Fridge too cold?

[Merlin5]

I've thrown away a few eggs that completely froze and cracked the shells. I keep them on the middle shelf. Could it be that they're simply too close to the back of the shelf near where cold air comes in? My fridge temperature was set to 3c, though I've put it to 4c now which may or may not make much difference.

They were 2 weeks past their sell by date. But I've safely cooked eggs 4 weeks past their date. I've also got some eggs in the fridge that expire tomorrow and they're fine.

 

[Merlin5]

I don't have a fridge thermometer but I have an infrared laser thermometer so I'll check the temperature tomorrow. It's a pretty high spec fridge freezer, a Hisense. But I don't know how good Hisense really is compared to the more well known names like Samsung.

That said, apart from eggs, everything else keeps really fresh for a long time. Milk never seems to go off compared to my previous crappy undercounter hotpoint fridge.

But there's also another issue with cold temperatures. It has two vegetable drawers above each other, and the bottom one, which is right above the freezer section, has a vent you can slide. Opened or closed, anything I put in the bottom drawer like tomatoes or onions also freeze up. So I've avoided putting food in there, which is a shame as it's space I could really use.

I'm still under warranty so I think I'll call them tomorrow to get an engineer to come and check if there's any thermostat issue.

 

[Merlin5]

Well it's a mid range fridge freezer, I paid £434 for it last year. I love it. It's really nice looking with some handy features, though admittedly most I won't use, like super freeze, super cool, holiday, etc. And dairy products seem to stay fresh and useable forever.

https://hisense.co.uk/refrigeration/all-refrigeration/rb403n4ac2/

I had an engineer over today who was extremely helpful. There was nothing wrong with fridge, I just had to learn a few tips.

Eggs are now where they should be, in the top door compartment with the glass flap. That protects too much cold air getting to them. He said where I had them before right in front of the vent where the cold air comes in was wrong. He said it's fine to put things like wine, cheese and butter there but not eggs or veg.

And the bottom crisper drawer that was freezing food has 3 vent holes with a slider which he closed off the holes with to stop excess cold air from the fridge getting in. It's also now filled with more food which further helps the air be distributed better. He also set the fridge to 5c and the freezer to -18c and said those are the best temperatures for my use. So all is well.

Why on earth would you need 1c? My beers are ice cold without needing to set the temperature that low.