High temperature light is always on

Gas leak, replace freezer.

it could be that your fridge,freezer setting is not turned up high enough to keep the freezer cold enough.turn it up to setting number 5 at least and if that dont do it u could have a faulty thermostat.have it checked by a engineer.

Check the thermostat isn't set too high or faulty (contacts stuck together) and check the temperature inside.

Hi,

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If your refrigerator is running but warm, then...

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if the temperature rises above 30 degrees then this is to let you know that there is a problem.
it could be one of these problems:
dirty condender
condenser fan not running (if available)
freezer fan stop working
compressor valves bad
lost of freon (under charge)
defrost heaters not working
bi-metal t'stat not working
timer bad

if you need more help let me know

red light flashing means temp. is too high (not freezing) just an indicator to let you know that there is a problem
let me know: the freezer temp. (use a temp. reader)
any unusal ice build up on the back freezer panel?
is the freezer fan running?
compressor running?
parital frozen foods?

need to know so i can help you

Compressor not running? have we got power yes, red light on so we must now decide if the stat is us or the comp is a problem. It must have been a hard week for you, get a freezer geezer to give it a once over.

What price new? to replace against a replacement comp if needed. could be an overload reley if there is one but its rare, good luck.

Get a hold of CAMCO, they are the authorized parts/repair depot for Hotpoint

The red light bis indicating that the temp is too high, if you can ,turn the thermostat to a colder setting, if this makes no difference, then you have a serious problem, you will have to call an engineer.
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was the compressor running? if the unit fails to make temp at a given setting and the compressor is running then turning down the cold control will not make it colder. the thermostat is a switch that turns the compressor and fans (if you have fans) on and off. the different settings only change at what temp the compressor etc. turns off. make sense? so listen for that compressor if it is running and the unit is war you have refrigeration system trouble: restriction, low charge, leak, etc...
cant tell you which without more info.