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he motor seems to run too much
Check
if . . .
Then . . .
The room temperature
is hotter than normal.
At normal
room temperatures,
expect
your motor to run
about 40% to 80% of the time. Under warmer
conditrons,
expect
your motor to run for longer periods
of time.
A large amount
of food has just been added to
the refngerator.
Adding a large amount
of food warms the refrigerator.
It
IS normal
for the motor to run longer in order to cool the
refrigerator
back down.
See the "Food Storage
Guide"
section.
The door IS opened
often.
Expect
the motor to run longer when this occurs.
In order
to conserve
energy
try to get everything
you need out of
the refngerator
at once, keep food organized
so rt is easy
to find, and close the door as soon as the food IS removed.
The controls
are not set correctly
for the
Refer to the "How the controls
work"
section.
surroundrng
condrtrons.
The doors are not closed
completely.
Push the doors firmly shut. If they WIII not shut all the
way. see "The doors will not close completely,"
later rn
thrs sectron.
The condenser
colts are deny.
This prevents
air transfer
and makes the motor work harder.
Clean the condenser
coils. Refer to the "Cleaning
your
refrrgerator"
section.
The door aaskets
are not sealed all the wav around.
Contact
a qualified
person
or a iechnician.
-
If the problem
is not due to any of the above,
remember
that your new refngerator
will run longer than your old one
due to Its high efficiency
motor.
The refrigerator seems to make too much noise
Check
if . . .
Then . . .
The sounds
and noises
are common
for new
Refer to the "Understanding
the sounds
you may hear"
refrigerators.
sectron.
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