On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:33:42 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:01:44 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Wednesday, July 18, 2012 12:44:51 PM UTC-7, Mike S. wrote:
>> The recent refrigerator thread has inspired me to ask about our recent
>> problems too.
>>
>> This is a GE side-by-side unit with icemaker and digital temp set/display
>> on the front panel, purchased 13 months ago with 5-year extended warranty.
>>
>> It sits in an non air conditioned kitchen; but even through last summer it
>> managed to keep to the manufacturer's recommended set points of 0 degrees
>> for the freezer and 37 for the refrigerator.
>>
>> Over the last few months, the temp on the freezer side (even after a cool
>> overnight with no door openings) has occasionally been over 10 degrees,
>> and now with the summer heat it is common to wake up in the morning to
>> find it still running, and the freezer side temp at 13 - 19 degrees.
>> Needless to say our ice cream is soupy. Really nothing about how we use,
>> load, arrange the refrigerator contents has changed; just the temperature.
>> Seals are OK, it's not overloaded. Abundant clearance at the bottom where
>> lots of hot air get expelled.
>>
>> First visit from repair; told us the unit was never levelled properly
>> (installed by same dealer providing the extended warranty) and that was
>> interfering with defrosted runoff. Fixed that; 3 days later no change in
>> temperature.
>>
>> Second repair visit; guy insists the temp gauge must be wrong because we
>> have ice. Told him that ice freezes at 32 degrees; showed him the soupy
>> ice cream. OK; he'll be back in 3 days with a repacement computer unit for
>> the front panel.
>>
>> I'm not hopeful it will fix the issue; what else should we pursue with him
>> on the next visit?
>
> the manufacturer's warranty expired last
>month
>Thank you very much for doing business with China and have a nice day.
>Let me inform you youngins: In my day the refrigerators lasted at least twenty years and everything in them froze solid no matter how many times you opened the door.
>NOW do you people see why I ve been yelling and screaming all these years?

In "your" day, you didn't have Congress and the EPA in your private affairs,
either.

Yes, quite true, but it's US that is LETTING our government dictate our lives as well. Let's start with the corporation mongers and finish with the public sector and let's get rid of all of them.