Magic Chef MSD2641KEB, 12842123 important safety instructions Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSES	WHAT TO DO
Water droplets	Door gaskets are not sealing properly.	Clean according to the chart on page 25.
form on outside
	Humidity levels are high.	Normal during times of high humidity.
of refrigerator
	Controls require adjustment.	See pages 8, 9 and 10 to adjust controls.
Water droplets form	Humidity levels are high or door has	Reduce time door is open. Organize food items
on inside of	been been opened frequently.	efficiently to assure door is open for as short a time as
refrigerator		possible.
	Door gaskets are not sealing properly.	Clean according to the chart on page 25.
Refrigerator or ice	Normal operation.	See page 29.
maker makes
unfamiliar sounds
or seems too loud
Temperature-	Contents of drawer, or positioning of	Reposition food items and containers to avoid
controlled drawer	items in the surrounding compartment	interference with the drawers.
and/or crisper	could be obstructing drawer.
drawer do not	Drawer is not in proper position.	See pages 12 and 13 for proper drawer placement.
close freely
	Refrigerator is not level.	See pages 4-5 for details on how to level your
		refrigerator.
	Drawer channels are dirty.	Clean drawer channels with warm, soapy water.
		Rinse and dry thoroughly.
		Apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to drawer
		channels.
Refrigerator runs	Doors have been opened frequently or	Reduce time door is open.
too frequently	for long periods of time.	Organize food items efficiently to assure door is open
		for as short a time as possible.
		Allow interior environment to adjust for period the
		door has been opened.
	Humidity or temperature in surrounding	Normal operation.
	area is high.
	Food has recently been added.	Allow time for recently added food to reach
		refrigerator or freezer temperature.
	Refrigerator is exposed to heat by	Evaluate your refrigerator’s environment. Refrigerator
	environment or by appliances nearby.	may need to be moved to run more efficiently.
	Condenser coils are dirty.	Clean according to the chart on page 25.
	Controls need to be adjusted.	See pages 8, 9 and 10 to adjust controls.
	Door is not closing properly.	Refrigerator is not level, see page 4-5, Leveling.
		Check for internal obstructions that are keeping door
		from closing properly (i.e. improperly closed drawers,
		ice buckets, oversized or improperly stored containers,
		etc.)
	Door gaskets are not sealing properly.	Cleaning according to the chart on page 25.

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