KitchenAid TOP-MOUNT REFRIGERATOR manual Refrigerator Use, Ensuring Proper Air Circulation

■Water dripping on the defrost heater during a defrost cycle may cause a sizzling sound.

■As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to the refrigerant flowing in your refrigerator.

■Contraction and expansion of the inside walls may cause a popping noise.

■You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the condenser fan.

■You may hear water running into the drain pan during the defrost cycle.

REFRIGERATOR USE

Ensuring Proper Air Circulation

In order to ensure proper temperatures, you need to permit airflow between the refrigerator and freezer sections. As shown in the illustration, cool air enters through the bottom of the freezer section and moves up. Most of the air then flows through the freezer section vents and recirculates under the freezer floor. The rest of the air enters the refrigerator section through the top vent.

Do not block any of these vents with food packages. If the vents are blocked, airflow will be prevented and temperature and moisture problems may occur.

IMPORTANT: Because air circulates between both sections, any odors formed in one section will transfer to the other. You must thoroughly clean both sections to eliminate odors. To prevent odor transfer and drying out of food, wrap or cover foods tightly.

Usingthe Controls

For your convenience, your refrigerator controls are preset at the factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make sure that the controls are still preset to the mid-settings as shown.

NOTE: To turn your refrigerator off, turn the refrigerator control to the word OFF or until the word OFF appears. Your product will not cool when the refrigerator control is set to OFF.

Mid-setting “3”

Mid-setting “3”

Mid-setting “4”

REFRIGERATOR 4 4 FREEZER

IMPORTANT:

■Give your refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator.

■If you add food before the refrigerator has cooled completely, your food may spoil. Adjusting the Refrigerator and Freezer Controls to a higher (colder) than recommended setting will not cool the compartments any faster.

Adjusting Controls

The mid-settings indicated in the previous section should be correct for normal household usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.

If the temperature is too warm or too cold in the refrigerator or freezer, first check the air vents to be sure they are not blocked.

If you need to adjust temperatures, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. On models with two controls, adjust the refrigerator temperature first. Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments and then recheck the temperatures.

CONDITION/REASON:	ADJUSTMENT:
REFRIGERATOR section too warm	Adjust REFRIGERATOR
- Door opened often, large amount	or TEMPERATURE
	Control one setting
of food added or room
	higher
temperature very warm
FREEZER section too warm/ice	Adjust FREEZER or
not made fast enough	TEMPERATURE Control
- Door opened often, or large	one setting higher
amount of food added or very cold
room temperature (can’t cycle
often enough)
- Heavy ice usage
REFRIGERATOR section too cold	Adjust REFRIGERATOR
- Controls not set correctly for	or TEMPERATURE
	Control one setting
your conditions
	lower
FREEZER section too cold	Adjust FREEZER or
- Controls not set correctly for	TEMPERATURE Control
	one setting lower
your conditions

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