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Freezer Temperature hitting 45 degrees, Auto Defrost Problem? lostintime95 08-20-2006
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Posted by on August 21, 2006, 11:47 am
It's a thermometer I keep in there myself, so I move it around

JimL wrote:
> On 20 Aug 2006 14:01:34 -0700, lostintime95@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >Hi, I have a GE top-bottom refrigerator, I suspect it's around 10 years
> >old at most?
> >
> >Anyways, I noticed once or twice a day, the temperature in the freezer
> >will go up a lot (I have a thermometer in there). It's usually at
> >around -10 F to 0 F, but during this time it will go up as high as 45
> >F, and then come back down. Usually does this for about an hour.
> >
> >The fridge does the same thing, but to a lesser extent, the warmest
> >I've seen it get is maybe 42 F, or around there.
> >
> >So the problem seems to be in the freezer, but is this a problem, or is
> >this just the way the auto defrost works?
> >
> >It's a bit unnerving to see the temperature climb to 45 F in the
> >Freezer, but it doesn't seem to thaw anything out (the ice cream just
> >gets a tad soft), so maybe it's not a problem, but I wasn't sure if
> >this was normal or not.
> >
> >Thank you!
>
> Mine never does that. Where is your thermometer, next to the door
> heater?


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Posted by JimL on August 21, 2006, 11:51 am

>On 20 Aug 2006 14:01:34 -0700, lostintime95@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>Hi, I have a GE top-bottom refrigerator, I suspect it's around 10 years
>>old at most?
>>
>>Anyways, I noticed once or twice a day, the temperature in the freezer
>>will go up a lot (I have a thermometer in there). It's usually at
>>around -10 F to 0 F, but during this time it will go up as high as 45
>>F, and then come back down. Usually does this for about an hour.
>>
>>The fridge does the same thing, but to a lesser extent, the warmest
>>I've seen it get is maybe 42 F, or around there.
>>
>>So the problem seems to be in the freezer, but is this a problem, or is
>>this just the way the auto defrost works?
>>
>>It's a bit unnerving to see the temperature climb to 45 F in the
>>Freezer, but it doesn't seem to thaw anything out (the ice cream just
>>gets a tad soft), so maybe it's not a problem, but I wasn't sure if
>>this was normal or not.
>>
>>Thank you!
>
> Mine never does that. Where is your thermometer, next to the door
>heater?

I have a kenmore whirlpool side by side and the thermometer I use is
sitting on a shelf at the front middle so I can see it every time I
open the door. The defrost heaters are at the back behind a aluminum
panel.
I suppose if I stuck the thermometer against that panel, I would get
readings like yours for a few minutes, twice a day during the defrost
cycle.

But in the front, on the opposite side from the defrost heater, I
never see the temp rise past 15F

The fridge side has no defroster heater so it stays between 37 and 43
degrees.





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