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Hot air frombottom
of refrigerator
Possible Causes
What To Do
Normal
air flow cooling
motor,
ha the refrigeration
process,
it is normal
that
heat be expelled
in the
area under the refrigerator.
Some floor coverings
_ll
discolor at these normal
mad safe temperatures.
Food freezing in
Food too close to the air vent
* Move the filed away fl'om the air vent (near
the
the refrigerator
at the back of the refrigerator,
controls).
Refrigerator
control is set
* Move the reti'igerator
control
to a wmmer
too cold.
temperature
setting
one increment
at a time.
Orange glow
Defrost heater is on.
• This is n(mnal.
in the freezer
Door bins do not fit
The freezer door bills are
* Tl'v to install tile bins in 19()th do(n_.
in the door
a different
size than the
refrigerator
door bills.
Controls do notlightup
Some models
do not have
* If you can read white ntunbel_
oil the control
setting,
righted
controls,
the model
does not have lighted
controls.
Refrigerator
right bulb bmnmd
* See Replacing the light bulbs.
out or loose.
Water has poor
Water dispenser
has not been
* Dispense
water until all water in sx:_tem is
taste/odor
used for a long time.
replenished.
Waterin firstglass
Normal
when refrigerator
* X.%it 24 hottl_ fill" tile refiJgelutor
to completely
is warm
is first illstalled,
cool down.
Water dispenser
has not been
• Dispense
water until all water is system is
used for a long time.
replenished.
Water system has been drained.
* Pdlow several hotu_ fi)r replenished
supply
to chill.
No water or ice cube
Supply line or shutoff
valve
* (2dl a plumlgel:
production
is dogged.
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