Fridge And Freezer Forum

I also have the BRANDT CFA361XU fride/freezer (over 2 yrs old) and the same problems, freezer at -2oC and occasional leaking water. However, I haven't looked behind the appliance yet, to see if there is an ice build-up?

I have read loads of bad reviews on the internet about Brandt freezers breaking under 3 years old etc...but a lot of people have said the compressor was to blame (~£170).

A comet guy is due out on Saturday to look at ours (£75), do people think its worthwhile, because if the compressor is to blame, we won't be able to afford £75 and £170 for the part and may as well buy a new one?

What is the pcb mentioned above and how much will that cost?

Cheers Elle

id cancel the call, and do the 48hr defrost thing,with both doors open

its usually because the drain hole inside the freezer gets blocked full of ice and needs cleaning out.. quite often the defrost method works

its a known problem.. the pcb suffers from irregular defrost patterns, and the new pcb isnt guaranteed to be any better

from memory, the pcb is around the £40 mark, so if you want him to fit a pcb, itll cost you aroun d £120... but he probably wont defrost it for you, it takes a long time

hope this helps

Thankyou I will give that a try and let you know.

The defrost worked! and has been working over a week now! So Thankyou very much for the great advice!

see, we aint all daft ya know!

glad it sorted it for you

It's still working and I'm still excited! Sad I know!

I don't think any of you are daft, especially not you!

Thanks again!