Maytag 12591308 Refrigerator User Manual


 
7
Installing Your Refrigerator
How to Adjust the Temperature Controls
This refrigerator is designed to operate at a household temperature of 16° to 43° C.
IMPORTANT: Due to design of unit, always start temperature
adjustments with freezer section.
Allow 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize.
2
Check to see if freezer temperature is -17°
to -16° C.
3
Turn control to next highest number if too warm.
Turn control to next lowest number if too cold.
Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments to take effect.
Locate refrigerator and freezer controls on
upper left wall of fresh food section, and
set both controls to 4.
1
Check to see that fresh food section
is 3° to 4° C.
4
Repeat process, as necessary.
5
IMPORTANT: Neither section will cool if freezer control is
set to Off.
Materials needed
2 thermometers measuring -21° to 10°C
2 drinking glasses
How do I perform a temperature test?
Turn control to next highest number if too warm.
Turn control to next lowest number if too cold.
Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments to take effect.
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For Freezer
Place thermometer in glass
of vegetable oil in middle
of freezer and continue
with step 3 of Temperature
Adjustment section.
For Refrigerator
Place thermometer in glass
of water in middle of unit
and continue with step 3
of Temperature Adjustment
section.
Electronic Temperature Control Models
Use the button to raise the temperature of the fresh food section, or the to lower it.
Press the button to confirm the settings.
To set temperature of the fresh food section, use the buttons next to the
button. A setting of 38° to 40° F (3° to 4° C) is reommended.
2
Use the button to raise the temperature of the freezer section, or the to lower it.
Press the
button to confirm the settings.
To set temperature of the freezer, use the buttons next to the
button. A setting of 0° to 2° F (-17° to -16° C) is recommended.
1
Allow 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize.
3
NOTE: If adjusting the temperature of an operational unit, only 5 to 8 hours is
required for temperatures to take effect.