thanks for the reply,the appliance was manufactured in 07 so I guess it is not affected,checked sr no on beko website and and all ok,I was thinking that I was going to get a free repair ,as the recall was due to a faulty heater timer,due to water getting in.but thanx for pointing that out to me.iam guessing there must be some kind of thermal fuse in the evaporating circuit ,and maybe behind the evap cover ,but I cannot get the cover off .iam starting to now think that the evap is mounted to the cover and won't release due to the build up of ice .maybe I should let the appliance fully defrost first .I managed to take out the stat and noticed it was basically a variable resistor,so I measured the stat on different positions and got different resistant values .so can we say that the stat is ok?.I did manage to look under the evap cover when I gave it the hairdryer treatment and managed to clear the drain of ice.I did notice a white wire coiled somewhat in the drain channel ,am I right in thinking this is a channel heater?.cannot fully defrost the freezer until wife can find somewhere to store the food which is in there for a party.anyway enough about my ramblings and thanx for the advice .
fat paul, November 2011
