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')

On Jul 9, 9:07*am, (---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')

Yes it’s normal. The air-head environmentalists whimped down the
refrigerators to use less electricity and this is what we got for it.
It doesn’t effect the rich and famous because they had walk in
refrigerators built next to their kitchens.

Some suggestions:

1. Make sure the fridge has air circulation behind it. In other words,
don't push it all the way against the wall or in a corner.

2. Make sure that where the cold air comes out inside the fridge isn't
blocked by large objects. Same for the freezer.

3. Check the gaskets.

4. If you've got kids, yell at 'em the way your parents yelled at you
about leaving the door open while they look inside.

5. If there's a setting that affects the temperature DIFFERENCE
between the fridge and the freezer, try adjusting that.

Shaun Eli
www.BrainChampagne.com
copyright 2010 by Shaun Eli. All rights reserved.

On Jul 9, 12:41*pm, Shaun Eli wrote:
Some suggestions:

1. Make sure the fridge has air circulation behind it. In other words,
don't push it all the way against the wall or in a corner.

2. Make sure that where the cold air comes out inside the fridge isn't
blocked by large objects. Same for the freezer.

3. Check the gaskets.

4. If you've got kids, yell at 'em the way your parents yelled at you
about leaving the door open while they look inside.

5. If there's a setting that affects the temperature DIFFERENCE
between the fridge and the freezer, try adjusting that.

Shaun Eliwww.BrainChampagne.com
copyright 2010 by Shaun Eli. All rights reserved.

I would say it's most definitely NOT normal. Any refrigerator that is
functioning properly should be capable of maintaining about 38 degrees
with an ambient in the 90s. If there is no obvious problem that you
can find, like a blocked air passage, or clogged fins on the
condenser, etc, I'd say it's time for a call to the manufacturer.
Temps in the high 40s are in the danger zone for food spoilage.

On Jul 9, 12:07*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')

Often the freezer is what cools the refrigerator section. I'd check
for something iced up or a fan that is broken.

---MIKE--- wrote:
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.

There you go; the freezer is working fine, it just isn't maintaining the
fridge. You either have an air leak in the door gasket, ice buildup in the
duct between the evaporator coil and the fridge, or another blockage in
same.

This all assumes that you have the air control (if equipped) set to the
correct setting. Try moving it to the other extreme to see if the fridge
gets cooler and the freezer warms up.

Jon

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.

On Jul 9, 11:21*am, Molly Brown wrote:
On Jul 9, 9:07*am, (---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')

Yes it’s normal. The air-head environmentalists whimped down the
refrigerators to use less electricity and this is what we got for it.
It doesn’t effect the rich and famous because they had walk in
refrigerators built next to their kitchens.

No its not "normal" its should cool to near 35 in the frige section.

On Jul 9, 11:07*am, (---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')

Try cleaning the coil then call warranty service, it should cool fine.
There are alot of folks that cant afford AC buy have cold
refrigerators, I have a building of them and they are all newer friges
that work, or I would be replacing them for free.

On Jul 9, 12:23*pm, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:
---MIKE--- wrote:
* 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.

There you go; the freezer is working fine, it just isn't maintaining the
fridge. *You either have an air leak in the door gasket, ice buildup in the
duct between the evaporator coil and the fridge, or another blockage in
same.

This all assumes that you have the air control (if equipped) set to the
correct setting. *Try moving it to the other extreme to see if the fridge
gets cooler and the freezer warms up.

Jon

An ice blockage is a good idea, but I wonder if a seperate fan is in
the frige section and maybe that could be bad

Typically, the refrigerator control is the thermostat. Turns the
compressor on and off. The freezer control is usually a door between
freezer and fridge.

Oddly, it may help to turn the freezer one number warmer.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
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')

"Jon Danniken" wrote in
message ...
---MIKE--- wrote:
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.

There you go; the freezer is working fine, it just isn't
maintaining the fridge. You either have an air leak in the door
gasket, ice buildup in the duct between the evaporator coil and
the fridge, or another blockage in same.

This all assumes that you have the air control (if equipped) set
to the correct setting. Try moving it to the other extreme to
see if the fridge gets cooler and the freezer warms up.

Jon

Do the new models have a heater for defrost? If so, could it be
stuck "on?"

--
On most days,
it’s just not worth
the effort of chewing
through the restraints..

On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 09:41:07 -0700 (PDT), Shaun Eli
wrote:

Some suggestions:

1. Make sure the fridge has air circulation behind it. In other words,
don't push it all the way against the wall or in a corner.

2. Make sure that where the cold air comes out inside the fridge isn't
blocked by large objects. Same for the freezer.

3. Check the gaskets.

4. If you've got kids, yell at 'em the way your parents yelled at you
about leaving the door open while they look inside.

