PaulJ2 wrote:
Look up everything you can find on your model of frig. Make sure there is not a delay function involved in it before you tear it all apart. In todays world you never know.
Correct! Even Yesterday's World: We have a Norcold N811 that was made in about 2002. Old enough that the door hinges aren't Plastic! Anyhow, the Light turns Off after several minutes when the Door is Open. You might try leaving the phone in there, say 05 minutes. It may well go dark.
You didn't ask, but our model has a rudimentary "defrost" system where the Board shuts the Cooling Unit off for awhile about every 24 hours. When it's really hot out, we can't afford that time off. So, Doug here mentioned that turning the Fridge Off for more than 10 seconds, re-stats the Defrost Timer feature. So if we do that once a day, Cooling Unit will run as demanded, no time off.
The "strips" are called Mullion Heaters, and they keep the Gasket Surfaces dry. And Yes, a power consumer...
