Control for a refrigerator

A method of controlling a refrigerator including fresh food and freezer compartments, as well as an evaporator fan and an ice maker, comprising:

• opening a valve to deliver water to the ice maker;
• controlling the evaporator fan based, at least in part, on opening of the valve;
• operating the refrigerator in a quick ice mode;
• and
• automatically deactivating the quick ice mode when the valve has not been opened for a predetermined period of time.

In a refrigerator including:

• a cabinet within which is defined a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment;
• a door pivotally mounted relative to the cabinet, said door being adapted to selectively close at least one of the fresh food and freezer compartments;
• an evaporator arranged in the cabinet, said evaporator including an evaporator fan;
• a duct leading from the freezer compartment to the fresh food compartment;
• a damper pivotally mounted in the duct, said damper being selectively shiftable between an open position, wherein the fresh food compartment is fluidly connected to the freezer compartment, to a closed position, wherein the fresh food compartment is substantially isolated from the freezer compartment;
• an air mixing fan arranged in the fresh food compartment;
• a user interface including a plurality of control elements for selectively adjusting operating parameters of the refrigerator;
• and a controller operatively coupled to the user interface, said controller including a memory having stored therein a plurality of operating parameters including a super cool mode for adjusting the fresh food compartment temperature to prevent stratification, a method of controlling the refrigerator comprising:
• when the super cool mode is active, activating the air mixing fan at full power to establish a recirculating airflow within the fresh food compartment if the damper is closed and maintaining the air mixing fan off if the damper is open.

In a refrigerator including:

• a cabinet within which is defined a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment;
• a door pivotally mounted relative to the cabinet, said door being adapted to selectively close at least one of the fresh food and freezer compartments;
• an evaporator arranged in the cabinet, said evaporator including an evaporator fan;
• a duct leading from the freezer compartment to the fresh food compartment;
• an ice maker provided in the freezer compartment for selectively producing ice;
• a user interface including a plurality of control elements for selectively adjusting operating parameters of the refrigerator;
• a controller operatively coupled to the user interface, said controller including a memory having stored therein a plurality of operating parameters including a quick ice mode for rapidly forming ice in the ice maker;
• and a valve for use in filling the ice maker with water, a method of controlling the refrigerator comprising:
• when in the quick ice mode, activating the evaporator fan each time the valve is operated to fill the ice maker with water;
• and automatically deactivating the quick ice mode if the valve has not been opened for a predetermined period of time.