I am absolutely not kidding. One of the major problems in fixing it was getting over the disbelief.
It's a Liebherr, fine in all other regards, but it's designed so that if the temperature outside drops below 18oC, it switches the interior light on. This then heats the inside of the fridge (yes, it's a desgn feature) to fool the thermostat into activating the motor to cool it down. The fridge and light then fight for supremacy... or until someone with any common sense realises and switches the er... 'feature' off.
Oh, oh, just read further down the article I found just now to write my reply here: the feature was created to give the model a better energy efficiency rating.
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It's a Liebherr, fine in all other regards, but it's designed so that if the temperature outside drops below 18oC, it switches the interior light on. This then heats the inside of the fridge (yes, it's a desgn feature) to fool the thermostat into activating the motor to cool it down. The fridge and light then fight for supremacy... or until someone with any common sense realises and switches the er... 'feature' off.
Oh, oh, just read further down the article I found just now to write my reply here: the feature was created to give the model a better energy efficiency rating.