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Possible
Causes
What To Do
Refrigerator does not
Refrigerator
in defrost
cycle.
* Wait about 30 minutes
for detiost
Q_(le to end.
operate
Either
or both controls set to O.
* Set the (ontrols to a temperature
setting.
Refrigerator
is unplugged.
* Push tile plug completely
into tile outlet.
The fuse is blown/circuit
• Repla(
e fuse or reset
tile breaker.
breaker
is tripped.
Vibration or rattling
Rollers
need
adjusting.
* See Rollers
(slight vibration
is normal)
Motor operates for
Normal when refrigerator
* Wait 24 hours fi)r file refiigerator
to ( Droplet ely
long periods or cycles
is first plugged in.
(ool (lo_al.
on and off frequently.
(Modern refrigerators
Often occurs when large
• This is normal.
amounts
of food are
with more storage
space and a larger
placed
in refrigerator.
freezer require more
Door left open.
* (he(k
to see ifpa( kage is holding door open.
operating time. They
start and stop often
Hot weather
or frequent
* Tlfis is
noI'I_l_ll.
to maintain even
door openings.
temperatures.)
Temperature
controls
* See About the controls
set at the coldest
setting.
Fresh food or freezer
Temperature
controlnot
set
* See About the controls,
compartment too warm
cold enough.
Warm weather
or frequent
* Set the temperature
control
one step (older.
door openings.
See About the controls.
Door left open.
• Che(k
to see if pa( l_lge is holding
door open.
Frost or ice crystals
Door left open.
• (_he(k to see if pa(l<age is holding
door open.
on frozen food
(frost within package
Too frequent
or too long
is normal)
door openings.
Divider between
fresh
Automatic
energy saver
* This helps prevent
(ondensafi,)n
,)n file outside.
food and freezer
system circulates
warm
compartments
liquid around
front
edge
feels warm
of freezer
compartment.
Automatic
icemaker
Icemaker
power switch
• Set tile power swit(h to tile ON position.
does not work
is in the OFFposition.
Water
supply turned
off or
* See lnstalling the waterline.
not connected.
Freezer compartment
* Wait 24 hours fi)r the refiigerator
to (onlpletely
too warm.
(ool (lox_al.
Piled up cubes in the storage
* I_evel (ubes by hand.
bin cause the icemaker
to shut off.
Ice cubes stuck in icemaker.
( Green
power light on
icemaker
blinking).
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