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Troubleshooting -tips
Possible Causes
What To Do
e cubes
have
Food
trmlsminhlg
odor/taste
* _'rap
fbods
well.
dor/taste
to ice cubes.
lnterior
o f re frigerat
or
*See
Care and clean&g.
needs
clemfing.
* Keep
an open
box
of baking
soda
in the
refrigerator;
replace
every
three
months.
Slowice cubefreezing
Door
left
open.
* Check
to see if package
is holding
door
open.
Freezer
control
not
set
* See About
the controls.
cold
enough.
Refrigerator has odor
Foods
trmasmitthag
* Foods
with
,stron,,,. o(hn_
should
be tightly
wrapped.
odor
to refrigerator.
* Keep
an open
box
of baking
soda
in the
refrigerator;
replace
e;erv
three
months.
Interior
needs
cleaning.
* See
Care and cleaning.
Moisture forms
on
Not unusual
during
* _ipe
s/u_i_ce
(hy and
reset
tile refi-igerator
control
outsideofrefrigerator
periods
of high
humidity,
one
,settim,_ colder.
Moisture
collects inside
Too
frequent
or too
(in humidweather,air
long door openings.
carries moisture
into
refrigerator
when doors
Refrigerator or freezer
No power
at outlet.
• ]_epla('e
tilse
or reset
tile breakeL
compartment
light does
Light
bulb
bunled
out or loose.
*See Replacingthe lightbulbs.
not work
Door/drawerdoes not
Leveling legs need adjusting.
* See
installing the Refrigerator.
close by
itself
Freezer door/drawer
This
is normal
if, after
popping
* This
indicates
that
there
is a good
seal on tile ti'eezer
pops open when
open,
the
freezer
door/drawer
door/drmvei;
If tile fl'eezer
door/drmver
does
not
refrigerator door
closed
on its m_l.
automaticall_
close
after
popping
open,
then
see tile
is closed
Problem: D oor/drawer does not close by itself, abo_ e.
Hotair frombottom
of refrigerator
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Normal
air flow
cooling
motor.
In the refrigeration
process,
it is normal
that
heat
be expelled
in the
area
under
the refrigerator.
Some
floor
coverings
will
discolor
at these
normal
and
safe temperatures.
Food freezing in
Food too close to the air vent
* Move tile fi)od away fl'om tile air vent.
the refrigerator
at the back of the refrigerator.
Refrigerator
control is set
* Moxe the reflJgerator
control
to a wam_er
too cold.
teml)eratm'e
setting, one increment
at a time.
Orauge glow
Defrost
heater
is on.
* This is n(mnal.
in the freezer
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