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Ice cubeshave |
| Ice storage bin needs cleaning. | • Empty and wash bin. Discard old cubes. |
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| Food transmitting odor/taste | • Wrap foods well. | |
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| Interior of refrigerator | • See Care and cleaning. |
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| needs cleaning. |
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Small or hollow cubes |
| Waterfilter clogged. | • Replace filter cartridge withnew cartridge or with plug. |
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Slow ice cubefreezing |
| Door left open. | • Check to see if package is holdingdooropen. |
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| Temperature control not set | • See About the controls. |
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Orange glowin |
| Defrost heater is on. | • Thisis normal. |
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Cube dispenser does not |
| Icemakerturned off or | • Turn on icemakeror watersupply. |
work (on somemodels) |
| watersupply turnedoff. |
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| Ice cubesare frozen to | • Remove cubes. |
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| icemaker feeler arm. |
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| An item is blocking or has fallen • Remove any item that might be blocking, or has fallen | |
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| into the ice chute insidethe top | into,the chute. |
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| door bin of the freezer. |
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| Irregularice clumpsin | • Breakup with fingertip pressure and discard |
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| storage container. | remaining clumps. |
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| • Freezer may be too warm. Adjust the freezer control |
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| to a colder setting, one position at a time, until clumps |
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| Dispenser is LOCKED. | • Press and hold the Lock Controls pad for 3 seconds. |
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Water has poor taste/ |
| Waterdispenserhas not been | • Dispense water until all waterin system is replenished. |
odor (on some models) |
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Water in first glass is |
| Normalwhenrefrigerator | • Wait 24 hours for the refrigerator to completely |
warm (on some models) |
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| Water dispenser has not been | • Dispense water until all water in system is replenished. |
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| Water system has been drained. | • Allow several hours for replenished supply to chill. |
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Water dispenser does |
| Water supply line turned | • See Installing the water line. |
not work (onsome |
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| Water filter clogged. | • Replace filter cartridge or remove filter and installplug. | |
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| Air may be trapped in the | • Press the dispenser arm for at least two minutes. |
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| Dispenser is LOCKED. | • Press and hold the Lock Controls pad for 3 seconds. |
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Water spurting from |
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dispenser(on some models) |
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Water is not dispensed |
| Waterin reservoir is | • Callfor service. |
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icemakeris working |
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| Refrigerator control setting | • Set to a warmer setting. | |
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