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FREEZER ~NTROL
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FR=H FOOD ~NTROL
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Setkmpnture contmk
Twocontrolsletyouregulatethe
temperature in thefreshfoodand
freezercompartmen~.
At first, set thefreshfoodand
freezercontrolat thecenterofthe
NOMAL range.
Allow24 hoursfor thetemperature
to stabilize,whetheryouare setting
thecontrolsforthe firsttimeor
adjustingthemlater.Then,if you
wantcolderor warmertempem~s
in eithercompartment, a djustthe
controlsonestepat a time.
Note:Movingthefreshfood
e
controlto OFF turnsoffcooling
in bothcompartments-freshfood
andfreezer—but d oesnot shutoff
powerto therefrigerator.
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How
b
test
bm~mtures P Wwer saver swikh
Usethemm testforthefmh fd
& The~wer saverswitchis located
compartment. Placea containerof }
on tfietemperature controlpanel,
~-on thetopshelfinthefih
foodcompartment. C heckit a day
later.If themilkis toowarmor too
cold,adjustthetempera~ controls.
Usetheicecreamtestforthe
freezercompartment. P lacea
containerof icecreamin thecenter
of thefreezercompartment. C heck
it afiera day.If it'stoohardor too
sofi,adjustthetemperature c ontrols.
Nways allow24 hoursfor
the refrigemtorto reachthe
tempenture youset.
Myou turn your howehold
thermostat below 60°R at fight
. . . youmaywantto mwe tie freezer
controlonestepcolder.Cooler
temperaturesin thehousemay
causethecompressorto operate
less fiequendy,thusallowingthe
freezercompartment t o warm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leavethe freezer
settingat thiscoldersettingfor the
entirewinteror for as longas you
keepyourthermostatturneddown.
Movingthe freezercontrolto a
coldersettingshouldhaveno effect
on yourfresh foodcompartment.
However, i f freezingoccurs,move
the fresh foodcontrolonestep
warmer.
Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turn the
refrigerator's temperaturecontrols
back to their regularsettings.
x
~ reducetheamountof
electricityrequired b opemte
yourrefiigemtor,pushstikh
to the
r4K
sition.
histu s
e heaterin your
refrigerator thatpreventsmtiisture
fromformingon thecabinet
surfacebetweenthedoors.
Withtheheaterturnedoff, there
is a chancethatmoisturemayform
on theoutsideof yourrefrigerator,
especiallywhenthe weatheris
humid.Thehumidityis mostlikely
to be highin the summer,in the
earlymorninghours,andin homes
whichare notair conditioned.
Overan extendedperiodof time,
moisturethatformson the cabinet
sufice maycausedeterioration of
thepaintfinish.It willbe important
to protectthe finishbyusing
appliancepolishwaxas described
on page U.
Whenthe pwer saverswitch
is pushedto the right9electricity
flowsthroughthelowwattage heater
whichwarmsthe cabinetsurface
betweenthe doorsand, undermost
conditions,preventsthe formingof
moistureor waterdroplets.
No
defmwing
It is not necessaryto defrostthe
&mr or fish fd compartments.
Althoughyourrefrigeratoris
designedmd equippedto defrost
i@elfautomatically, s omefrost
on packagesis normal.

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