Before You Call
Check these points if your refrigerator...
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| • | power cord | not plugged | in |
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| • circuit breaker tripped or the house fuse blown | ||||||||
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| • | refrigerator | is in | automatic | defrost | ||||
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| modem refrigerators are larger and run colder, which requires more ru_ning time to | |||||||
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Runs too long/too frequently |
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| * | base | grille blocked |
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| • | too many door openings |
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....... | , ,,,, | ,, • | door | not | sealing | (due to | a package or a container holding door open) | |||
Noisy operation |
| • | cabinet not | level |
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| . | weak | floor |
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Odor in cabinet |
| • | odor | producing | foods | should be covered or wrapped | ||||
| • | interior needs cleaning |
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Warm air from cabinet bottom |
| • | normalair flowforcondensercirculation | |||||||
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| • | cabinet not | level |
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| • | weak | floor |
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Moisture on inside cabinet walls | • | hot, | humid | weather |
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* | frequent | or prolonged | door | openings | ||||||
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| • | door | not | closed properly |
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Excessivemoisture in crisper |
| • | food not wrapped | properly |
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| • | hot, | humid | weather |
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Foods dry out (fresh or frozen) | • packages not wrapped or sealed properly | |||||||||
• | crisper not | tightly closed |
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| • | temperature | control set too | cold | |||||
Cabinetlight not working |
| • | bulb | burned | out |
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| • | no power | at the | outlet |
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•refrigerator control set too warm
Refrigerator compartment too warm • pcolonged door openings
Refrigerator compartment too cold | • | refrigerator controlsettoocold |
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Freezercompartmenttoo warm | • | freezer control | set too warm |
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• | prolonged | door | openings |
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Sizzling sound in freezer | • | a normal | sound caused by | defrost | water dripping | on defrost | mechanism | ||
Visible glow in the freezer vents | • appearance | of a red | glow | or reflection is normal during the | defrost cycle | ||||
Freezer not freezing properly | • | products | with high sugar | content | may not harden | completely | when frozen (ice | ||
| cream, concentrated | juice, | etc.) |
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•adjust freezer control to a colder setting
•trays may be coated with residue film from minerals in the water. Wipe trays with
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| cloth until | clean. If residue | is hear); | clean trays | each | time | ||||
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Ice cubes evaporate | ° | cold | air moving | over the | ice cubes | causes shrinkage, | especially | with | limited usage. | ||
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| • | stop | arm in OFF (up) position |
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Automatic ice maker not operating | • | water |
| supply turned off |
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• | water |
| pressure | too low |
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| • | freezer | too warm |
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Front cabinet surface | • special | design | to limit condensation | during | periods | of high hmnidity |
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warm to the touch |
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