap is moving and have even tried removing the flap to allow cold air into the fridge but still nothing.
Is there something else that could be creating the problem?
many thanks

AB, July 2014

If you are having problems with the fridge going to (H) quick solution is to take out the covers off at the back use a hairdryer to defrost panels or the plastic will break push lugs out gently I defrosted mine with the hair dryer and only run on low heat. The problem I found with mine was the NO FROST PROBE. Its is at the back of the radiator the problem you have is either cut the wiring inside and solder them together and put on a shrink rap cover you put it on before you solder wires and then shrink cover with a hair dryer you can buy this stuff from any car spares shop then of course if you want tape it.
If you decide to remove the unit you will still have to cut the wiring as the plug will not go through the back of the freezer. I got my probe from www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk
Mine is now ok hope this is useful

joe 90, September 2013

Be very careful our neighbour damaged his when attempting to repair his he damaged the components inside the freezer it would have been better to get someone qualified to look at it now he has to shell out for a new one all this in order to save a few quid.

Loren, May 2013

Had same problem with ice in freezer, used steamer to melt ice and also to totaly defrost and clean drain hole, pour a little boiling water down drain hole so you know its clear and hear it drip into evaporating tray, took about half an hour and now working fine.
If this does not work then you need to look at failure of components.
To cool fridge down quickly use some ice packs on top shelf.

Rob....Newcastle, May 2013

These guys came out and look and fixed mine they were great it was some sort of switch or ballfle which was faulty preventing the cold air from getting to the fridge compartment everything fine since no further problems they only do the london and surrey postcodes. www.agsrefrigeration.co.uk.

Gemma, February 2013

Many thanks to all the contributors to this very useful thread. I managed to fix my Schreiber APM6855 fridge freezer thanks to you all. I too, had the dreaded H (high) on the LCD display at the top of the fridge. Freezer was fine. At first I tried to get someone to come take a look at it. There are 2 local repair companies in my area. But they never came. After 3 weeks of calling them, the guy finally told me to get an insurance on Domestic & General (£12 per month) because he does a lot of work for them, and he could then "shower" the fridge with parts (his words, not mine...). I was shocked. Some businesses have no principles whatsoever.

Thankfully I found this thread, and repaired it myself, and saved a lot of money along the way! Had to defrost fully, then replace the probe at the back, and bingo! It's now working again (been working for a few weeks now). All my gratitude to you guys. This repair costed me £24 in total.

Greg, October 2012

Big Thanks to all who contributed to this thread - espescaily Stephen from Edinburgh(August 2009). His procedure and pics helped greatly. Ordered 'no- frost' probe from Argos spares for my lcd display model and and was slightly concerned when the shape differed from the existing one, but fitted it anyway and after an hour or so of annoying bleeps as the temp dropped, bleeping stopped. Now have a working fridge again! Will post update in a couple of weeks.

Gary M, September 2012

I tried the temperature probe fix, but it didn't work. Now looking for a replacement that will fit! Any ideas?

David Jefferson, April 2012

Hi,

I have the same problem, freezer working fine and the fridge not working.

Can someone please send me pics of what I need to replace and where will I get it from?

Thanks

Nil, March 2012

fridge gets to cold
and things at back ice up got second hand no manual

samblake, January 2012

Just went through the fix of the sensor all as outlined by stephen in edinburgh and all working well at correct temperatures. Freezer section was totally ice bound so spent some time melting and chipping before rebuilding. bought the part from argos. thanks to all who posted.

Steve (edinburgh as well), September 2011

We had the same problem and had to keep defrosting sometimes as often as every 2 weeks. Spent ages online trying to find a replacement that would fit into the MFI cabinet. Eventually settled for Hotpoint HM315NI which fitted really well except for a minor adjustment to the bottom where we inserted a piece of wood to raise freezer slightly so doors matched. Working well now to our relief. Just a word of warning when the APM 6855 was removed, the floor beneath was very wet as it had defrosted. As we were defrosting regularly this could in time cause a problem to the floor which was wood.

