My Kenmore Refrigerator (model 253.52342300) has been freezing my soda cans and they explode. I have turned the dial to 1 (being the least cold) and they still freeze. What is the problem? Please advise.

Thank you,

Tracy, October 2009

My Kenmore is also freezing, soda and water and bursting. I have turned the dial to off and it still runs and freezes. any suggestions?

Hoser, November 2009

Ovens, Irons, Fridges and other things have a gizmo called a Thermostat that controls the temperature - The thermostat is an on/off switch that changes at at a point set by the user. Sometimes they fail.

When the fail OPEN circuit nothing happens.
When they fail CLOSED circuit the cooling (or heating) carries on in an uncontrolled way.

You very probably have a defective thermostat.

Peccavi, October 2009