User Manual Frigidaire FFHS2611PF - 25.6 Cu. Ft. Side-by-Side Refrigerator

• User Manual - (English)
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• ENERGY GUIDE - (English)
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• Installation Instructions - (English)

Table of contents

• FEATURES AT A GLANCE
• INSTALLATION
• DOOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
• HANDLE INSTALLATION
• CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY
• CONTROLS
• CARE & CLEANING
• BEFORE YOU CALL

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FEATURES AT A GLANCE

Features may vary according to model

INSTALLATION

This Use & Care Guide provides general operating instructions for your model. Use the refrigerator only as instructed in this Use & Care Guide. Before starting the refrigerator, follow these important first steps.

Location

• Choose a place that is near a grounded electrical outlet. Do Not use an extension cord or an adapter plug.
• If possible, place the refrigerator out of direct sunlight and away from the range, dishwasher or other heat sources.
• The refrigerator must be installed on a floor that is level and strong enough to support a fully loaded refrigerator.
• Consider water supply availability for models equipped with an automatic ice maker. If you do not hook up water to the refrigerator, remember to turn the ice maker off.

Installation

Installation clearances

• Allow the following clearances for ease of installation, proper air circulation, and plumbing and electrical connections:

Sides & Top 3/8 inch

Back 1 inch

Toe Grille Installation and Removal

To install toe grille

1. Open both doors. Slide left and right sides of toe grille over lower hinges of refrigerator.
2. While pushing toe grille firmly against cabinet, fasten bottom clips of toe grille to cabinet.
3. Fasten top clips to cabinet.
4. Close the doors. Fasten right and left side clips into groove of bottom hinge.

To remove toe grille

1. With both doors closed, unfasten right and left side clips of toe grille from bottom hinge groove.
2. Open both doors. Press firmly on top of toe grille until top of toe grille pops off.
3. Pull toe grille outward toward your body and off of lower hinges.

Door Opening

Your refrigerator should be positioned to allow easy access to a counter or table when removing food. For best use of drawers and freezer baskets, the refrigerator should be in a position where both the refrigerator and freezer doors can be fully opened.

Guidelines for final positioning of your refrigerator:

• All four corners of the cabinet must rest firmly on the floor.
• The cabinet should be level at the front and rear.
• The sides should tilt 1⁄4 inch (6 mm) from front to back (to ensure that doors close and seal properly).
• Doors should align with each other and be level.

All of these conditions can be met by raising or lowering the adjustable front rollers.

To level the cabinet using the front rollers:

1. Open both doors and remove the toe grille (see “Toe Grille Installation and Removal” in the “Installation” section).
2. Close the doors and use a flat-blade screwdriver or 3 inch socket wrench to raise or lower the front rollers.
3. Ensure both doors are bind-free with their seals touching the cabinet on all four sides.

To level the doors using the adjustable lower hinge:

1 Before leveling either door, remove set screw that locks door height into position.
(The door cannot be adjusted without set screw removed).
2 If the refrigerator door is lower than the freezer door, raise the refrigerator door by turning the adjustment screw clockwise
using a 7/16 inch wrench. (See illustration.)
3 If the freezer door is lower than the refrigerator door, raise the freezer door by turning the adjustment screw clockwise
using a 7 /16 inch wrench. (See illustration.)

4 After leveling, verify door stop contacts lower hinge and top of door does not contact upper hinge through full movement of door (from fully closed to fully open).
5 Reinstall set screw, locking the door height.

6 Replace the toe grille by fitting it into place (see “Toe Grille Installation and Removal” in the “Installation” section).

DOOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS

To prepare for removing the doors:

1. Make sure the electrical power cord is unplugged from the wall outlet.
2. Open both doors and remove the toe grille (as explained in the Installation Instructions that came with your appliance).
3. Remove any food from the door shelves.
4. Close the doors.

