The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
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@gleick @futurebird oh, you own one? Is your refrigerator running?
@evan @futurebird yes, and I'm old enough to remember that gag.
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
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@evan @futurebird yes, and I'm old enough to remember that gag.
@gleick @futurebird I figured you would! 😉
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@futurebird I hope a sharpie is employed to annotate the controls after you figure it out.
@ottaross @futurebird a Sharpie, or a small axe. Perhaps a mattock.
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@randulo @futurebird
Does that mean 6-18° (-12°)? -
@futurebird The proper temperature setting of a refrigerator is 5 degrees C. "Temperature Control" clearly determines how precisely this value is kept, the stiffness of the thermostat. The long-term mean temperature is not affected by the knob, just how much it wiggles around it.
I'll let myself out
@martinvermeer @futurebird Correct for a "one size fits all" fridge.
Wrong for a "cold box to store stuff in".
Good idea for an extra "cooling mode" switch in the back. -
The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird having had to try to figure out this completely ambiguous labeling on my own refrigerator, I can confidently tell you that I have no idea and whoever did this is bad at their job
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird@sauropods.win A refrigerator at max power is the coldest it can be. -
@futurebird It’s 2026 for God’s sake. Just give me a damn thermostat with a temperature I can precisely choose.
@KanaMauna @futurebird
Or “Cool - Cold”
Or “Coldest” next to the appropriate number.Anything to give context. “Min - Max” adds no information, because I already know that 10 is more than 1.
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird I guess the latter but keep mine at 5 to be safe.
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird "temperature" control, plus the fact that you posted this, means it is almost certainly set so that 1 is the coldest and 10 warmest
but i'm voting 10 anyway because, notwithstanding any delusions by the manufacturer, that is the correct answer -
The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird I really appreciate "more cold" -- "less cold" thermostats for this reason. I know it defies the laws of physics, but counterargument: I know which way to turn it for which effect.
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
Mine goes from 0 to 7, but between 0 and 1 you can feel a slight resistance like turning a switch on or off. So I guess 0 means off and 1 is lowest and 7 highest setting. But I'm not sure because the temperature difference between different settings doesn't seem to differ, and my fridge temperature is too high anyway. So it's probably defective and 1 could be highest?
I hope that helps :D
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@KanaMauna @futurebird
Or “Cool - Cold”
Or “Coldest” next to the appropriate number.Anything to give context. “Min - Max” adds no information, because I already know that 10 is more than 1.
My fridge has one to three ❄️. But this is a refrigerator; is the manufacturer trying to taunt me that my lettuce will get frozen no matter what?
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird I've had two that looked like this, with an edge-on wheel in the middle:
min | 3---4---5 | max
I could never figure out if that meant "numbers to the left are minimum, turn right to show smaller numbers" or "turn it left, towards min, to minimize". or what "min/max" actually meant (temperature? power consumption? no indication at all!)
appliances are stunningly badly designed. I don't understand how humans can make stuff like this.
(yes I just read the manual after staring at it for far too long)
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird It could also be a thermostat setting that uses degrees Celsius.
Typically, refrigerators would be at 4 or 5 degrees Celsius (0 being the freezing point of water).
This tracks with 1 being minimum and 10 being maximum (degrees Celsius).
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird trick question the knob does nothing
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird I see this is a hot topic.
It has bothered me for over 50 years, encompassing many fridges.
I attribute the ambiguity to the lack of easily abbreviated ways of saying "less cool" and "more cool" in english.
They daren't put actual temperatures on the dial due to the many other variables affecting it, apart from the dial.
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird
Just terrible labels.One way you can sometimes tell is when turning the dial if you hear a click and then the compressor kicks on. What ever way you were turning it makes it colder.
At least on one fridge I've seen, they labeled it colder warmer iirc. That was definitely more useful.
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@futurebird
Just terrible labels.One way you can sometimes tell is when turning the dial if you hear a click and then the compressor kicks on. What ever way you were turning it makes it colder.
At least on one fridge I've seen, they labeled it colder warmer iirc. That was definitely more useful.
@futurebird
Ok, here's a photo that has a decent label.
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