On 12/26/11 11:40 AM, 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.

Was it going through an automatic defrost cycle? My understanding is
that rising temps (still low though) are how self defrosting freezers work.