Kathyd, August 2011

Interspares were really helpful.
Part no. 502023500 for the 00 model
Part no. 502055800 for the 01 mod

Mandy, July 2011

Also thanks to Stephen from Edinburgh - August 2009
I had the same problem, fridge heating up after a couple of months as the pathway from the freezer to the fridge was iced up. defrosted all ok for a month or so then it happens again.

Bought the part from argos, nofrost radiator probe, SER502023500 £22.09 inc postage. www.argosspares.co.uk.

When fitting the new part I left the fridge freezer in place and just removed the freezer front inside the freezer, the back panel and then the panel behind that, the fan unit, unclip the fan cable, press the clips on each side. no tools needed it just clips out. I then cut the wire to the existing probe and fitted the new probe to the existing cable with a cable connector, covered it in isolation tape and job done.
Much easier than removing the entire fridge freezer.
Now just need to wait a month or two to see if it has fixed it.

Phil, July 2011

Thanks to Stephen from Edinburgh - August 2009.
Worked pretty much as described... the pics were a big help as was the link to the part needed
Nice instructions. Definitely a 2 man /person job.
Only thing I would add is when removing the bung which surrounds the wires and leads between the freezer compartment at the front and the circuit board compartment at the rear.... remove the sealant bung from the rear and don't try taking it out from the front. I tried this and all I managed to do was snap the plastic surround. If you prise it out gently from the back of the machine it comes out in one piece.

Machine working fine after 1 week. Hope hats not just because I defrosted it at the time I changed the sensor but pretty m sure thats not the case.

Thanks again

Jamie in York, May 2011

I worked at mfi most of my life and sold 100's of this model. When this problem arouse I found it was usually when someone fitted the kitchen themselves or through a local joiner. The mfi installer knew a plinth vent was needed with all fridge freezers especially frost free. This enables a through flow of air pulling the air in through the plinth vent and take the warm moist air up the gap at the back of the tower cabinet and out over the top of the cabinet. If this is not done the evaporator will not get rid of the warm air quick enough at the back of the fridge freezer. This leads over time to many components failing due to not working at the correct temp.
Important Points

1. Make sure you have at least 50mm air space at rear.
2. Make sure there is no items on top of cabinet blocking air from escaping out top of cabinet at rear.
3. Make sure a vent is fitted to plinth for air intake.
4. Make sure doors are closing to magent seals.
5. Don't fit next to a oven housing or boiler

Once you have replaced the parts that have failed, they will fail again after a couple of years if you don't adhear to the above 4 points.
I hope this is of assistance.

MR Mac, March 2011

Stephen (August 2009) - THANK YOU! My fridge is now happily chilling my milk. The fix was just as easy as you suggest, and I must admit I quite enjoyed taking my fridge apart...

Angus, February 2011

Hi,

I have this fridge/freezer and the temp on the fridge has gone up to +8 i cant get it to cool down and no one seems to be able to repair this.
Can anyone help as i no longer have instructions.

Tracy, January 2011

Many thanks Stephen - pics most helpful. Couple of points I hope might be useful. Had trouble in sourcing the probe from the the contacts in the forum. Eventually struck lucky with Inter Spares (ARD502055800 - for 2006 model). The probe itself was a different shape and the contacts not compatable. But I simply cut the contacts off and soldered the old one to the leads of the new probe. All has worked well for 4 weeks - no Hs! Don't get put off if you've only one pair of hands (two better) subject to employing supports/bricks etc. with care and balancing appropriately. Took around 30 mins including switching contacts.

Al Partington, November 2010

A big thank you to Stephen from Edinburgh (August 2009).

Followed his excellent and detailed advice. After an anxious wait whilst watching the dreaded 'H', we left the house, and returned some time later to discover the fridge and the freezer both working again!

The joys of cold milk.

Thanks Stephen, you are brilliant!

Barry (from Essex), October 2010

What a cracking site! You guys have just saved me over 500 quid and a lot of hassle! Did not relish having to replace the fridge freezer, especially as I couldn't get anywhere near the same spec for a reasonable sum. Only wish I'd looked into this sooner, as it would have saved me the hundred quid I paid for a new fan when the problem first reared its head, and then another twenty to get the doors re-hung as was told they weren't shutting properly and causing the icing up!! New frost-free sensor ordered for £14 from eSpares. Fingers crossed.....

