Installing

Your

Refrigerator

How

to

Adjust

the

Temperature

Controls

 

 

This refrigerator

is designed

to operate

at a household

temperature

of

55 ° to 110°F

(t3 ° to 43 ° C)

 

Dial

Temperature

Control

Models

 

 

 

How

do I perform a

For initial temperature setting, follow

all five steps listed

below. If

doing

a simple

temperature modification for an operational unit, only steps 3 through 5 are required

Iin,i Locate reFrigerator and Fre_er controls on upper

left wall o£ refrigerator section, and set both controls to 3 ½,

IMPORTANT: Neither section will cool if freezer control is

set to Off

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Check to see if freezer temperature is 0 ° to 2° F (-I 7 °

to-16 ° C).

Turn control to next highest number if too warm

Turn control to next lowest number if too cold

Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments to take effecL

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Check to see that refrigerator

section is 38 ° to 40 ° F (3 ° to

4°C).

Turn control to next highest number if too warm

Turn control to next lowest number if too cofd,

Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments

to take effect

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necessary.

 

 

 

 

with my dia!

temperature test _

controls?

IMPORTANT: These instructions apply to dial temperature controls

only Electronic control models IilSU constantly monitor unit

temperature on the controJs

l_fa retials needed

2

thermometers

measuring

-5 °

to

50_F (-21 ° to

10°C)

r_

2

drinking glasses

 

For Freezer

Place thermometer in glass of BJ_ vegetable oil in midd4e

of freezer and continue

with step 3 of How to Adjust

the Temperature Controls section,

IMPORTANT: Due to design of unit, atways start temperature

adjustments with freezer section

For Refrigerator

Place thermometer in glass of water in middle of unit and

continue with step 3 of How to

Adjust the Temperature

Controls section

Electronic Temperature Control Models

Why do the

To set temperature of the Freezer, use the _"_ buttons next to the

@button. A setting o£0 ° to 2 ° F (-17 ° to-16n C) is recommended.

Use the _ button to raise the temperature of the freezer section, or the v to lower it.,

Press the _ button to confirm the settings

temperatures on my

[3ED display

fluctuate after they

have been set?

The compartment temperatures may vary slightly as the unit cycles

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to maintain the set temperatures

 

 

To set the temperature of the Fresh Food section, use the ,,v_,,

buttons next to the _ buttono A setting 0£38 ° to 40 ° F

(3 ° to 4 ° C) is reomme_dedo

Use the A button to raise the temperature of the fresh food section, or the v to lower iL

Press the _ button to confirm the settings

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NOTE:

If adjusting

the

temperature

of an

operational

unit, only 5 to 8 hours is

[

[3 A21o24

hours

for

temperatures

to stabiliz_

 

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required

for

temperatures

to take

effect

 

 

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