A problem with my fridge

Outeast1000

I have a Mini fridge which I have had for over ten years and have never had a problem with until now

A few days ago I put some warm rice which I had just cooked in it and since then the fridge will not switch off the motor keeps going non stop hour after hour until I switch it off at the mains

What is the problem ?

Outeast1000

And I forgot to mention the seals on the door are ok

EssexExile

If the compressor is running all the time there are two possibilities. If the fridge is getting too cold then the thermostat is not turning off at the right temperature - new thermostat needed. If the fridge is not getting too cold then there is a fault with the compressor, a gas leak or blockage somewhere. That's more expensive.

Sicard

The problem was the rice should have cooled first.

Grizzlebeard

A common problem with fridges is that if inside the fridge gets warmer than the outside then liquid-phase refrigerant accumulates in the wrong part of the system. That's why in the instruction book it says the fridge must be kept in a vertical position for 24 hrs after moving it and before switching it on, and also the fridge may not work when used in a sub zero environment.

The answer is easy. Turn the fridge off, open the door and stand for 24 hrs. It will come back to life by itself.

The hot rice warmed up the inside to a temperature above that of the radiator on the back, breaking the refrigerant condensing cycle.

(I found this out the hard way when I used a hairdryer to defrost the ice box and the same thing happened. I also found the solution by accident when I gave fridge one last try 2 days later and it worked again.)

Rosa_Damascena

Sicard said:

The problem was the rice should have cooled first.

I didn't believe this until I read @Grizzlebeard 's explanation.

BikingBud

Outeast1000 said:

I have a Mini fridge which I have had for over ten years and have never had a problem with until now

A few days ago I put some warm rice which I had just cooked in it and since then the fridge will not switch off the motor keeps going non stop hour after hour until I switch it off at the mains

What is the problem ?

I would also very carefully consider your intent by saving rice, if you are aiming to eat it later:

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning/

Moneysaving or food poisoning?

Grizzlebeard

Rosa_Damascena said:

Sicard said:

The problem was the rice should have cooled first.

I didn't believe this until I read @Grizzlebeard 's explanation.

Guess it's because we're talking about a minifridge. A full size fridge probably would have coped.

(And take-away rice is already cold before you get it home so no problem there.)

Rosa_Damascena

BikingBud said:

Outeast1000 said:

I have a Mini fridge which I have had for over ten years and have never had a problem with until now

A few days ago I put some warm rice which I had just cooked in it and since then the fridge will not switch off the motor keeps going non stop hour after hour until I switch it off at the mains

What is the problem ?

I would also very carefully consider your intent by saving rice, if you are aiming to eat it later:

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning/

Moneysaving or food poisoning?

There is the science on this, but in real life reheating cold rice is custom and practice. How long it languishes at RTP is the issue.

Eldi_Dos

Rosa_Damascena said:

BikingBud said:

Outeast1000 said:

I have a Mini fridge which I have had for over ten years and have never had a problem with until now

A few days ago I put some warm rice which I had just cooked in it and since then the fridge will not switch off the motor keeps going non stop hour after hour until I switch it off at the mains

What is the problem ?

I would also very carefully consider your intent by saving rice, if you are aiming to eat it later:

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning/

Moneysaving or food poisoning?

There is the science on this, but in real life reheating cold rice is custom and practice. How long it languishes at RTP is the issue.

If rice is incorrectly cooled so that bacteria form, they release toxins,when rice is re-heated any bacteria may be killed but toxins will still remain.

BikingBud

Rosa_Damascena said:

BikingBud said:

Outeast1000 said:

I have a Mini fridge which I have had for over ten years and have never had a problem with until now

A few days ago I put some warm rice which I had just cooked in it and since then the fridge will not switch off the motor keeps going non stop hour after hour until I switch it off at the mains

What is the problem ?

I would also very carefully consider your intent by saving rice, if you are aiming to eat it later:

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning/

Moneysaving or food poisoning?

There is the science on this, but in real life reheating cold rice is custom and practice. How long it languishes at RTP is the issue.

So is speeding an driving recklessly

You can led a horse to water etc