At It Again
Today was the day that Dennis said we would be pulling the refrigerator out from the cavern in our kitchen to clean behind it. The self defrost had an issue and we cleaned it out from top to bottom and unplugged it several days ago. It sure brings to mind that at the time we did some work in the kitchen we should have taken the chimney out to give us a bit more square footage. As this was a used refrigerator from Carrie and Jeremy when they did a kitchen remodel some 16 years ago or so, it was also a time when Dennis and I were a bit more agile. Dennis got on the attic steps and me in the kitchen . . . trying to walk the refrigerator out into the open kitchen area. We got it so far and then did some cleaning from one side, then moved it over and did some cleaning from the other side. We never did get it out totally. It is a lot better than it was prior.
After we had the cleaning done and the refrigerator was ready to plug back in to see if the issue had been rectified, we then remembered that the doors had been taken off of it when it was first moved into the house to make moving a bit easier, giving more ability to set it in place. Well . . . maybe next time we will get that done. The refrigerator is still empty and time will tell if it is cooling to better temps. When we had put a thermometer in the freezer area before unplugging it, it went down to 15 above zero, we knew . . . problem!
With the area behind the refrigerator being taken care of, why not move out the kitchen range and tidy that area up. That lead to cleaning and damp mopping the kitchen, bathroom and entry. Well . . . why not vacuum up the rest of the house. The nickel that had been put in the slot, was then spent. It was a time out on the patio under the umbrella.
It is so beautiful right now with the Crab tree blooming combined with the Lilacs. If it could last for another week . . . perfect. We have our patio area tricked out and tidy. Nothing is more relaxing than to enjoy it and being thankful that we can still put it all together. Both of us decided we had had enough. All we have left to do is let the refrigerator run a cycle and see what the readings are inside. If the readings are still off, we may have to make a call on Monday to Kunz Appliance in Madelia. Do appliance stores make house calls? We will find out. Yes . . . it is a pain not to have appliances in normal operation.