The motor seems to run too much
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| The room temperature is hotter than normal. | At normal room temperatures, expect your motor to run | ||
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| A large amount of food has just been added to | Adding a large amount of food warms the refrigerator. It | ||
| the refrigerator. | is normal for the motor to run longer in order to cool the | ||
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| The door is opened often. | Expect the motor to run longer when this occurs. In order | ||
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| to conserve energy, try to get everything you need out of | ||
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| the refrigerator at once, keep food organized so it is easy | ||
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| to find, and close the door as soon as the food is removed. | ||
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| The controls are not set correctly for the | Refer to the “How the controls work” section. | ||
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| The doors are not closed completely. | Push the doors firmly shut. If they will not shut all the | ||
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| The condenser coils are dirty. | This prevents air transfer and makes the motor work harder. | ||
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| Clean the condenser coils. Refer to the “Cleaning your | ||
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| The door gaskets are not sealed all the way around. | Contact a qualified person or a technician. | ||
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| If the problem is not due to any of the above, remember | ||
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| that your new refrigerator will run longer than your old one | ||
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| due to its high efficiency motor. | ||
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The refrigerator seems to make too much noise
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The sounds and noises are common for new refrigerators.
Refer to the “Understanding the sounds you may hear” section.
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