The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
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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 hope a sharpie is employed to annotate the controls after you figure it out.
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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’s 2026 for God’s sake. Just give me a damn thermostat with a temperature I can precisely choose.
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@futurebird This is possibly the best use of Mastodon poll I’ve ever seen. I voted, but with little confidence. And I own a refrigerator, too. I hope you’ll post the "correct" answer afterward.
@gleick @futurebird oh, you own one? Is your refrigerator running?
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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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