I am going to argue with my fridge freezer

Sclosages · 26-11-2014 04:50PM #1

It is beeping in a high-pitched beep, approximately every 5 seconds. Short of leaving the room, turning it off, or kicking it (my preferred action at the moment), I do not know what to do to maintain my sanity.
It is a Samsung NO frost piece of crap. Fridge on top and freezer on bottom. Its beeping is making me feel murderous.
Tell me how to stop it beeping before I'm done for assault on a fridge freezer.

TwoShedsJackson · 26-11-2014 04:51PM

RTFM, or else ring Samsung with the model number and ask them what the hell it's playing at.

SpaceTime · 26-11-2014 04:52PM

That's an over temperature alarm.

Make sure that the freezer is properly closed and not a tiny bit open.

Also make sure that you haven't put anything hot into the fridge or freezer.

It could also mean there's a cooling fault.

Ruu · 26-11-2014 04:52PM

Turn it off and on again.

Lapin · 26-11-2014 04:53PM

Plug it out.

Count to seven.

Plug it back in again.

Michael D Not Higgins · 26-11-2014 04:53PM

Locate the electronic display of the Samsung refrigerator, press the "Alarm" button for three seconds and then release it. The alarm turns off and the beeping stops no matter how long the doors remain open

http://www.ehow.com/info_8786725_new-fridge-wont-quit-beeping.html

Frosty McSnowballs · 26-11-2014 04:55PM

Wave your willy at it, that will shut it up. Then point your finger at it, in the style of a pistol and shout "freeze sucka". Then punch the Microwave, this will show the fridge that you mean business.

delop · 26-11-2014 04:56PM

make sure its not too close to the wall at the back

_Whimsical_ · 26-11-2014 04:56PM

...say your piece and don't let it give you the cold shoulder.

Pinch Flat · 26-11-2014 04:57PM

It's going to blow, GET OUT!!!!!'

Sclosages · 26-11-2014 05:24PM

It is saying nothing. That said, it did this to me earlier, then resumed its screeching.
I have opened and closed doors and turned it off and on again.

Badly Drunk Boy · 26-11-2014 05:28PM

You could check the seals around the doors. Could be damaged...

Frosty McSnowballs · 26-11-2014 05:30PM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

You could check the seals around the doors. Could be damaged...

Seals? The fridge isn't in the water though.

Mr. Incognito · 26-11-2014 05:33PM

Plug it out and buy a new one

Sclosages · 26-11-2014 05:49PM

I am going to kill the fridge. It's beeping again in its high pitched screech.

Badly Drunk Boy · 26-11-2014 05:54PM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Seals? The fridge isn't in the water though.

Seals aren't always in the water either.

Son Of A Vidic · 26-11-2014 05:56PM

Sclosages wrote: »

I am going to kill the fridge. It's beeping again in its high pitched screech.

Violence won't work. The fridge sounds pretty lonely and maybe if you started looking at it as a friend, rather than just a fridge, things would quickly improve.

Frosty McSnowballs · 26-11-2014 06:16PM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Seals aren't always in the water either.

Or the kitchen! Sort yerself out ya drunk bastard! :pac::p

Pumpkinseeds · 26-11-2014 07:28PM

I think you need to get it serviced or get a new one. Ours started doing weird things during the Summer and we ignored it until we came down one morning and it had broken completely. The joys of a week in Summer with no refridgeration was Hellish.

Sclosages · 27-11-2014 03:37PM

I am actually feeling like kicking it at this stage.

It is Samung. It says 'No frost'.
It also says 'CoolnCool' on the ****ing front.
Please please please can anyone tell me how the **** to stop the piece of **** from squealing at me?
It's like the most annoying noise ever. Like a smoke alarm beep going off every 5 seconds.
Please help me.
I know violence helps nothing, but I feel like beating this thing to a pulp.

Think Phoebe in the Friends episode where the fire alarm wouldn't stop.

whiskeyman · 27-11-2014 05:01PM

Sclosages wrote: »

I am going to kill the fridge. It's beeping again in its high pitched screech.

Tell it to chill out...

Shame on you AH for not posting this sooner

Graces7 · 28-11-2014 07:26AM

Slightly off thread but when I first came to Ireland I bought a fridge freezer. A few week later everything in it melted and it was apparently dead.. called the shop and they opined that my house was TOO COLD for that make of machine. They had had similar problems with one that was in someone s garage.. I upgraded but the same happened with a fridge in the bad winter and the very old one I have here is the same.. too cold for a freezer?

