Res fridge blowing warm air
After I bought a 2-zone fridge thermometer I noticed how strange res fridge works. When it starts cycling - sometimes, not always - it blows warm air in both fridge and freezer compartment, for a m...
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Almot wrote:Gdetrailer wrote:
It is possible that some fridges may simply run the heater with compressor off but have the fan on for a short defrost cycle.
Seems to be the case. I'm still not happy with freezer temp swings. If it were swinging while staying below 0F all the time, this is one thing, but it swings from -3 to +6. This is block of ice, not just the air. A separate designated freezer would've solved the problem I guess.
Are you measuring the internal temperatures of your frozen food? The warm up is such a short duration that you'll find they don't vary much at all. Your thermometer is much faster acting than the food packages. I've taken ice cream out of our freezer right after the defrost cycle, and found it to be just as solid as when the thermometer shows -5 deg.F.
