Tuning up the fridge
I used a long thin "bottle brush" to clean out the vertical heating tube for the refrigerator, just to clean out the odd bits of surface dirt/rust/cobwebs that could limit heat transfer. Also the insulation above the fridge at the top vent was slumped down over the top of the fridge and restricting excess heat from leaving, so I clipped that up out of the way, opening up the area above the back of the fridge. Finally, the temperature sensor (white plastic folded bit of a thing with a wire connected to it) that clips onto the cooling fins, I folded a thin piece of boxboard (just a cereal box top cut up) and placed that in between the fin and the temperature sensor, so the sensor isn't as reactive to the temperature of the cooling fin. I think that causes the fridge to run a little cooler. I keep a thermometer now in the fridge so I can monitor the temperature. The freezer keeps ice very well, and the main fridge runs around 0 to 5 celcius.
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