To remove the refrigerator top hinge cover:

1. Remove the three screws from each cover over the top door hinges.
2. Lift hinge cover straight up and off.

To remove the refrigerator door:

1 Trace lightly around the door’s top hinge with a pencil. This makes reinstallation easier.

2 Remove the two screws from the top hinge. Lift the door off of the bottom hinge and set it aside.

3 Remove the two bottom hinge screws and hinge if necessary.

To reinstall the refrigerator door, reverse the above steps.
To remove the freezer top hinge cover:
1 Remove the two screws from each cover over the top door hinges.
2 Lift hinge cover straight up and off.

To remove the freezer door:
1 Detach the multi-wire cable connector located above the top hinge. Grasp both sides of the connector firmly and pull apart.

2 Trace lightly around the hinge with a pencil. This makes reinstallation easier.

3 Detach the water tube from the connector located below the freezer door. The connector releases when you press its outer sleeve inward.
4 Remove the screws from the top hinge and pull the multi-wire cable through it.
Lift the door off of the bottom hinge.
5 Remove the two bottom hinge screws and hinge if necessary.

6 Lay the door on its side to avoid damage to the water tube extending from the bottom hinge.
To reinstall the freezer door, reverse the above steps.

HANDLE INSTALLATION

1. Remove handles from carton and any other protective packaging.
2. Position freezer handle end caps over upper and lower pre-installed shoulder bolts (A) that are fastened into door, ensuring the holes for the set screws are facing towards the refrigerator door.
3. While holding handle firmly against door, fasten upper and lower Allen set screws (B) with supplied Allen wrench.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to install refrigerator handle. Ensure the holes for the set screws are facing towards the freezer door.

CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY

Before Installing The Water Supply Line, You Will Need:
• Basic Tools: adjustable wrench, flat-blade screwdriver, and PhillipsTM screwdriver
• Access to a household cold water line with water pressure between 30 and 100 psi.
• A water supply line made of 1⁄4 inch (6.4mm) OD, copper or stainless steel tubing. To determine the length of tubing needed, measure the distance from the ice maker inlet valve at the back of the refrigerator to your cold water pipe. Then add approximately 7 feet (2.1 meters), so the refrigerator can be moved out for cleaning (as shown).

• A shutoff valve to connect the water supply line to your household water system. DO NOT use a self-piercing type shutoff valve.
• Do not re-use compression fitting or use thread seal tape.
• A compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for connecting a copper water supply line to the ice maker inlet valve.

To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker Inlet Valve
1 Disconnect refrigerator from electric power source.
2 Place end of water supply line into sink or bucket. Turn ON water supply and flush supply line until water is clear. Turn OFF
water supply at shutoff valve.
3 Remove plastic cap from water valve inlet and discard cap.
4 If you use copper tubing - Slide brass compression nut, then ferrule (sleeve) onto water supply line. Push water supply line into water valve inlet as far as it will go (1⁄4 inch/6.4 mm). Slide ferrule (sleeve) into valve inlet and finger tighten compression nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT
over tighten. See Figure 1.
If you use stainless steel tubing - The nut and ferrule are already assembled on the tubing. Slide compression nut onto valve inlet and finger tighten compression nut onto valve. Tighten another half turn with a wrench; DO NOT over tighten. See Figure 2.

5 With steel clamp and screw, secure water supply line (copper tubing only) to rear panel of refrigerator as shown.
6 Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about 21⁄2 turns, behind refrigerator as shown and arrange coils so they do not vibrate or wear against any other surface.
7 Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and tighten any connections that leak.
8 Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power source.
9 To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal arm (side mounted) or set the ice maker’s On/Off power switch to the “I” position (rear mounted).

CONTROLS

Allowing Cooling Time Before Use
To ensure safe food storage, allow your refrigerator to operate with the doors closed for at least 8 to 12 hours before placing food inside. During this cooling period, you do not need to adjust
the controls, which are preset at the factory.
Setting Cooling Temperatures

Your refrigerator comes with a state-of-the-art electronic digital control system. The system’s control panel is located at the top of the fresh food compartment.
The two digital displays on the left half of the control panel indicate the current settings or temperatures of your freezer and fresh food compartments. The models with a two-digit temperature display are for reference only, and do not display the current accurate compartment temperature. Should you desire to see what the current accurate temperature is, place a
separate thermometer inside the freezer or fresh food compartment in the desired location.

TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT
To adjust the temperature to a higher or lower setting, press the Up (Cold) or Down (Colder) button closest to the display. The first time you press the button, the display shows current setting you entered. Each press of the button after that changes the setting by one.
The display shows your new setting momentarily, then changes back to the current temperature.

ALARMS
Power Fail
In the event of a power failure, the ‘power fail’ alarm will sound three times. The ‘power fail’ alarm is an audible alarm only and does not display in the control panel.
High Temperature
When a warm refrigerator is first powered on, the ‘power fail’ alarm will sound and the current set points will be displayed for a few seconds. After 20 minutes the ‘high temp’ alarm will sound
if the freezer temperature is above 26°F or if the fresh food temperature is above 55°F (or both are above).
If the unit is above the temperatures mentioned in the paragraph above, the affected compartment temperature display (fresh food, freezer or both) on the control panel will display
‘HI’ and an alarm will sound. To disable the alarm press any key on the control panel. After which the control panel will then show the display temperature. The unit will continue to monitor the product temperatures for ‘high temp’ condition every 20 minutes. If the ‘high temp’ condition persists, the alarm will sound again and can be reset again. Contact a customer service representative if the high temp alarm continues.
The audible portion of the alarm will silence itself once the product temperature is below 26°F for the freezer temperature and 55°F for the fresh food temperature. The control panel will still show ‘HI’ until it is acknowledged by the user by pressing any key on the control panel. After which the control panel will then show the display temperature.
Door Ajar
If the door has been left open for an extended period of time an alarm will sound. (Some models will have a ‘door ajar’ indicator on the control panel). The alarm will continue to sound until the door is closed.
Alarm Mute
Alarms can be muted (except ‘power fail’) by pressing a key combination on the control panel.
Press and hold the ‘freezer temperature up’ key while at the same time pressing the ‘fresh food temperature down’ key three times. This sequence must be completed within 5 seconds for
the alarms to be muted. Once the alarms have been muted, they will stay muted even if the refrigerator is powered down. To turn the alarm sounds back on, use the same key combination that was used to mute alarms.

IF TEMPERATURE DISPLAYS FLASH...
If ever you see “OP” or “SH” flashing, it may indicate that the control system has detected a performance problem. Call your service representative, who can interpret the flashing message.
To maintain temperatures, a fan circulates air in the refrigerator and freezer compartments. For good circulation, do not block cold air vents with food items.

Turning the Cooling system on and off
You can disable the cooling system in your refrigerator by pressing the On/Off button located on the left side of the temperature control panel. To ensure that you do not accidentally turn off the cooling system, the button does not work unless you press and hold it for three seconds. Once you disable the cooling system, all refrigeration to the freezer and fresh food compartments stops. To turn the cooling system back on, you must again press and hold the On/Off button for three more seconds. Controls will display OF°F/OF°F when turned off.

CARE & CLEANING

Protecting your investment
Keeping your refrigerator clean maintains appearance and prevents odor build-up. Wipe up any spills immediately and clean the freezer and fresh food compartments at least twice a year.
When cleaning, take the following precautions:
• Never use CHLORIDE or cleaners with bleach to clean stainless steel.
• Do not wash any removable parts in a dishwasher.
• Always unplug the electrical power cord from the wall outlet before cleaning.
• Remove adhesive labels by hand. Do not use razor blades or other sharp instruments which can scratch the appliance surface.
• Do not remove the serial plate.
Do not use abrasive cleaners such as window sprays, scouring cleansers, brushes, flammable fluids, cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum products on plastic parts, interior doors, gaskets or cabinet liners. Do not use paper towels, metallic scouring pads, or other abrasive cleaning materials or strong alkaline solutions.

BEFORE YOU CALL