Solutions To Common Problems 35
Odors In Refrigerator
Problem | Cause | Correction | ||
Interior is dirty. | • | Interior needs to be cleaned. | • | See Care & Cleaning Tips. |
| • | Food with strong odors is in refrigerator. | • | Cover food tightly. |
Opening/Closing Of Doors/Drawers
Problem | Cause | Correction |
Door(s) will not close. • Door was closed too hard, causing other door to open slightly.
•Refrigerator is not level. It rocks on the floor when moved slightly.
•Close both doors gently.
•Ensure floor is level and solid, and can adequately support the refrigerator. Contact a carpenter to correct a sagging or sloping floor.
• Refrigerator is touching a wall or cabinet.
•Ensure floor is level and solid, and can adequately support the refrigerator. Contact a carpenter to correct a sagging or sloping floor.
Drawers are difficult to | • | Food is touching shelf on top of drawer. |
move. | • | Track that drawers slide on is dirty. |
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•Keep less food in drawer.
•Clean drawer, runners, and tracks. See Care & Cleaning Tips.
Light Bulb Is Not On
Problem | Cause | Correction |
Light bulb is not on.
•Light bulb is burned out.
•Freezer light switch is stuck.
•No electric current is reaching refrigerator.
•Control system has disabled lights because magnet mounted behind dairy compartment (in fresh food door) has been removed.
•Control system has disabled lights because one or both doors were left open too long.
•See Replacing Light Bulbs in Care and Cleaning section.
•Release light switch located inside freezer compartment.
•See Problem section, Running Your Refrigerator.
•Reinstall magnet.
•Close and reopen door(s) to enable lights.
