Electrolux Kelvinator KCGM15RW Manual

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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.

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continuously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,andthenclickloudlyatthe

endofthecycle(Fig.B).Theappliancewilldefrost

automaticallyevery12hour s

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REMO VE

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.

• Forthebestperformance,maintainatleast4

inchesofclearanceinbetweenthecontents

andtheairduct.

 Settheshelvesthatcomewiththeunittofityour

needs.

 Temperaturecontroller:

• Thecontrollerislocatedattheright, front

corneroftheceiling.

• Temperatureissetas“4”atdefault.