A refrigerator is one of the essential appliances in every home. Perhaps, you won’t have ice to cool your summer drink without a functional refrigeration unit. If you open your refrigerator to get some cold bottles of drinks for your guests only to find out a drastic level of warmth, such a horrible situation will frustrate you big time. But you don’t need to worry too much. Oftentimes, if a KitchenAid refrigerator is not cooling correctly, it only requires basic troubleshooting steps.
Inspect and adjust the setting.
Storing fresh goods, fast food, and beverages, your refrigerator needs to be organized when you want to find the items easily. It can directly affect or change the mechanism of the temperature inside your unit. For refrigerators that operate in a dial set up to control the temperature of your refrigerator, it can be easily reached. While digital functions are tougher to get affected, they still can still happen. When you notice a change in temperature, always check your settings immediately.
Do not overload your refrigerator.
Putting a lot of items in your refrigerator is one of the things that can negatively affect its operation to preserve your food and drinks as they should be. It may be hard to analyze, but the opposite is also true. When your refrigerator also has a lot of space, there will be no enough items to maintain the required temperature. If you live alone or do not preserve food for several weeks, you may load some pastries and other food items in your unit to help keep the other space.
Change the refrigerator seal.
If you have a dated model of refrigerator, you need to have new seals installed. While they are designed to last long, they can get damaged making a weak seal and high power consumption. They often start to show signs of damage before they require replacement. They can get breakable, dull, and cracked at the seams.
Shut the refrigerator door properly.
One of the reasons for a temperature drop is a partially closed or open refrigerator door. Loading a lot of dishes in its compartments and not checking them out from time to time to see if a door is not closed properly is the culprit. Another cause for a door not shutting properly is when it has been broken or damaged. Your children at home may be swinging on the door or bump it resulting in some damage or misalignment. Once checking the compartments and tightening the bolts that connect the door doesn’t seem to fix the issue, you may want to seek an expert at KitchenAid Appliance Repair to check on your refrigerator unit.
Once your Kitchen refrigerator is not cooling, contact one of our experts to book an appointment. We also offer services for Kitchenaid cooktop repair and KitchenAid stove repair.