Technology----I love it!

[Dave Grubb]

We bought a new refrigerator last summer (it had been on order for 6 months). Nothing special---just a regular old domestic side by side refrigerator/freezer.

It hasn't been a good experience---it can't make enough ice to supply my wife and me----plus it has temperature control problems. We had the authorized factory service dude show up and immediately diagnosed the problem as a defective ice maker! That took 2 minutes and he told my wife they would ship a new one and when it arrived to call them again and he would come and install it. Well---that took about three weeks and he came and installed the new ice maker.

I "missed" him on his first visit but was here for the replay. I suggested to him that the ice maker was only a symptom and not the root cause of the problem----he knew better. I offered to show him a series of pictures of the thermometers I had installed in both the refrigerator and the freezer---he wasn't interested. He told me if I wasn't using a digital IR non-contact laser temperature gun I was only wasting my time. He even took his out and took a few shots---I guess to make me envious. I did notice that his laser gun was showing the same temperature that my dial thermometers showed---but I didn't belabor the point.

Further to that introduction to thermodynamics he proceeded to lecture me on the finer points of the refrigerator---it sounded like a training tape in replay

So----now they are coming back because it seems the new ice maker has the same problem making ice as the original one had---imagine that

But this time I am lying in wait. I have upped my game----for $35

And it is cool----no pun intended I have a unit in the refrigerator and another in the freezer. I installed them today. There was nothing to set them up (I had to pick F or C) and downloaded the APP on my phone. The first one paired to my phone in the common Bluetooth method without any issue and the second one climbed on board all by itself.

So, now I am recording temperature and humidity in both sides, 24 hours a day and graphing the results.

With about 10 hours of monitoring and the refrigerator set at the "Ideal" setting the refrigerator has varied from a low of 30.2 to a high of 37.0 and the freezer from -6.0 to +12.0

I can't wait

[FredK]

I quit making ice at home. Found it was easier to buy bags of it when going by McD's or Wendy's. Buy 6 bags store in freezer and use when needed.

But trying to find a frig without the ice maker was harder.

[Sandman]

Bought a brand newRV in May 2018.. had similar refrigeration problem.

My symptom was that a small “Rubbermaid shoebox” full of ice was placed in the freezer.. the next day the ice was all stuck together and there was a sheet of ice in the bottom of the box.. as time went on the sheet of ice in the bottom of the box became thicker and ice cubes (still stuck together) became smaller..

RV dealership solution was for me to leave the RV with them for a few weeks.

After second trip (78 miles each way) I informed the dealership owner to schedule a time, I’d be there, they could either have a properly working fridge in the RV when I left or refund my purchase price. And oh, by the way, there is a lot of internet traffic on the RV forums about my brand fridge being manufactured with bad thermostat cards..

I received a call from the service manager asking me to come back by the shop, they had received a new thermostat card from the manufacturer..

Works fine now..

Good luck..

[Dave Grubb]

I'm thinking that might just be a roadmap for where this is going to go.
If I change the control setting to stop freezing things in the refrigerator it becomes too warm in the refrigerator and the freezer stops making ice.

Added in edit :

Range of temperature for the last 24 hours :

Refrigerator, 29.3 to 35.8. Normal range, 30 to 35.
Freezer, -5.4 to 19.8. Normal range , -4 to +8.

[UTAH]

"...if I wasn't using a digital IR non-contact laser temperature gun I was only wasting my time."
- Dave

We're already in over my head. For me, it's simple - if the fridge is right above freezing, I'm good. Yeah, I'm old.

Hunter

[Phillbo]

I'm a Kenmore guy... The new stuff from LG etc... is just crap.

Kitchen fridge is 16 years old and in that time I've replaced 1 ice maker and a blower fan.
Garage fridge is probably 40 years old and I bought it used and has never given me any issues. I clean the coils when I remember to do so and it just runs like a champ. The garage is west facing and gets very hot but it never has a problem keeping stuff cool. Actually when it's real hot it runs so much it has a tendency to freeze stuff top rack of the fridge side.

Of course having said that. it will die on me soon


Fridge humor

[Mike]

I'm a Kenmore guy...

Kenmore major appliances have been made by Whirlpool for more years than I can count.

[Dave Grubb]

I hate to say this---but this POS is a Whirlpool

At one week into this the range is 28.9 to 36.5. The "nominal" control high to low is 34.5 to 30.

The Freezer is 20.1 to -6.9, nominal range is -5.0 to +6.0.

[mgrist]

Kenmore major appliances have been made by Whirlpool for more years than I can count.

Amana, Jenn-air, KitchenAid, and Maytag are also made by Whirlpool. Learn something new every day.
Just saw an article that says Whirlpool is also made by LG, Electrolux, Panasonic, Cleva North America and Daewoo Electronics.

[Phillbo]

My garage fridge was made by Kenmore.... It's that old

[Mike]

My garage fridge was made by Kenmore.... It's that old

I'll bet if you look at the parts they will have "FSP" inscribed. Whirlpool.

[Truckman]

My garage fridge was made by Kenmore.... It's that old

Professor Google always knows......Ben

[Sandman]

My garage fridge was made by Kenmore.... It's that old

Basement fridge is a Kenmore.. (why would you put a fridge in the garage?)

I'm told that the "G" in LG stands for Goldstar..

[Phillbo]

[QUOTE=Sandman;1089592 (why would you put a fridge in the garage?)

.[/QUOTE]


What is a basement???

[Phillbo]

Basement fridge is a Kenmore.. (why would you put a fridge in the garage?)

I'm told that the "G" in LG stands for Goldstar..

LG = Life's Good....