Can a fridge (Gas Unit) be repaired and replaced? Or is this REALLY a right off?

[365drills]

I am an idiot.

Getting ready for the football I clear out the wine fridge of wine and prepare to stock it with bargain beers (£10 a case Sainsburrys) well in advance.

My lovely designer built in wine fridge.... Centre Piece of my kitchen....

I notice the white plate behind heavy with Ice so decide to do a quick defrost. Instead of waiting hours for it to drip on my floor I help it along by chipping it off the plate with a knife...

Bullseye and straight through the micro bore. Unit is now scrap. Cant be repaired.

Hotpoint WE26X Wine Cellar £955.00

Oh joy....

What a nice thing to have to replace !


Question: Is this really impossible to repair? I would have thought that to replace the panel (or patch it) and re-gas the unit was an option. Spoke to THREE companies today and they all say "unit is scrap".

My other option is home insurance with an excess of £250 still cheaper than paying the above.

 

[Puddle]

and didnt england do well tonight!!!!!!!!!!!! time to start drinking warm beer and drowning your sorrrows

Think we should have a bit of respect for those stupid enough to go and watch the game down the pub old plumber,.......people like me

but tomorrow is a new day,full of new promises .....yeh

 

[oldplumber]

at least in the pub the beer should be the right temprature, got to admit, football and the world cup has no interest to me at all, so all of you needing an emergency call out, Im available over the next 4 weeks.

 

[Puddle]

Think the england squad are in urgent need of a call out,called out of the world cup and put on the next plane home

 

[oldplumber]

good answer, why not put a pub team together, you wouldnt be any worse and probably more enjoyable to watch.