Adjusting Control Settings
Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator. The settings indicated in the previous section should be correct for normal household refrigerator usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.
If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
CONDITION/REASON: | ADJUSTMENT: | |
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REFRIGERATOR too cold | Adjust | |
Controls not set correctly for your | REFRIGERATOR | |
Control one setting | ||
conditions | ||
lower | ||
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REFRIGERATOR too warm | Adjust | |
Door opened often, large amount of | REFRIGERATOR | |
Control one setting | ||
food added or room temperature very | ||
higher | ||
warm | ||
Move packages out | ||
Air vent blocked by items | ||
of airstream | ||
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FREEZER too cold | Adjust FREEZER | |
Controls not set correctly for your | Control one setting | |
lower | ||
conditions | ||
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FREEZER too warm/too little ice | Adjust FREEZER | |
Door opened often, or large amount | Control one setting | |
higher | ||
of food added or very cold room | ||
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temperature (can’t cycle often |
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enough) or heavy ice usage |
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The ice dispenser
Ice dispenses from the ice maker storage bin in the freezer. When the dispenser lever is pressed:
■A trap door opens in a chute between the dispenser and the ice bin.
■Ice moves from the bin and falls through the chute.
■When you release the dispenser lever, the trap door closes and the ice dispensing stops. The dispensing system will not operate when the freezer door is open.
■For crushed ice, cubes are crushed before being dispensed. This may cause a slight delay when dispensing crushed ice. Noise from the ice crusher is normal, and pieces of ice may vary in size. When changing from CRUSH to CUBE, a few ounces of crushed ice will be dispensed along with the first cubes.
Some models dispense both cubed and crushed ice. Before dispensing ice, select which type of ice you prefer. The button controls are designed for easy use and cleaning.
■For cubed ice, press the CUBE button until the red indicator appears in the window above the CUBE button.
■For crushed ice, press the CRUSH button until the red indicator appears in the window above the CRUSH button.
Water and Ice Dispensers
(on some models)
WARNING
Cut Hazard
Use a sturdy glass when dispensing ice or water.
Failure to do so can result in cuts.
Depending on your model, you may have one or more of the following options: the ability to select either crushed or cubed ice, a special light that turns on when you use the dispenser, or a lock option to avoid accidental dispensing.
To dispense ice:
1.Press button for the desired type of ice.
2.Press a sturdy glass against the ice dispenser lever. Hold the glass close to the dispenser opening so ice does not fall outside of the glass.
IMPORTANT: You do not need to apply a lot of pressure to the lever in order to activate the ice dispenser. Pressing hard will not make the ice dispense faster or in greater quantities.
3.Remove the glass to stop dispensing.
NOTE: The first few batches of ice may have an
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