4 Kay December 31, 2018 at 3:21 am.

To learn more about the ideal temperature range for your fridge… With this out of the way, it should be noted that a lower fridge temperature does not equal better food storage. Our refrigerator has a dial with the letters a b and c. We need to know which one is the colder one.

Check the temperature again after 5 to 8 hours and adjust the setting again, if needed.

Freezer Temperature If you have your fresh vegetables in a refrigerator/freezer combination, the temperature of the freezer may be the cause of your frozen vegetables as well.

To cool itself to the proper level, the compressor must turn on. So as someone who owns a fridge with an equally confusing temperature control, I suggest you just set it somewhere in the middle and hope for the best. Test the temperature of your fridge with a thermometer. More modern fridges and fridge-freezers will often feature electric controls and as such the vast majority of them will also feature either a temperature sensor or thermistor. Adjust the temperature accordingly. 3 Alberto Walbornn April 16, 2019 at 11:33 pm. Know your fridge’s naturally coldest areas “The ideal refrigerator temperature is 35° F (1.6° C). The optimal fridge temperature in your fridge is 44°F ( 7°C). The higher the number goes the colder the fridge will maintain. The numbers on the fridge’s temperature dial indicate refrigerant power. If the temperature is lower than 37 degrees F or higher than 40 degrees F, move the mechanism 1 number in either the “cooler” or “warmer” direction. When the ambient temperature in the garage drops along with the colder weather outside, it may seem reasonable to think it is helping the freezer out. But it is not. Eventually, when sufficient funds are available, I plan to place a small space heater in the fridge connected to a temperature controller to keep it warm enough. Many freezers blow cold air into the fridge side. Setting it to 5 will make your fridge the coldest. These are slightly different devices but they both carry out the same job, they work with the control boards of your fridge to help it turn on the compressor and fan circuits.

If your fridge has a regulator with settings from 1-6 or 2-7, set the regulator to 1 or 2. I recently brought my kegerator inside due to the cold Montana weather (convenient but dangerous). What number should a safe and efficient fridge be kept on? Reply. 6.

Rule of thumb: If your butter isn’t spreadable, then the fridge is too cold and should be adjusted to a warmer setting. It is likely the fridge wouldn't run due to it being colder than the temp setting. I was just setting temperature n i set fridge on zero then my fridge is switched off even no natural sound of fridge which may show tat fridge is working…light is not on … Reply.

In fact, the outside temperature can greatly affect how well the freezer works. Check the setting on the fridge to see where it is set. This way, your fridge temperature won’t be too cold.