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Door Reversal
WARNING: Unplug the refrigerator before performing door reversal process. Failure to
unplug may result in serious injury or death from electrical shock.
CAUTION:To avoid personal injury and property damage, obtain assistance from another
person to perform the door reversal process.
Using a fiat blade screwdriver, remove the plastic
hinge cover from the top of the door. Becareful not
to scratch refrigerator surface.
Using a slotted screwdriver, unscrew the two screws
from the top hinge bracket. Remove the bracket and
underlying paper gasket. Liftand remove the door
from the bottom hinge pin. Setdoor safely aside.
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Using a thin-bladed tool, carefully pry up and
remove hole plug from top of door and the top of
the opposite side of the cabinet;insert plugs into
provided hole on opposite side of door and into
holes exposed by removal of top hinge bracket.
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Using a slotted screwdriver, remove the two screws
attaching the bottom hinge bracket to the refrigerator
cabinet. Unscrew the foot from the other side of cabinet.
Attach bracket and foot to opposite sides from which
removed.
Mount the door onto the bottom bracket. Be
sure the plastic washer is on the bracket post.
Insert top bracket hinge pin into hole in top of
doon Use the two previously removed screws
to attach back of top bracket to cabinet. Be
sure to align the paper gasket beneath the two
attachment holes in bracket.
Replace the plastic hinge cover over the fop hinge
bracket.
Checkthat the door is aligned horizonta Ily andvertically and that
the sealsare closed on all sidesbefore finally tightening the top hinge.
Readjustthe Levelingfeet,
CAUTION: Ifthe refrigerator has been placed in a horizontal or tilted position
for ease of door reversal, wait 24 hours before plugging it in. Plugging in sooner
may result in permanent damage to cooling system.
Holder Bars
Theinside of the refrigerator door isequipped with holder barsto keep food packages,
bottles and pop cans securely inplace on the door shelves.
Initial Use
Toreach the set coldness levelwhen operating the refrigerator for the first time,runit without food
load untilyou hear the compressor stop. Thisusually takes 2to 3 hours.Once the settemperature is
reached, load food into the refrigerator.
Note: If the refrigerator has been placed in a horizontal or
tilted positionfor any period of time,wait 24 hoursbefore plugging it in.
Temperature Control
Thefirst time you turnthe uniton, adjustthe temperature control knob
to Recommendedsetting and give your refrigerator time to cool down
completely before adding food. After it isfully cooled, test it and adjust
towards COLD to makelesscool or towards COLDESTto cool more to
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Note: Turningthetemperature control knob to the OFFposition will stop the
cooling cycle but does not shutoff power to the unit.
Defrosting Your Refrigerator
Formaximumenergyefficiency, defrost the freezer section whenever frost accumulatesto a thickness
of ]/8" or more on freezer walls. Note that frost tendsto accumulate moreduring the summermonths.
Todefrost freezer section,open refrigerator door and door of freezer compartment. Removeall
food from refrigerator and food and ice cube tray from freezer compartment. Place the drip tray on the
shelfunder the freezer compartment. Turnthe refrigerator temperature control dial to the OFFposition.
Defrosting may take several hours,sostore food in another refrigerator in the meantime.
Tospeed up defrost time, keep the door open and place a bowl of warm water inthe refrigerator.
Duringthe defrost cycle, water will accumulate in the drip tray.
Thedrip tray may also need to be emptied during thedefrost process.
After defrosting, empty and wipe down the drip tray, as welt asthe interior of the refrigerator.
You may now resetyour refrigerator to the desired temoerature and returnfood.
CAUTION: DO NOT useboiling water to melt frost accumulation on freezer walls, asit may
damage plastic parts.
WARNING: DO NOT usea sharp or metallic instrumentto removefrost from the refrigerator
interior,asdamage to refrigerant tubing may occur. Tubingdamage may allow flammable
refrigerant gas leakage,which can resultin personal injury.
Normal Operating Sounds You May Hear
Boiling water, gurgling soundsor slight vibrations that are the resultof the
refrigerant circulating through the cooling coils
Thethermostatcontrol will click whenit cycleson andoff.
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