Smeg FA160X Before You Call for Service, Something strange ? Don t worry. Here is the answer

Before You Call for Service...

Please checkup the following troubleshooting tips before you call for service !

Problem Checkup Point Action

Something strange ?

Don t worry. Here is the answer.

	Case	Explanation
Heat	Front and side of refrigerator feels	Pipes (refrigerant vessel) are placed beneath the

It never gets cold inside. Freezing & refrigerating is not so good.

Foods in the refrigerator get frozen.

Is the refrigerator unpluged ?

Is the temperature set to [Low Mode] ?

Is the refrigerator under direct sunlight or is any heat appliance placed near it ?

Is the space between refrigerator back and the wall too close ?

Is temperature set to [Strong] ?

Is surround temperature too low ?

Is the food with much moisture stored close to the cold air spout ?

Plug in the refrigerator.

Set the temperature mode to Middle or High.

Move to a place where there is no direct sunlight, no heat appliences around.

Keep sufficient space (more than 10cm)between refrigerator back and the wall.

Set the temperature to [Middle] or [Low].

Foods can be frozen if ambient temperature is below 5. Move to a place where the temperature is over 5.

Place foods with moisture on the shelves close to the doors.

	warm or hot.	surface to prevent moisture forming on it.
Door		When you close the door and then open again
	Doors do not open easily.	immediately,the door is not easy to open. Warm air
		rushes into the inside to make the pressure difference.
is
		In this case wait for a minute, then it will open easily.
sticky
		When the compressor starts to run or stops,
	It sounds like water is flowing from	refrigerant which makes the inside cold flowing in
	the refrigerator.	the pipes can make such a sound.
		Defrosted water can also make such a sound. (This
Strange		refrigerator adopts an automatic defrosting system.)
Sound	Something cracking or click	Inside parts shrink and/or expand due to
		temperature change ---When the inside gets cold or
	sound.	when the door is open ---such sound can be made.

Strange sound from the refrigerator

Is floor beneath the refrigerator uneven ?

Is the space between refrigerator back and the wall too close ?

Do any objects other stuff touch the refrigerator?

Move the refrigerator to a level and even floor.

Keep sufficient space.

Remove any object a way which touches the refrigerator.

Humming or buzz sound.	Compressor or fans for cold air circulation can make
	such working sound. (If the refrigerator is not level,
	the sound can be louder.)

Odour or disgusting smell from the inside

Is the food stored uncovered or unwrapped ?

Are the shelves and pockets stained with food stuff ?

Is the food stored too long ?

Be sure to cover and wrap the foods.

Clean them regularly. Once smell gets soaked to those parts, it is not easy to remove.

Do not store foods for so long.

A refrigerator is neither a perfect nor a permanent foods keeper.

		Dew or frost on the wall and/or
		food container surface in the
Frost		freezer and refrigerator
&	Dew	compartment.

Dew on the interior lights cover

Dew on the cabinet surface

Frost and/or dew can be made in the following cases ;

High temperature and/or high humidity around the refrigerator

When doors are open too long

Foods with much moisture are stored uncovered or unwrapped

You can see the same appearance when cold water is poured in a glass cup and dew is forming on the surface of it.

The light bulb radiates heat while it is on, so when doors are open too long, dew can form on the light cover due to temperature difference.

In case it is highly humid around the refrigerator, moisture in the air sticks to the surface to form the dew.

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