Thread: Skope Fridge

Evening all,

Just wondering has anyone worked on skope fridges? Just as I have one and not cooling properly. Ambient temp was 16 and was going down to 11 degrees and not going colder no matter how long it was turned on for.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Could be wrong but I had a feeling @kiwijames was/is a fridgey?

I assume you have tried turning the dial(normally found inside fridge top right) around fully in each direction and seeing which way it works then try leaving it on lowest setting????

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I assume you have tried turning the dial(normally found inside fridge top right) around fully in each direction and seeing which way it works then try leaving it on lowest setting????

No dials on the inside however have tried the only one I can find on the outside, got warmer than ambient temperature so put back to where I could get it to 11 degrees. Cheers

Im not a fridgey so I’ve got no issue with someone telling me I’m wrong but I’ve just been through this exercise and mine was a leak in the evaporator coil. So here’s a few things it could be.
Is the evaporator fan(the one inside the fridge)running?
Is the evaporator coil iced up? If it is and the fan inside is running turn off the fridge, defrost the coil and turn it on again.
Is the condenser coil clean and fan running(these are on the outside of the fridge)?
If all of the above are working as they should it could be:
The thermostat(older style skope) or temperature controller have an issue,
You have a leak that needs fixing then the unit needs regassing
The compressor has an issue.

Originally Posted by Quicknock

Im not a fridgey so I’ve got no issue with someone telling me I’m wrong but I’ve just been through this exercise and mine was a leak in the evaporator coil. So here’s a few things it could be.
Is the evaporator fan(the one inside the fridge)running?
Is the evaporator coil iced up? If it is and the fan inside is running turn off the fridge, defrost the coil and turn it on again.
Is the condenser coil clean and fan running(these are on the outside of the fridge)?
If all of the above are working as they should it could be:
The thermostat(older style skope) or temperature controller have an issue,
You have a leak that needs fixing then the unit needs regassing
The compressor has an issue.

Pretty much bang on.
It’s almost always the evaporator coil leaking. If you take the top lid off, you’ll see the top few passes are covered in ice but the return pipe to the compressor is warm.

Originally Posted by Quicknock

Im not a fridgey so I’ve got no issue with someone telling me I’m wrong but I’ve just been through this exercise and mine was a leak in the evaporator coil. So here’s a few things it could be.
Is the evaporator fan(the one inside the fridge)running?
Is the evaporator coil iced up? If it is and the fan inside is running turn off the fridge, defrost the coil and turn it on again.
Is the condenser coil clean and fan running(these are on the outside of the fridge)?
If all of the above are working as they should it could be:
The thermostat(older style skope) or temperature controller have an issue,
You have a leak that needs fixing then the unit needs regassing
The compressor has an issue.

You want a job ��
You've pretty much got it covered for most possible causes. I don't do a lot of Skope but the only other one I've seen fail regularly is the hot gas line in the condensate

Originally Posted by Quicknock

Im not a fridgey so I’ve got no issue with someone telling me I’m wrong but I’ve just been through this exercise and mine was a leak in the evaporator coil. So here’s a few things it could be.
Is the evaporator fan(the one inside the fridge)running?
Is the evaporator coil iced up? If it is and the fan inside is running turn off the fridge, defrost the coil and turn it on again.
Is the condenser coil clean and fan running(these are on the outside of the fridge)?
If all of the above are working as they should it could be:
The thermostat(older style skope) or temperature controller have an issue,
You have a leak that needs fixing then the unit needs regassing
The compressor has an issue.

have given both of the coils a good clean with are to get all the crap off them.
the evaporator seams to be working fine both the fan and the pipes are cool but not icing up.
the only thing i can see is the condenser fan (outside of unit) is not working, have tried to test the unit outside so had a nice breeze flowing though it.

i was thinking it would be a leak somewhere in the system, any ideas for finding it?

dont think it will be a thermostat issue as i have put a seperate thermostat in there and it reads the same.

cheers

Originally Posted by 7'08 shooter

have given both of the coils a good clean with are to get all the crap off them.
the evaporator seams to be working fine both the fan and the pipes are cool but not icing up.
the only thing i can see is the condenser fan (outside of unit) is not working, have tried to test the unit outside so had a nice breeze flowing though it.

i was thinking it would be a leak somewhere in the system, any ideas for finding it?

dont think it will be a thermostat issue as i have put a seperate thermostat in there and it reads the same.

cheers

@7’08 shooter That needs to be working before you go any further. Hopefully that’s all it is. It should be running when the compressor runs.

Cheers, will have a play on the weekend then

depending on where you live in auckland i can come have a look. i fix fridges at my day job

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

depending on where you live in auckland i can come have a look. i fix fridges at my day job

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