[Cheese] HELP??? New

[Brian]

Thanks for the reply.
The warmest I can get the old garage side by side fridge/freezer is 38 
degrees.
I have decided to drink the wine I have stored and use my wine fridge.  Hee 
he he...............


Brian


> Brian wrote:
>>  I was hoping
>> that I could raise the temp of the fridge a few degrees and still keep
> the
>> freezer as food storage.
>> I'm guessing this is not possible with these controllers?
>
> I don't make cheese yet, I've just been lurking here in the shadows for
> a few months. However, I am a homebrewer and have some understanding of
> what you want to do with your fridge. The documentation you received
> with your temp controller is correct, it cycles the power of the entire
> fridge and because the fridge compartment temp is dependant on
> recirculation from the freezer the freezer temp will be raised above
> freezing. Depending on the fridge temp you need the freezer section may
> still be useful for cooling to normal fridge temperatures.
>
> There is another way you might get around this... Note that I've never
> done anything like this with a fridge...
>
> The operation of a fridge is to chill the freezer to a specified
> temperature and then circulate that cold air into the fridge using
> either a fan or just relying on gravity to pull the cold, dense air down
> to another preset temperature. If your fridge uses a fan, and you are
> comfortable digging into your fridge you could modify it so that your
> temperature controller switches the fan off and on and the freezer will
> operate as usual. If, however, your fridge does not use a fan you could
> constrict the airflow from the freezer until you get to the temperature
> you want. This method won't use your temperature controller and the
> temperature won't be as stable.
>
> I can't see how either of these methods would harm your fridge or
> shorten its life, but like I said before I've not done this before.
>
> Before digging into your fridge you may check how warm you can get the
> fridge compartment using the built in controls. My fridge has separate
> freezer and fridge temperature sliders. The freezer slider controls the
> temp of that the compressor brings the freezer down to, while the fridge
> slider controls the circulation fan to the fridge. I would recommend
> setting the freezer to as low a setting as you are comfortable with
> (maybe 25F?) and the fridge to as warm a setting as it allows. (If you
> do this you might use your new temp controller with the probe in the
> freezer to keep the temp where you want it since the built in is not as
> accurate and you sound like there is a lot at stake.) The more stable
> the freezer temperature is the more stable your fridge temperature will
> be.
>
>
> My 2-1/2 cents.
>
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