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Grey_Mountain
Explorer
Aug 26, 2018

Non-Frozen Food Items in Freezer Compartment

Please refresh my aging memory cells as to the proper way to start and operate my refrigerator.
1. Turn the unit on at least one day before planned use.
2. Freezer unit will cool down first, then the other compartment.
3. If possile, food to be placed in the freezer should alredy be frozen if possible.
4. Food in the other compartment should already be cooled down if possible.
This does not seem possible or feasible. I can see that ideally foods should be frozen already or cooled down already.
What am I missing except I'm not as smart as I used to be.
Could be that I wasn't very smart to start with too...


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  • Ava's avatar
    Ava
    Explorer
    Aug 26, 2018
    I turn mine on for at least a few hours befor loading. As you say, load with frozen and cooled items from home fridge when possible. It is just another fridge so you can load it how you like.
  • dougrainer's avatar
    dougrainer
    Nomad
    Aug 26, 2018
    Your thought process is OK. The reason you put frozen items in and chilled items in is to NOT make the refer work longer and harder to keep things cold. BOTH the freezer and lower chill at the SAME time. It is just the freezer will get to below 10 degrees faster than the lower section, because that is the FIRST coldest section of the cooling unit. Remember, COLD is the absence of HEAT. The refer removes HEAT from the items, hence cold items result. Doug
  • GordonThree's avatar
    GordonThree
    Explorer
    Aug 26, 2018
    Your list looks good to me, only addition would be to set the temperature control to coldest possible.

    If it's been a while since using the fridge you could check the flu for blockage, such as a wasp, bird or mouse nest.

    Some report using LP mode provides greater cooling.

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