Anyone know anything about Fridges?

[Hopsta]

Hi all, I’ve got a Westinghouse WRI24U fridge freezer with frost free mechanism that isn’t working. Anyone know if it’s worth getting someone out to fix it? Trying to use it for a beer fridge but can’t get it any lower than 16c.
Appreciate any advice.

 

[RobinW]

If the freezer is working then it's most likely the fan. It blows freezer air into the fridge part.
My keg fridge cost $25 plus $10 for paint. I've greased the fan twice now to keep it alive.
I also use an upright freezer as a fermenting fridge. It had a mechanical defrost timer which got stuck on defrost.
If I can't fix it myself I'd be inclined to find another cheapy.

A repair guy will most likely want over $100 just to show up.

 

[ianbo]

I had trouble with my fridge. Freezer was working but fridge wasn't getting cold. The thermostat for the defrost heater was had it and was icing up. A new thermostat of eBay and all fixed. Google knows everything.

 

[Hopsta]

Thanks fellas!

 

[MashMasterMike]

Agree with Robin, it's most likely the internal fan that' stopped. Very easy to replace if you have any handy skills. I just replaced the one in my Westinghouse upright freezer which is my ferm chamber. Got a replacement fan off eBay for $25
Also, if have more skills you can quite easily remove the frost free timer as they tend to be annoying in ferm chambers. But I would not recommend attempting that unless you know what you are doing as you could also quite easily kill yourself if you wired it incorrectly.

I managed to rewire mine to use a BrewPi to control it and removed the frost free timer. It's awesome!