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Posted by gusdog on September 18, 2007, 2:23 pm
After leaving another message with Magic Chef, someone returned my
call within 2 hours and told me to turn both the freezer and fridge to
a medium and all should be good. I mentioned to him that the freezer
was set between med and max and he said that was too high. I will
give it a try, I have already been looking at other options.
> My new whirlpool did the same. I took it back and got a new one. Works fine
> now.
> Something about quality now a days. to get one working, it took: 2
> refridgerators, 2 stoves, 3 dishwashers
> Buy somewhere with a no hassle guarentee. You'll need it.
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> > wrote:
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> >>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?
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> > I think that is basically a Whirlpool. The cooling comes from the
> > freezer. Be sure the little door down on the side of the crisper is
> > open. The cool air comes in the top through those louvers on the left
> > side and circulates back into the freezer through the hole next to the
> > crisper. The fan in the freezer drives it.- Hide quoted text -
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