Fridge temperature settings

Mat_Lock

Does anyone know the general rule for temp settings in a fridge.

Our fridge at work sucks, it really doesn't keep anything cold and I am throwing stuff away all the time but I am not sure what settings it should be set to.

It is currently set to 6

The dial goes:

1
2
3
4
5
6
Off

So what setting would give me the coldest temperature ??

It is a Proline fridge, can't find any model number or make anywhere

RTNI

at a guess I would say 6 is the coldest

smudger1964

The higher the number you set on the dial the lower the temperature in the fridge mine goes from 1 to 5 and I set mine at between 4 and 5 which makes my fridge really cold for my beer (about 3 degrees).My fridge is a beko

greyteam1959

I would say 6 is the coldest.
Sounds like it is cream crackered to me.
Get a cheap fridge thermometer & check it ??
Or why not unplug it & have a look round the back.
Depending on what type of fridge it is clean everything you can see with a soft brush & a vacuum cleaner.
The most common cause of fridges & freezers not working properley is the build up of dust & debris in the cooling parts.
HTH

Mat_Lock

It has been cleaned recently as I was finding stuff dated back to February and even a pot of soup from November. I put a note on it saying it was disgusting and needed to be cleaned. The cleaners eventually cleaned it. Even milk that had 3 or 4 days left is going off early.

I think it is cream crackered as there's just no temp change at all.

greyteam1959

No I mean clean round the back of the fridge in the 'workings' not the inside !!
Does not matter how dirty the inside is it will still be cold.

Mat_Lock

hmmm ok not thought of that, ah well there are maintenance guys that get paid to do that sort of thing, I'll wait for them to come down.

Thanks all

moonrakerz

Mat_Lock wrote: »

I am throwing stuff away all the time but

I do hope that no one uses these bags in your fridge !

http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/moldy-bag.jpg