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If your appliance is not working properly,it may be a minor problem,therefore check the
following:
Refrigerator
compressor does
not run.
Refrigerator control is off.
Set refrigerator control. See ‘Controls’.
Refrigerator runs
too much or too
long.
Refrigerator is larger than the
previous one you owned.
Room or outside weather is hot.
Refrigerator has recently been
disconnected for a period of time.
Large amounts of warm or hot
food may have been stored
recently.
Doors are opened too frequently
or for too long.
Doors left slightly open.
Door seals are dirty,worn,cracked
or poorly fitted.
Thermostat is keeping the
refrigerator at a constant
temperature.
This is normal - larger,more efficient units
run longer in these conditions.
It is normal for the refrigerator to work
longer under these conditions.
It takes some hours for the refrigerator to
cool down completely.
Warm food will cause the refrigerator to
run longer until the desired temperature is
reached.
Warm air entering the refrigerator causes it
to run longer.
Try to minimise the number of times you
open the doors.
Make sure that the appliance is level.
Ensure stored items do not stop the doors
closing properly.
See Problem section:’Opening/Closing of
Doors’.
Clean the door seal,see ‘Care & Cleaning’
section.
You need to replace damaged seals to
ensure door closes properly.
This is normal to keep the temperature
constant
Refrigerator is in defrost cycle.
There been a power cut.
Try to minimise the number of times you
open the doors,if at all.
If the power cut lasts longer than the
maximum conservation time,food should
be cooked and eaten within 24 hours or
cooked and refrozen.
This is normal for a fully automatic
defrosting appliance.
The defrost cycle occurs periodically.
Make sure the plug is pushed in fully and
is switched on.
Is it plugged in and switched on.
PROBLEM Possible Cause
Solution
Running of
Refrigerator