Midea mini fridge dial 1 to 6, which number actually runs coldest?

[Thomas Martinez]

Quick one for anyone run a Midea mini fridge. The internal dial go from 1 to 6, but many argue about which end are which. According to the documentation, 1 is the warmest, and 6 is the coldest. 6 is what you use for the little freezer box on these to make ice or remains frozen.
Many peoples assume that the higher the number on a refrigerator, the warmer the fridge is set to due to other brands out there using that same control. They then crank the fridge to the lowest number to get the most cooling possible, only to discover that the fridge’s freezer compartment are warm. This is a common issue with these refrigerators.
Can someone who owns one of these explain to the audience what the in-between numbers on a Midea mini fridge do? Would 4 be enough for keeping the freezer compartment frozen, or would 5 or 6 be needed? Keeping the fridge at 6 all the time might seem okay for the main compartment but would be detrimental to the freezer box and the main compartment due to the need for the compressor to run 24/7. However, the documentation say nothing about this.
What number have peoples found to work best for their mini-fridge?

 

[Apa]

4 is my daily on mine, freezer box keeps ice cubes solid and the back wall doesnt ice up the lettuce. Tried 5 for a week in summer and stuff at the back of the fridge started freezing.

 

[Scottish Bible Basketb]

Yeah 6 is coldest, confirmed. Manual literally says it on page 4 or whatever.

 

[Impossib]

wait so does the dial actually control compressor runtime or is there a thermistor in there? like is 6 just a longer duty cycle or does it target an actual lower temp?

 

[Divine Worm Ma]

honestly I just put a thermometer in there and find the right number between 1-6 for the fridge main compartment.

 

[Famous Fla]

who cares lol just turn it til the beer is cold

 

[Impossib]

who cares lol just turn it til the beer is cold

but like is the beer cold because of the runtime of the compressor or because the setpoint for the fridge is lower?

 

[Apa]

wait so does the dial actually control compressor runtime or is there a thermistor in there? like is 6 just a longer duty cycle or does it target an actual lower temp?

its a mechanical thermostat with a capillary tube on most of these little midea units, no thermistor. Higher number = colder temp selected by user = compressor will run for longer periods until fridge reaches that selected temperature.

 

[My Little Racc]

ran mine on 6 for two years straight in a dorm and didnt waste any energy because of it. People overthink. The little freezer box isnt a freezer it’ll hold ice cream for a couple mins max.

 

[Forbidden Plunger Babi]

i had a midea that died after 14 months. Brand is garbage tbh, get a danby

 

[Scottish Bible Basketb]

i had a midea that died after 14 months. Brand is garbage tbh, get a danby

danby is worse lmao what are you on about, my danby compressor seized in 8 months

 

[Impossib]

its a mechanical thermostat with a capillary tube on most of these little midea units, no thermistor. Higher number = colder temp selected by user = compressor will run for longer periods until fridge reaches that selected temperature.

follow up question, if its a capillary tube thermostat would the fridge machine have a dial to control the spring tension on the bellows? would that be the actual mechanism that would control the temperature?

 

[Apa]

follow up question, if its a capillary tube thermostat would the fridge machine have a dial to control the spring tension on the bellows? would that be the actual mechanism that would control the temperature?

yeah basically. Theres a small bellows filled with gas that connects to the capillary tube, when you turn the dial it moves a cam that presses against a spring that opposes the bellows. When the fridge is colder the gas contracts in the tube which makes the bellows smaller in diameter which allows for the thermostat to allow the spring to overcome the tension on the spring which allows for the compressor to turn on longer to warm up the fridge.