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Has my fridge found religion?

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RattusRattus · 01/12/2011 18:41

I have a NEFF fridge. It is less than a year old. Today I went to get water and ice from the dispenser and it won't respond and it says Sabbath on the display panel. no mention of this in the instruction booklet.

Is this some fridge religious epiphany? Whilst I welcome religion in any form, I just am rather frustrated by the fridge observing the day of the lord (esp when it's Thursday rather than Sunday).

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MotherPanda · 01/12/2011 20:34

Your fridge is Jewish, this setting means that lights will be switched off before sundown on Friday, but your fridge will keep running. Apparently orthordox Jews consider switching lights on to be work. I would suggest having a look at your fridges Date/time settings.

SaffronCake · 01/12/2011 20:35

Cheese and tomato pizza should be Ok but FGS don't offer it a Hawaiian with Prawns.

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RattusRattus · 01/12/2011 20:36

Sorry - need to pause and applaud LemonMousstletoe's "Freezus of Nazareth". Genuis. Grin

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SaffronCake · 01/12/2011 20:37

You're oven may not be Jewish NOW but would you trust that fridge to keep it's views to itself?

Beware the zealous keeper of the ingredients.

< taps nose counter-conspiratorily >

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RattusRattus · 01/12/2011 20:38

MotherPanda - The light works fine, it's just the ice and water dispenser and the door alarm thingie that's gone off.

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QuintessentialyFestive · 01/12/2011 20:39

Yes, you must either keep the fridge separate from all your other white and brown goods, or try to teach them all religious and cultural tolerance.

SaffronCake · 01/12/2011 20:43

Are the Brown goods Hindu?

MotherPanda · 01/12/2011 20:45

Curiouser and curiouser...

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RattusRattus · 01/12/2011 20:48

My FIL is Hindu. We're CofE. Mucho religious diversity within these four walls. More so now tho since the fridge has joined in. Microwave's going to be ordering copies of the Kuran when my back's turned and if the Oven goes Wiccan then I'll have to have words.

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ChildofIsis · 01/12/2011 20:52

Well if the oven goes wiccan at least you'll get some really interesting and diverse (possibly vegetarian) meals 8 times a year!

ChildofIsis · 01/12/2011 20:53

Maybe twice a month too if it's really fundamentalist and observes full and new moon.

SaffronCake · 01/12/2011 20:54

Jedi lighting? Flourescent tube lightsabres? No? Just a thought.

Pe1vicFloorOfSteel · 01/12/2011 20:58

I was going to suggest that if fridge thinks Thursday is the Sabbath it must have joined a less well known sect, possibly even a mad cult, and it would all end with the fridge killing itself so it could ascend to a higher plane with it's fellow believers.

I'm slightly disappointed it's just a confused Jew.Grin

breatheslowly · 01/12/2011 21:18

I think once you are born Jewish you are Jewish for life. I am almost certain that this applies to fridges too.

breatheslowly · 01/12/2011 21:19

Maybe the light is on all the time, even when it is closed. But how are you going to find out?

EnjoyResponsibly · 01/12/2011 21:25

Is it perhaps kaballah Pelvic?

katz · 01/12/2011 21:30

i have sadly googled and apparently what you need to do is

Simultaneously press "options" button and "+" selection button for at least 5 seconds..

If this doesn't work, unplug the machine for 30 minutes and try it again, repeating the above if necessary

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RattusRattus · 01/12/2011 21:33

breatheslowly - easy to find that out. Have put my iphone on video mode and put it in the fridge and shut the door. Video footage confirms darkness when fridge door is shut!

So Sabbath mode means that you can turn the light on by opening the door, but something about pressing buttons for ice / water and the door alarm going off is forbidden.

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hugglymugly · 01/12/2011 21:38

Don't, whatever you do, throw in a Richard Dawkins book.

Well, not unless you have a good video camera and know how to upload to YouTube, and have a posse of well-honed firemen standing by.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 01/12/2011 21:44

Is the baby Cheesus inside?

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RattusRattus · 01/12/2011 21:48

katz - tried the first option but the panel's not reponding at all. Switching it off for 5 mins didn't do much so I'll try the 30 min option. Have emailed Neff and the Rabbi Lionel Blue Wink.

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RattusRattus · 01/12/2011 21:49

LOL @ baby Cheesus. There's a medium cheddar and some parmesan. Does that count at all?

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katz · 01/12/2011 21:53

i have no idea if what i've put is actually true but thats what google threw up when i typed neff fridge sabbath mode!

SaffronCake · 01/12/2011 21:53

Will it now be working on a Flora Torah?

Oh no sorry, of course it wont.

It can't work on the special Thursday fridge Sabbath.

devonshireduckling · 01/12/2011 21:55

This thread is making me very happy. This is all very Life of Brian, can't you establish it as a shrine?