Helen, Fife, September 2010

Got the big H and having read these posts feel quite depressed at the thought of the chew on of getting that obviously sub-standard, poor excuse of a fridge out of its housing to try and fix it. Might bite the bullett and get a new one. Deepest joy !

Mark, July 2010

I too have the dreaded H problem and cannot keep food for any length of time in this weather. considering all the difficulties I have read about on this page, I am not going to repair it. Please can any of you recommend a replacement model that will fit.
Also seeing as I will be replacing it, I am happy to send the instructions to anyone who wants them.

Many thanks

Julia - Bath, July 2010

Is the Argos link for a no frost radiator probe APM6855 for the Model 0 or Model 01? Also is the radiator probe the same as a 'defrost sensor'?

Thanks

Sharon, June 2010

Similar prob with apm6855.
Fridge freezer all defrosted now but doesnt seem to want to go cold again. service people I rang seemed to think that the refrigerant had leaked as I commented on the foul smell when it packed in and said that would put it beyond economical repair.
having read all this, I'm now wondering whether it was just the food that had gone off that caused the smell?
Is there any way of checking if the refrigerant has leaked out?
btw, if I switch it on, the "cigarette-shaped" sensor in the back of the freezer compartment seems to be in circuit made mode (and was previously replaced by an engineer who just crimped and shrink-sleeved it onto the existing wiring going through to the panel at the back, thus negating taking the back rad off I guess), the freezer fan blows but the compressor doesn't seem to do much apart from get hot. The motorised fridge "flap" stays open as you would expect as it needs the cold air from the freezer to cool down. Any suggestions welcome.

David, Cardiff, June 2010

many thanks to all of you who have posted solutions on this site. i had a kitchen installed by MFI 3 years ago and firstly the washing machine packed in 1 month ago now my APM6855 has started cooking my fridge ingredients. Have defrosted with hairdryer and switched on 2 hours ago freezer OK fridge had me worried until 1/2 hour ago now it appears to be cooling down from the dreaded "H" value, will keep you posted

Geordie Bloke, May 2010

Thanks to this web page have renewed my no frost rad probe and so far so good. the most difficult part was getting the unit in and out, this is definitely a 2 man job and maybe even a 3. brought part from interspares for about 26 quid. There are 2X different probes one post 2007 (this fridge has an LCD display) and the other post 2007 doesn't.

Neale, May 2010

does anybody know of a replacment for the apm6855?

archie, April 2010

Thanks to Stephen (Aug 09) Followed the instructions to the letter and now have a working fridge again. Only points I can make are:-
1/New sensor was circular, old one was elliptical.
2/As you pull the back wall of the freezer out you will need to twist the drawer end stops off.
3/Get someone to help.

Richard, April 2010

having same issue freezer ok fridge showing H, about to try the total defrost for 48 hrs although most of you have done this and it is a temporary solution. I would be grateful if anybody could help me with a replacement that will fit the same space.

evelyn, April 2010

Is the no frost rad probe easily indentifible inside the freezer compartment. Have just ordered one after 2X defrosts. During defrosting noticed that there is about 3 probes around radiator

Neale, March 2010

Mine is fine now, packed in after 18 mths. I replaced both frost probe and fan for about 40 pounds

Andrew Donnelly, March 2010

I have just replaced the sensor as I was having the same problems with the fridge not staying cool. The step by step guide from Stephen from Edinburgh was spot on and, touch wood, seems to be working. I agree with a previous post that the hassle was getting the damn thing out and then back into the carcasse. It was so tight.

Jim from Portlethen, March 2010

I have repaired mine successfully, I replaced the fan motor and it has been running fine for a few weeks now. I got the part from ebay for £25, it was not identical but similar.

david, February 2010

Aside from the 01/00 model confusion is there also not some confusion between a 'Freezer Ambient Probe' (http://www.inter-spares.co.uk/hygena/hygena-schreiber-refrigeration-spare-parts/apm6855-1-1/freezer-ambient-probe.html) and a 'No Frost Radiator Probe (http://www.inter-spares.co.uk/hygena/hygena-schreiber-refrigeration-spare-parts/apm6855-1-1/no-frost-radiator-probe.html) Or are they the same thing aside from the no frost?

