Troubleshooting Guide

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theelectricalrequirementonthenameplate.Please
makesurethatyourunithasitsowndedicated
outlet.Donotuseanextensioncord.
Thetemperaturecontrolsarepresetatthefactory
tomaintainanaveragetemperatureof38Fin
refrigerators.Tomaintainadifferenttemperature,
simplyadjustthecontrolknoblocatedinsidethe
unit.Temperaturerangesfrom7(coldest)to1
(warmest).Settingthetemperaturecontrol tothe
coldestsettingmaycausetheevaporatorcoilto
freezeandiceup.Thiswilleventuallymakethe
cabinetbecomewarm,whichisnotrecommended.
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ApplianceStart‐up
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Oncetheappliancehasbeenlocatedinits
permanentlocationandtheproperpowerand
groundinghasbeenprovided,thefollowingitems
mustbecheckedorcompleted:
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CoolDownPeriod
Forsafefoodstorage,allow24hoursforthe
appliancetocooldowncompletelybeforeloading
withfood.Theappliancewillruncon tin uouslyfor
thefirstseveralhours.Donotplaceanyfoodinthe
applianceuntilafterthefirst24hoursofoperation.
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ThermostatSetting
Theapplianceisshippedfromthefactorywiththe
thermostatsetataboutthemidpointofthe
operatingrange.Adjustmentscolderorwarmercan
bemadeaftertheappliancehasbeenrunningforat
least8hours.Allowatleast8hoursfortemperature
stabilizationbeforereadjustingthethermostat.
DefrostSetting
Theapplianceisdesignedtodefrostautomatically
every12hours.Tosetthetimeofdefrost,waituntil
thedesiredtimetodefrost.Withthenotchonthe
timerknobalignedwiththelineonthebracket(Fig.
A),turnthedefrosttimerknobclockwiseslowly.
Thetimerwillclickseveral times,thenonceloudly,
atwhichpointthedefrostcyclebegins.Thetimer
knobwilladvancethroughthedefrostcycle,then
clickloudlyattheendofthecycle(Fig.B).The
appliancewilldefrostautomaticallyevery12hours
afterthefirstdefrostcycle.
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RoutineMaintenance
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CleaningtheInterior
Besuretoturnthetem peraturecontrolto“OFF”
andunplugtheelectricalcord.Washtheinside
surfaceofthestorageareawithwarmwaterand
bakingsodasolution(aboutonetablespoonof
bakingsodaperquartofwarmwater).Rinse
thoroughlywithclean,warmwaterandwipedry.
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CleaningtheExterior
Wipethecabinetexterioroccasionally withacloth
dampenedinmilddetergentandwater.Rinseand
wipedrywithasoftcloth.Donotuserazorblades
orothersharpinstrumentsthatcanscratchthe
appliancesurfacewhenremovingadhesivelabels.
Anyglueleftfromthetapecanbe removedwitha
mixtureofwarmwaterandmilddetergentortouch
theresiduewiththestickysideoftapealready
removed.DONOTREMOVETHESERIALPLATE.
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CondensatePan
Somemodelshaveacondensatepanin afixed
positionlocatedbehindthetoegrill.Thismustnot
beremovedfromunderthecabinet.Ifthepanis
removed,condensatewilldropontothefloor.
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POWERFAILURE
DONOTopentheappliancelidunnecessarilyifthe
applianceisoffforseveralhours.Ifapowerfailure
occurs,packsevenoreightpoundsofdryiceinto
theapplianceevery24hours.LookintheYellow
Pagesunder“DryIce”,“Dairies”,or“IceCream
Manufacturers”forlocaldryicesuppliers.Always
wearglovesandusecautionwhenhandlingdryice.
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Operation
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 Runtheunitforatleast24hoursbefore
loading.
 Whenloadingtheunit:
• Becarefulnottoblocktheairductlocated
atthebackandthefanontheceilingofthe
unitwithcontents.
• Blockingtheairflowmaycausedecreasein
performance.