ADJUSTING CONTROL SETTINGS
Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before making final adjustments. It is best to wait 24 hours before doing this. The recommended settings mentioned in SETTING THE CONTROLS section should be correct for normal household refrigerator use. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.
The refrigerator control functions as the thermostat for the entire appliance (refrigerator and freezer sections). The higher the number setting, the longer the compressor will run to keep the temperature colder. The freezer control adjusts the cold air flow from the freezer to the refrigerator. Setting the freezer control to a lower temperature keeps more cold air in the freezer compartment to make it colder.
If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, start by adjusting the refrigerator. Then wait 24 hours before checking the freezer temperature. If it is too warm or too cold, then adjust the freezer control.
Use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. Always remember to wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
FOOD STORAGE GUIDE
Wrap or store food in the refrigerator in airtight and
items | How to |
|
| Keep opened butter in a covered | |
| dish or closed compartment. | |
| When storing an extra supply, | |
| wrap in freezer packaging and | |
| freeze. |
|
Cheese | Store in the original wrapping until | |
| ||
| you are ready to use. Once | |
| opened, rewrap tightly in plastic | |
| wrap or aluminum | foil. |
Milk | Wipe milk cartons. | For best |
| storage, place milk on interior | |
| shelf, not on door shelf. | |
Eggs | Store in original carton or Egg Box | |
| (on certain models) on interior shelf, |
CONDITION/
REASON:
m REFRIGERATOR section too warm
-Door opened often
-Large amount of food added
-Room temperature very warm
RECOMMENDED
ADJUSTMENT:
Turn REFRIGERATOR control to next highest number, wait 24 hours, then
| not on door shelf. |
Fruit | Wash, let dry, and store in |
| |
| refrigerator in plastic bags or in |
| the crisper. Do not wash or hull |
| berries until you are ready to use |
| them. Sort and keep berries in |
| their original container in a |
| crisper, or store in a loosely |
m FREEZER section too warm/ice not made fast enough
-Door opened often
-Large amount of food added
-Very cold room temperature (Compressor doesn't cycle often enough)
-Heavy ice usage
-Air vents blocked by items
Turn FREEZER control to next highest number, wait 24 hours, then
Move items out of airstream
| closed paper bag on a refrigerator |
| shelf. |
Leafy vegetables | Remove store wrapping and trim |
| or tear off bruised and discolored |
| areas. Wash in cold water and |
drain. Place in plastic bag or plastic container and store in crisper.
m REFRIGERATOR section too cold
-Controls not set correctly for your conditions
m FREEZER section too cold
-Controls not set correctly for your conditions
Set REFRIGERATOR control to next lower
number, wait 24 hours, then
Set FREEZER control to next lower number, wait 24 hours, then
Vegetables with
skins (carrots, peppers)
Fish
Leftovers
_ Place in plastic bags or plastic container and store in crisper.
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Plastic
containers with tight lids can also be used.
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