Lou Decruss > wrote in
:

> 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
>

Then why didn't it do this the first three or four months?


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