Kenmore 970R7030 Series Use & Care Manual
Kenmore 970R7030 Series Use & Care Manual

Kenmore 970R7030 Series Use & Care Manual

French door bottom freezer

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Use & Care Guide
Guide d'utilisation et d'entretien
English / Français
Models/Modèles:
970R7030*, 970R7240*
Kenmore
®
French Door Bottom Freezer
Refrigerateur de Compartiment Superposés
* = Color number, le numéro de couleur
P/N 807713604 (1403)
Sears Canada Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2C3
www.sears.ca

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  • Page 1 ® Use & Care Guide Guide d’utilisation et d’entretien English / Français Models/Modèles: 970R7030*, 970R7240* Kenmore ® French Door Bottom Freezer Refrigerateur de Compartiment Superposés * = Color number, le numéro de couleur P/N 807713604 (1403) Sears Canada Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2C3...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Record Model/Serial Numbers Record Model/Serial Numbers .....2 Please Read and Save these Warranty Information .........3 Instructions Sears Parts and Repair Services ....4 This Use & Care Guide provides specific Master Protection Agreements .....5 operating instructions for your model. Use Important Safety Instructions ....6-7 your unit only as instructed in this Use &...
  • Page 3: Warranty Information

    Warranty Information Kenmore One Year Limited Warranty When installed, operated and maintained according to all instructions supplied with the product, if this appliance fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within one year from the date of purchase, call 1-800-4-MY-HOME ®...
  • Page 4: Sears Parts And Repair Services

    Sears Parts and Repair Services WE’RE THERE FOR YOU LONG AFTER THE SALE To purchase replacement parts and product accessories, call 1.800.4.MY.HOME (1.800.469.4663), visit Sears.ca/parts, or visit your nearest Sears Parts and Repair store. Delivery to your home is available. *Select product assortment sold online;...
  • Page 5: Master Protection Agreements

    Master Protection Agreements Congratulations on making a smart purchase. Your new Kenmore ® product is designed and manufactured for years of dependable operation. But like all products, it may require preventive maintenance or repair from time to time. That’s when having a Master Protection Agreement can save you money and aggravation.
  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions Safety Precautions For Your Safety Do not attempt to install or operate your unit WARNING until you have read the safety precautions in this manual. Safety items throughout this Please read all safety instructions before manual are labeled with a Danger, Warning, using your new appliance.
  • Page 7 Important Safety Instructions (Continued) • Performance may be affected if the IMPORTANT voltage varies by 10% or more. Operating CFC/HCFC Disposal the unit with insufficient power can damage the compressor. Such damage is Your old refrigerator may have not covered under your warranty. a cooling system that used CFCs •...
  • Page 8: Features At A Glance

    Features at a Glance *Features may vary according to model NOTE *Non-Dispenser model shown here. *Dispenser model has an ice maker in the top left corner of the Fresh Food section. *Incandescent Water Dairy Light Filter Compartment Flipper Guide *LED Light Air Filter SpillProof Shelves...
  • Page 9: Installation

    Installation Tools Necessary: Components Provided: Top Hinge Top Hinge Cover Front Cover Rear Screw Screw (OR) Lower Hinge Hinge Phillips Head Screw Screw #2 Square Drive Head Adjustable Wrench 3/8" Fixed Socket Wrench Wrench Set This Use & Care Guide provides general CAUTION installation and operating instructions for your model.
  • Page 10: Door Opening

