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wjell
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Jan 18, 2014

Cold Weather Warning for Residential Refrigerators

We have a residential refrigerator in our Class A. During a recent cold spell (-2F) we lost all of our frozen food due to spoilage. We also lost the stuff in the refrigerator compartment. It seems whe...
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therink
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Jan 18, 2014
I have a residential fridge in my garage at home (upstate NY). I solved this problem by bypassing the door light switch and running a 25 watt bulb in the fridge light socket. Keeps the fridge compartment warm enough to keep the compressor running and keeps everything cold and freezer frozen.
In the summer, I remove bypass on light switch.

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