Estimating the temperature distribution of a refrigerator-room is important for preventing the over-refrigeration and improving its operating efficiency. It is also necessary in the realization process of the concentrated refrigeration function which has been provided recently as a generalized function in many refrigerator models. In this paper, we investigate the estimation problem of temperature in refrigerator-room and propose a fuzzy adaptive model. The model is unique in that it employs the concept of the fuzzy dead zone in order to improve the accuracy of estimation. The obtained results are then used for determining the optimal position of a temperature sensor.