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Default Refrigerator problem?

On Jul 9, 5:07*pm, (---MIKE---) wrote:
The temperature in my house is getting *into the 90s and the humidity is
high too. *The temperature in my Whirlpool fridge (a little over one
year old) is staying at 48 degrees while the freezer stays between 0 and
5 below. *Turning up the control doesn't make a difference. *Is this
normal considering the ambient conditions? *If not, what could cause
this? *There doesn't appear to be any ice buildup in the freezer.

* * * * * * * * * ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire

* (44° 15' *N - Elevation 1580')


Is the compressor running continuously? If it is, it's going flat
out. The only possibilty is that it's lost some of the refrigerant
gas. Unlikely these days in a newish refrigerator.
I don't think it's performing unreasonably. Assuming you mean deg Fah.