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
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 |
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Butter or | • | Keep | opened | butter in a covered | |
margarine |
| dish or closed | compartment. | ||
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| When storing an extra supply, | |||
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| wrap in freezer packaging and | |||
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| freeze. |
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Cheese | • | Store | in the original wrapping until | ||
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| you are ready to use it. Once | |||
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| opened, rewrap tightly in plastic | |||
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| wrap | or aluminum | foil. | |
Milk | • | Wipe | milk cartons. | For best | |
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| storage, place milk on interior | |||
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| shelf, not on door shelf. | |||
Eggs | • | Store in original carton or Egg Box | |||
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| on interior shelf, not on door shelf. |
CONDITION/
REASON:
•REFRIGERATOR section too wa rm
-Door opened often
-Large amount of food added
-Room temperature very warm
•FREEZER section too warm/ice not made fast
RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENT:
Set REFRIGERATOR control to next lower number, wait 24 hours, then
Set FREEZER control to next lower number,
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 sloosely |
closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf.
enough
-Door opened often
-Large amount of food added
-Very cold room temperature (can'tcycle often enough)
-Heavy ice usage
-Air vents blocked by items
•REFRIGERATOR section too cold
-Controls not set correctly for your conditions
• FREEZER section too cold
-Controls not set correctly for your conditions
wait 24 hours, then re- check
Move items out of airstream
Set REFRIGERATOR
control to next higher number, wait 24 hours, then
Set FREEZER control
to next higher number, wait 24 hours, then re- check
Leafy vegetables
Vegetables with skins (carrots, peppers)
Fish
Leftovers
•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.
•Place in plastic bags or plastic container and store in crisper.
•Use fresh fish and shellfish the same day purchased.
Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Plastic
containers with tight lids can also be used.
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