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Smeaks

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Fridge thermostat seized
« on: May 21 2023, 20:22 »
The fridge stat on my fridge is seized and can’t be adjusted. I have read of folk who replaced it with an electronic version.

Has anybody got the details of this job… what was used? …. Thanks
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JEN-et-ROSS

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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #1 on: May 22 2023, 12:02 »
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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #2 on: May 22 2023, 13:42 »
Same stc 1000 for me ,has worked fine for about 4years .Geoff
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Smeaks

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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #3 on: May 22 2023, 19:35 »
Where did you mount the unit?
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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #4 on: May 22 2023, 20:04 »
On the front face of the cabinet,so I can see the temp and whether the fridge is on or off .Geoff
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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #5 on: May 22 2023, 22:29 »
Quote from: Smeaks on May 22 2023, 19:35
Where did you mount the unit?
I mounted mine in the hand-hole for lifting the starboard saloon seat, just above the compressor. The wiring is short and i don't actually need to modify setpoints or to see temps all day. If i need to check something it's easy to get too, with no additional holes or modification.
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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #6 on: May 23 2023, 06:59 »
Thanks all
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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #7 on: May 23 2023, 08:37 »
Quote from: geoff on May 22 2023, 20:04
On the front face of the cabinet,so I can see the temp and whether the fridge is on or off .Geoff
Likewise.....Bill.
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Smeaks

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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #8 on: May 24 2023, 12:22 »
was the rewiring major or all managed locally to the unit from the fridge fan?
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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #9 on: May 24 2023, 14:48 »
It's all local. You connect the thermostat power parallel with the fridge power (not the fan, which only runs when told by the thermostat). Then the switched output from the thermostat where the old one was. You also have to route the temperature probe and cable into the fridge somewhere, on ours it was easy to do from the front.

I fitted the thermostat display in the furniture of the fridge, so you always have a temperature readout to tell you when the fridge is struggling and/or fascinate guests :)
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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #10 on: May 24 2023, 15:49 »
thanks just what i wanted
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Re: Fridge thermostat seized
« Reply #11 on: June 18 2023, 22:46 »
See attached drawing. We placed the sensor 2/3 hight at the back of the fridgebox.
Thermostat contact is in parallel with the original mechanic thermostat. So you van use both (be sure to turn off the mechanical thermostat when running on electronic thermostat).
Thermostat setpoints: switch ON at 12,5 Celsius, and switch OFF at 9 Celsius.
The bottom temperature of the fridge box will be much lower (5 Celsius).
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