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Hi all,

I'm having the issues with my refrigerator now as well (doesn't get cold any more, although the compressor is working overtime, consuming steady 30-35watts at all times).
Since it's now 15 years old I'm aiming to replace this but have no idea how to get the compressor out of that tiny hole. There is a screw at the bottom below the control unit that makes this a little bit looser, however, it doesn't help me getting this thing out. Is there a screw on the other side as well?

The boat, by the way, is a hanse 370 built 2008, #468, located in Germany/Baltic Sea.

Very much looking for advise.

Thanks, Jonas


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Captain Cook Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 September 2023 at 15:54
At the top of this page press "Search->advanced search->All Forums->Any Date......and a keyword like "Compressor/Danfoss/Fridge/..................and so on.
There are dozens of different threads, and hundreds of posts on these subjects.

In the first three pages of the thread here (we are at page 4) you can find the first hint to get access to the compressor, and an advice about Danfoss DB35 fault codes.
If you google "Danfoss DB35 fault codes" you will get this:
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Goldfish Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 September 2023 at 19:42
Hi Captain Cook,
I‘ve searched this forum and the web a lot and I‘m sorry if you deem my question answered elsewhere. I couldn‘t find informationon how to actually get this out.

I am not interested in any error codes or so, I just want to know where to screw or pull or rip to get the damn thing our of my kitchen, and not just „the first hint“, but first hand experience on how to get thus out. I‘ve also posted a photo on how far I got in terms of access to my compressor. As I wrote, this thing is now 15yrs old and my plan is to replace this one and get a new more energy efficient one and not to check error codes or so…
But thanks for your hints and I apologize if I spam the thread in your opinion. Just looking for friendly advice.

Best regards, Goldfish!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Wild Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 September 2023 at 21:01
Hello Goldfish 
Captain Cook is a expert in teaching members in the search function.
On the Danfoss compressor there’s one locking screw directly under the electric unit
If you unscrew this locking screw you can slide the whole compressor out


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The screw is right under the green sticker on your picture 
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Thanks a lot, wild. I have already removed that screw but the compressor still seemed locked in place. But thanks for the note, I‘ll pull harder then and try to slide it out. It felt as if there was another screw on the side or back.
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Hi Goldfish

I have just replaced my compressor, and it is correct that it just can be pulled out after removing the screw. Mine was a little bit stocked to, but it came out. With the new compressor there was included a different type of mounting bracket, but I just moved the old part on the compressor to the new compressor, so I didn’t have to replace the part inside I locker.

At first sight it seems impossible the replace the compressor, but it is not that hard 😊.

Best regards

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Hi Jens
How is the new compressor connected to the condenser?


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Hi

The condenser is a part of the compressor unit. The evaporator in the fridge compartment is originally connected with a soldered pipe. I bought a completely new compressor with evaporator and mechanical thermostat. This had prefilled cooling liquid and you assemble it yourself.

To dismount I squeezed the pipes very hard to avoid cooling liquid to run out and then cut the pipes close to the compressor (a tiny and a bigger pipe). Then I dismounted the evaporator and dragged the pipes up that way. But they felt quite stocked, and I could not pull them out. I have earlier made an opening behind the couch and through this I could have access to the pipe entry hole. It showed out that it was a cable tie around the pipe isolation there blocked the pipes.

To mount the new pipes with bigger pipe fittings I had to extend the hole a bit.

It was very useful with the access behind the couch also when mounting the new pipes. Through this I could also make sure that the flexible ventilation pipe was in correct place during mount. In advance you will get a extra locker for life jackets etc 😊.

Below the original evaporator there is a freezing element attached with four blind fasteners. This was not on the new evaporator I got, but it is easy to move it to the new evaporator.  

After the installation I have experimented with how and where in the fridge/freezer the thermostat temperature should be measured. I’ll get back with my findings later. In the original installation the thermostat measures in a hole int the freezing element and my conclusion is that it is a good location.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Wild Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 September 2023 at 08:40
A few years ago we changed the evaporator and soldered the new pipes on the original from the compressor in our case The pipes ware long enough to do this in the locker under the cooker.
Not a easy job but to do if you are careful.Big smileClap
New gas on it ,vacuümpomp and finish 
The temp sensor is in the back of the freezer and works fine.


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