Sofiztikated · 28-11-2014 07:41AM

Graces7 wrote: »

Slightly off thread but when I first came to Ireland I bought a fridge freezer. A few week later everything in it melted and it was apparently dead.. called the shop and they opined that my house was TOO COLD for that make of machine. They had had similar problems with one that was in someone s garage.. I upgraded but the same happened with a fridge in the bad winter and the very old one I have here is the same.. too cold for a freezer?

Yes, too cold for a freezer.

Unless it has 2 thermostats (1 for outside temps, 1 for inside temps, and it adjusts to compensate) frost can damage your freezer.

Tis in the manual.

OP, might need defrosting (even though it's frost free, unplug for 36 hours) or disable the alarm by holding the alarm button for 3 seconds. But that doesn't solve the problem, just hides it.

Or push it out of a tree. Then you can tell the joke, "What's large, white, and kills people in the garden? My fridge when it falls on them!" You'll be a barrel of laughs, people will invite you to loads of parties, and you'll never be at home to hear your fridges pleas for help.

wnolan1992 · 28-11-2014 07:51AM

Buy some fancy frozen food from Marks and Spencer and offer it to the freezer as a gift.

cerastes · 28-11-2014 08:12AM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Yes, too cold for a freezer.

Unless it has 2 thermostats (1 for outside temps, 1 for inside temps, and it adjusts to compensate) frost can damage your freezer.

Tis in the manual.

OP, might need defrosting (even though it's frost free, unplug for 36 hours) or disable the alarm by holding the alarm button for 3 seconds. But that doesn't solve the problem, just hides it.

Or push it out of a tree. Then you can tell the joke, "What's large, white, and kills people in the garden? My fridge when it falls on them!" You'll be a barrel of laughs, people will invite you to loads of parties, and you'll never be at home to hear your fridges pleas for help.

White, how naff, its silver
OP RTFM yet?

SpaceTime · 28-11-2014 09:02AM

Graces7 wrote: »

Slightly off thread but when I first came to Ireland I bought a fridge freezer. A few week later everything in it melted and it was apparently dead.. called the shop and they opined that my house was TOO COLD for that make of machine. They had had similar problems with one that was in someone s garage.. I upgraded but the same happened with a fridge in the bad winter and the very old one I have here is the same.. too cold for a freezer?

Well, I would suggest that whoever you spoke to was utterly clueless.
Not only is that highly unlikely, Irish weather is rarely extreme.
I hope they didn't try to not honour the warranty.

biko · 28-11-2014 09:30AM

It's probably the "time to upgrade the fridge" alarm.

Sofiztikated · 28-11-2014 09:52AM

SpaceTime wrote: »

Well, I would suggest that whoever you spoke to was utterly clueless.
Not only is that highly unlikely, Irish weather is rarely extreme.
I hope they didn't try to not honour the warranty.

Not really.

Temps that regularly get below 0°C is too cold for many fridge freezers.

Oddly enough, most Beko (ye know the cheap ones?) freezers and fridge freezers have Freezer Guard tech to stop this.

Oops69 · 28-11-2014 10:03AM

It's like a baby , it only cries / screams / beeps when it needs something , give it a hug , you 'cold' bastard!

byte · 28-11-2014 10:10AM

SpaceTime wrote: »

Well, I would suggest that whoever you spoke to was utterly clueless.
Not only is that highly unlikely, Irish weather is rarely extreme.
I hope they didn't try to not honour the warranty.

No, not clueless, as it does indeed happen. Beko in particular for some reason.

Of course, the issue was particularly prevalent during the very cold winters.

cerastes · 28-11-2014 02:21PM

byte wrote: »

No, not clueless, as it does indeed happen. Beko in particular for some reason.

Of course, the issue was particularly prevalent during the very cold winters.

hmm, I dont know, Im not totally convinced.

In mild/warm weather fridge warms slightly, Thermostat detects this, operates refrigerant cycles through system, fridge cools, thermostat detects this, switches off compressor motor, heat exchanger condenser gives off heat exchanged from inside fridge.

In cold weather, fridge contents will warm less as less heat is lost (assuming to colder room and not beside boiler), eventually if fridge interior warms sufficiently for temp to rise in fridge compartment, motor kicks in, cools fridge more rapidly due to lower temp difference, heat given off at condenser warms room (slightly) firdge takes longer to cool due to cooler room/conditions, and doesnt use as much electricity.

All I can see is a fridge operated in colder conditions will cycle on/off less and use less electricity, cant see how it gets damaged from colder temps??

I am going to argue with my fridge freezer

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