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beabletocorrectityourself.JustusethisProblem
Solvertolocateyourproblemandthenfollowthe
suggestedrecommendations.
save time and
money.
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DOESN~ OPERATE
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FORLONGPERIODS
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SlOPS FREQUENTLY
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Rapid ElectricalDiagnosis
Yourrefrigeratoris wiredforaccurateelectrical
diagnosisin yourhome—takesonlyminutesfor
as&vicetechniciantocheckitsentireelectrical
system.Noneedforthetechniciantounplug,move
orunloadtherefrigeratorto makethediagnosis,
. . beforeyouraped service, checkthe following:
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEIN
,!
~’Maybein defrostcyclewhenmotordoesnot’operabforaboutso minutes.
*TemperaturecontrolinOFFposition. -
e If ~tefior
lightisn@ on,reffigera~rmay notbe pluggedinat wall(Xltlet.
@If plugis secureandtherefrigeratorstillfailsto operate,pluga lampintothesame
outlettodetermineifthereisa trippedcircuitbreakeror burnedoutfuse.
e M&em refigel-atorswithmorestoragespacemd a largerfre~~ercompartment
requiremoreoperatingtime.
~Normalwhen
refrigeratorisf~stde~i~er~@ yourhome—usually requires24hours
to completelycooldown.
~
Largeamoun~ offoodplacedh refrigeratortobe coded or frozen.
@Hotweather—frequentdooropenings.
@Doorleftopen.
o Temperaturecontrolsaresettoocold.Refdrto page5.
@Grilleandcondenserneedcleaning.Refertopage10.
~CheckENERGY-SAVINGTIPSonpage2.
e Tempra~re Contro] s~fi andstopsmotortomaintainevenknlpeHitl,U13S.
e If refrigeratorvibrates,more~~~ike~yitisnotrestingso]idyon thefkmr.Front
rollerscrewsneedadjusting,or flooris weakor uneven.Referto ROLLERSon page4.
@If dishesvibrateon shelves,trymovingthem. Slightvibrationis normal.
e The ~ghspeedcompressormo~orrequired@ mtintinnearzero tem~m~e$ inthe
largefreezercompartmentmayproducehighersoundlevelsthanyouroldrefrigerator.
@Normalfm airflow-one fanblowscoldair throughtherefrigeratorand freezer
compartments-anotherh coolsthecompressormotor.
@TheseNORMALsoundswillalsobe heardfromtimetotime:
~Defrosttimer switchclicksatdefrost.
~Defrostwaterdripping.
* TemperaturecontrolclicksONor OFF.
* Refrigerantboilingor gurgling.
~Crackingor poppingofcoolingcoilscausedbyexpansionandcontractionduring
defrostaridrefrigerationfollowingdefrost.
~VVithautomaticicemaker,thesoundofcubesdroppingintothebin andwater
rwmingin pipesas icemakerrefiHs.
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