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Before you call for service…

Problem

 

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

Cube dispenser does not

 

Icemaker turned off or

Turn on icemaker or water supply.

work (on some models)

 

water supply turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ice cubes are frozen to

Remove cubes and move the feeler arm to the

 

 

icemaker feeler arm.

ON (down) position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irregular ice clumps in

Break up with fingertip pressure and discard

 

 

storage container.

remaining clumps.

 

 

 

Freezer may be too warm. Adjust the freezer control

 

 

 

to a colder setting, one position at a time, until

 

 

 

clumps do not form.

 

 

 

 

Water has poor taste/odor

 

Water dispenser has not been

Dispense water until all water in system is replenished.

(on some models)

 

used for a long time.

 

 

 

 

 

Water dispenser does

 

Water supply line turned

See Installing the water line.

not work (on some models)

 

off or not connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water filter clogged.

Replace filter cartridge or remove filter and install plug.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air may be trapped in the

Press the dispenser pad for at least two minutes.

 

 

water system.

 

 

 

 

 

Water is not dispensed

 

Water in reservoir is

Call for service.

but icemaker is working

 

frozen.

 

(on some models)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No water or ice cube

 

Supply line or shutoff

Call a plumber.

production

 

valve is clogged.

 

(on some models)

 

 

 

 

Water filter clogged.

Replace filter cartridge or remove filter and install plug.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refrigerator has odor

 

Foods transmitting

Foods with strong odors should be tightly wrapped.

 

 

odor to refrigerator.

Keep an open box of baking soda in the refrigerator;

 

 

 

 

 

 

replace every three months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interior needs cleaning.

See Care and cleaning.

 

 

 

 

Moisture forms on

 

Not unusual during

Wipe surface dry.

outside of refrigerator

 

periods of high humidity.

 

 

 

 

 

Moisture collects inside

 

Too frequent or too

 

(in humid weather, air

 

long door openings.

 

carries moisture into

 

 

 

refrigerator when doors

 

 

 

are opened)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interior light does

 

No power at outlet.

Replace fuse or reset the breaker.

not work

 

 

 

 

Light bulb burned out.

See Replacing the light bulbs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water on kitchen floor or

 

Drain in the bottom of

See Care and cleaning.

on bottom of freezer

 

the freezer clogged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cubes jammed in chute.

Poke ice through with a wooden spoon.

 

 

 

 

Door not closing

 

Door gasket on hinge side

Apply petroleum jelly on face of gasket.

properly

 

sticking or folding over.

 

 

 

 

 

Small or hollow cubes

 

Water filter clogged.

Replace filter cartridge with new cartridge or with plug.

(on some models)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water spurting from

 

Newly-installed filter cartridge.

Run water from the dispenser for 1 minute (about a

dispenser (on some

 

 

half gallon).

models)

 

 

 

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