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Miscellaneous Questions

When placing a large number of questions into distinct categories, there are always some that don't quite fit any strict classification. Questions such as "why there is a green stain on the floor behind the refrigerator?" or "how to convert a small freezer into a refrigerator?" are valid and belong somewhere. Hence this page of miscellaneous questions and the answers to them.

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A dangerous situation-- storing a substance that can give off flammable vapors
A homemade freezer alarm
Refrigerator running in unheated area and about using extension cords
Replace with another used one logistics
Do I need a new control?
Push button defrost design not coming on
Refrigerator runs constantly, can I repair this myself?
Submarine sounds
Converting a small freezer into a fridge
Sub Zero unit acting strange
Questions about clearance around the cabinet
Textured finish is getting pitted and rusty
An old refrigerator compressor adapted for an air pump
What should temperatures be for the inside of a refrigerator
Can't use magnets on a stainless steel refrigerator door
Refrigerator blows breaker
Heat leakage defrost operation clarification
Pricing out a used refrigerator
Nothing comes on at all, not even the light
How does the energy save switch work?
What number should I set my controls on?
Elevation and it's effect on refrigerators
Using a household refrigerator in an RV
Front door panel rusting
Running a refrigerator in an unheated area
Lets uncover a scam, can a filter do all this?
A floating restriction?
Water leak because freezer compartment too full?
Why is there water in my refrigerator?
Why won't this work?
Turn it up, still freezing
How do you replace a light switch
Why is my Danby unit not cold enough?
Light won't work
Who invented the refrigerator?
Converting a refrigerator into a wine cellar
How were holes in aluminum components patched, one tech to another?
A higher then normal stable temperature unit?
Recommendation of what new type to buy
Converting a fridge into a freezer
Why is there water inside my refrigerator?
Fridge dries everything out
New process to paint refrigerators
Using a deep freeze for a computer enclosure
Defrosting manual defrost refrigerators
Removing the freezer section of a manual defrost refrigerator
Bugs in the refrigerator
Preventing the defrost cycle from happening at specific times
An add on device to help save electricity
Using a small household fridge in an RV
How much clearance do I need between my cupboards for a new style refrigerator?
Mounting the compressor in another part of the house because of noise
Can I contact Gibson?
What are the recommended temperatures?
Does the freezer on bottom design have any flaws?
New bulb, light still won't work. Other bulb on same switch works
Running a refrigerator in a closet, fire hazard?
Is a refrigerator more efficient when full?
Putting different door fronts on a refrigerator to match the cupboards
Is it a fire hazard if the compressor cooling fan stops?
How to make my refrigerator use less electricity?
Evaporator damaged because of sulfur in water supply?
$239 to repair an automatic defrost problem?
A question about run times
Can an upright freezer be converted into a refrigerator
Melted around the light bulb, a tenant and landlord dispute.
Will a 3kva generator carry a refrigerator
Painting the inside of the freezer compartment?
Gives off too much heat in the kitchen
Is the green substance in the pan related to the refrigeration problem?
How do small coolers work that plug into the cigarette lighters?
Green stain on the floor behind the refrigerator
Small bar fridge not getting cold, worth a service call?
Freezer coils red hot and dripping!
Orange glow coming from the freezer
Older refrigerator trips GFI breaker