- 1). Feel the temperature on the inside of your refrigerator, and then check your food items to see if they are cooling properly. Also check the temperature inside your freezer compartment.
- 2). Verify with a meat thermometer that the thermostat is set to the proper temperature for cooling food items. The temperature for cooling food should be between 30 and 40 degrees F, with the optimum temperature being 37 degrees F.
- 3). Turn off the thermostat controls if the refrigerator is not cooling properly, and allow the unit to defrost for several hours. Sometimes, the thermostat can freeze over, giving it a false reading and and making it not work efficiently.
- 4). Set the thermostat controls to 37 degrees F. If your thermostat controls do not measure in degrees, set a meat thermometer inside the refrigerator and turn the thermostat dial to medium.
- 5). Wait for the temperature in the refrigerator to settle, and then check the meat thermometer for the exact temperature. Adjust the thermostat dial, and allow temperature to settle until the thermometer reaches the temperature you desire.
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