    Installation (Continued) Door Opening Level Refrigerator & Adjust Doors (if necessary) NOTE Guidelines for final positioning of your refrigerator: The refrigerator doors are designed to shut by themselves within a 20 degree opening. • All four corners of the cabinet must rest firmly on the floor.
  • Page 11 Installation (Continued) Door Door Rotate Door to Desired Location Raise Adjusting Door Anti-tip 4. Rotate door stop until it makes contact Lower with the lower hinge. 5. Retighten screw. 5. Install the toe grille by fitting into place. To adjust the door stop: Rotate Door Door stop is adjustable between 85 to 145...
  • Page 12 Installation (Continued) 3. Loosen or remove screw. washer. Screw will not be tight, just insert until it is flush with the hinge. Loosen or Remove Screw Re-tighten Screw Hinge Washer Spokes Open Door Degrees Screw Bottom of Door Screw (where applicable) Loosen/Remove Screw (where applicable) NOTE NOTE...
  • Page 13 Installation (Continued) 2. Adjust flipper mullion height. For proper connection with the flipper mullion guide, there should be a separation about the thickness of a coin (0.060 inches, or 1.5 mm) between the guide and flipper mullion. Mullion Guide Flipper Mullion Thickness of a Coin Adjusting Flipper Mullion Height...
  • Page 14 Door Removal Instructions Getting Through Narrow Spaces To remove the refrigerator doors: 1. Trace lightly around the door’s top If your refrigerator will not fit through an hinges with a pencil. This makes entrance area, you can remove the doors. reinstallation easier.
  • Page 15: Door Removal

    Door Removal Instructions (Continued) Once both doors are in place, ensure they 2. Reinstall screws (two per side), fully finger are aligned with each other and level tighten, and close door. (Please see the “Installation” section for more details), and replace the top hinge cover. Reinstall tighten till...
  • Page 16: Installing Door Handles

    Installing Your Door Handles Door Handle Mounting Instructions CAUTION Wear gloves and safety goggles. Use extreme CAUTION when installing these handles. The rounded end of the handles may be sharp. 1. Remove handles from carton and any other protective packaging. 2.
  • Page 17: Connecting The Water Supply

    Connecting the Water Supply • A water supply line made of ¼ inch (6.4 WARNING mm) OD, copper or stainless steel tubing. To determine the length of tubing needed, To avoid electric shock, which can measure the distance from the ice maker cause death or severe personal injury, inlet valve at the back of the refrigerator disconnect the refrigerator from electrical...
  • Page 18 Connecting the Water Supply To Connect Water Supply Line To Ice Maker Steel Plastic Water Clamp Inlet Valve Tubing to Ice Brass Maker Fill Compression 1. Disconnect refrigerator from electric Tube power source. Ferrule (Sleeve) 2. Place end of water supply line into sink Copper or bucket.
  • Page 19: Controls

    Controls IQ-Touch A red indicator light will be illuminated above most active features. Touch the icon to activate the options below. quick ice Increases the production of ice water filter Press and hold for three seconds to reset after filter change. Touch to toggle display from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
  • Page 20: Controls

    Controls (Continued) Alarms Sabbath Mode Door Ajar If the door has been left open for The Sabbath Mode is a feature that disables an extended period of time, an portions of the refrigerator and its controls in alarm will sound and the door ajar accordance with observance of the weekly indicator will display on the bot- Sabbath and religious holidays within the...
  • Page 21: Automatic Ice Maker

    Automatic Ice Maker - Freezer Operation & Care of the Freezer Ice - Motor running Maker (select models) - Ice dropping into ice bin - Water valve opening or closing After the refrigerator is installed properly, the - Running water ice maker can produce ice within 24 hours.
  • Page 22: Storage Features

    Storage Features CAUTION To avoid injury from breakage, handle tempered glass shelves carefully. NOTE Features may vary according to model. Your refrigerator includes Spill-Proof glass shelves that are designed to catch and hold accidental spills. You can easily adjust shelf positions in the fresh food compartments to suit your needs.
  • Page 23: Deli Drawer

    Storage Features (Continued) Crisper Humidity Control Doors Crisper drawers include a sliding control Storage Bins for adjusting the humidity inside the crisper. Leafy vegetables keep best when stored with The doors to your fresh food compartment the Humidity Control set on Higher Humidity. use a system of modular storage bins.
  • Page 24: Dairy Compartment

    Storage Features (Continued) Accessories (varies by model) Stabilizer Bar Dairy Compartment Use the dairy compartment, at the top of the fresh food compartment door, for short-term storage of cheese, spreads, or butter. The dairy compartment is designed to be warmer than the open area and includes a lift-up cover and a dairy divider (select models).
  • Page 25 Storage Features (Continued) Dividers Removal To reposition the pivoting divider (some models), lift up and slide to desired location. Lift up on the front of the divider and pull out. The pivoting divider is not designed to be removed. Basket Divider Lower Basket Divider Retainers...
  • Page 26: Storing Food And Saving Energy

