USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
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 initial settings mentioned in CONTROL PANEL FEATURES 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 colder the 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.
CONDITION/ | RECOMMENDED | ||
REASON : | ADJUSTMENT : | ||
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| REFRIGERATOR section too | Turn REFRIGERATOR | |
| warm | control to next highest | |
– Door opened often | level, wait 24 hours | ||
– Large amount of food added |
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– Room temperature very warm |
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| FREEZER section too | Turn FREEZER control | |
| warm/ice not made fast enough to next highest | ||
– Door opened often | level, wait 24 hours | ||
– Large amount of food added |
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– Very cold room temperature |
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| (Compressor doesn't cycle |
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| often enough) |
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– Heavy ice usage |
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– Air vents blocked by items | Move items out of | ||
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| airstream |
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| REFRIGERATOR section too | Set REFRIGERATOR | |
| cold | control to next lower | |
– Controls not set correctly for | level, wait 24 hours | ||
| your conditions |
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| FREEZER section too cold | Set FREEZER | |
– Controls not set correctly for | control to next lower | ||
| your conditions | level, wait 24 hours | |
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FOOD STORAGE GUIDE
Wrap or store food in the refrigerator in airtight and
Items | How to |
Butter or | Keep opened butter in a covered |
margarine | 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 it. Once |
| opened, rewrap tightly in plastic |
| wrap or aluminum foil. |
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Milk | Wipe milk cartons. For best |
| storage, place milk on interior |
| shelf, not on door shelf. |
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Eggs | Store in original carton or Utility Bin |
| (Optional) on interior shelf, 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 |
| closed paper bag on a refrigerator |
| shelf. |
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Leafy | Remove store wrapping and trim |
vegetables | or tear off bruised and discolored |
| areas. Wash in cold water and |
| drain. Place in plastic bag or |
| plastic container and store in |
| crisper. |
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Vegetables with | Place in plastic bags or plastic |
skins (carrots, | container and store in crisper. |
peppers) |
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Fish | Use fresh fish and shellfish the |
| same day purchased. |
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Leftovers | Cover leftovers with plastic wrap |
| or aluminum foil. Plastic |
| containers with tight lids can |
| also be used. |
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