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Possible
Causes
What To Do
Vibration orrattling
Front rollers need
adjusting.
• See Rollers. Slight vibration
is uomml.
Motor operates
for
Normal when refrigerator
* _'ait 24 hotu_ tbr tile refrigerator
to completely
Iongperiods or cycles
is first plugged in.
cool dowu.
on and offfrequently.
(Modern refrigerators
Often occurs when large
* This is hernial.
amounts
of food are
with more storage
space and alarger
placed in re frigerator.
Treezer require more
Door left open.
* Check
to see if _acka_e is holdiug
door o )en
operating time. They
start and stop often
Hot weather
or frequent
* This is hernial.
to maintain even
door openings.
temperatures.)
Temperature
controls
* See About the controls.
set at the coldest
setting.
Frostorice
crystals
Door left open.
* Check
to see if l_acka'_e_is, holdiug,
door Ol)en.
on frozen food
(frost within package
Too
frequent
or
too
long
is normal)
door openings.
Divider between
Automatic
energy saver
* This helps preveut
cou(leusafiou
ou tire outside.
refrigerator and freezer
system circulates warm
compartments
liquid around
front edge
feels warm
of freezer
compartment.
Automatic icemaker
lcemaker
power s_vitch
* Set tire power switch to tire I (0n) positiou.
does not work
is in the 0 (off) position.
(on some models)
Water supply
turned
off or
* See Installing the water line.
not commcted.
Freezer compartment
* Wait 24 h()tu_ tbr tire rehJgerat()r
to ('()mpletely
too warm.
cool dowu.
Piled up cubes in the storage
* l,evel cubes by haud.
bin cause icemaker
to shut off.
Ice cubes stuck ha icemaker.
* Turu offthe
icemakel;
relHove cubes, aud tuI'u the
(Green
power fight on
icemaker
back ou.
icemaker
blhflchag.)
Ice cubes have
Ice storage
bin needs
clemlhag.
* Erupt) mad wash biu. Discard
old cubes.
odor/taste
Food trmasmitthag
odor/taste
* Wrap t_)()(ls well.
to ice cubes.
Interior
of refrigerator
* See Care and cleaning.
needs clemlhag.
Small or hollow cubes
Water
f'dter clogged.
* Replace
filter cartridge
with uew cartridge
or with l)ltv_"
Slow ice cube freezing
Door left open.
* Check
to see it laacka'_e_is, holdiug,
door Ol)en.
Temperature
control not set
* See About the controls.
cold enough.
Doornot closing
Door gasket on hinge side
* Apply petroleum
jelly ou thce of gasket.
properly
sticking
or folding
over.
Orange glow in freezer
Defrost heater
is on.
• This is nom/al.
Cube dispenser does not
lcemaker
or water supply
* Turu ou icemaker
or water supply.
work (on some models)
turned
off.
lce cubes are frozen
to
* I_elHove cubes.
icemaker
feeler
arm.
Irregular
ice clumps ha
* Break t/1) with fingertip
pl'esstu'e aud discard
storage
contahmr,
remaiuiug
clumps.
• Fl'eezeY
Ill;iV
be
to0
_V;llIrl.
Adit/st
the
ti'eezer
COlltl'ol
to a colder settiug,, one l)°siti°u
at a time, uutil clumps
do
Hot
tOIRll,
Dispenser
is LOCFff;D.
* Press aud hold the I.OCK CONTROl.
pad for 3 secouds.
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