Was the 'Temperature Probe: No Frost' (http://argosspares.co.uk/cgi-bin/product.pl?PID=1117601&brand=&model=SER502023500%E2%88%82=) suggested in the step by step guide by Stephen from Edinburgh (Aug 2009) the one that everyone has tried? If so then does it fit the digital display model or not?

Tom, February 2010

...though, continuing from my last post, I'm not sure that the Freezer Ambient Probe is the right one. inter-Spares does do a No Frost Probe but only for the APM6855-0.

Julian, January 2010

Wrong connectors might be to do with APM6855-0 versus APM6855-1. http://www.inter-spares.co.uk/hygena/hygena-schreiber-refrigeration-spare-parts/apm6855-1-1.html shows a Freezer Ambient Probe for model 0 and model 1; however, they describe model 0 as having the digital display and model 1 as having no digital display, which seems backwards as my model looks to be a 1 but has a digital display. I will contact Interspares to see which they think I need.

Julian, January 2010

had APM6855 for 4 years have not had a problem except salad lid breaking in 2 . Would not hesitate in buying another,Touch Wood !!!

mark, December 2009

I had purchase the no-frost radiator probe as suggested, although the sensor part looks the same the connectors are different! More problems! any ideas??

Sarajane - London, December 2009

thermostat on fridge section not working

pete, November 2009

Hi, just changed sensor in mine and also had the fan checked for continuity(fan is fine) sadly despite changing the sensor its still showing H on the cooler LCD.. freezer seems fine :(.. any ideas?

Jamie, October 2009

I had the same issue ‘H’ showing on fridge, read this BLOG and defrosted the freezer straight away. The fridge seems to be working fine now.
Thanks all.

Michael, October 2009

hi there, having same prob that many have described on here. im defrosting right now but am gonna order the sensor in anticipation of it happening again in a few weeks. I was just wondering how to remove the panel at the back of the freezer (the one with the fan at the top)? thanks for all the advice on here cos i wouldnt have known where to start!
Paul

paul, September 2009

Followed Stevens advice. As soon as the freezer reached -24 the fan started going a mile a minute. Fridge back at +2 in a couple of hours. So far, so good. Just need to see how long it lasts.

Had a small problem getting the panels inside the freezer back in while keeping the fan connected. There wasnt a lot of wire to play with. Bit of a footer but got there.

Well worth a couple of hours work. Getting the fridge freezer out of the integrated unit was more hassle than the fix. Would suggest having someone on hand to help with the lifting.

Cheers Steven!

Neil, Glasgow, September 2009

Replaced My Sensor. Its now been working for the last 6 weeks. So far so good.
Better than defrosting every 2 weeks

Mark B, September 2009

Dear Alex - Reg's description is correct and you are also correct in your location but you have to remove the grill at the rear if the fridge freezer to gain entrance to the box Reg is talking about.

I too had all these problems until I found this link and done some digging. In the end I repaired my fridge for around £25 and it was all down to the helpful people who gave there advice freely for all of us frustrated freezer folk!

So in return I have included the whole process I carried out with links to pictures and spare parts to help you. It's a bit long winded but hopefully it alleys some fears you may have when carrying out the repair.

The link that shows pictures of what is required were originally posted by a guy called Matt (Big thanks to you by the way!) which I found really useful when reading the other directions in this forum. Another big thanks to Gary at Advanced Cooling Systems co.Durham 07888827985, (December entry), very helpful).

The picture link is - picasaweb.google.co.uk/mrfreezer5/Repairs#

Just copy and paste into your web browser and three pictures will appear -

the first picture is in the actual freezer compartment (with the front panels removed) showing the sensor head.

The second and third are round the back with the grill and grey plastic cover (held on with 3 screws) removed.

Don't be spooked at removing the grill, I found that when I removed all the screws round the side, I was able to let the grill fall forward about 45 degrees without putting to much stress on the pipework at the bottom. But be careful, this is still a dodgy part of the repair because if you break/split a pipe then its all over. Just have some furniture at hand for support. A chair/table/partner will do the trick, (I was able to use a kitchen drawer), however I did find the pipes surprisingly sturdy.

