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Before YouCall for Service
Savetimeandmoney.Checkthislistofcausesofminoroperating
problemsyoucancorrectyourself.
Refrigeratordoesnotoperate
*Maybeindefrostcyclewhenmotordoesnotoperateforabout35
minutes
oTemperaturecontrolinOFFposition.
offinteriorlightisnoton,refrigeratormaynotbepluggedinatwall
outlet.
* Ifplugissecureandrefrigeratorfoilsto.operate,pluglamporsmall
applianceintosameoutlettodetermineitthereistrippedcircuit
breakerorburnedoutfuse,
Motoroperatesforlongperiods
oModernrefrigeratorswithmorestoragespaceanda largerfreezer
comportmentrequiremoreoperatingtime
*Normalwhenrefrigeratorisfirstdeliveredtoyourhome--usually
requires24hourstocompletelycooldown.
, Largeamounlsoffoodplacedinrefrigeratortobecooledorfrozen-
oHotweather-frequent dooropenings..
oDoorJeffopen,
, Temperaturecontrolsaresettoocold.Refertopage4.
tCondenserneedscleaning.Refertopage10.
oCheckENERGY.SAVINGTIPSonpaget0.
Motorstarts&stopsfrequently
*Temperaturecontrolstartsandstopsmotortomaintaineven
temperatures,Thisisnormal.
Vibration or rattling
If refrigeratorvibrates,morethanlikelyitisnotrestingsolidlyonthe
floor.Thefrontrollerscrews need adjusting,orfloorisweakoruneven.
Refertopage3.
oifdishesvibrateonshelves,trymovingthem,Slightvibrationis
normal.
Operatingsounds
Thehighspeedcompressormotorrequiredtomaintainnearzero
temperaturesinthelargefreezercompartmentmayproducehigher
soundleveJsthanyouroldrefrigerator.
oNormalfanairflow--onefanblowscoldairthroughtherefrigerator
andfreezercompartments-anotherfancoolsthecompressormotor_
, TheseNORMALsoundswillalsobeheardfromtimetotime:
-Defrosttimerswitchclicksatdefrost.
-Defrostwaterdripping,
-TemperaturecontrolclicksONor OFF.
-Refrigerantboilingorgurgling_
-Crackingorpoppingofcoolingcoilscausedbyexpansionand
contractionduringdefrostandrefrigerationfollowingdefrost.
-Icecubesdroppingintothebinandwaterrunninginpipesas
icemakerrefills,
Hotatrfrombottomofrefrigerator
, Normalairflowcoolingmotor Intherefrigerationprocess,itis
normalthatheatbeexpelledintheareaundertherefrigerator,Some
floorcoveringswilldiscoloratthesenormalandsafeoperating
temperatures_Yourfloorcoveringsuppliershouldbeconsultedif
youobjecttothisdiscoloration.
Foodsdryout
oFoodsnotcovered,wrappedor sealedproperly.
Freshfoodor freezercompartment temperaturetoo warm
*Temperaturecontrolnotsetcoldenough.Refertopage4.
oWarmweather-frequentdooropenings.
•Doorleftopenforlongtime,
,Packagemaybeholdingdooropenor blockingair ductin freezer
compartment,
Frostor icecrystalsonfrozen food
*Doormayhavebeenleft ajaror packageholdingdooropen_
oToofrequentor toolongdooropenings.
uFrostwithinpackageisnormal
Slowicecubefreezing
*Doormayhavebeenleft aiaro
oTurntemperatureoffreezercampartmentcolder
Icecubeshaveodor/taste
oOldcubesneedtobediscorded.Emptyicebinevery30days.
•Icestoragebinneedstobewashed,
oUnsealedpackagesinrefrigeratorand/orfreezercompartmentsmay
betransmittingodor/tastetoicecubes.
ointeriorofrefrigeratorneedscleaning.Refertopage10.
Automaticicemakerdoesnotwork
• lcemakerfeelerarminOFF(up)position.
oWatersupplyturnedoffornotconnected.
• Freezercompartmenttoowarm,
•Cubestoosmall-water shutoffvalveconnectingrefrigeratortohome
waterlinemaybeclogged,
oSometimescubesfusetothesideoftheicemoldandholdthefeeler
armin theOFF(up)position.Removethisicetorestarttheicemaker.
• Piledupcubesinstoragebinmaycauseicemakertoshutoff
prematurely_Withicema],_ertee]orarminOFF(up)position,level
cubesinbinbyhand_
oWhenreachingforcubesbyhand,youmayhavepushedthefeeler
armintotheOFF(up)positionbymistake.
Moistureformsonoutsldeofrefrigerator
*Notunusualduringperiodsofhighhumidity.
, MovePowerMiserSwitchtotheright(seepage4)_
Moisturecollectsinside
'Toofrequentortoolongdooropenings_
,Inhumidweather,aircarriesmoistureintorefrigeratorwhendoors
areopened.
Refrigeratorhasodor
oFoodwithstrongodorsshouldbetightlycovered_
oCheckforspoiledfood_
oInteriorneedscleaning_Refertopage10.
,Keepopenboxofbakingsodainrefrigerator;replaceeverythree
months,
Interiorlight doesnotwork
•Nopoweratoutlet.
oLightbulbneedsreplacing_Seepage11.
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