The Refrigerator

In 1970, we bought a new Coppertone GE refrigerator. It never needed repairs to keep it working, though the glass shelves had cracked and were duct-taped together. Parts of the plastic interior trim were broken and even missing, but the refrigerator kept working. I'm sure it cost dollars more in energy use, but we were never aware of it. But in 2oo5, my son replaced the old GE with a brand new Maytag bottom freezer refrigerator. It had a four-year warranty and a mere month after the warranty expired, the refrigerator stopped cooling. We had a repair call, bought a replacement part and all was well for a few months when the great meltdown recurred. Enough, we decided and bought a new Kenmore, and trashed the 4 1/2 year old Maytag, as a lemon. We bought a brand new Sears Kenmore bottom freezer type on May 23, and it was delivered May 25 of 2010. The freezer door didn't really have a satisfactory feel to it when you went to close the door, but it beeped gently when ajar, so no problem. Or so we thought. One day in late April there was water on the floor, and the inside of the freezer was covered with frost. Shut the door, make sure it's tight. Repeat process a week or so later and then the next. One day the refrigerator's door was ajar long enough to soften the ice cream and I had to eat 3 Friendly's Sundae Cups in a single afternoon because you shouldn't refreze ice crea. By now the beeper door ajar signal is no longer working. Maybe it beeped itself out during the night. It turned out that every time the main door was closed, the freezer door popped open. So it's time to check the Warranty---next post.