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Frigidaire Refrigerator Use And Care Manual

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Important Safety Instructions ......................2
Installation ................................................4
Handle Installation .....................................8
Ice Service ...............................................12
www.frigidaire.com USA 1-800-944-9044
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Care
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Controls ...................................................13
Care and Cleaning ....................................16
Before you Call .........................................18
Major Appliance Warranty .........................19
www.frigidaire.ca Canada 1-800-265-8352

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Installation ..........4 Normal Operating Sounds and Sights ..15 Door Removal/Reversal Instructions ....6 Care and Cleaning ........16 Handle Installation ........8 Before you Call .........18 Connecting Water Supply ......10 Major Appliance Warranty ......19 Ice Service ..........12 www.frigidaire.com USA 1-800-944-9044 www.frigidaire.ca Canada 1-800-265-8352...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    – important but not hazard-related. even if they will sit for “just a few days”. If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator or freezer, please follow the instructions below to help prevent accidents.

  • Page 3: Electrical Information

    Electrical information Power cord with • The refrigerator must be plugged into its own 3-prong grounded plug dedicated 115 Volt, 60 Hz., 15 Amp, AC only electrical outlet. The power cord of the appliance...

  • Page 4: Installation

    • The cabinet should be level at the front operating instructions for your model. Use the and rear. refrigerator only as instructed in this Use & • The sides should tilt ¼-inch (6 mm) from Care Guide. Before starting the refrigerator, front-to-back (to ensure that doors close follow these important first steps.
  • Page 5 INSTALLATION  NOTE Raise the front of the refrigerator enough so the doors close freely when opened halfway. The refrigerator should slope ¼ inch to ½ inch from front-to-back. Then level the refrigerator from side-to-side. 4 Some models are equipped with an anti- tip bracket (Figure 4). Lower it clockwise until it contacts the floor.

  • Page 6: Door Removal/Reversal Instructions

    3/8" Fixed Wrench NOTE  The direction in which your refrigerator doors open (door swing) can be reversed, from left to right or right to left, by moving the door hinges from one side to the other. Reversing the door swing should be performed by a qualified person. IMPORTANT Before you begin, turn the refrigerator temperature control to “0”...
  • Page 7 10. Reverse door handles (see Handle Installation section). Grille 11. Move freezer and refrigerator door stops to opposite side. Before starting screws, use an awl to puncture the foam. 12. Position refrigerator door onto bottom hinge pin and screw center hinge pin through center hinge into top of door.

  • Page 8: Handle Installation

    Screw right hand or left hand door swing. Follow instructions in the Use & Care Guide to reverse the doors, if necessary. To attach metal refrigerator handle: Handle Screw 1. Place rounded part of handle onto shoulder screw on face of door and align...
  • Page 9 1. Place top of handle over dovetail screw, Handles may be easier to reverse while doors pull handle straight down until handle is are off. Reverse freezer and refrigerator aligned with screw holes on top of door. handles as shown.

  • Page 10: Connecting The Water Supply

    Tighten another half turn inlet valve at the back of the refrigerator with a wrench; DO NOT over tighten. See to your cold water pipe. Then add Figure 2.
  • Page 11 CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY 7. Turn ON water supply at shutoff valve and tighten any connections that leak. 8. Reconnect refrigerator to electrical power source. 9. To turn ice maker on, lower wire signal arm (side mounted) or set the ice maker’s On/Off power switch to the “I”...

  • Page 12: Ice Service

    ICE SERVICE If your refrigerator has an automatic ice maker, IMPORTANT minimal ice will be produced during the first 24 hours of operation. Air in new plumbing lines Your ice maker is shipped from the factory may cause the ice maker to cycle two or three with the wire signal arm in the ON position.

  • Page 13: Controls

    NOTE  NOTE When first turning refrigerator on, adjust When first turning refrigerator on, adjust the refrigerator control to Normal. This is the control to Normal. This is the recommended recommended initial setting. After 24 hours, initial setting. After 24 hours, adjust the adjust the controls as needed. controls as needed.

  • Page 14: Temperature Adjustment

    “off” turns off the compressor and prevents the refrigerator from cooling, but does not disconnect the power to the light bulb and other electrical components. To turn off power to your refrigerator, you must unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.

  • Page 15: Normal Operating Sounds And Sights

    NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS AND SIGHTS Understanding the sounds you Following is a list of major components in your refrigerator and the sounds they can cause: may hear A Evaporator Refrigerant through the Your new, high-efficiency refrigerator may evaporator may create a boiling or introduce unfamiliar sounds. These sounds gurgling sound.

  • Page 16: Care And Cleaning

    CARE & CLEANING Protecting your investment IMPORTANT Keeping your refrigerator clean maintains If you store or move your refrigerator in appearance and prevents odor build-up. Wipe freezing temperatures, be sure to completely up any spills immediately and clean the freezer drain the water supply system.
  • Page 17 Wash the rest of the cabinet with warm water and mild liquid detergent. Rinse well, and wipe dry with a clean soft cloth. Replacing • Unplug refrigerator CAUTION: Wear gloves when replacing light bulbs to Light Bulbs avoid getting cut. Use same wattage when replacing •...

  • Page 18: Before You Call

    Allow 24 hours for temperature to stabilize. Then check satisfactory. refrigerator temperatures and adjust as needed. Refrigerator is noisy or vibrates. • The cabinet is not level. • Floor is weak. • See Normal Operating Sounds and Sights section. Odors in refrigerator.

  • Page 19: Major Appliance Warranty

    3. Rust on the interior or exterior of the unit. 4. Products purchased “as-is” are not covered by this warranty. 5. Food loss due to any refrigerator or freezer failures. 6. Products used in a commercial setting. 7. Service calls which do not involve malfunction or defects in materials or workmanship, or for appliances not in ordinary household use or used other than in accordance with the provided instructions.

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