My pet ferret learned how to open the under counter fridge a few months back
so I have to put something heavy against the door when he's let out for a
run round the kitchen every day. However the little arse who can shift 20
times his own weight without trying hard still sometimes manages to open the
door a crack which I might not spot for a while or even until the next day.
When I do the fridge light is generally out and won't respond to the button
so in the past I've assumed a fuse has blown and the whole fridge is dead,
checked everything, found no problem and then in its own time everything
starts working again ok. So I've concluded that there's an internal timer on
the fridge light and if it stays on too long the system shuts it off,
perhaps to avoid heating the contents. Are modern fridges really that smart?
--
Dave Baker

Dave Baker wrote:
My pet ferret learned how to open the under counter fridge a few months
back so I have to put something heavy against the door when he's let out
for a run round the kitchen every day. However the little arse who can
shift 20 times his own weight without trying hard still sometimes
manages to open the door a crack which I might not spot for a while or
even until the next day. When I do the fridge light is generally out and
won't respond to the button so in the past I've assumed a fuse has blown
and the whole fridge is dead, checked everything, found no problem and
then in its own time everything starts working again ok. So I've
concluded that there's an internal timer on the fridge light and if it
stays on too long the system shuts it off, perhaps to avoid heating the
contents. Are modern fridges really that smart?
Quite likely.
Auto defrost ones get fcuked up if the door is left open and allowed to
run continuously for too long. Large lumps of ice form and take ages to
melt.
Even worse are self defrost freezers when the door gets left ajar. Mine
is not a smart one!
It would make more sense if they had an alarm associated with the shut
down mode.

I'd have thought a piece of stout Velcro that wraps over the door when you
have the ferret out is the best plan, high enough up the door to be out of
reach to the little vandal.
Brian

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"Bob Minchin" wrote in message
...
Dave Baker wrote:
My pet ferret learned how to open the under counter fridge a few months
back so I have to put something heavy against the door when he's let out
for a run round the kitchen every day. However the little arse who can
shift 20 times his own weight without trying hard still sometimes
manages to open the door a crack which I might not spot for a while or
even until the next day. When I do the fridge light is generally out and
won't respond to the button so in the past I've assumed a fuse has blown
and the whole fridge is dead, checked everything, found no problem and
then in its own time everything starts working again ok. So I've
concluded that there's an internal timer on the fridge light and if it
stays on too long the system shuts it off, perhaps to avoid heating the
contents. Are modern fridges really that smart?
Quite likely.
Auto defrost ones get fcuked up if the door is left open and allowed to
run continuously for too long. Large lumps of ice form and take ages to
melt.
Even worse are self defrost freezers when the door gets left ajar. Mine is
not a smart one!
It would make more sense if they had an alarm associated with the shut
down mode.

On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 16:30:37 -0000
"Dave Baker" wrote:

My pet ferret learned how to open the under counter fridge a few
months back so I have to put something heavy against the door when
he's let out for a run round the kitchen every day. However the
little arse who can shift 20 times his own weight without trying hard
still sometimes manages to open the door a crack which I might not
spot for a while or even until the next day. When I do the fridge
light is generally out and won't respond to the button so in the past
I've assumed a fuse has blown and the whole fridge is dead, checked
everything, found no problem and then in its own time everything
starts working again ok. So I've concluded that there's an internal
timer on the fridge light and if it stays on too long the system
shuts it off, perhaps to avoid heating the contents. Are modern
fridges really that smart?

Our one flashes the inside light and sounds a buzzer if the doors are
left open for more than 2 minutes. Anything more is just a matter of
programming.
Bloody annoying it can be, too, if you are shifting stuff around in
there.

--
Davey.

In article , Davey
writes

Our one flashes the inside light and sounds a buzzer if the doors are
left open for more than 2 minutes. Anything more is just a matter of
programming.

Sounds interesting, which make & model?

--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

On 01/01/2014 20:54, fred wrote:
In article , Davey
writes

Our one flashes the inside light and sounds a buzzer if the doors are
left open for more than 2 minutes. Anything more is just a matter of
programming.

Sounds interesting, which make & model?

Our Indesit fridge freezer has that alarm system - but only on the
fridge bit. No light in the freezer bit at all.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On 01/01/2014 16:30, Dave Baker wrote:
My pet ferret learned how to open the under counter fridge a few months
back so I have to put something heavy against the door when he's let out
for a run round the kitchen every day. However the little arse who can
shift 20 times his own weight without trying hard still sometimes
manages to open the door a crack which I might not spot for a while or
even until the next day. When I do the fridge light is generally out and
won't respond to the button so in the past I've assumed a fuse has blown
and the whole fridge is dead, checked everything, found no problem and
then in its own time everything starts working again ok. So I've
concluded that there's an internal timer on the fridge light and if it
stays on too long the system shuts it off, perhaps to avoid heating the
contents. Are modern fridges really that smart?

