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Problem

 

Possible Causes

What To Do

 

 

 

 

Ice cubeshave

 

Ice storage bin needs cleaning.

• Empty and wash bin. Discard old cubes.

odor/taste

 

 

 

 

Food transmitting odor/taste

• Wrap foods well.

 

 

 

 

to ice cubes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interior of refrigerator

• See Care and cleaning.

 

 

needs cleaning.

 

Small or hollow cubes

 

Waterfilter clogged.

• Replace filter cartridge withnew cartridge or with plug.

 

 

 

 

Slow ice cubefreezing

 

Door left open.

• Check to see if package is holdingdooropen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature control not set

• See About the controls.

 

 

coldenough.

 

Orange glowin

 

Defrost heater is on.

• Thisis normal.

the freezer

 

 

 

Cube dispenser does not

 

Icemakerturned off or

• Turn on icemakeror watersupply.

work (on somemodels)

 

watersupply turnedoff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ice cubesare frozen to

• Remove cubes.

 

 

icemaker feeler arm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

An item is blocking or has fallen • Remove any item that might be blocking, or has fallen

 

 

into the ice chute insidethe top

into,the chute.

 

 

door bin of the freezer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irregularice clumpsin

• Breakup 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dispenser is LOCKED.

• Press and hold the Lock Controls pad for 3 seconds.

 

 

 

 

Water has poor taste/

 

Waterdispenserhas not been

• Dispense water until all waterin system is replenished.

odor (on some models)

 

usedfor a longtime.

 

 

 

 

 

Water in first glass is

 

Normalwhenrefrigerator

• Wait 24 hours for the refrigerator to completely

warm (on some models)

 

is first installed.

cool down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water dispenser has not been

• Dispense water until all water in system is replenished.

 

 

usedfor a long time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water system has been drained.

• Allow several hours for replenished supply to chill.

 

 

 

 

Water dispenser does

 

Water supply line turned

• See Installing the water line.

not work (onsome

 

off or not connected.

 

models)

 

 

 

 

Water filter clogged.

• Replace filter cartridge or remove filter and installplug.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air may be trapped in the

• Press the dispenser arm for at least two minutes.

 

 

water system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dispenser is LOCKED.

• Press and hold the Lock Controls pad for 3 seconds.

 

 

 

 

Water spurting from

 

Newly-installed filtercartridge.

• Run water from the dispenserfor 3 minutes (about

dispenser(on some models)

 

 

one and a half gallons).

 

 

 

 

Water is not dispensed

 

Waterin reservoir is

• Callfor service.

(on some models) but

 

frozen.

 

icemakeris working

 

 

 

 

Refrigerator control setting

• Set to a warmer setting.

 

 

 

 

is too cold.

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