Tonight I opened my refrigerator to prepare dinner and noticed condensation building on some of the food. I opened the freezer and things felt a bit damp. Not good. Refrigerator must be broken.
I turned the setting down to see if the motor would kick on. I waited but nothing happened. So now I'm looking at my watch realizing I need to make a decision quickly. It's too late to get it repaired or to go buy a new one. If the refrigerator is broken, I'm going to need some place to store all the food and a lot of ice and everything in town will be closing in minutes. I didn't have time to waste.
I jump in the car and race downtown to buy the largest ice chest I can find and 40 pounds of ice. I have a lot of meat in the freezer that I don't want to lose. Hopefully this ice chest will be large enough. I have a smaller collapsable ice chest that should be enough for some of the perishables in the refrigerator.
I rush home, lug all this into my place, and open the freezer to start pulling out the meat. I'm instantly greeted by a blast of frozen air as the refrigerator kicks in on high. Everything is frozen well and seems to be working. WTF.
So, I don't know what was happening there. Was it really so hot today that the refrigerator just got overloaded? I'll keep an eye on it, likely on its last leg. Anyway, I guess it was better to be over prepared than not. But now with this big ice chest filled with ice, I feel like I should have everyone over for a barbecue.
2 comments:
Check the rubber seal on the door. As a seal gets older, it may harden. Look for gaps in the seal. If there is a gap, especially in hot temperatures, air can get in and cause condensation within the refrigerator. I sometimes use petroleum jelly to "lubricate" the rubber seal to help keep it soft.
Good to see you back, John.
now see... if I was blogging regularly then you'd have at LEAST 6 different posts to reference how our garage fridge craps out on us every spring when the weather turns to satan's ass-crack.
for what it's worth, if you ever need someone to walk you through how to replace circuits, pump in higher amps from the breaker or install completely new electrical outlets... give me a call. :)
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