Troubleshooting - Hisense HR6BMFF435 User's Operation Manual

Troubleshooting

Foreword
How refrigerators operate: Refrigerators work
by transferring heat from the food inside to the
outside air. This operation makes both
sideboards of the refrigerator (particularly at
start-up) feel warm, which is normal. An
evaporator, located behind the rear wall of the
freezer chamber, removes moisture from the air
inside.
T h e a p p l i a n c e u s e s a h i g h - s p e e d
compressor, along with other energy-
efficient components, which may make
unusual sounds. These sounds simply
indicate your refrigerator is working as it
intended.
If you think something may be wrong with
your appliance, carry out some easy checks
before calling for service. You may locate
the problem, sparing yourself from
inconvenience and save time.
Warning! Don't try to repair the appliance
yourself. If the problem persists after you have
made the checks mentioned below, contact a
qualified electrician, authorized service
engineer or the dealer where you purchased
the product.
Problem Possible cause & Solution.
Check whether the power cord is
plugged into the power outlet properly.
Check the fuse or circuit of your
power supply, replace if necessary.
Appliance
Temperature is set too warm. Try
is not
adjusting the temperature to a
operating
colder level.
A defrost cycle might be in progress.
Check again after 1 hour.
The interior may need cleaning.
Odours
inside the
Some foods, containers or
fridge
wrapping cause odours.
The sounds below are quite normal:
Compressor running noises.
Air movement noise from the small
Noise from
fan motor in the freezer chamber.
the appliance
Gurgling sound similar to water
boiling.
Popping noise during automatic
defrosting.
Clicking noise before the
compressor starts.
Other unusual noises below may
need you to check and take action:
The cabinet is not level.
The back of appliance touches the
wall.
Bottles or containers fallen or rolling.
It is normal to frequently hear the
sound of the motor, it will need to
run more when the following
happen:
Temperature set colder than
necessary.
Appliance
Large amount of warm food stored
running more
recently.
than normal
The temperature outside the
appliance is too high.
Doors are kept open too long or
too often.
After your installing the appliance
or it has been switched off for a
long time.
You may have the doors open too
long or too frequently; or the doors
Temperature
are kept open by some obstacle;
inside is too
or the appliance is located with
warm
insufficient clearance at the sides,
back and top.
Temperature Increase the temperature refers to
inside is too the "Display controls" chapter.
cold
Check whether the top of the
Doors can't refrigerator is tilted back 10-15mm
be closed to allow the doors to self close, or
easily if something inside is preventing
the doors from closing.
The water pan (located at bottom
of the back of the cabinet), may not
be properly leveled, or the draining
mouth (located underneath the top
Water drips
of the compressor depot) may not
on the floor
be properly positioned to direct
water into this pan. You may need
to pull the refrigerator away from
the wall to check the pan and mouth.
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