I cant get my fridge to 55

[Chefencore]

I'm trying to ferment a brew with yeast, recipe says to ferment at the low end of the strain tolerance, which is 55. I have digital temp controller hooked up to my fridge, but it holds steady at 47-48. Any suggestions?
Wish I had a ferm heater

 

[step]

I see you are in Ohio... and its winter... maybe if your temp probe is water proof you can place it in a jar of water in your fridge (thermal sink no temp spikes) and leave the door of your fridge open. I am assuming this is a ferm focused fridge. I know this is not efficient but I am wondering if this fridge is in the basement or why it won't come up to temp?

 

[day_trippr]

Duh...

Cheers

 

[Chefencore]

Step- if swmbo catches me running the fridge with the door open, I can't even imagine what would happen!
Daytripper- thanks, that helped soo much!

The fridge is in the basement. But it is definitely not below 66 degrees there.
And if you've ever worked in a restaurant, you know that a refrigerator gets warm
Inside when it's not running. It seemed to level out over the past day.
But again, thanks for the help