Why is My Fridge Freezing Food and How to Fix It

Is your side by side refrigerator freezing your food especially on the top shelf? Learn how to control the temperature of both your fridge and freezer as we share how we change our temperature controls on our Whirlpool Refrigerator #WRS588FIHZ. You'll also learn what is likely causing your new refrigerator to freeze your food

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00:00 The Project Help Desk Talks about Whirlpool Refrigerator #WRS588FIHZ
00:22 How Changing Refrigerator Temperatures Generally Work
00:48 How to Change Refrigerator Temperature Setting on Whirlpool Refrigerator #WRS588FIHZ
02:08 How to Change the Freezer Setting on Whirlpool Refrigerator #WRS588FIHZ
02:44 Why Your Freezer Might be Causing Your Foods in the Refrigerator to Freeze
04:09 This is a KNOWN Issue with MOST Side by Side Refrigerators
04:48 How to STOP Your Refrigerator from Freezing Your Food
06:14 Do YOU have more questions about your refrigerator?

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How Changing Refrigerator Temperatures Generally Work, How to Change Refrigerator Temperature Setting on Whirlpool Refrigerator, How to Change the Freezer Setting on Whirlpool Refrigerator,
Why Your Freezer Might be Causing Your Foods in the Refrigerator to Freeze, How to STOP Your Refrigerator from Freezing Your Food,

[dancrull]

By the way I watched a couple of your videos, im very impressed. thanks

[joepervan]

Very helpful. I have this exact unit in a rental and the tenants complained that things were freezing on the top two shelves. I actually pointed to the sticker in the back and rearranged the food. I will tell them to adjust the freezer if it keeps up.

[ryants]

Really helpful video. It hadn't occurred to me to lower the freezer temp setting. Thank you.

[philindeblanc]

Nice basic explanation to remind me of knowing this, but forgetting! Like many things we dont do all the time, and other new info ....we forget!

[bettycocker]

So helpful. I have this refrig but I can't get the water to come out of the dispenser. I just put in a new water filter.

[IBMaced]

Well done, this had the same control board as our fridge! So COOL! Anyway gave me some ideas to work on.

[dancrull]

I have a 3 yer old Kenmore upright convertible refreezer/refrigerator. I have never used it as a freezer, just cold drinks thank goodness . It was set at the medium setting but opened up yesteray and everything frozen and busted, cleaned it all up unlugged for 12 hours put some water and booze back in and set to a little lowerr on th refrigerator settin, still froze, now I have it at the lowest setting but not sure what will happen now.??

[florinpandele]

This is valid only for very old fridges like 20years ++. The new models have a separate part of the evaporator coil inside the fridge and another in the freezer. But there's again usually only one thermostat and the difference between the 2 zones is probably controlled via that fan. So probably your advice is applicable. I don't have that fan so I don't know this for sure, my fridge has 1 thermostat and no fans.

[tonynes]

I'm in a totally different situation with a 25 year old top mounted freezer. One of the parts might be defective and need to be replaced causing the refrigerator bottom part, to be too cold as the dial is set to less than 1, the least cold setting.

[thewordrules]

LOL, we keep our AC at a balmy 85. I hate being cold and then walking outside into super hot temps.

[rhxtoff]

We have the similar model, Bottom half of refer and freezer freeze everything. Top half does not cool. Noticed there is no air filter on the refer side just a foam block.

[ahill]

The older Frigidaire fridge in the house I’m renting is freezing ALL the food in the fridge, not just food in the back of the top shelf. It’s the older fridge style with freezer door on top, fridge door under that (Frigidaire model FRT18DRH). Would your advice here still apply?

[HVACENGINEER]

refrigeration does not give off cold it removes heat

[stoopidascanbe]

I have the same fridge. It has stopped making ice when to fridge freezes up. Any ideas. Thanks.

[jnabraham]

So how do i go about determining if i have a damper problem? I have this same model and the whole left side freezes in the fridge. It was not like that last year so i feel that something has changed.

[RD-cdiu]

I have a old Maytag Performa purchased in 2000, it is doing the same thing freezing my food. I’ve tried adjusting the thermostats for the freezer and the refrigerator compartment. However, I’m not having any luck. Any other suggestions, For a analog thermostat?

[elkhuntr]

What if your fridge is freezing items from the bottom up? Our kenmore freezer is at the bottom as a drawer.

[JerryON]

I have a KitchenAid combo 12 yrs old, set at 37/0 F. Until now, no issues. Today I noticed the fridge is freezing all food inside. The panel shows the actual temp was 35/-2 F and the Max Cool indicator was on, without anybody turning it on. I reset it for 10 min., everything OK until the Max Cool indicator turned on by itself again and then the temp. decreased to 35/-2 F. What is happening? Thank you!

[hrsonbf]

is there a filter to replace in the fridge where cold air enters from the freezer?

[tankapoor]

My top shelf of refrigerator freeze things though freezer settings at lowest how can i fix it