refrigerator freezing stuff

[Use Less]

The temp in my fridge is 38-42', but some produce in the crisper drawers and most any produce in the bottom of the fridge proper seems to freeze. Our house is quite cool this time of year; we try not to run the furnace that much when our days are still going into the 50's (and even some60's.) It's 8 or 9 years old, bu treated well and there are only two adults, no kids opening & closing the door all the time. Ideas? Thanks, Sue

[ronbre]

i have a new fridge and have the same problem in the bottom of the fridge..so move the produce up and put the meats etc in the bottom, things that are ok if they freeze a bit.

also try turning it up a tad and check and see if it helps.

cold air drops and heat rises so keep the coldest items in the bottom and things that can be warmer in the top and door.

[Tommyice]

I've been having the same problem with my fridge. It's a freezer on bottom. All of the vegetables and fruit in the bottom drawers keep freezing no matter what temp it's set at. Sometimes stuff on the top shelf freezes too.

[livinzoo]

If you thermostat goes out than your freezer can freeze up. The first couple of days you notice things freezing in your frig then they start to get warm. If it is a side by side you can take the panel off the back wall of the freezer and if the coils are solid ice than you need to replace your thermostat. My maytags goes out almost every 6 months. But its a $35 part and I don't have then money for a new frig so I just fix it.

[Helena]

if you happen to have a vent on one of the shelves make sure that it isn't blocked with food. The circulation of the air flow might be blocked ??

[NickieL]

Mine does this too, I put a thermometer in there and try to keep it about 40, but if I leave veggies in there for more then a couple days they get frozen and thawing anything like meat/chicken/turkey just doesn't happen. stays froze.

[Puddin]

In my old fridge (20 yrs old or so).... would freeze produce in various areas if the drain plug at the back was blocked (food, or whatever)....
I have to not only defrost the fridge, but i have to make sure it's draining. I put a mixture of warm water and baking soda in a turkey baster to clear the blockage.
I presume every fridge is different, that is the cure for this ailment with my fridge.
gloria

[Horseyrider]

I have a newer fridge, and find that things will freeze if there's stuff pushed up against the bottom walls and air circulation is limited. Cold does indeed fall; but if the fan can't get the cold back up to the milk, the cold stays in the bottom and freezes things.

Of course I always overstuff my fridge.

[pistolsmom]

If there is one of those suction type things on the back wall of your fridge take it off and cover the opening with tape. That's what the repairman did to mine and fixed the problem.

[snowshoehair]

The coils need to be cleaned. Wherever they are, under the fridge or behind, they are there to dissipate the heat from the fridge and when they don't work right, everything freezes in mine, too.

[farmerj]

try raising the setting (so it doesn't get so cold in the freezer).

If the freezer is cooling too much, you can freeze things in the bottom of the fridge.

Especially if you lower it in the summer because the ice cream won't stay hard.

[fordy]

Originally Posted by Use Less

The temp in my fridge is 38-42', but some produce in the crisper drawers and most any produce in the bottom of the fridge proper seems to freeze. Our house is quite cool this time of year; we try not to run the furnace that much when our days are still going into the 50's (and even some60's.) It's 8 or 9 years old, bu treated well and there are only two adults, no kids opening & closing the door all the time. Ideas? Thanks, Sue

..................Do you have a large ice accumulation in your freezer ? If yes , take a hammer and steel rod and bust it loose , clean out and see if it will help stabalize your frig temps . , fordy

[MoonShine]

Same problem here, too....some parts of the fridge get too cold and freeze whatever is placed there. I can't seem to adjust the temperature to make it right. There's no ice accumulated on the freezer, either.

[Use Less]

The back of this fridge is covered with a metal plate, so if that's where the coils are, no getting at them. Tricksey to clean underneath, too, but guess I'll be laying on the floor & getting after anything there. The shelf above the crisper drawers has a vent, and it is very difficult to keep from covering all or some of that w/food or containers. I'm thinking of stringing some twine or connecting some wire from the shelf above into the vent crevice to make a barrier somehow, but obviously not such that it closes the vent. I'm moving my thermometer around to see temps in various parts. Sue

[fordy]

Originally Posted by Use Less

The back of this fridge is covered with a metal plate, so if that's where the coils are, no getting at them. Tricksey to clean underneath, too, but guess I'll be laying on the floor & getting after anything there. The shelf above the crisper drawers has a vent, and it is very difficult to keep from covering all or some of that w/food or containers. I'm thinking of stringing some twine or connecting some wire from the shelf above into the vent crevice to make a barrier somehow, but obviously not such that it closes the vent. I'm moving my thermometer around to see temps in various parts. Sue

.......................If you own or have access to an aircompressor , you can blow air down into the space behind the metal plate . , fordy