Operating frig with freezer compartment removed

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   Do I need to make any other changes to operate the frig with the freezer compartment removed?

I removed the freezer compartment as described in the owner's manual last night.  There is no mention in the manual to make any other changes to operate the frige with the freezer compartment removed.

This morning...12 hours later...the temperature inside the frig is 28 degrees F.  It is operating on 120 volts AC with the setting set on maximum cold.  Of course I turned the temperature setting down to the medium level to see if that brings the temp up enough to not have the whole frig working as a freezer.

Do I need to make any other changes?

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tcj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 Jul 2018 Location: Central WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Topic: Operating frig with freezer compartment removed Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 8:31am
	Do I need to make any other changes to operate the frig with the freezer compartment removed? I removed the freezer compartment as described in the owner's manual last night. There is no mention in the manual to make any other changes to operate the frige with the freezer compartment removed. This morning...12 hours later...the temperature inside the frig is 28 degrees F. It is operating on 120 volts AC with the setting set on maximum cold. Of course I turned the temperature setting down to the medium level to see if that brings the temp up enough to not have the whole frig working as a freezer. Do I need to make any other changes?
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lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595	Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:12am
	Wow! 28ºF! That's cold enough to make ice. Think of all the pre-mixed margaritas you can take along. There's always a bright side to things that go awry.
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ronahue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 317	Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:54am
	We always operate our fridge with out the freezer and keep it at 3 or 4 lights depending on outside temperature. Sounds like you have it right.
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ronahue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 317	Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:55am

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ronahue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 317	Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:56am
	After about a 8-10 days the upper coils will ice up and require a defrost so you should have a cooler handy.
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seafans Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Nov 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 163	Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:59am
	I removed the freezer compartment at the beginning of summer. The refer doesn't seem to keep items cold enough to prevent spoilage with higher outside temps. About 60 deg temp drop. I found the setting the thermostat one step below max cold. Witch is the next to the longer light bar. Really depend on the need for more room to keep items cold. The temp seems very from about 35 or so in the main compartment to about 50 in the upper area of the storage in the door. There are small battery operated fans to put inside the refer to circulate the air that might help.

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 11:03am
	Where do you keep the ice cream?

seafans Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Nov 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 163	Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 11:28am
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tcj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 Jul 2018 Location: Central WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 1:55pm
	Thankyou everyone for the replies. I turned the frig down to three bars on the display about six hours ago and now it is holding at about 35 degrees. For ice cream we'll put the freezer back in I guess. I took it out to test how it works before trying it starting out on a trip. Seems to be no problems.
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TheBum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407	Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 11:46am
	We're going to give this a try in a couple of weeks. We have a countertop ice maker and don't use the freezer compartment for much else that we couldn't live without. We'd also be able to fit a 1/2 gallon jug of milk in the fridge.
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