Freezers
Freezer Repair in Bere Alston
Upright and chest freezers that are not freezing or are icing up, repaired in your home. All Appliance Care covers Bere Alston and the surrounding area.
01Local knowledge
Freezers, Bere Alston homes
Homes in Bere Alston
Know the home, know the fault
A chest freezer in a utility area or a tall upright model in a kitchen helps manage supplies. In historic properties, finding a level floor for a heavy appliance can take some adjustment. If a freezer is not sitting completely flat, the door might not close flush against the cabinet. When a door seal fails to make proper contact, warm air enters the cabinet. This moisture turns to heavy ice build-up, which eventually causes drawers to stick and reduces the available storage space. A freezer that is icing up will force the compressor to run constantly to maintain the correct setting. If the internal temperature rises too high, a temperature alarm will sound to warn you. We look at units that are not cold enough, checking the thermostat, the defrost heater, and the fan motors that circulate cold air around the compartments. Faulty sensors can also stop the appliance from initiating its automatic defrost cycle. The journey involves navigating narrow country lanes and a narrow bridge to reach the peninsula positioned between the rivers Tamar and Tavy within a protected national landscape. Once at your property, we examine upright and chest freezers that are not freezing or are suffering from door seal faults. We repair appliances in your home, covering electric cooking equipment, washing machines, and refrigeration, though we do not work on gas appliances.
02What we look at
Every freezer fault, diagnosed in your home
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Freezers that are not cold enough
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Heavy ice build-up and drawers that stick
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Temperature alarms and constant running
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Door seal faults
03Other appliances
Something else playing up in Bere Alston?
04Questions
Freezers in Bere Alston: your questions
Not answered here? Tell us the make, the model and what the appliance is doing.
Call 01752 922765Heavy ice build-up happens when warm air enters the cabinet. This is caused by a damaged door seal or a door that has been left slightly open. In frost-free models, a failure in the automatic defrost system, such as a broken heater or a faulty timer, will also allow ice to accumulate and eventually cause the drawers to stick.
A freezer compressor runs constantly if the appliance is struggling to reach its set temperature. This happens if the condenser coils are covered in thick dust, restricting airflow. A failing thermostat might also fail to signal the compressor to switch off. Constant running increases energy use and can lead to excessive wear on the cooling system components over time.
The temperature alarm sounds when the internal cabinet becomes too warm to store food safely. This rise in temperature can result from a failed compressor, a broken fan motor that cannot circulate cold air, or a sudden loss of refrigerant gas. We look at freezers that are not cold enough to identify which component has failed.
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