Refrigerating appliance with a fan and with a pressure sensor

A method for operating a refrigerating appliance, the refrigerating appliance comprising:

• a control unit configured to control operation of the refrigerating appliance;
• at least one storage compartment for storing goods to be refrigerated;
• a cabinet enclosing said at least one storage compartment;
• at least one door configured to provide access to said at least one storage compartment when the at least one door is in an open condition and to prevent access to said at least one storage compartment when the at least one door is in a closed condition;
• a gasket element mounted along an inner peripheral portion of the at least one door and configured to adhere to a corresponding portion of the cabinet when the at least one door is in the closed condition so as to prevent air in the at least one storage compartment from leaking out of the at least one storage compartment;
• a refrigeration circuit comprising at least one evaporator associated with said at least one storage compartment;
• at least one fan, configured to promote heat exchange between said at least one evaporator and the at least one storage compartment, said at least one fan being further configured to switch between a first operative condition in which said at least one fan is commanded to rotate, and a second operative condition in which said at least one fan is commanded to not rotate;
• and
• a MEMS pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure inside said at least one storage compartment for providing a pressure signal proportional to the measure of the pressure inside said at least one storage compartment, the method comprising:
• having the at least one fan in said first operative condition;
• having the MEMS pressure sensor provide said pressure signal to the control unit;
• having the control unit control the operation of the refrigerating appliance in function of the pressure signal received from the MEMS pressure sensor when the at least one fan is in the first operative condition;
• and
• having the control unit assess gasket element faults causing air leakages in function of said pressure signal received when said at least one fan is in the first operative condition.