Re the ferret problem, suggest you deploy a child safety catch to avoid
recurrence. Google for "fridge door child lock" brings up several
relevant hits.

On 01/01/2014 18:32, nemo wrote:
On 01/01/2014 16:30, Dave Baker wrote:
My pet ferret learned how to open the under counter fridge a few months
back so I have to put something heavy against the door when he's let out
for a run round the kitchen every day. However the little arse who can
shift 20 times his own weight without trying hard still sometimes
manages to open the door a crack which I might not spot for a while or
even until the next day. When I do the fridge light is generally out and
won't respond to the button so in the past I've assumed a fuse has blown
and the whole fridge is dead, checked everything, found no problem and
then in its own time everything starts working again ok. So I've
concluded that there's an internal timer on the fridge light and if it
stays on too long the system shuts it off, perhaps to avoid heating the
contents. Are modern fridges really that smart?

Re the ferret problem, suggest you deploy a child safety catch to avoid
recurrence. Google for "fridge door child lock" brings up several
relevant hits.

How about a Google for "fridge door ferret lock"?


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

In article , The Medway Handyman
writes
On 01/01/2014 18:32, nemo wrote:

Re the ferret problem, suggest you deploy a child safety catch to avoid
recurrence. Google for "fridge door child lock" brings up several
relevant hits.

How about a Google for "fridge door ferret lock"?

First hit is for bungee strap :-)
--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

"Dave Baker" wrote in message
...
My pet ferret learned how to open the under counter fridge a few months
back so I have to put something heavy against the door when he's let out
for a run round the kitchen every day. However the little arse who can
shift 20 times his own weight without trying hard still sometimes manages
to open the door a crack which I might not spot for a while or even until
the next day. When I do the fridge light is generally out and won't
respond to the button so in the past I've assumed a fuse has blown and the
whole fridge is dead, checked everything, found no problem and then in its
own time everything starts working again ok. So I've concluded that
there's an internal timer on the fridge light and if it stays on too long
the system shuts it off, perhaps to avoid heating the contents. Are modern
fridges really that smart?


Put a fox in the salad tray of the fridge.

--
Adam

In article ,
"Dave Baker" writes:
My pet ferret learned how to open the under counter fridge a few months back
so I have to put something heavy against the door when he's let out for a
run round the kitchen every day. However the little arse who can shift 20
times his own weight without trying hard still sometimes manages to open the
door a crack which I might not spot for a while or even until the next day.
When I do the fridge light is generally out and won't respond to the button
so in the past I've assumed a fuse has blown and the whole fridge is dead,
checked everything, found no problem and then in its own time everything
starts working again ok. So I've concluded that there's an internal timer on
the fridge light and if it stays on too long the system shuts it off,
perhaps to avoid heating the contents. Are modern fridges really that smart?

Saw someone walking a ferret on a lead through the town centre
whilst shopping a few Saturdays ago. Not seen that before.
Thought the risk of someone stepping on it was not insignificant.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:


Saw someone walking a ferret on a lead through the town centre
whilst shopping a few Saturdays ago. Not seen that before.
Thought the risk of someone stepping on it was not insignificant.


I would if I saw it.

Bill

On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 16:30:37 -0000, Dave Baker wrote:

Are modern fridges really that smart?

I hope so. Years ago I noticed that the fridge in my then GF's house was
running too much. I'd changed the door around so that it opened the way she
wanted and the actuation of the light was very marginal - OK one way but
intermittent the other. No adjustment, so a bit of something about a mm
thick - job done.
A fridge compressor can't handle any additional load worth speaking of, so a
10W lamp...
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

In article ,
PeterC writes:
On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 16:30:37 -0000, Dave Baker wrote:

Are modern fridges really that smart?

I hope so. Years ago I noticed that the fridge in my then GF's house was
running too much. I'd changed the door around so that it opened the way she
wanted and the actuation of the light was very marginal - OK one way but
intermittent the other. No adjustment, so a bit of something about a mm
thick - job done.
A fridge compressor can't handle any additional load worth speaking of, so a
10W lamp...

Yes, the 15W lamp got stuck on it my brother's fridge, which caused
the internal temperature to rise to 35C. Not a nice smell...
It's a fanned frost free model, and it might be that it won't run
the fan (and hence won't even try to cool) if it thinks the door is
open.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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