How To: Tell if your fridge light really goes out.

How To: Tell if your fridge if your fridge light really goes out.

First, examine the symptoms:

a) the cream in your Black Russian curdles before the "Best Before" date.

b) that unusually steep electrical bill.

c) your blue cheese isn't Roquefort.

Your fridge light may be staying on.  That little plunger thingee on the fridnge door frame is a mechanical device.  Those never last forever.  You probably do NOT want to get inside and close the door, and here are some other lame methods that are not good ideas.

i) Put a camcorder inside the fridge for a few hours and then replay at fast forward looking for light.

ii) Turn off everything else in the house and see if the electric meter slows down when the fridge is closed.

iii) Troubleshoot the problem with your Day-Glo Frisbee, also known as fun without results.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Get up in the morning.

2.  Quickly open the fridge and feel the bulb.

3.  Is is warm?  If so, it has been on.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Some fridge are designed so that the light cut-off switch is depressed by the door gasket rather than the metal frame.  If so, inspect the gasket for wear and glue a matching size of wood or other durable material at the switch contact location.  Also, make certain you don't have more than a 15 watt bulb, and I get good results with a 7-1/2 watt (but they can be hard to find).

Do you think I should repost this under "Education and Learning"?

Source: Tales From The Trailer Court™ .

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This article written May 7, 2010.

Comments (1)

Biznetwoman said:

	... I will have to test out your hints, especially feeling to see if the bulb is warm. I guess most of us just assume the bulb light goes out, but you never know! Thanks for the good advice. 5*
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May 19, 2010
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