When we bought a new refrigerator a few months ago I moved the old one out to the shop. I don't care that the freezer will no longer work properly in cold weather because it just has a keg in it. The first thing I noticed was that the freezer would go through freeze and defrost cycles repeatedly. This in itself doesn't bother me, and I understand why this is the case. In very cold weather the inside of the fridge is so cold the compressor never runs to freeze the freezer. Of course, as soon as the weather warms above 40 or so, the compressor runs and the freezer freezes.
The problem is condensation! Today I mopped up over a quart of water. The freezer is obviously still freezing at times. I've got the thermostat set almost as low as it will go right now, which is fine since I like homebrew at about 45 degrees. Any creative ideas?
And one more problem. Any ideas of why 10 seconds for water to arrive and pour into a glass from the cold water dispenser in our GE refrigerator?
Valve is at the bottom left front of the refrigerator.
When dispensing water, we can hear the valve turn on and water and air gurgling in the line before it reaches the dispenser.
Athe bottom rear of the refrigerator side is a coil of plastic tubing in which the water is chilled.
Does newly arriving "warm" water in that coil contract as it cools, thereby allowing water in the long line above to recede? I read this article [link removed by moderator] but I'm newbie.
Thank you.
