Owners Guide

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TROUBLESHOOTING
CONCERN CAUSE SOLUTION
OPENING/CLOSING OF DOORS/DRAWERS
Door(s) will not
close.
• Door was closed too
hard, causing other
door to open slightly.
• Refrigerator is not lev-
el. It rocks on the floor
when moved slightly.
• Refrigerator is touch-
ing a wall or cabinet.
• Close both doors gently.
• Ensure floor is level and solid, and
can adequately support the refriger-
ator. Contact a carpenter to correct
a sagging or sloping floor.
• Ensure floor is level and solid, and
can adequately support the refriger-
ator. Contact a carpenter to correct
a sagging or sloping floor.
Drawers are dif-
ficult to move.
• Food is touching shelf
on top of drawer.
• Track that drawers
slide on is dirty.
• Remove top layer of items in drawer.
• Ensure drawer is properly installed
on track.
• Clean drawer, rollers, and track. See
CARE AND CLEANING.
RUNNING OF REFRIGERATOR
Compressor
does not run.
• Freezer control is set
to “OF” or “0”.
• Refrigerator is in
defrost cycle.
• Plug at electrical out-
let is disconnected.
• House fuse blown or
tripped circuit breaker.
• Power outage.
• Set freezer control.
• This is normal for a fully automatic
defrost refrigerator. The defrost cy-
cle occurs periodically, lasting about
30 minutes.
• Ensure plug is tightly pushed into outlet.
• Check/replace fuse with a 15 amp
time-delay fuse. Reset circuit breaker.
• Check house lights. Call local
electric company.
Refrigerator
runs too much
or too long.
• Room or outside
weather is hot.
• Doors are opened too
frequently or too long.
• Refrigerator/freezer
door may be
slightly open.
• Freezer control is set
too cold.
• Refrigerator/freezer
gasket is dirty, worn,
cracked, or poorly fitted.
• Condenser is dirty.
• It’s normal for the refrigerator to
work longer under these conditions.
• Warm air entering the refrigerator
causes it to run more. Open doors
less often.
• Ensure refrigerator is level. Keep food
and contains from blocking door. See
PROBLEM column OPENING/CLOS-
ING OF DOORS/DRAWERS.
• Set Refrigerator control to warmer
setting until refrigerator temperature
is satisfactory. Allow 24 hours for
temperature to stabilize.
• Clean or change gasket. Leaks in door
seal will cause refrigerator to run longer in
order to maintain desired temperatures.
• Clean condenser. See CARE
AND CLEANING.
Compressor
goes o and
on frequently.
• Thermostat keeps the
refrigerator at a con-
stant temperature.
• This is normal. Refrigerator goes on
and o to keep temperature constant.