On Feb 19, 8:49*am, Norminn wrote:
On 2/19/2013 8:43 AM, HeyBub wrote:





Got a new refrigerator. Well, "new" to us, but used*. It is a Yamaha twin
door. Plugged it in the garage to let it cook for a while.

After a bit, the wife observed that the exterior of the panel separating the
freezer from the cooler - where the doors meet - was quite warm to the
touch!

Weird.

"Maybe it's trying to defrost," I ventured.

Anyway, going back into the house, we inspected the same area on our
existing fridge. It, too, was noticeably warm in the same place. (I say
"noticeably" with reservation inasmuch as we hadn't "noticed" this warm spot
in 20 years!)

Idle curiosity urges me to ask if anybody knows what's this all about?

Thanks.

The little heater is to prevent condensation from collecting on the
outside between the doors....should be a setting for "high humidity" or
some such inside to turn the heater on or off )- Hide quoted text -

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Most units have this to prevent condensation, but I don't think all of
them have a way to turn it off.