KitchenAid 2205264 Using Your Refrigerator, Understanding Sounds You May Hear, Door Alignment

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Door Alignment

3.Use a screwdriver to adjust the leveling screws. Turn the leveling screw to the right to raise that side of the refrigerator or turn the leveling screw to the left to lower that side. It may take several turns of the leveling screws to adjust the tilt of the refrigerator.

NOTE: Having someone push against the top of the refrigerator takes some weight off the leveling screws and rollers. This makes it easier to adjust the screws.

4.Open both doors again and check to make sure that they close as easily as you like. If not, tilt the refrigerator slightly more to the rear by turning both leveling screws to the right. It may take several more turns, and you should turn both leveling screws the same amount.

5.Replace the base grille.

Door Alignment

If the space between your doors looks uneven, you can adjust it using the instructions below:

1.Pry off the top hinge cover.

2.Loosen the top hinge screws using a ⁵⁄₁₆-inch socket or wrench.

3.Have someone hold the door in place or put a spacer between the doors while you tighten the top hinge screws.

4.Replace the top hinge cover.

Understanding Sounds You May Hear

Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one didn’t make. Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned about them. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces, like the floor, walls, and cabinets, can make the sounds seem louder than they actually are. The following describes the kinds of sounds and what may be making them.

If your product is equipped with an ice maker, you will hear a buzzing sound when the water valve opens to fill the ice maker for each cycle.

The defrost timer will click when the automatic defrost cycle begins and ends. Also, the Thermostat Control (or Refrigerator Control depending on the model) will click when cycling on and off.

Rattling noises may come from the flow of refrigerant, the water line, or items stored on top of the refrigerator.

Your refrigerator is designed to run more efficiently to keep your food items at the desired temperature. The high efficiency compressor may cause your new refrigerator to run longer than your old one, and you may hear a pulsating or high-pitched sound.

Water dripping on the defrost heater during a defrost cycle may cause a sizzling sound.

You may hear the evaporator fan motor circulating the air through the refrigerator and freezer compartments.

As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to the refrigerant flowing in your refrigerator.

Contraction and expansion of the inside walls may cause a popping noise.

You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the condenser fan.

You may hear water running into the drain pan during the defrost cycle.

USING YOUR

REFRIGERATOR

Ensuring Proper Air Circulation

In order to ensure proper temperatures, you need to permit airflow between the refrigerator and freezer sections. As shown in the illustration, cool air enters through the bottom of the freezer section and moves up. Most of the air then flows through the freezer section vents and recirculates under the freezer floor. The rest of the air enters the refrigerator section through the top vent.

Do not block any of these vents with food packages. If the vents are blocked, airflow will be prevented and temperature and moisture problems may occur.

IMPORTANT: Because air circulates between both sections, any odors formed in one section will transfer to the other. You must thoroughly clean both sections to eliminate odors. To prevent odor transfer and drying out of food, wrap or cover foods tightly.

