Refrigerators: manuals, faults and maintenance
Your refrigerator is acting up, or you just need its manual? You're in the right place. Find your model's manual, understand where the fault comes from, fix it by following a tutorial, and pick up the habits that keep it from coming back.
Our sources: data.gouv.fr (parts & repairability), EPREL database (EU product sheets), RappelConso (safety recalls).
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What's the problem?
Click your symptom: we tell you what's most often the cause and show you the video that explains the check. We never play the guessing game for you.
Watch how it is done
Specialist channels we vetted one by one. Each video is tied to a specific part — not to a made-up model.
Tutorials published by spare-part specialists. Unless stated otherwise, they show the operation on an appliance of the same family — not on your exact model.
- General guide
[LG Réfrigérateur] Résolution d’un code d’erreur FF sur un réfrigérateur LG
Filmed on another model: locations and fixings may differ.
LG SAV France - General guide
6 ERREURS à ne pas faire avec son RÉFRIGÉRATEUR
Filmed on another model: locations and fixings may differ.
SOS Accessoire - General guide
Comment changer bac a glacon d'un frigo americain ?
Filmed on another model: locations and fixings may differ.
Spareka - General guide
Comment changer la porte d'un réfrigérateur ?
Filmed on another model: locations and fixings may differ.
SAV Groupe Brandt - General guide
Comment changer la platine LED de votre réfrigérateur – Guide pas à pas | Sogedis
Filmed on another model: locations and fixings may differ.
Sogedis - General guide
Comment dégivrer mon congélateur ?
Filmed on another model: locations and fixings may differ.
SOS Accessoire - General guide
Comment tester et remplacer les électrovannes de mon frigo américain ?
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SOS Accessoire - General guide
Comment tester et remplacer mon ampoule de frigo ? Réussir à changer sa lampe de réfrigérateur !
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SOS Accessoire
Take care of your refrigerator
Five minutes here and there, and it will pay you back. Here are the habits that really matter.
- Defrost fullyYearly
Once a year, empty and defrost the appliance: a layer of frost drops efficiency and pushes up the bill.
- Clean the door sealEvery 3 months
Run a soapy sponge through the folds of the seal: clean and supple, it keeps the cold inside.
- Dust the condenser
Twice a year, dust the coil at the back: when clogged, it stops the appliance releasing heat and makes it overconsume.
- Clear the condensate drain
Clear the small drain hole at the bottom of the compartment with a cotton bud whenever water pools: it is what prevents puddles in the crisper.
Find your brand
Go straight to every model of a brand, with their manuals.
A part to replace? Repair rather than replace.
Find the spare part compatible with your model, located on the exploded view. Some part offers are sponsored. This is indicated on each offer concerned.
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Most of the faults that take a refrigerator out of service early can be fixed. You just need the right manual, the ability to read the symptom, and the compatible part: that is all here, for every listed model.
When something breaks, we point you to the most likely cause and the video that explains it — without ever diagnosing for you. And since prevention is better, a few regular maintenance habits are enough to space out the faults.
Where our data comes from: parts and repairability indices from the open data.gouv.fr dataset declared by manufacturers; product sheets from the European EPREL database; safety recalls from RappelConso. Tutorials from a closed list of vetted specialist channels.