QUESTIONS?
USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER
PROBLEM
REFRIGERATOR
DOES
NOT
OPERA~
MOTOR
OPEW~
FOR
LONG PERIODS
MOTOR STARTS &
STOPS FREQUENTLY
VIBW~ON
OR
RA~~G
HOT AIR FROM
BOTTOM OF
RE~GERATOR
DOOR NOT
CLOS~G
PROPEWY
OPERA~G
SOUNDS
POSSIBLE CAUSE
● May be in defrost cycle
when
motor does not o~rate for
ab~~~,?~
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Temperature
control
in
OFF
posiEion.
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If
intefior
light
is
noE
on,
leffigeratOr
may
nOt
k
plUggd
i~
at
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* If plug is
sewre and
the
refrigerator
still
fails
to
opemte,
~lug
a
kp’o~,?
w“,
appliance into
the
same
oUtleE
to
demrmine
if
there
is a
trim
burned out
&se.
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Modern refrigerators with more
sEorage
space
aad
a
lmg~r
f~nr
;~’
require more operating
Eime,
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* Normal when refrigerator is
fwst
delivered to your
home—usu~l~y
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24 hours to completely cool
down.
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● Large
amounEs
of food
placed
in refrigerator
Eo
be woled or
fromn.
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*
Hot
weather-frequent door openings.
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*Door left
open.
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Temperature controls are set too
cold.
Refer to instructions
for
u%
of~
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“Temperature Controls’
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●
Grille and condenser
need
clembg.
Refer
to
the
Care
Wd
Cl+
@ti6M~
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Check Energy-Saving Tips.
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Temperature
conErol
sEarts
and stops motor
to
mtintdn’even%em~mw~~;
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● If refrigerator vibrates, more
thm
Wely it
is
not resti~g
mlidy
‘oh
ke~$k’;
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and front roller screws or front leveling legs need
adjustig
#r
flmris
wq~
~;
uneven. Refer to
the
Rollers swtion.
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● Y dishes vibrate on shelves, try moving them.
SEght
vibration is
no-,
. “: “
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● Normal airflow
coo~ng
motor.
In
the
refrig~ration
process,
it
i?
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heat be expelled
in
the
area under the refrigerator. Some
finorcovedng$.
wilj’
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discolor at these normal and stie operatig
Eemperature$.
“
supplier should be consulted if
you
object
to
this discoloration.
●
Door
g~ket
on
hinge
side
sticking
or folding over.
TO
~Ome~t~
put
~’$~-
~,
amount of petroleum jelly on
face
of gasket.
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●
The high speed compressor
motor
required to
mainti
near
wru
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temperatures in the large freezer compartment
may
produce
higher
than your old refrigerator.
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s
Nom~
fa
air
flow+ne
fan blows cold air
through
fie
refrigerator
Wd’-
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-’
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freezer
compartments, another fan
COO!S
the
com~essurmotor.
.
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● These NORMAL sounds
wifl
dso
be heard from time to
time:
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● Defrost timer switch clicks at defrost.
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Defrost water dripping.
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Temperature control clicks
ON
or
OFF.
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Refrigerant boiling or gurgling.
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● Cracking or popping of
coohg
coils
cau~
by
expmsiQn
~d
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during defrost and refrigeration following defrost.
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● Witi
automatic
icem~er,
tie
sound
of
CUkS
~H
~’
~
running in pipes as
icemaker
refills.
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