Our refrigerator stopped working because of the heat

@dya80dya (34171)
January 20, 2024 4:03pm CST
The last summer was extremely hot. We had 40 degrees Celsius. Our fridge stopped working. We keep our refrigerator in the kitchen. And one day we noticed that the food was very warm. We checked the leftovers and everything was spoiled. This happened because in our house it's extremely hot during the summer. The peanut butter didn't last. I almost lost all my frozen fruits. I worked for many hours to freeze wild blueberries. We need to be careful during the summer from now on. Now it's winter, but we always wonder how much time will the refrigerator work. We have another refrigerator and this saved my frozen fruits.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
21 Jan
I happened to us when we lived in the south of France.
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Diana
@dya80dya (34171)
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21 Jan
The other fridge we have wasn't prepared when the new fridge stopped working. It was full of books. We had to work a lot to get rid of all those books. The fridge had ice somewhere and this made it stop working. And it's No Frost.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
21 Jan
@dya80dya - When it is too hot, sometimes too much ice forms and the refrigerator does not arrive to melt the excess of ice and it stops working.
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Diana
@dya80dya (34171)
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28 Jan
@LadyDuck Yes, this is what happened. And I am afraid that it can happen again.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (58939)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan
It must suck if the fridge can't surive the heat. But, I guess if it gets to hot anything could break.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (58939)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan
@dya80dya Were you able to have it fixed, or will you need to replace it?
Diana
@dya80dya (34171)
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21 Jan
We called a repairman and he said that the ice was stuck and this made it stop working.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (74146)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan
Thanks for the warning that such things can happen, This past summer in Florida was intolerably hot but thank heavens the fridge survived but I will remember to look out for such things. Right now we have the other problem a much to cold weather sap with temps in the 40s F,
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Diana
@dya80dya (34171)
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21 Jan
You are welcome. This fridge is still new. Some pieces of ice were stuck behind it and this made it stop working. Now it works again.
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (83237)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Jan
Our climate here is extremely hot but our refrigerators aren't affected. That's bad what you refrigerated got spoilt.
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Diana
@dya80dya (34171)
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21 Jan
Yes, we threw everything away. Some ice was stuck and it made the fridge stop working.
George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (95400)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jan
I know how it feels to not have a refrigerator working due to either excessive heat or extreme cold.
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Diana
@dya80dya (34171)
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21 Jan
Some ice was stuck there and this made it stop working. When we left it for 24 hours without electricity the problem was solved. The ice melted. But the food was already spoiled and we had to get rid of it.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (95400)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Jan
@dya80dya Sorry to learn that the food was spoiled and the ice melted.
M Cheung
@Beestring (13485)
• Hong Kong
21 Jan
Refrigerator is an important housel hold appliance as it keeps our foods fresh. It's good that you have another refrigerator as a backup.
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Diana
@dya80dya (34171)
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21 Jan
Yes, we noticed how important it was when all our food was spoiled. The other fridge was full of books. We never used it until this new one had problems.
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