USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
ADJUSTING CONTROL SETTINGS
Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before making final adjustments. It is best to wait 24 hours before doing this. The
The refrigerator control functions as the thermostat for the entire appliance (refrigerator and freezer sections). The higher the number setting, the longer the compressor will run to keep the temperature colder. The freezer control adjusts the cold air flow from the freezer to the refrigerator. Setting the freezer control to a lower temperature keeps more cold air in the Freezer compartment to make it colder.
If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, start by adjusting the refrigerator. Then wait 24 hours before checking the freezer temperature. If it is too warm or too cold, then adjust the freezer control.
Use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide.
Always remember to wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
CONDITION/ | RECOMMENDED |
REASON: | ADJUSTMENT: |
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■ REFRIGERATOR section too | Set REFRIGERATOR |
warm | control to next lower |
– Door opened often | number, wait 24 |
– Large amount of food added | hours, then |
–Room temperature very warm
■ FREEZER section too | Set FREEZER control |
warm/ice not made fast | to next lower number, |
enough | wait 24 hours, then re- |
– Door opened often | check |
– Large amount of food added |
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– Very cold room temperature |
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(can’t cycle often enough) |
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– Heavy ice usage |
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– Air vents blocked by items | Move items out of |
| airstream |
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■ REFRIGERATOR section too | Set REFRIGERATOR |
cold | control to next higher |
– Controls not set correctly for | number, wait 24 |
your conditions | hours, then |
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■ FREEZER section too cold | Set FREEZER control |
– Controls not set correctly for | to next higher number, |
your conditions | wait 24 hours, then re- |
| check |
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FOOD STORAGE GUIDE
Wrap or store food in the refrigerator in airtight and
Items | How to |
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Butter or | u Keep opened butter in a covered |
margarine | dish or closed compartment. |
| When storing an extra supply, |
| wrap in freezer packaging and |
| freeze. |
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Cheese | u Store in the original wrapping until |
| you are ready to use it. Once |
| opened, rewrap tightly in plastic |
| wrap or aluminum foil. |
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Milk | u Wipe milk cartons. For best |
| storage, place milk on interior |
| shelf, not on door shelf. |
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Eggs | u Store in original carton or Egg Box |
| on interior shelf, not on door shelf. |
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Fruit | u Wash, let dry, and store in |
| refrigerator in plastic bags or in |
| the crisper. Do not wash or hull |
| berries until you are ready to use |
| them. Sort and keep berries in |
| their original container in a |
| crisper, or store in a sloosely |
| closed paper bag on a refrigerator |
| shelf. |
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Leafy vegetables u Remove store wrapping and trim
| or tear off bruised and discolored |
| areas. Wash in cold water and |
| drain. Place in plastic bag or |
| plastic container and store in |
| crisper. |
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Vegetables with | u Place in plastic bags or plastic |
skins (carrots, | container and store in crisper. |
peppers) |
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Fish | u Use fresh fish and shellfish the |
| same day purchased. |
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Leftovers | u Cover leftovers with plastic wrap |
| or aluminum foil. Plastic |
| containers with tight lids can also |
| be used. |
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