Piece-of-shit appliances

[snousle]

I figured out why our little under-counter fridge has such awful temperature control: the light does not go out when you shut the door. So the light warms everything on the top shelf.

Sigh. That probably burned a few hundred dollars of electricity over the past year, too. I cannot believe how crappy today's appliances are.

Comments

[p0lecat.livejournal.com]

That is something that no one would have suspected right away! If there a button or something or does the light just stay on?

[snousle.livejournal.com]

There is the usual door switch, and it does nothing. Fortunately, for some reason there is a separate switch which I have since turned off.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Stuck switch - or just a craptacular design?

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Completely nonfunctional switch. It probably never worked. And the design is otherwise craptacular from top to bottom. It's an $800 unit and it sucks in so many ways.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

And I bet it's already out of warranty, right?

[h0gwash.livejournal.com]

Pray tell, how did you confirm this?

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

If the door switch isn't obvious... camera with a timer? :)

[progbear.livejournal.com]

But hey, it’s stainless steel and goes with the radioactive granite countertops, which is all people care about today.

[urbear]

I'm sticking with Corian, just as my ancestors did for generations before me.

[theotherqpc.livejournal.com]

i've seen this on a number of commercial lowboys, though they usually don't have any door switch at all. we usually just leave the lightbulb out entirely.

[dhpbear.livejournal.com]

"Close the door and the light...stays on!"

- Firesign Theatre

[sig-info.livejournal.com]

Consumerist: Kenmore Fridge Doubles as Easy-Bake Oven, Saves Valuable Space in Kitchen

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is LOLtastic. This is not a Kenmore fridge, but I bet the relevant parts were built by the same people.

The especially funny thing is that it did melt the butter...

[broduke2000.livejournal.com]

After accepting bribes from the Chinese fluorescent lamp lobby, the State Of California passed a law that goes into effect next year, which makes it mandatory that you replace your U.S. made gas-guzzling incandescent light bulb with a fine Chinese compact fluorescent unit.

This will burn cool, and will consume so little energy that you can leave it on forever!

Your problem solved by your government in action!!

[danthered.livejournal.com]

I am curious: Where was this refrigerator manufactured?

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Like you have to ask? Same place as everything else!

[danthered.livejournal.com]

Oy.