II OUB/ESHOOIING
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
Before calling for service, review this list. It may save you both time and expense. This list includes
common occurrences that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials in this appliance.
Refrigerator |
| • Refrigerator | control is off. |
compressor | does | • Refrigerator is in defrost | |
not run. |
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| • Plug at the wall outlet is | |
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| • Power outage. Check house | |
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| lights. |
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| • All freezing units do not work | |
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| at the display | mode. |
• Set the refrigerator control. |
• This is normal for a fully automatic defrosting |
refrigerator. The defrost cycle occurs periodically. |
• Make sure the plug is tightly pushed into the outlet. |
• Call the local electric company. |
• With the refrigerator door open, keep pressing the |
REFRIGERATOR button and ICE PLUS button more |
than 5 seconds, then it goes to the display mode. |
Refrigerator runs too frequently or too long.
Refrigerator compressor cycles on and off.
Temperature in the freezer is too cold, but the refrigerator temperature is satisfactory.
•Refrigerator is larger than the previous one you owned.
•The room or the outdoor weather is hot.
•Refrigerator was recently disconnected for a while.
•Large amounts of warm or hot food may have been stored recently.
•Doors are opened too frequently or for too tong.
•Refrigerator or freezer door may be slightly open.
•Refrigerator control is set too cold.
•Refrigerator or freezer gasket is dirty, worn, cracked, or poorly fitted.
•The thermostat is keeping the refrigerator at a constant temperature.
•Freezer control is set too cold.
• This is normal. Larger, more efficient units run |
longer. |
• It is normal for the refrigerator to work longer under |
these conditions. |
• It takes a few hours for the refrigerator to reach |
cooling temperatures. |
• Warm food will cause the refrigerator to run longer |
until the desired temperature is reached. |
• Warm air entering the refrigerator causes it to run |
more. Open the door less often. |
• Make sure the refrigerator is level. Keep food and |
containers from blocking the door. |
• Adjust the refrigerator control to a warmer setting |
until the refrigerator temperature is satisfactory. |
• Clean or change the gasket. Leaks in the door seat |
will cause the refrigerator to run longer in order to |
maintain desired temperatures. |
• This is normal. The refrigerator cycles on and off to |
keep the temperature constant. |
• Adjust the freezer control to a warmer setting until |
the freezer temperature is satisfactory. |
Temperature in the refrigerator is too cold, but the
freezer
temperature is
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•Refrigerator control is set too cold.
• Adjust the refrigerator control to a warmer setting.
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