Black, slim and fully equipped: that sums up the B24CB80ESB, an 800 Series refrigerator 23 5/8 inches across and just under 80 inches high. Owners often squeeze this size into places the kitchen designer never imagined, such as beneath a staircase, in a laundry nook or inside a closet turned pantry, and such places rarely get good airflow.
The air around the cabinet matters as much as the machinery inside it. A refrigerator parked in a garage with no heat, or in a stifling mechanical room, can act strangely for reasons unrelated to any part. Bosch publishes the temperature range this model is meant for, and outside that range the controls may decide cooling is not needed while the freezer is calling for it.
So before opening anything up, we ask where it lives. We look at the space around the cabinet for ventilation and at the exterior for beads of moisture in damp rooms. A warm door frame alone is nothing to chase; heat leaves through the sides and around the frame, and the anti-condensation heater often explains it.
Probably not. Household refrigerators are built for a specific surrounding temperature range, and below it the controls may stop requesting cooling although the freezer needs it. Bosch lists the range for this model.
Not necessarily. Warmth along the sides and door frame is how the cabinet gets rid of heat, and frequently it is only the anti-condensation heater.
Only if air can circulate around the cabinet. A closet that traps heat makes the machine behave oddly, so we measure the airflow before judging any part.
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