OT? Refrigerator freezer question
Lou Decruss > wrote in
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> On 28 Dec 2011 17:20:58 GMT, KenK > wrote:
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>>Lou Decruss > wrote in
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>>> On 27 Dec 2011 17:54:01 GMT, KenK > wrote:
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>>>>Lou Decruss > wrote in
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>>>>>>Then why didn't it do this the first three or four months?
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you checked to make sure the vent(s) that connect the fridge
>>>>> and freezer didn't get blocked?
>>>>>
>>>>> Lou
>>>>
>>>>Between the freezer and refrigerator?
>>>
>>> yes
>>>
>>>> Didn't know there were any.I thought they were separate boxes.
>>>
>>> One system cools them both.
>>>
>>>>At any rate, I'll mention this to the
>>>>Sears repair guy/gal who is supposed to come tomorrow.
>>>
>>> That would probably be the best way to get it fixed if anything is
>>> actually wrong. I actually don't think you understand how the
>>> defrost cycle works. It blows warm air in to thaw the frost and
>>> then sucks it out and acts like a de-humidifier. IIRC is does it
>>> about six times a day. Your 17 degree temp is curious as that isn't
>>> warm enough but I don't know where you got your reading from.
>>>
>>> You may be suffering from coincidence from the times you took your
>>> readings.
>>
>>Could be.
>>
>>> Or you may have an issue with the timer on the heater. Or
>>> you may have a blockage. It's probably not a blockage as that will
>>> freeze the whole thing up and it will not cool.
>>>
>>> Have you actually have any problem with food thawing or being warm?
>>>
>>> Lou
>>>
>>
>>No, I'm trying to get it fixed, if it's broken, before that happens.
>>If the repair person saus it's ok I'm going to remove my two
>>thermometers from the freezer and hope for the best.
>
> So what's the outcome? I'm curious.
>
> Lou
>
You and others here were correct. Repair guy last Wednesday said nothing
is wrong. He said it's supposed to work that way. Just to be safe though
I responded to Sears' mail offer of a year's extended warranty. (The
eternal pessimist!) Most likely a waste of money.
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