Bosch Refrigerator Is Not Freezing

If your freezer isn’t doing its job properly, then you’re going to want to diagnose and solve the problem as soon as possible. However, you might find it tricky to determine what exactly is affecting your freezer, especially if you don’t have a lot of prior experience with fridge repair.

There are several issues you might run into that can prevent your Bosch freezer from working properly. The most common issue is dirty condenser coils, but it could also be a bad start relay, an issue with the evaporator coils, or one of several other issues.

In this article, we’ll be going over everything that can potentially prevent your Bosch freezer from working properly, and explain what you can do to solve these issues.

If your condenser coils are dirty, this can affect the functionality of both your fridge and your freezer. The condenser coils in a fridge are often located either on the back or the underside of the fridge and are usually exposed to the open air. The purpose of the condenser is to change the refrigerant from gas to liquid; when this happens, it removes some heat from the fridge.

Because the condenser coils are often exposed to the air, this means that all sorts of dirt and dust inevitably gets trapped on them. When this happens, the coils can’t do their job properly, and the fridge isn’t able to cool itself nearly as well.

To solve this problem, you just need to locate your condenser coils and give them a good cleaning. In general, it’s a good idea to clean your coils at least once or twice a year (although you should consider doing it more often if you have a lot of shedding pets in your home).

The start relay is a component of your fridge that provides a boost of power to the compressor when it’s time for it to run. If the start relay fails, the compressor may only run for part of the time it needs to, or it may not be able to run at all.

To test the start relay, remove it from the compressor after unplugging the fridge, and test it with a multimeter. If it doesn’t display any continuity, have it replaced. Another sign that your start relay has failed is if it has a burnt smell. 

This motor powers the evaporator fan, which takes the cold air that comes off of the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the fridge/freezer. If this fan fails, it’s likely that the freezer will be unable to keep itself cool.

Thanks to the door switch, the fan won’t turn on if the freezer door is open, but you can use this to test the evaporator fan. Open the freezer door and access the freezer door switch, then manually activate it. If the fan doesn’t turn on even after flipping the switch, it means the fan motor is probably bad and should be replaced. 

If your freezer isn’t doing its job properly, then you’re going to want to diagnose and solve the problem as soon as possible. However, you might find it tricky to determine what exactly is affecting your freezer, especially if you don’t have a lot of prior experience with fridge repair.

There are several issues you might run into that can prevent your Bosch freezer from working properly. The most common issue is dirty condenser coils, but it could also be a bad start relay, an issue with the evaporator coils, or one of several other issues.

In this article, we’ll be going over everything that can potentially prevent your Bosch freezer from working properly, and explain what you can do to solve these issues.

If your condenser coils are dirty, this can affect the functionality of both your fridge and your freezer. The condenser coils in a fridge are often located either on the back or the underside of the fridge and are usually exposed to the open air. The purpose of the condenser is to change the refrigerant from gas to liquid; when this happens, it removes some heat from the fridge.

Because the condenser coils are often exposed to the air, this means that all sorts of dirt and dust inevitably gets trapped on them. When this happens, the coils can’t do their job properly, and the fridge isn’t able to cool itself nearly as well.

To solve this problem, you just need to locate your condenser coils and give them a good cleaning. In general, it’s a good idea to clean your coils at least once or twice a year (although you should consider doing it more often if you have a lot of shedding pets in your home).

The start relay is a component of your fridge that provides a boost of power to the compressor when it’s time for it to run. If the start relay fails, the compressor may only run for part of the time it needs to, or it may not be able to run at all.

To test the start relay, remove it from the compressor after unplugging the fridge, and test it with a multimeter. If it doesn’t display any continuity, have it replaced. Another sign that your start relay has failed is if it has a burnt smell. 

This motor powers the evaporator fan, which takes the cold air that comes off of the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the fridge/freezer. If this fan fails, it’s likely that the freezer will be unable to keep itself cool.

Thanks to the door switch, the fan won’t turn on if the freezer door is open, but you can use this to test the evaporator fan. Open the freezer door and access the freezer door switch, then manually activate it. If the fan doesn’t turn on even after flipping the switch, it means the fan motor is probably bad and should be replaced.