5. If there's a setting that affects the temperature DIFFERENCE
between the fridge and the freezer, try adjusting that.

Right. It doesn't seem like the freezer has to be below zero every day
of the year, so take some of that exra coolling and put it in the
fridge part.

And even 48 will keep food from spoiiing for long enough for most
purposes.

On Daniel Boone a couple nights ago, they've eaten a roast and someone
comes late and wants something to eat, so she goes to an unefrigerated
cabinet and brings out the roast, still a lot left.

Is this historically accurate?

Shaun Eli
www.BrainChampagne.com
copyright 2010 by Shaun Eli. All rights reserved.

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
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')

Leave the door closed. You keep opening it to check the temp... DUH!

On Jul 9, 11:46*am, ransley wrote:
On Jul 9, 11:21*am, Molly Brown wrote:





On Jul 9, 9:07*am, (---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')

Yes it’s normal. The air-head environmentalists whimped down the
refrigerators to use less electricity and this is what we got for it.
It doesn’t effect the rich and famous because they had walk in
refrigerators built next to their kitchens.

No its not "normal" its should in the frige section.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

1. What is the year that your refrigerator was manufactured in if you
don’t mind my asking?
2. How often do you open your refrigerator door?
3. What is the ambient temperature of your home at the time that you
find that your “frige section” is “cool to near 35”?
When I was very young (before 1990) you could open the refrigerator
door a hundred times a day and the milk was still ice cold even when
it was sweltering outside. The refrigerators are no longer like that.
Something changed. Can you please tell me what that is?

On Jul 9, 11:06*pm, Molly Brown wrote:
On Jul 9, 11:46*am, ransley wrote:





On Jul 9, 11:21*am, Molly Brown wrote:

On Jul 9, 9:07*am, (---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')

Yes it’s normal. The air-head environmentalists whimped down the
refrigerators to use less electricity and this is what we got for it.
It doesn’t effect the rich and famous because they had walk in
refrigerators built next to their kitchens.

No its not "normal" its should in the frige section.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

1. What is the year that your refrigerator was manufactured in if you
don’t mind my asking?
2. How often do you open your refrigerator door?
3. What is the ambient temperature of your home at the time that you
find that your “frige section” is “cool to near 35”?
When I was very young (before 1990) you could open the refrigerator
door a hundred times a day and the milk was still ice cold even when
it was sweltering outside. The refrigerators are no longer like that.
Something changed. Can you please tell me what that is?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes. Your fridge is deffective.

On Jul 9, 10:06*pm, Molly Brown wrote:
On Jul 9, 11:46*am, ransley wrote:





On Jul 9, 11:21*am, Molly Brown wrote:

On Jul 9, 9:07*am, (---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')

Yes it’s normal. The air-head environmentalists whimped down the
refrigerators to use less electricity and this is what we got for it.
It doesn’t effect the rich and famous because they had walk in
refrigerators built next to their kitchens.

No its not "normal" its should in the frige section.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

1. What is the year that your refrigerator was manufactured in if you
don’t mind my asking?
2. How often do you open your refrigerator door?
3. What is the ambient temperature of your home at the time that you
find that your “frige section” is “cool to near 35”?
When I was very young (before 1990) you could open the refrigerator
door a hundred times a day and the milk was still ice cold even when
it was sweltering outside. The refrigerators are no longer like that.
Something changed. Can you please tell me what that is?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Units are 06-07 -08 and im refering to 16 friges tenants are happy,
new friges just take longer to cool , but they cool fine

On 7/9/2010 3:13 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Typically, the refrigerator control is the thermostat. Turns the
compressor on and off. The freezer control is usually a door between
freezer and fridge.

Oddly, it may help to turn the freezer one number warmer.

Someone finally said it. I was going to
say it, but Stormin did. So I'll
repeat, try turning down the freezer
control a notch. That said, if it is
one of the newer microprocessor
controlled unit, and you are getting the
temps from the control panel, you
probably have to call the repair man. A
friend recently had the same problem
with a microprocessor controlled unit.
The door channeling air from the freezer
to fridge was broken and stuck almost
closed. The repair guy didn't have a
new one with him, so he removed the door
and covered about 1/2 to 2/3 of the
opening with tape, as a temporary fix.
He returned in a few days and installed
the new part.

Our nation is now controlled by environmental whackos. Who have over
regulated the life out of refrigerators. Same with insulated ovens,
cadillac converters under cars, cell phones that don't make calls, and
1.6 galon per flush toilets.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Molly Brown" wrote in message
news:b23109b6-d613-411c-8a01-

When I was very young (before 1990) you could open the refrigerator
door a hundred times a day and the milk was still ice cold even when
it was sweltering outside. The refrigerators are no longer like that.
Something changed. Can you please tell me what that is?