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First off when the unit is running everything works fine. Refrigerator stays cold, freezer maintains zero degrees.
My problem is when the power goes out to the unit. Recent power outage due to hurricane had issue show up.
When power went out the freezer read 0 degrees and the refrigerator read 37 degrees. When power came back on nine hours later refrigerator was still at 37 and the freezer was at 40 degrees. Food already mushy.
Frigidaire says this unit should hold temperatures for a minimum of 24 hours, 48 with it being full. Obviously this is not the case. Freezer was around 80% full and frozen solid when power went out. Seals are good. Ice chute closed.
My thoughts are:
The insulation around the freezer is faulty.
The defrost unit is being feed heat after the power goes out.
The freezer is sacrificing cold to keep the refrigerator cold. Refrigerator did not drop one degree.
Heat around parts under the freezer is not being properly vented.
Can anyone narrow this down so we don't have to play a guessing game with replacing parts?
Thanks
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Every time you open the door you let all the cold air out and replace it with room temperature air. That has a big effect on a non-running refrigerator or freezer. Do it more than a couple of times and you might as well leave the doors open.
The first thing I do when the power goes off is tape the doors shut. Then I put a sign on them that says "DO NOT OPEN!"
The more cold "mass" inside the freezer/refrig, the longer it will stay cold.
You can add a heavy blanket over freezers and even refrigerators to add some extra insulation to them. just make sure you remove them once the power is back on.
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Originally Posted by: ThatGuy  Every time you open the door you let all the cold air out and replace it with room temperature air. That has a big effect on a non-running refrigerator or freezer. Do it more than a couple of times and you might as well leave the doors open.
The first thing I do when the power goes off is tape the doors shut. Then I put a sign on them that says "DO NOT OPEN!"
The more cold "mass" inside the freezer/refrig, the longer it will stay cold.
You can add a heavy blanket over freezers and even refrigerators to add some extra insulation to them. just make sure you remove them once the power is back on. Freezer 80% full, frozen solid, door not opened. Nine hours freezer up to 40 degrees. Not right.
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