Once you have removed the grill and the grey plastic cover with 3 screws, you will find a white holder (not connected to anything) holding the Printed Circuit board (picture 2, with the white cover removed)

Now you need to remove the rubber grommet holding the wires going into the back of the freezer compartment (picture 3). This comes out with a little persuasion with a screwdriver, but don't fight with it to much as to damage the cables it is holding.

From inside the freezer, remove the cable tie thats holding the sensor onto the pipe (picture 1), remove the putty sealing the cables to the back of the unit and carefully pull the sensor out the front to determine the connection you need to remove from the printed circuit board around the back. The connection is a simple squeeze and pull clip.

Once removed replace the new sensor just as you removed the old one.

The sensor i bought was from Argos spares - SERVIS temperature probe, no frost SER502023500 , web link -

argosspares.co.uk/cgi-bin/product.pl?PID=1117601&brand=&model=SER502023500&part=

The putty goes back in to insulate the cables and the rubber grommet pushes back in quite easily as long as you take care of the wires it is holding.

Basically that's it! refit all parts as you took them off and bob's your uncle! Hopefully a working fridge. For a £25 part and a Sunday afternoon I now have a working fridge with no annoying "H" and sour milk!

I realise other people have had other issues, but with reading this forum link I think the sensor repair will help around 90% of you out there.

Good luck

Stephen from Edinburgh, August 2009

How do you know where the sensor goes? Just defrosted mine with the hairdryer again :-(?

Where abouts does it go? By the big copper pipe?

Alex, August 2009

Dear Reg - well done for replacing your senor; I have located mine (I think) but the wires go through a hole and I cannot locate the connection. Do I have to gain access to the rear of the unit to change this sensor?

Julian, Swindon, August 2009

Looks like we have all bought a pup. I think its a trip to the shops and buy a new one. I wont be going back to the same shop however!

Phil B, August 2009

I had the same problem with a fridge/freezer from Howdens Scriber APM6855 Obtained a Sensor from Inter-Spares.co.uk NO FROST RAD PROBE (502055800): 1 × £14.46 = £14.46 (£16.63 including VAT) Fitted and there are no problems so far. Fitting. When you remove the two plastic covers at the rear, inside the freeze, take care, there are a number of sensors, the sensor cannot be seen if the Radiator is frosted up, the sensor is not much thicker than a cigarette and about the same length. It is fastened to a slim pipe and could have slipped behind it.

Reg In Cardiff Wales UK, August 2009

New Sensor delivered and fitted today, watch this space. lol

Will update page in a few weeks

Chris, August 2009

I have already changed one set of sensors with no Joy.
I have just ordered the no frost sensor for £28+vat from inter spares and will give progress report when delivered and fitted.
Until then defrost every 6 weeks ish. lol

Chris, July 2009

Same problem as everyone fridge letting us down every few wks,ruined and wasted lots of fresh foods. Had called engineer charged £35 and used my wife's hairdryer took him 10 mins fully defrosted it lasted about 6 weeks not spending anymore on poor quality product,really disappointed with these products also has Washer that's packed in too lasted bout 26 mths then had to replace wouldnt buy from Howdens ever again.......

Andrew South Wales, July 2009

We had the same problem on hottest day of the year!!
We turned both the fridge and freezer off for 24 hours and when we switched it back on it worked again. Apparantly the fridge can freeze up at the back which stops it from working. Once it had defrosted it started working perfectly again. It might not work in all cases but it is definately worth a try before paying for an engineer.

Katie, July 2009

hi all can't beleive that we have all be dupped into buying this apparent piece of junk, mine too exhibits the fridge too warm code and have just paid a so called refridgeration engineer £100 not to fix the fault, he said i will get a refund-yeh right. i turned the unit off,let it de-frost and then restarted it, all seems well until i read the threads here saying the cure will last only a few weeks, great i wish i hadn't turned my computer on this morning.

simon., July 2009

the number is on the paper stuck to the inside of the fridge ( left hand side on mine in the space where the veg baskets go) it is at the end of the long numbers under the model no. Mine is 01.

Lyn, July 2009

Hi, I have the exact same problem (display just showing 'H') and I have found a guy who says he can replace the sensor... but, he is asking me if my APM6855 is the /00 model or the /01 model. I have looked everywhere and I don't have this info. he says he cant order the correct sensor until he has this info. Does anyone have any ideas??

