--- Bob Blick wrote: > How can one(informed engineer type of person) talk to a major > appliance > manufacturer about a serious firmware flaw in one of their products? > > I just bought a new Samsung refrigerator, and its programming has a > major defect. If it's making ice, the compressor is always on and all > cooling is diverted to the freezer. But since the icemaker is tiny, > if > you use even a quart or two of ice per day, it's always making ice. > Consequently, day after day, the freezer temperature hovers around > -15 > degrees F and the thermostat settings are completely ignored. > Report it to Consumer's Report make model etc. That will get more prompt action from Samsung. Consumer's Report will report it as a flaw in the refrigerator's design. It will get there attention. Sometimes when giants are too big you have to use something bigger to get there attention even if you are trying to help them. Stephen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist