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Posted by gusdog on September 19, 2007, 8:54 am
Thanks to all, Many of you were correct on the info regarding the
controls. After returning home yesterday I found that the Freezer
control was a bit above Med (which I had thought was at Max) and the
Fridge was at Max. I turned the Freezer a bit below Med and the
fridge to Med and sure enough my fridge went to about 20F, now I just
have to find a happy medium where my frozen goods stay frozen and my
refrigerated goods keep from freezing.
The space for the fridge is not so deep, about 22", so I wanted a
shallow unit, all counter depth units are extremely expensive for my
budget so this $360 POS seemed to be the best affordable option and
will hopefully last a couple years until I gather enough clams to buy
a nice unit. I have my eyes on a nice Fisher & Paykel that runs about
$1500, only 24" deep but much wider that the Magic Chef that I have.
Thanks again for all of you help!
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> > 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.
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> >> 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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> On many combination units the refrigerator actually has no temperature
> control. Some adjustable amount of cold air is blown into the refrigerator
> when the freezer is cooling. If you load the refrigerator or open the door a
> lot, it will get warmer. If you load the freezer or open the door a lot so
> the cooling units runs more, the refrigerator will get colder. You basically
> set the freezer for the desired freezer temperature and adjust the air door
> for an acceptable range of refrigerator temperatures based on your usage
> patterns for the freezer and refrigerator. It is actually sorta like the old
> refrigerators with the freezing compartment for ice cubes except the
> thermostat now is actually in the freezer instead of the refrigerator.
>
> Your refrigerator may be working just fine but hasn't reached a stable
> balance point because of your unusual or erratic usage during testing.
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> Don Young- Hide quoted text -
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