Why is Your Fridge Freezing the Food? (Top Reasons Explained!)

Why is Your Fridge Freezing the Food?
Refrigerator freezing food? In this video, we're going to help you find out why the food in your fridge is freezing. There are a few reasons why this can happen and we're going to take you through each one and how to fix it. If you have a Whirlpool refrigerator freezing food, or any other brand of refrigerator, this video could be very helpful!

One reason for this is a faulty door seal. You can purchase a replacement door seal for your fridge freezer make and model on the eSpares website:

Another reason is a faulty thermostat. For this, you may need to replace the thermostat itself or the temperature PCB and the main PCB. You can find links to these replacement parts here:

For more replacement parts or accessories to keep your fridge freezer working to its best, take a look at the eSpares website.

Want to skip straight to the information you need? Here's what we talk about in each part of our video:

0:00 Introducing the video
0:34 How to check the door seal
1:33 How to check the thermostat
2:00 How to replace the temperature PCB
3:50 How to replace the main PCB
5:27 Suggested video: How to Clean Your Fridge Freezer in 7 Steps
5:41 How to check the fridge wet wall
6:04 How to check the fridge condenser coils
6:37 Suggested video: Energy Saving Tips for Your Fridge Freezer

Thanks for watching!

[jozeblaze]

Worked perfectly, thank you! Replaced the PCB thermostat and the control PCB at the back as per the video. No more ice build up on the internal wet wall.

[githice]

Thank you very much. That was eloquent, simple and to the point

[donaldduck]

Useful. Perhaps best to check items 3 and 4 first before going for the thermostat change

[paulmc]

Excellent Presentation! Many thanks. Can you indicate where the thermostat is located in a Grundig GKNG1682DN and how it can be replaced? Thanks again!

[mjuk]

Hi checked door seals, replaced pcb board same as video 2.50, defrosted. Cleaned little hole at bottom of fridge, and defrosted twice. Still the same. Freezer is working fine. Beko frost free fridge freezer 5 years old. So likely to be main pcb on back of unit? As gas is fine because freezer is working. Beko CXS5104W main board not listed on your website and cant find manual? Thanks

[GARDENER]

Every time my fridge has started freezing food is because the bloody temperature control knob (Bosch...) is conveniently placed to be caught by anything placed on the top shelf.
Same applies to my mother's fridge freezer.
These dials need some sort of lock-out to prevent unintentional movement.
I've wedged mine with a piece of plastic cut from a milk bottle...

[anthonyappiah]

I have same problem with my beko fridge freezer

[MrsRagePanda]

for me, its only the top part of my fridge thats freezing, the setting is as low as 1, i have a beko fridge and i cleaned the coils on the back, still have the top part freezing up

[garyhuart]

You have missed out the most common cause of the Beko freezing food in the refrigerator compartment. It being a faulty thermistor fitted just below the main circuit board hidden under the foam insulation

[susanbailey]

My siemens fridge is freezing food at the top, why?

[HellRaiserShook]

My beko cxf5104w is freezing foods in the fridge, I've replaced the main and thermostat pcb's but it's still freezing food in the fridge

[Siverpriest]

I have a Side by side and I can´t find the bloody thermostat

[PeterAlexandrovich-jb]

But I live in the US. Can you send me a 5 pound note to use?

[Hashterix]

My 3 year old electra fridge freezer is doing this. Ugh.

[ReesGmail]

Except for when it doesn't and all the lights light up 🙄