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my samsung side by side fridge freezer not working .

My samsung f/freezer had frozen up atback of fridge , (stopping water coming out of tap on freezer door). so I defrosted with warm air , now fridge gets cold and not freezer , or freezer gets cold and not freezer , when I first switch it on it works fine for a day or so , even makes ice cubes but then it stops working , and ice cubes melt all over floor , my insuran e has lapsed so need to fix it myself, or get someone in , tried a thermostat, yellow cable black end , mine is blue cable white end, still not working at all wheni replaced this part .any onehelpmepleaseor is itscrap .g.b x

By Anonymous - Chesterfield - 29 September 2013

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  • Chris from eSpares
    Chris at eSpares says...

    Completely defrost for 48 hours with the doors open to clear any ice behind the evaporator, then check the defrost heaters are not open circuit. Although a few years old many firms should be able to repair (some for a fixed price like Repaircare) if you cannot identify the problem.

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