Troubleshooting
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Water droplets | Door gaskets are not sealing properly. | Clean according to the chart on page 19. | |
form on outside |
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Humidity levels are high. | Normal during times of high humidity. | ||
of refrigerator | |||
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Controls require adjustment. | See page 7 to adjust controls. | ||
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Water droplets form | Humidity levels are high or door has | Reduce time door is open. Organize food items | |
on inside of | been been opened frequently. | efficiently to assure door is open for as short a time as | |
refrigerator |
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| Door gaskets are not sealing properly. | Clean according to the chart on page 19. | |
Refrigerator or ice | Normal operation. | See page 23. | |
maker makes |
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unfamiliar sounds |
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or seems too loud |
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Temperature- | Contents of drawer, or positioning of | Reposition food items and containers to avoid | |
controlled drawer | items in the surrounding compartment | interference with the drawers. | |
and/or crisper | could be obstructing drawer. |
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drawer do not | Drawer is not in proper position. | See page 9 for proper drawer placement. | |
close freely |
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Refrigerator is not level. | See page 6 for details on how to level your | ||
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| Drawer channels are dirty. | Clean drawer channels with warm, soapy water. | |
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| Rinse and dry thoroughly. | |
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| Apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to drawer | |
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| channels. | |
Refrigerator runs | Doors have been opened frequently or | Reduce time door is open. | |
too frequently | for long periods of time. | Organize food items efficiently to assure door is open | |
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| for as short a time as possible. | |
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| Allow interior environment to adjust for period the | |
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| door has been opened. | |
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| Humidity or temperature in surrounding | Normal operation. | |
| area is high. |
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| Food has recently been added. | Allow time for recently added food to reach | |
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| refrigerator or freezer temperature. | |
| Refrigerator is exposed to heat by | Evaluate your refrigerator’s environment. Refrigerator | |
| environment or by appliances nearby. | may need to be moved to run more efficiently. | |
| Condenser coils are dirty. | Clean according to the chart on page 19. | |
| Controls need to be adjusted. | See page 7 to adjust controls. | |
| Door is not closing properly. | Refrigerator is not level, see page 6 Leveling. | |
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| Check for internal obstructions that are keeping door | |
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| from closing properly (i.e. improperly closed drawers, | |
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| ice buckets, oversized or improperly stored containers, | |
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| etc.) | |
| Door gaskets are not sealing properly. | Cleaning according to the chart on page 19. | |
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