On Jan 1, 7:24*am, KenK > wrote:
> Lou Decruss > wrote :
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> > On 28 Dec 2011 17:20:58 GMT, KenK > wrote:
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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?
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> >>>>> Have you checked to make sure the vent(s) that connect the fridge
> >>>>> and freezer didn't get blocked?
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> >>>>> Lou
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> >>>>Between the freezer and refrigerator?
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> >>> yes
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> >>>> Didn't know there were any.I thought they were separate boxes.
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> >>> One system cools them both.
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> >>>>At any rate, I'll mention this to the
> >>>>Sears repair guy/gal who is supposed to come tomorrow.
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> >>> 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.
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> >>> You may be suffering from coincidence from the times you took your
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> >>Could be.
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> >>> 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.
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> >>> Have you actually have any problem with food thawing or being warm?
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> >>> Lou
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> >>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.
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> > So what's the outcome? *I'm curious.
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> > Lou
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> 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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GE has (or had? it's been a while) a toll-free number to call with
people who will walk you through your troubles and determine what the
problem is, if any.