Fisher & Paykel 113L Bar Fridge Questions & Answers

The light bulb is behind the temperature control dial. If you reach behind this you should be able to feel the old one to screw it out. If you get stuck, use your mobile phone to take a selfie picture of this spot. If you have no idea what you're doing, turn the fridge off and unplug it first as the bulb could also be damaged or missing. I replaced mine with an LED bulb from Bunnings. It is a bit brighter and uses less power.

Many thanks Markden. I’ll try to change it today.

Oh, interesting question. As far as I know depressing the grey button starts a defrosting cycle which heats the freezer compartment between cooling cycles. For this reason the compartment should be emptied of food, Esky bricks, drinks and anything else. When the cycle is finished the button will lift up again but if there is still ice in there, the water catching tray will need to be emptied and the cycle run again if the remaining loose ice can't be lifted out by hand (or a soft plastic spatula). This process often takes 12-24hrs per cycle so it could be that the cycle is still re-setting even if the button is now up. Because of this heating cycle I wouldn't store frozen meat in a bar fridge and just use that compartment for ice cube trays or Esky bricks.

Put a thermometer on the bottom shelf (floor) of the fridge and work out what temperature the fridge is actually running at for each temperature setting. Also don't put food on the shelf under the freezer because it will freeze. Put non-freezable items here as a buffer like carbonated mineral water. The build up of ice is a factor of humidity multiplied by the number of times you open the fridge door. To defrost this use the defrosting tray in conjunction with pressing the defrosting button in the middle of the temperature dial.

There ate a lot of variables here. Not running could mean that you live in a very cold area or that the thermostat is turned up too warm. Pushing in the grey button starts a defrosting (warming) cycle that requires use of the ice catching tray under the freezer module. If the thermostat is turned to a cooler setting once this process is finished but the fridge still isn't cooling down then the most common cause of this is someone having used a knife to defrost the freezer box. This can perforate the refrigerator and cause a massive loss of coolant. In that instance the repair costs could be significant.

Thank you for your answer. We live in a normal area with no freezing. But I don't know the history of the machine but apparently it was supposed to be working when the gentleman sold it to us again thank you very much for your help

It's very quiet. I had one in my office for many years and didn't really notice the noise. Also had one as a stand alone fridge in a bedroom and it makes about as much noise as our tick tock wall clock. If you can sleep with a ticking clock in your room then the bar fridge will be a walk in the park. My bar fridge are all stand alone so they make more noise than a built in. Since it takes up the same room as a dishwasher you can make it built-in under a kitchen bench and it will make even less noise. Lastly you can also put noise dampening foam around the back of a built-in cabinet and you won't hear a thing.

thanks for your information. I'd still like to get some info about noise level in db, but your personal experience is most helpful.

Yes it does..

The P120 model does have an interior light .

Yes it has one but the switch is activated by the lid of the compartment at the top of the door. This means if you ever take the lid off to fit taller things in your bar fridge, the interior light will stay on when the door is closed.

The fridge is not frost free so opening and closing the door more often will cause ice to build up faster. High humidity will do the same, as will leaving the door open a crack or perishing door seals. Put a bright light inside the fridge like a battery operated lamp and see if you can see light coming out of the fridge seals anywhere around the whole perimeter of the fridge. You can also just physically examine the seals all the way around the door. To defrost the fridge use the defrost button and the drip tray that was supplied with the fridge.

I have an issue with freezer with excessive ice build up. the fridge was advertised as frost free?