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Possible
Causes
What To Do
Ice cubes have
Food transmitting
odor/taste
• Wrap foods well.
odor/taste
to ice cubes.
Interior of refrigerator
• See Coreand cleaning.
needs cleaning.
• Keep an open box of baking soda in the refrigerator;
replace everg three months.
Slow ice cube freezing
Door left open.
• Check to see ifpackage is holding door open.
Freezer control not set
• See About the controls.
cold enough.
Refrigerator
Foods transmitting
• Foods with strong odors should be tightlg wrapped.
odor to refrigerator.
• Keep an open box of baking soda in the refrigerator;
replace everg three months.
Interior needs cleaning.
• See Core and cleaning.
Moisture forms on
Not unusual during
• Wipe surface drg and turn Energg Saver switch off
outside of refrigerator
periods of high humiditg.
(seepage 5 for details).
Moisture collects inside
(in humid weather, air
carries moisture into
refrigerator when doors
are opened)
Too frequent or too
long door openings.
Refrigerator or freezer
No power at outlet.
• Replace fuse or reset the breaker.
compartment
light does
not work
Light bulb burned out or loose.
• See Rap!acingthe light bulbs.
Door/drawer does not
Leveling legs need adjusting.
• See Insta!ling the Refrigerator.
close bg itself
Freezer door/drawer
This is normal if, offer popping
• This indicates that there is a good seal on the freezer
pops open when
open, the freezer door/drawer
door/drawer. If the freezer door/drawer does not
refrigerator door
closed on its own.
automatically close after popping open, then see the
is closed
Problem: Door/drawer does not close by itself, above.
Hot air from bottom
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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 closeto the air vent
• Move the food away from the air vent.
the refrigerator
at the back of the refrigerator.
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Refrigerator control is set
• Move the refrigerator control to a warmer
too cold.
temperature setting one increment at a time.
Orangeglow
Defrost heater is on.
in the freezer
• This is normal.
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