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ScottG
Sep 05, 2014Nomad
Your fridge should work at those temps (mine does - on elect.) but everything has to be perfect for it to do so. If you ever operated it off level and it had a minor amount of damage because of it then those are the temps when it's performance will suffer.
I would remove the fridge and look for obstructions to air flow in the back. Many are badly installed and have roofing material blocking vents or excessive spacing between the back of the coils and the rear wall. Read the installation instructions or find a site on-line that explains how airflow should be routed around the back of the unit. Fine tuning the installation by stream lining the cavity behind the fridge works wonders for performance. If air has to rise only to hit the flat underside of the roof and then find the vent then cooling won't be as strong as it could be. Every detail matters at those outside temps.
If possible, turn the fridge off and let all the ice in the freezer section melt. It's possible there's a blockage between fridge and freezer.
If you haven't already, switch it over to gas - it's more powerful than elect.
Finally, check the door seal by using the dollar bill method. If it's not tight at those temps then it just can't keep up.
I would remove the fridge and look for obstructions to air flow in the back. Many are badly installed and have roofing material blocking vents or excessive spacing between the back of the coils and the rear wall. Read the installation instructions or find a site on-line that explains how airflow should be routed around the back of the unit. Fine tuning the installation by stream lining the cavity behind the fridge works wonders for performance. If air has to rise only to hit the flat underside of the roof and then find the vent then cooling won't be as strong as it could be. Every detail matters at those outside temps.
If possible, turn the fridge off and let all the ice in the freezer section melt. It's possible there's a blockage between fridge and freezer.
If you haven't already, switch it over to gas - it's more powerful than elect.
Finally, check the door seal by using the dollar bill method. If it's not tight at those temps then it just can't keep up.
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