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Contents 2205264 TABLE DES MATIÈRES TABLE OF CONTENTSREFRIGERATOR SAFETY INSTALLING YOUR REFRIGERATORYour safety and the safety of others are very important REFRIGERATORSAFETYProper Disposal of Your Old Refrigerator IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSUnpacking Your Refrigerator INSTALLING YOUR REFRIGERATORSpace Requirements Excessive Weight HazardElectrical Requirements Connecting the Refrigerator to a Water SourceConnecting to water line Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outletConnecting to refrigerator Base GrilleTo remove the base grille To replace the base grilleRefrigerator Doors Removing, Reversing optional and Replacing Door Removal ReplacementDoor Swing Reversal optional Base Grille Top HingeDoor and hinge replacement Door Closing and AlignmentDoor and hinge removal Door reversal optionalUnderstanding Sounds You May Hear USING YOUR REFRIGERATOREnsuring Proper Air Circulation Door AlignmentAdjusting Control Settings Setting the ControlsMid-setting “3” Mid-setting “3” Mid-setting “4”Lateral Adjustable Shelf REFRIGERATOR FEATURESRefrigerator Shelves onsomemodelsChilled Meat Drawer on some models - AccessoryMeat DrawerandCover Crisperand CrisperCoveron some models -Accessory FREEZER FEATURESonsome models - Accessory Crisper Humidity ControlFreezer Shelf Adjustable Half-width Freezer ShelfPull-out Freezer Floor REMEMBERAdjustableUtilityCompartment & Tray DOOR FEATURESDoorRails Door BinsPower Interruptions Cleaning Your RefrigeratorCARING FOR YOUR REFRIGERATOR Changing the Light BulbsVacation and Moving Care TROUBLESHOOTINGIs the power supply cord unplugged? VacationsThe refrigerator seems to make too much noise Has the ice maker just been installed?The ice maker is not producing ice Off-taste or odor in the iceIn the U.S.A ASSISTANCE OR SERVICEIn Canada If you need replacement partsONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY ON REFRIGERATOR KITCHENAID REFRIGERATOR WARRANTYSECOND THROUGH FIFTH YEAR FULL WARRANTY SIXTH THROUGH TENTH YEAR LIMITED WARRANTYAVERTISSEMENT SÉCURITÉ DU RÉFRIGÉRATEURMise au rebut de votre vieux réfrigérateur Votre sécurité et celle des autres est très importanteDéballage de votre réfrigérateur INSTALLATION DU RÉFRIGÉRATEUREspacement requis AVERTISSEMENTRaccordement du réfrigérateur à une canalisation d’eau Spécifications électriquesMéthode recommandée de mise à la terre Risque de choc électriqueRaccordement au réfrigérateur Grille de la basePour enlever la grille de la base Pour replacer la grille de la baseInversion du sens douverture des portes option Démontage et réinstallation de la porteGrille de la base Charnière supérieure Charnière centraleDémontage - Portes et charnières Réinstallation - Portes et charnièresInversion de la porte facultatif Étapes finalesLesbruitsdel’appareilquevouspouvez entendre Fermeture et alignement des portesFermeture des portes Alignement des portesAjustement des réglages de commande Réglage des commandesUTILISATION DU RÉFRIGÉRATEUR Pours’assurer d’une circulationd’air appropriéeTablettesdu réfrigérateur CARACTÉRISTIQUES DU RÉFRIGÉRATEURPour les modèles à commande unique RECOMMANDÉTiroir à viande et couvercle Tablette à réglage latéralsurcertains modèles sur certains modèlesTiroir àvianderéfrigéré surcertainsmodèles-AccessoireBac à légumes et couvercle Réglage de l’humidité dans les bacsà légumesCasier utilitaire ou oeufrier CARACTÉRISTIQUES DU CONGÉLATEURCasier à vin ou porte-cannettes Machine à glaçonsClayette ajustable demi-largeur pour congélateur Clayette de congélateurPlancher de congélateur coulissant Pour réinstaller la clayetteCARACTÉRISTIQUES DE LA PORTE sur certains modèles -AccessoireTringles dans la porte BalconnetsENTRETIEN DE VOTRE RÉFRIGÉRATEUR Remplacement des ampoules d’éclairageTablette de porte relevable Nettoyagedu réfrigérateurPannes de courant DÉPANNAGEEntretienavantlesvacancesoulorsd’un déménagement VacancesLes ampoules n’éclairent pas Un filtre à eau est-il installé sur le réfrigérateur?Une ampoule d’éclairage est-elle desserrée dans la douille? Une ampoule est-elle grillée?Les glaçons ont-ils été gardés trop longtemps? Mauvais goût ou odeur des glaçonsLes aliments dans le réfrigérateur ont-ils été bien emballés? Le congélateur et le bac à glaçons ont-ils besoin d’être nettoyés?Aux États-Unis ASSISTANCE OU SERVICEAu Canada Pour service au CanadaGARANTIE COMPLÈTE DE UN AN SUR LE RÉFRIGÉRATEUR GARANTIE DU RÉFRIGÉRATEUR KITCHENAIDGARANTIE COMPLÈTE DE LA DEUXIÈME À LA CINQUIÈME ANNÉE INCLUSIVEMENT GARANTIE LIMITÉE DE LA SIXIÈME À LA DIXIÈME ANNÉE INCLUSIVEMENT