Lydia, July 2009

I have had 2 off this stupid items.As the first lasted 1 year, 2nd 5 months.The freezer went to -35 the fridge cooked my food.After numerous MFI fitters i decided to buy a different item,and unfortunatly lost all my 4 year warranty..I would never buy this product.

ms hedges, June 2009

I have investigated changing the sensor,a question to all those that have,
where does the end of the cable lead to as on the picture it doesnt look very long but when I have had the panel off the cable runs into a hole filled with putty and I cant see the end that must fasten into somekind of circuit board,do you have to go into the back of the fridge freezer to find the circuit.

Thankyou

Neil, June 2009

We had the same problem as everyone else. Defrosted the fridge and tried the solution that Gary suggested by replacing the evaporator sensor. All worked well for 8 weeks. now haveing the same problem. Did the part work for a short time or has the defrost trick temporarily worked?

Dave, June 2009

We had the same problem with ours, called out ExtraCare to look at it, Engineer sad it was a known problem with these appliances, it is a simple fix, two sensors have to be replaced that are located behind a panel in the frezeer ,

Cost us £80 for callout charge and Labour, parts were about £9 each, Less than £100 to fix,

Mark, May 2009

A big thank you to Gary (advanced cooling.).this guy was right on the money with his diagnosing my APM6855 fridge fault,it was as he states just a no frost radiator sensor(probe) fitted in less than 20 mins,at a cost of less than £20..before seeing his article i was expecting to have to shell out in excess of £350 for a replacement,cheers Gary!!

Col, April 2009

just had mine fixed by homeserve for £130 if this helps anyone

terry, April 2009

dear p.morris thanx 4 your tip we defrost the fridge/freezer like u did so hopefully we get few months out of it have u still got your fridge/freezer or did u have to get it replace

nicky, February 2009

have been doing the defrost trick for 2 years,about every 6 weeks(lucky to have second fridge/freezer)very difficult to get to back of appliance,engineers not fussed to look at it.

james, February 2009

hi question for gary
changed sensor as sugested but i am concerned that they have supplied the wrong stat. cylindrical sensor with red plug on the end. is there a difference, between the ambient sensor and the evaporator sensor

michael reed, January 2009

We have the same problem, just over 2 yrs old warm fridge.

Has anyone had any joy with the manufacturer as this seems to be a common fault?

John, January 2009

APM6855 ,2 years old , Same problem ,warm fridge , so decided to replace the whole thing, after reading this site .. I found that a ELECTROLUX ERN2821 will fit straight in ..It cost £249 from H&H wholesale ,301 Bowbridge Road ,Newark, Notts ,, the only place I could find with anything that would fit after three days of searching It is not frost free but will last longer than the APM6855 ..

Neil Baker, December 2008

the fault on the apm 6855 is due to the evaporator coil sensor in the freezer compartment being of either too high resistance or open circuit.....it causes the evaporator to ice up and fan motor to lock preventing airflow to the fridge compartment..then eventualy the freezer defrosts. this sensor controlls the frequency and duration of the defrost cycle.......easy to repair,just replace sensor at a small cost of about 15 squid.....its correct description will either be..evaporator thermistor or evaporator sensor or coil sensor or coil thermistor.....it is located behind the plastic panel in the freezer compartment clamped to a pipe at the top left.

gary @ Advanced Cooling Systems co.Durham 07888827985, December 2008

Our schribier apm6855 fridge works but freezer does not, it drops under 5 and starts beeping, i have defrosted for 48 hrs worked for about 4 hrs then samething happened, any answers?

jonny, October 2008

This all makes very interesting reading, sat here having wrestled with mine for most of the weekend.

Looks like I'll go buy a new unit, as even if the defrost trick does work its likely to only be a short-term fix.

If I find a perfect replacement - I'll post it on this site.

Ant, October 2008

This all makes very interesting reading, sat here having wrestled with mine for most of the weekend.

Looks like I'll go buy a new unit, as even if the defrost trick does work its likely to only be a short-term fix.

If I find a perfect replacement - I'll post it on this site.