    Storing Food and Saving Energy Ideas for Storing Foods food designated for the freezer will be preserved as quickly as possible. Fresh Food Storage • Activating “quick freeze” also will help • Keep the fresh food compartment between your freezer more efficiently maintain the 1°C (34°F) and 4°C (40°F) with an selected temperature after placing new optimum temperature of 3°C (37°F).
  • Page 27: Normal Operating Sounds And Sights

    Normal Operating Sounds and Sights Understanding the Sounds You May M Motorized damper May produce a light humming during operation. Hear Your new, high-efficiency refrigerator may NOTE introduce unfamiliar sounds. These sounds normally indicate your refrigerator is Energy efficient foam in your refrigerator is operating correctly.
  • Page 28: Changing The Filter

    Changing the Filter Locating the Filters More about your Advanced Water Filter Your refrigerator is equipped with water The Kenmorepure! ice and water filtering system. The water filter system filters filter system is tested and certified to NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and all dispensed drinking water, as well as the 53 for the reduction of claims water used to produce ice.
  • Page 29: Changing The Filter

    Changing the Filter (Continued) 6. Press a drinking glass against the water dispenser while checking for any leaks at the filter housing. Any spurts and sputters that occur as the system purges air out of the dispenser system are normal. 7.
  • Page 30: Care & Cleaning

    Care & Cleaning Protecting Your Investment Keeping your refrigerator clean maintains its appearance and prevents odor build-up. Wipe up any spills immediately and clean the freezer and fresh food compartments at least twice a year. NOTE Do not use abrasive cleaners such as window sprays, scouring cleansers, flammable fluids, cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches, or cleansers containing petroleum products on plastic parts, interior doors, gaskets, or cabinet liners.
  • Page 31: Vacation And Moving Tips

    Care & Cleaning Vacation and Moving Tips Occasion Tips Short • Leave refrigerator operating during vacations of three weeks or less. Vacations • Use all perishable items from refrigerator compartment. • Turn automatic ice maker off and empty ice bucket, even if you will only be gone a few days.
  • Page 32 Care & Cleaning (continued) Care and Cleaning Tips Part Cleaning Agents Tips and Precautions Interior & • Soap and water • Use two tablespoons of baking soda in one quart Door Liners of warm water. • Baking soda and water •...
  • Page 33 Care & Cleaning (continued) Replacing LED Lights (select models) NOTE The fresh food compartments of your LED lights are in series so if one is bad or refrigerator may have LED lights. Always use unplugged, several lights may not light up. Frigidaire parts for replacement.
  • Page 34: Care & Cleaning

    Care & Cleaning (continued) Replacing Light Bulbs (select models) Light Socket Located in Upper Both the freezer and fresh food Freezer Section Light compartments of your refrigerator include Bulb incandescent light bulbs that will need replacing from time-to-time. Some lights have covers that need to be removed before Light replacing the bulbs.
  • Page 35: Before You Call

    Before You Call CONCERN POTENTIAL CAUSE COMMON SOLUTION AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER Ice maker is • Ice maker is turned off. • Turn on ice maker. For the freezer ice not making maker, lower the wire signal arm. any ice. • Refrigerator is not •...
  • Page 36 Before You Call (continued) CONCERN POTENTIAL CAUSE COMMON SOLUTION AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER (Continued) Ice cubes • Ice cubes are not being • Remove ice container and discard ice. are freezing used frequently enough. The ice maker will produce fresh supply. together.
  • Page 37: Before You Call

    Before You Call (continued) CONCERN POTENTIAL CAUSE COMMON SOLUTION RUNNING OF REFRIGERATOR (Continued) Refrigerator • Room or outside weather • It’s normal for the refrigerator to work runs too is hot. longer under these conditions. much or too • Doors are opened too •...
  • Page 38 Get it fixed, at your home or ours! Just Call: 1-800-4-MY-HOME ® (1-800-469-4663) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week For the repair of major brand appliances in your own home... no matter who made it, no matter who sold it! For your nearest Sears Parts and Service location, to bring in products like vacuums, lawn equipment and electronics.

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