Sears 51278, 51271 manual Before You Call for Service

Before You Call for Service

Savetime and money Check this list of causes of minor operating problems you can correct yourself.

Refrigerator does not operate

o May be in defrost cycle when motor does not operate for about30 minutes°

•Temperature control in OFF position.

•If interior light is not on, refrigerator may not be plugged in at wall outlet.

•If plug issecure and refrigerator fails to operate, plug lamp intosame outlet to determine if there is tripped circuit breaker or burned out fuse.

Motor operates for long periods

•Modern refrigerators with more storage space and a larger freezer require more operating time,,

o Normal when refrigerator isfirst delivered to your home-- usually requires 24 hours to completely cool down,

o Largeamounts of food placed in refrigerator to be cooled or frozen,,

oHot weather--frequent door openings,

•Door left open,

•Temperaturecontrols set too coldo See page 4,

•Condenserneeds cleaning, Refer to page 13,

•Check ENERGY-SAVINGTIPSon page4,

Operating sounds

o The high speed compressor motor required to maintain near zero temperatures in the large freezer compartment may producehigher soundlevels than your old refrigerator.

•Normal fan air flow--one fan blowscold air through the refrigerator and freezer compartments--anotherfan cools the compressor motor.

•TheseNORMALsounds will also be heard from time to time: o Defrost timer switch clicks at defrost°

•Defrost water dripping.

•Temperature control clicks ON or OFF

•Refrigerant boiling or gurgling,

•Crackingor poppingof cooling coils caused by expansion and contraction during defrost and refrigeration following defrost.

•Ice cubes dropping into the bin and water running in pipes as icemaker refills.

Motor starts & stops frequently

*Temperaturecontrol starts and stopsmotor to maintain even temperatures_Thisis normal,

Door not closing properly

•Door gasket on hingeside sticking or foldingove_ Tocorrect, put a small amount of petroleum jelly on face of gasket.

Vibration or rattling

•If refrigerator vibrates, more than likely it is not resting solidly on the floor. The front roller screws need adiusting, or floor is weak or unevem Referto page 3_

•If dishesvibrate on shelves,try moving them_Slight vibration is normal

Foods dry out

• Foodsnot covered, wrapped or sealed properly.

Fresh food or freezer compartment temperature too warm

•Temperature control not set cold enough° Refer to page 4°

•Warm weather--frequent door openings.

•Package may be holding door open°

Frost or ice crystals on frozen food

•Door may have been left ajar or package holding door open°

g Toofrequent or too long door openings,

•Frost within package is normal.

Slow ice cube freezing

•Door may have been left ajar.

Set temperature of freezer compartment cotder.

ice cubes have odor/taste

•Old cubes need to be discarded. Empty ice bin every 30 days,

•Icestorage bin needs to be washed.

•Unsealed packages in refrigerator and/or freezer compartments may be transmitting odor/taste to ice cubes.

•Interior of refrigerator needs cleaning° Refer to page t2,

Automatic icemaker does not work

•tcemaker feeler arm in OFF(up) positiom

•Water supply turned off or not connected_

•Freezer compartment too warm_

•Cubestoo small--water shutoffvalve connecting refrigerator to home water line may be clogged°

•Sometimescubes fuse 1othe side of the ice mold and hold

the feeler arm in the OFF (up) posltiom Removethis ice to restart the icemaker_

•Piled up cubes in storage bin may cause icemaker to shut off prematurely. With icemaker feeler arm in OFF (up) position, level cubes in bin by hand.

•When leveling cubes by hand, you may have pushed the feeler arm into the OFF (up) position by mistake_

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