Ant, October 2008

Im also having a similar problem fridge too warm but freezer has defrosted overnight and spoiled all the contents.

seems alot of people are having problems with this unit.

planning on removing it later to get a look at what id causing the problem

Rob Taylor, October 2008

Hi John,

Any chance of a DIY how to with list of parts please?

Thanks

Mark, September 2008

Our APM6855, which is out of warranty, also does the "H" thing intermittently (freezer working but fridge warm). This is despite a serious defrost lasting nearly a week.

We've just had someone out to test it and the fault is believed to lie in the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and we've been quoted £125 for a replacement PCB.

I also did some homework to see whether or not a replacement integrated 50/50 fridge/freezer with a warranty would be a better bet.

MFI's direct replacement is the Diplomat ACA6421 50/50 fridge/freezer - a "snip" at £499 !!!!!!

So.... it's new PCB time.

Ian, September 2008

We too have the same problem, freezer fine but fridge not cold and H showing on screen. Did the defrost trick which worked for 3 weeks the first time and 2 weeks the second. It hasn't worked now for 5 weeks! driving me mad so i'm getting a new one. Does anyone know what fits in the gap?

Sharon, September 2008

jon
same problem with fan where did you get your new fan from

peter, September 2008

Like lot's of you, my fridge was not getting cold, although the freezer worked fine. The problem was the fan that blows cold air up to the fidge. I tested the motor (either plug it to a 240V supply or measure the resistance) and it was broken. A replacement cost me around £40 and it has been fine since. Also worth checking that the servo motor that operates the entry flap in the fridge is ok.

Jon, September 2008

Me too, My APM6855 seems to have the same fault, fridge is showing H, trying the de-frost trick as we speak, has anyone found an alternative fridge/freezer which fits

S Davies, August 2008

we are having the same problems, driving me mad. need to buy a new one does any one know what other fridge freezer fits into the integral cabinet.
Carole

thenormans232@ntlworld.com, August 2008

I too have this Fridge Freezer, it started making an odd noice, i switched the electrics off, turned it back on and now it just constantly beeps (so annoying) with an H showing in the control. Does this mean its died!!!

Julie Taylor, August 2008

I am having the same problems any solutions would be welcome. Did Howdens help? Can another unit fit in the same units ?

dasvinder singh, July 2008

Thanks guys! Helpful suggestions. Sounds like I have to get a new fridge freezer if I don't want to be defrosting every couple of months. Its' only 2 years old! A shame that the warranty only lasts for a year......

Irene, June 2008

Thanks guys! Helpful suggestions. Sounds like I have to get a new fridge freezer if I don't want to be defrosting every couple of months. Its' only 2 years old! A shame that the warranty only lasts for a year......

Irene, June 2008

Thanks guys! Helpful suggestions. Sounds like I have to get a new fridge freezer if I don't want to be defrosting every couple of months. Its' only 2 years old! A shame that the warranty only lasts for a year......

Irene, June 2008

we too have experienced the same problem, as the fridge approached its 2nd birthday. To be honest, several of our intergrated appliances from Howdens have been of poor quality. Wouldnt purchase from them again

karen travis, June 2008

I am enjoying the same fun and games. Sometimes the fan just stops, sometimes the duct freezes solid so the air from the freezer can't be sucked/blown through to the fridge. De-frost seems to cure it but it does re-freeze very quickly.

Dodgy Rodge, March 2008

Thanks for the comments. Have defrosted 48 hours and it did work for about a month. I have been back to Howdens and as far as I can tell they are the only people who sell this fridge freezer to fit their integrated kitchen cabinet. Although The manager did say it was soon to be replaced. I wonder why.

James, January 2008

Empty both fridge and freezer of all food, then switch off at mains for 48 hours (no less!). Should then work as something is failing so causing cooling fan to freeze up (fridge is a 'parasite' design, ie it has no cooling unit of it's own, it simple leaches cold air from the freezer). This fault is VERY common to the APM6855.

The fix I mentioned probably won't fix it permanently - in a month or two it will probably happen again, then it's a case of calling out an engineer or buying a new unit.

P Morris, January 2008

Yes I'm having the same issue, any suggestions would be most welcome.

Nigel Hollington, December 2007