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THE DOORS ARE DiFFiCULT TO OPEN
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The gaskets are dirty or sticky, Clean gaskets and the surfaces that they touch. Rub a
thin coat of appliance polish or paraffin wax on the
gaskets after cleaning
The door is reopened within a short time after having
been opened.
When you open the door, warmer air enters the
refrigerator. As the warm air cools, it can create a vacuum.
If the door is hard to open, wait 5 minutes to allow the air
pressure to equalize, then see if it opens more easily.
TEMPERATURE IS TOO WARM OR THERE IS INTERIOR MOISTURE BUILDUP
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The air vents are blocked. Cold air circulates from the
freezer to the fresh food section and back again through
air vents in the wall dividing the two sections.
The doors are opened often.
The control is not set correctly for the surrounding
conditions.
Locate air vents by using your hand to sense airflow and
move all packages that block vents and restrict airflow.
Refer to ENSURING PROPER AIR CIRCULATION
section for the location of air vents,
When the door is opened, warm humid air is allowed into
the refrigerator. The more the door is opened, the faster
the humidity builds up, and the more warm air the
refrigerator must cool. In order to keep the refrigerator
cool, try to get everything you need out of the
refrigerator at once, keep food organized so it is easy to
find and close the door as soon as the food is removed.
Refer to the CONTROL PANEL FEATURES section.
Wait 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize or even out.
If the temperature is too cold or too warm, adjust the
temperature one setting at a time,
A large amount of food has just been added to the Adding food warms the refrigerator. It can take a few
refrigerator or freezer, hours for the refrigerator to return to normal temperature.
The food is not packaged correctly.
Wrap food tightly and wipe off damp containers prior to
storing in the refrigerator to avoid moisture accumulation.
If necessary, repackage food according to the guidelines
in the FOOD STORAGE GUmDEsection.
The doors are not closing completely See Doors Will Not Close Completely.
The weather is humid. In humid weather, air carries moisture into refrigerator
when doors are opened.
A self-defrost cycle was completed. It is normal for droplets to form on the back wall after the
refrigerator self-defrosts.
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