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Understanding Your Refrigerator

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Vathsala Paramanathan
Vathsala ParamanathanGoogle - June 2024
I am very pleased with the. Work and advice of the engineer Jason who came today to repair my Liebherr fridge freezer. He said that there was no need to replace any part and resolved the problem
Mercy A.A.
Mercy A.A.Google - May 2024
If we could give the engineer Dan 10 stars we would! Such a quick, reliable service he provided and fixed the issue with our American Fridge/Freezer so quickly. Amazing customer service! Your company should feel lucky to have him representing you.
Sarah
SarahMay 2024
Having had excellent and quick service from Capital who sent engineers to sort out problems with my dishwasher and tumble dryer, I decided to buy a replacement dishwasher from them too. I was able to speak to real person! Who told me what they had available, I selected and bought it and was offered delivery two days later. Kept up-to-date on the timing of the delivery and the two men who came, fitted took away the old machine couldn't have been more helpful. I thoroughly recommend this company for swift and excellent service
Mercy A.A.
Mercy A.A.Google - May 2024
If we could give the engineer Dan 10 stars we would! Such a quick, reliable service he provided and fixed the issue with our American Fridge/Freezer so quickly. Amazing customer service! Your company should feel lucky to have him representing you.
Asker Mirza - Trust Pilot
Asker Mirza - Trust PilotSeptember 2024
Dan Lewis is a brilliant engineer. A REAL engineer and just not a techie.He sorted the awful noise from my Sharp Fridge freezer which I bought from AO.com.Dan’s knowledge base is considerable and he is extremely personable and humble. Will always want him to repair my ‘white’ goods. Most grateful as he has reduced the overall noise level of the fridge freezer.
Clair - Trust Pilot.
Clair - Trust Pilot.May 2024
Very good follow up be email to organize the appointment; engineer came on time and repair was very quick; the only thing which could have been improved was to mention somewhere that ETA means Estimated time of arrival....it usually has another common meaning.
Sally Zhang - Google
Sally Zhang - GoogleMay 2025
Recently booked an appointment with Capital Repair Peckham to fix my microwave oven combi. Oddly the microwave back to work the day before the appointment day so I had to cancel it, thought I would lose my half prepayment £60. But they are very understanding and friendly to refund me. How lovely they are. Definitely will use them in the future.
Mitraj Sinh Chudasama - Google
Mitraj Sinh Chudasama - GoogleMay 2025
James Booth did a wonderful job at Central Working White City of the installation of dish washer. He installed it within 15 minutes. That’s amazing. Highly recommend their services.
Eve Hollands - Google
Eve Hollands - GoogleApril 2025
I had Zulfi visit to repair my washing machine. He was extremely diligent, thorough and friendly and fixed the machine first time (which in past experience with other companies doesn’t always happen). Brilliant service, thank you Capital Repairs & Zulfi.
A fridge consists basically of four parts – the thermally insulated inside compartment that contains the items you want to keep cool, a motor, a radiator and coolant. The coolant does the work: as a liquid it is circulated and absorbs the heat from the inside capsule, turning it into a gas. The gas is then moved on to the radiator, where it is compressed and turned back into a liquid, the heat being transferred into the surrounding air.

A fridge is one of those modern conveniences we tend to take for granted, though it was definitely one of the most significant inventions that transformed our lives, particularly the way we eat and drink.

When you reach in the fridge for a cool drink or stash away your fresh food knowing it will keep unspoiled for several days, do you give any consideration to how this marvellous machine works?

Refrigerators were certainly hailed as a cool idea when the first one – a wooden box – went on show in London in 1843, patented by an American inventor, Jacob Perkins. It was not until around a century later, however, that fridges became freely available and adopted by the domestic market, manufactured by Electrolux. It wasn’t until the early 1960s that fridges took off as everyday appliances in the UK.

Fridge Faults

Nowadays refrigerators come in different styles – under-counter chillers, large side-by-side fridge-freezers, the cold cabinet with freezer compartment on top, the freezer chest, and so on. Different brands abound. They all work the same way, however, and are all prone to problems and faults to a greater or lesser degree.

Some of the more common problems that necessitate repairs to your fridge/freezer are:

  • Broken or damaged door seals result in the fridge losing cold air continuously and you’ll probably see your electricity bill spike. Food will spoil quickly, frost will build up quickly in the freezer compartment, and the motor and compressor will be working overtime, reducing their lifespan.
  • A blocked drain hole (usually found at the base of the back wall and designed to remove condensation or water spillage) inside the fridge are caused by a build up of food detritus. This causes water to pool in the bottom of the fridge, leading to soggy mouldy food. If the blockage is not too bad you should be able to fix it yourself by poking a pipe cleaner or cotton bud into the hole. If this doesn’t work, call in a professional fridge repair man.
  • If the compressor motor is running continuously this could indicate a faulty thermostat, a leak of the refrigerant gas/liquid, or the compressor being faulty. Diagnosis and repair requires a qualified technician.
  • When the fridge light fails to come on this could mean the bulb needs replacing, or the switch is faulty.
  • If the light comes on but the Fridge/freezer is not working, you’ll probably need a new thermostat or to have the compressor replaced.

In most cases it is far less expensive to have fridge/freezer faults repaired rather than buy a new appliance.

To keep your fridge/freezer in tip-top condition, and to ensure its efficiency and longevity, keep it clean and make sure you study the manual that it comes with. Most modern appliances have emergency indicator lights and/or icons fitted that alert you to any operational problems, faults or function codes so that you can correct these before they result in more serious trouble. These icons and indicators vary between different brands of fridge/freezer, to it’s wise to familiarise yourself with what all the indicators on your particular make and model mean.

If you’re in any doubt about the health and wellbeing of your fridge/freezer, call in a specialist fridge repairer to take a look at it.

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