Electrolux 3 way fridge

Hi Andrewn,
How long has the fridge been sitting and not going?
Sometimes if these fridges have been sitting for a while without going they take a while to kick in, its to do with the heat exchange system they use.
I have one in my Swan and it did a similar thing, I took it out of the van and drove 300Ks to get it to a repair bloke only for him to tell me to drive back, put it in the van, to it on and it will work.
He was right.
His theory was, the rough ride in (it was in a trailer) helped loosen up the ammonia etc thats in the system and it would then be OK.

Hope this helps.


Franga

Unless this is a 2 door fridge I can not see how the fridge works as you suggest. The freezer section is the only thing that is cooled. The rest of the fridge is cooled by air convection - the warmer air in the top of lower section is cooled by the bottom of the freezer and falls to the bottom of the fridge.

PeterD

It may have a blockage in the lines one way to try and fix it is to remove the fridge and turn it up side down for a few hours the replace let it settle and switch it on

Very common problem.

They are a "cool weather only" fridge at the best of times.
When operated, they must be level, and very well ventilated in the back. (A small computer fan helps to get rid of hot air)- if run off level, the ammonia does not circulate, overheats and causes blockages.
These blockages can sometimes be temporarily fixed by shaking, even turning the fridge upside down- but it basically means your fridge is "on borrowed time" and is NOT repairable without a complete new cooling unit-very expensive!
Cheers