A method for controlling a refrigerating appliance, the latter comprising: - a refrigerating cell and a freezing cell; - a refrigerating circuit comprising: a compressor; at least a first and a second evaporators (E1, E2), respectively associated with said refrigerating cell and with said freezing cell (10, 20); a switching device drivable between a first operating condition, in which it allows cooling both said first evaporator and said second evaporator, and a second operating condition, in which it only allows cooling said second evaporator; wherein said method comprises: - detecting a parameter representative of a command of activation of said refrigerating circuit, wherein such command is an activation command of said compressor; - detecting one or more operating parameters representative of operating conditions of said refrigerating cell and/or of said freezing cell and defining an initial situation, said operating parameters being determined as a function of one or more values provided by temperature sensors associated with said refrigerating cell and/or said freezing cell; - based on said operating parameters, determining one condition, between said first and second operating conditions of said switching device, which is suitable for said detected initial situation, wherein: i)if said operating parameters are representative of the fact that cold needs to be supplied to said refrigerating cell, then the suitable condition determined will be the first operating condition; ii) if said operating parameters are representative of the fact that cold needs to be supplied to said freezing cell, then the suitable condition determined will be the second operating condition; - characterized in that the method further comprises carrying out a main verification step in order to verify an anomaly in the cooling provided by said refrigerating circuit after its activation, wherein carrying out said verification comprises: i) if said suitable condition is the first operating condition, verifying that the temperature of said first evaporator is higher than a first threshold; ii) if said suitable condition is the second operating condition, verifying that the temperature of said first evaporator is lower than a second threshold; - if said anomaly is detected, sending a main signal to said switching device in order to switch said switching device into said suitable condition. - a refrigerating cell and a freezing cell; - a refrigerating circuit comprising: a compressor; at least a first and a second evaporators (E1, E2), respectively associated with said refrigerating cell and with said freezing cell (10, 20); a switching device drivable between a first operating condition, in which it allows cooling both said first evaporator and said second evaporator, and a second operating condition, in which it only allows cooling said second evaporator; - detecting a parameter representative of a command of activation of said refrigerating circuit, wherein such command is an activation command of said compressor; - detecting one or more operating parameters representative of operating conditions of said refrigerating cell and/or of said freezing cell and defining an initial situation, said operating parameters being determined as a function of one or more values provided by temperature sensors associated with said refrigerating cell and/or said freezing cell; - based on said operating parameters, determining one condition, between said first and second operating conditions of said switching device, which is suitable for said detected initial situation, wherein: i)if said operating parameters are representative of the fact that cold needs to be supplied to said refrigerating cell, then the suitable condition determined will be the first operating condition; ii) if said operating parameters are representative of the fact that cold needs to be supplied to said freezing cell, then the suitable condition determined will be the second operating condition; i)if said operating parameters are representative of the fact that cold needs to be supplied to said refrigerating cell, then the suitable condition determined will be the first operating condition; ii) if said operating parameters are representative of the fact that cold needs to be supplied to said freezing cell, then the suitable condition determined will be the second operating condition; - characterized in that the method further comprises carrying out a main verification step in order to verify an anomaly in the cooling provided by said refrigerating circuit after its activation, wherein carrying out said verification comprises: i) if said suitable condition is the first operating condition, verifying that the temperature of said first evaporator is higher than a first threshold; ii) if said suitable condition is the second operating condition, verifying that the temperature of said first evaporator is lower than a second threshold; i) if said suitable condition is the first operating condition, verifying that the temperature of said first evaporator is higher than a first threshold; ii) if said suitable condition is the second operating condition, verifying that the temperature of said first evaporator is lower than a second threshold; - if said anomaly is detected, sending a main signal to said switching device in order to switch said switching device into said suitable condition.