My friend recently bought a new Amana refrigerator for her mountain cabin?

Question

While she was away from the cabin there was a power outage. When she returned 2 weeks later the refrigerator was off and all the food spoiled. The repair man told her that this appliance had a reset button on it and after a power outage it has to be reset. Can this be true? What a dumb feature to have on a refrigerator in any location but especially the mountains where there are more storms and people aren't always in residence.

Answer 1

I've never seen a reset button on a refrigerator, but I guess some may have them. Is your friend sure it isn't a like the reset button on a garbage disposal? The ones on garbage disposals are actually circuit breakers that open when the disposal gets stuck and draws too much current. The power outage could have been caused by a surge that tripped the breaker. In that case, the reset button may well have saved your friend from having to buy a new refrigerator instead of just replacing some spoiled food. The food would have still spoiled. But removing food from the fridge when you are going to be gone for a couple of weeks or longer is a good idea.

Answer 2

I have NEVER heard of a reset button on a refrigerator but there are stupid people out there that create stupid things. My mom's power goes out somewhat often and the refrigerator always turns back on when the power comes back on. My mom's phone was fried from a power outage (thunderstorm) once.

I'd call a few stores that sell refrigerators and ask if they sell refrigerators with reset buttons and how that works. Don't mention about your friend's situation as they may hide the truth for their own repair people that may screw people out of money.



Good luck.

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Answer 4

That is not true. I have a new Amana fridge, and have lost power on more than 1 occasion. The fridge always comes back on.

Answer 5

It's not any dumber than leaving food in your fridge when you are gone two weeks. Or not reading the instruction manual and familiarizing yourself with a big purchase prior to purchasing. Or at least reading it before you plug it in.

Answer 6

It's possible, but I have never heard of one on a fridge.