Maytag French Door Refrigerator Too Cold

The best temperature for food storage is 38 f to 40 f in the refrigerator section and 0 f to 2 f in the freezer section.

Maytag french door refrigerator too cold.

Refrigerator section is too cold in my maytag refrigerator. If the thermostat does not click use a multimeter to test the thermostat for continuity. Begin adjustment with the freezer control one temperature level at a time. Locate the vents in both the freezer and refrigerator compartments and ensure that nothing is blocking the airflow.

If vents are blocked airflow will decrease. 1 of 2 go to page. Temperature and moisture issues may arise due to blocked vents. If the freezer vent is blocked cold air will be trapped in the freezer and the freezer might be too cold.

There may be a simple reason why your fridge isn t as cold as you expect. Start date dec 2 2012. To determine if the thermostat is defective rotate the thermostat from the lowest setting to the highest setting and listen for a click. The refrigerator isn t cooling or is too warm.

I did switch the readout on door to display actual temp not set temp temps are still set at 46 and 6. If the thermostat clicks it is not likely defective. If food in the refrigerator section is freezing it may be necessary to adjust both the refrigerator and the freezer controls. If it s just been installed you ve recently loaded in a lot of food or the doors have been opened a lot that day you may need to wait up to 24 hours for the temperature to drop back down.

Ensure the ice maker is on and connected to a water supply. I ve found the freezer icebox and refrigerator thermistors so i don t even know where to look to pull that.