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Original poster

I am going to son stupid question of the day award!....wrt to my fridge...

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Badvoc · 09/09/2013 19:19

Does it matter if the light bulb in your fridge no longer works?
Our zanussi f/f is only 18 months old but the bulb has gone.
(This has never happened with any other f/f I have ever had so not an issue I have had to deal with before)
Dh can't unscrew the plastic cover to change the bulb. He has tried 3 times.
Does it matter if we just leave it?

John Lewis say it will cost is £79 call out to get a zanussi engineer out to change it!

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tywysogesgymraeg · 09/09/2013 19:23

No, it doesn't matter. As long as you can see what's in there.

MrsJaqenHgar · 09/09/2013 19:28

No. The light in my last FF didn't work for years. I'd already spent a fortune on the heap of scrap and I refused to spend another penny on it so the light stayed broken.

Original poster
Badvoc · 09/09/2013 19:32

Phew!
Thanks.

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Rebelrebel · 09/09/2013 19:33

No. Our old fridge had a broken light for years. I'd forgotten fridges even had lights by the time we got a new one - was a nice surprise the first evening we had it.

PigletJohn · 09/09/2013 20:04

have you got the instruction book?

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Badvoc · 09/09/2013 20:07

Yes.
Just tells you to unscrew the panel which dh can't do. Has even tried his electric screwdriver!
(He is pretty handy usually...an engineer by trade)

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Vivacia · 09/09/2013 20:44

I'd already spent a fortune on the heap of scrap and I refused to spend another penny on it so the light stayed broken

Heh, talk about sunk cost fallacy.

dingit · 09/09/2013 20:48

Reminds me of my cousins stupid joke. He told me he was buying his dw a fridge for Xmas, and couldn't wait to see her face light up when she opened it. ( I didn't get the joke, and told him off for buying such a horrible present)

Poledra · 09/09/2013 21:12

16 years. Yes, you read that right, my last fridge was in the dark for 16 years (what can I say, I'm lazy and had a torch Grin).

Original poster
Badvoc · 10/09/2013 07:32

Yes.
Just tells you to unscrew the panel which dh can't do. Has even tried his electric screwdriver!
(He is pretty handy usually...an engineer by trade)

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Original poster
Badvoc · 10/09/2013 07:33

Oh...why did that happen twice!?

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LifeofPo · 10/09/2013 07:41

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Original poster
Badvoc · 10/09/2013 07:47

Ah! I never thought of that! Thanks!

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3birthdaybunnies · 10/09/2013 08:08

Also have a look around the front of the fridge for the switch. Ours is at the bottom in the middle. It pops out when the door opens. If this gets stuck it doesn't pop out and so the light won't work. Probably not that but is easy to fix -just pull in and out a few times to loosen it.

Showtime · 13/09/2013 00:05

Sounds crazy, but some things do unscrew in opposite direction, has this been tried? Have found that many small "special" bulbs (sewing-machine, microwave, probably fridge etc) can be bought much cheaper at general electrical suppliers.

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