I bought a brand new 10.3 Cubic foot Magic Chef Fridge at Home Depot
last Friday, I got it home and let it set for about 3 hours (it was
transported and loaded in the upright position). I leveled it side to
side and front to back and I set both the freezer and the fridge to a
bit below max as suggested in the manual and then I plugged it in.
The manual suggested to let run for about 2 hours until it cooled down
before putting food into it, and also leave about 5 inches from the
back to the wall. On one side the fridge is against the counter, the
back is 5 inches from the wall and the other side has nothing against
it. Well the freezer gets as cold as it should but the fridge would
not get below 40 degrees. I returned the unit and exchanged it for
another one and again transported it in the upright position and this
time waited 4 hours before plugging it in. This one fluxuated between
36 and 40 degrees set on the max setting. I am not turning the
setting control knob beyond the max setting either as I have read that
this can actually turn it off on some models. Is magic chef junk or
is it something I am doing wrong? I own a smaller magic chef tall
dorm fridge and that is set to 3 and does a great job keeping cool.
Any suggestions?