On 26 Dec 2011 16:40:38 GMT, KenK > wrote:

>Last August I replaced my failing refrigerator with a new Kenmore. All
>the many years I had the old refrigerator the freezer temp was a bit
>below 0, until its last few weeks. The new Kenmore was also, the first
>three or four months. Then it suddenly changed to + 4 to + 7 or so with
>the analog freezer thermometer. I called warranty repair and the repair
>guy checked it out and said it was normal. I was doubtful. I bought an
>additional thermometer, a $10 digital freezer thermometer. Then, last
>Saturday, the temp suddenly went up to +17. It seemed to go up to 17 or
>so, then the cooling would come on and reduce it to around 0, then with
>the cooling function off it would go back to 17, slowly, over and over. I
>think it is a defective freezer thermostat, or don't they work that way
>anymore? I called for service again Saturday, which will come this
>Wednesday. How can I convince this service person this time that I really
>have defective freezer function so it gets properly repaired? I'm afraid
>the next temperature change, or the one after, will be to above freezing.
>These Sears repair guys work on all the appliances and perhaps understand
>none of them really well.
>
>Or am I wrong and this is within normal freezer operation parameters?
>BTW. the non-freezer portion of the refrigerator has, according to an old
>analog thermometer, remained normal.

Sounds like the defrost feature to me.

Lou