Posted on May 18, 2009

Door left open, now fridge won't work right.

I came home from the movies last night to find my basset hound had somehow opened the fridge door & had quite a buffet dinner! The door was wide open & all the food was warm. That was 11 hours ago. It has been running non-stop since then but the food is only slightly cooler than room temp.
Shouldn't the food be cold by now? I'm afraid the door being open for a couple hours last night has somehow ruined the fridge! Should I give it more time to cool the food before I panic & call for a service call I can't afford?

aspenn777 May 18, 2009

I'll give that a try then post back later with the results. I appreciate you taking the time to give me advise.

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Hi,
Shut down the fridge for 10 - 15 Minutes and leave the fridge door open, and push the Defroce button
ANd start the fridge again and after some time check the temp.+ after some time.

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Manish Shirsikar,
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