Jonathan Campbell wrote:
Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Jonathan Campbell writes:
Indesit fridge-freezer; 3.5 years old. In the last two days I have
noticed that the freezer part ranges between about -10C to -28C ---
from noting what a separate thermometer reads when I open the door.

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Check the instructions. You'll probably find it's not
designed to work below 10°C, the consequence of which
is that the fridge doesn't need enough cooling to keep
the freezer cold enough.


Yes,from the instructions: "If the room temperature remains below 14C
for an extended period ... the freezer will not reach the temperatures
required ... storage life will be shorter."

Certainly, the same temperature conditions would have occurred
frequently during the past few winters; OTOH, I may not have had the
alarm in place (installed I thought more than a year ago, but maybe not).

But nonetheless would one expect such large swings of temperature in the
freezer? Yes, the -10C is explained, but why the -30C? I'm thinking of
my previous f-f. which had a temperature readout on the freezer; that
seemed to stay at a constant -18C. Had that a separate freezer
compressor? I don't know.

Are there fridge-freezers which are less subject to such problems?
Separate compressors?

In any case, I needlessly keep far too much food for far too long in the
freezer (three supermarkets within walking distance); maybe that is the
main lesson for now.

Many thanks,

Jon C.

There was a thread here? recently. Even stand alone freezers now have
problems in cold areas. May be because greenhouse gases are no longer
used. There are freezers that will apparently run in cooler temperatures
but I have no idea where you should look. Hopefully someone else will.