PROBLEM
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CAUSE
CORRECTION
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SOUND AND NOISE (Cont.)
Popping or cracking sound
• Metal parts undergo expansion
- This is normal Sound will level off or disappear as freezer
when compressor" comes on.
and contraction, as in hot water
continuesto run
pipes
Bubbling or gurgling sound,
. Refrigerant (used to cool
• This is normal
like water' boiling,
freezer) is circulating throughout
the system.
Vibrating
or rattling noise.
Freezer is not level It rocks on
the floor when it is moved
slightly
Floor is uneven or weak°
Freezer' rocks on floor when it is
moved slightly
Freezer is touching the wall
° Level the unit. Refer to "Leveling" in the First Steps
Section
• Ensure floor can adequately support freezer Level the
freezer by putting wood or metal shims under part of the
freezer.
• Relevel the freezer or move freezer slightly. Refer' to
"Leveling" in the First Steps Section,
WATEPJMOISTURFJFROST
INSIDE FREEZER
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• This is normal
Moisture forms on inside
freezer' walls°
Weather is hot and humid,
which increases internal rate of
frost build-up.
Door"may not be seating
properly.
Door is kept open too long, or is
opened too frequently
• See "DOOR PROBLEMS" Section
• Open the door less often..
WATER/MOISTURE/FROST
OUTSIDE
FREEZER
Moisture forms on ouside of
• Door may not be seating
• See "DOOR PROBLEMS" Section
freezer_
properly, causing the cold air
from inside the freezer' to meet
warm moist air from outside
ODOR IN FREEZER
Odor's in freezer
I " Interior needs to be cleaned
• Clean interior' with sponge, warm water, and baking soda
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. Foods with strong odors are in
• Cover the food tightly
the freezer
DOOR PROBLEMS
Door will not close.
• Freezer is not level It rocks on
the floor when it is moved
slightly.
Floor is uneven or weak.
Freezer rocks on floor when it is
moved slightly
o This condition can force the cabinet out of square and
misalign the door Refer to "Leveling" in the First Steps
Section.
• Level the floor by using wood or metal shims under the
freezer or brace floor supporting the freeze[:
LIGHT BULB IS NOT ON
Light bulb is not on.
• Light bulb is burned out.
. No electric current is reaching
the freeze_
• Follow directions under "interior Light" in the Freezer
Features Section.
• See "FREEZER DOES NOT RUN" Section
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