FFU21F5HW User Manual

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Problem Cause Correction

RUNNING OF FREEZER

Freezer does not

run.

• Freezerispluggedintoa

circuitthathasaground

faultinterrupt.

• TemperatureControlisin

theOFFposition.

• Freezermaynotbe

pluggedinorplugisloose.

• Hosefuseblownortripped

circuitbreaker.

• Poweroutage.

• Useanothercircuit.Ifyouareunsureabout

theoutlet,haveitcheckedbyacertied

technician.

• SeeSetting the Temperature Controlsection.

• Ensureplugistightlypushedintooutlet.

• Check/replacefusewitha15amptime-

delayfuse.Resetcircuitbreaker.

• Checkhouselights.Calllocalelectriccompany.

Freezer runs too

much or too long.

• Roomoroutsideweather

ishot.

• Freezerhasrecentlybeendis-

connectedforaperiodof time.

• Largeamountsofwarmorhot

foodhasbeenstoredrecently.

• Doorsareopenedtoo

frequentlyortoolong.

• Freezerdoormaybe

slightlyopen.

• Temperaturecontrolisset

toolow

• Freezergasketisdirty,

worn,cracked,orpoorly

tted.

• It’snormalforthefreezertoworklonger

undertheseconditions.

• Ittakes4hoursforthefreezertocooldown

completely.

• Warmfoodwillcausefreezertorunmore

untilthedesiredtemperatureisreached.

• Warmairenteringthefreezercausesitto

runmore.Opendoorslessoften.

• Ensurefreezerdooristightlyclosed.

• Turncontrolknobtoawarmersetting.Allow

severalhoursforthetemperaturetostabilize.

• Cleanorchangegasket.Leaksindoorseal

willcausefreezertorunlongerinorderto

maintaindesiredtemperatures.

Interior freezer tem-

perature is too cold.

• Freezercontrolissettoo

low.

• Setfreezercontroltoawarmersetting.Allow

severalhoursfortemperaturetostabilize.

Interior freezer

temperature is too

cold.

• Freezercontrolissettoo

warm.

• Doorsareopenedtoo

frequentlyortoolong.

• Doormaynotbeseating

properly.

• Largeamountsofwarmorhot

foodhasbeenstoredrecently.

• Freezerhasrecentlybeen

disconnectedforaperiod

oftime.

• Setfreezercontroltoacoldersetting.Allow

severalhoursfortemperaturetostabilize.

• Warmairenteringthefreezercausesitto

runmore.Opendoorslessoften.

• See“DOOR PROBLEMS” section.

• Warmfoodwillcausefreezertorunmore

untilthedesiredtemperatureisreached.

• Freezerrequires4hourstocooldown

completely.

Freezer external

surface tempera-

ture is warm.

• Theexternalfreezerwallscan

beasmuchas30ºFwarmer

thanroomtemperature.

• Thisisnormalwhilethecompressorworks

totransferheatfrominsidethefreezer

cabinet.

SOUND AND NOISE

Louder sound lev-

els when freezer

is on.

• Modernfreezershave

increasedstoragecapacity

andmorestabletempera-

tures.Theyrequireahigh

eciencycompressor.

• Thisisnormal.Whenthesurroundingnoise

islow,youmighthearthecompressorrun-

ningwhileitcoolstheinterior.

Longer sound

levels when com-

pressor comes on.

• Freezeroperatesathigher

pressuresduringthestartof 

theONcycle.

• Thisisnormal.Soundwillleveloordis-

appearasfreezercontinuestorun.

BEFORE YOU CALL

Visit our web site at

www.frigidaire.com.

1-800-944-9044 (United States)

1-800-265-8352 (Canada)

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