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the
controls
FREEZER
C
INITIAL SETTING
iNITIAL SETTING
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Yourrefrigerator has two controls
thatlet youregulatethe temperature
in thefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.
INITF.ALLY9 setthe F~S~
FOOD controlsat 5 and the
FREEZER control at C.
For colderor warmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controloneletteror numberat
a time.
IMPORTANT
When initiallyset@g the controls,
or when adjusting them, allow24
hours for the temperature to
stabilize,or evenout.
Note:Iimning the fresh f'oixi
controlto "OI?F>> s tops coolingin
BOTH eompartmen-fresh
foodANDfreezer—but doesnot
shut off power to the refrigerator.
EbwtOT&X
Use the milk test for the fresh
food compartment. Placea
containerof milkon thetop shelfin
the freshfoodcompartment. C heck
it a day later.If the milkis too
warmor too cold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.
Usethe ice cream test for the
freezer compartment.Placea
container of icecreamin thecenter
of thefreezercompartment. Check
it aftera day.If it'stoohardor too
soft,adjustthetemperature controls.
Alwaysallow24 hours for the
refrigerator to reach the
temperature you set.
Ifyol.11
turn
your
hou.lsehokl thermostat
kklW
60"F. a tnight
..
you may wantto turnthelettered
controlonestepcolder,as from"C"
to "D:'Coolertemperatures i n the
housemay causethecompressto
operatelessfrequently, t hus
allowingthefreezercompartment
to warmsomewhat. T oprotectyour
frozenfood supply, l eaveyour
letteredsettingat thiscoldersetting
forthe entirewinteror for whatever
periodof timeyouareturningdown
yourthermostat. T hisis especially
important w henthethermostat i s
turneddownfor anextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhaveno effect
on yourfreshfoodcompartment.
However, i f freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,as from"5"to "4".
Whenyou stopturningthe
thermostat d own,turntemperature
controlsbackto theirregularsetting,
Enqgy Ek3wx S ystem
Youwon'tfindan "energysaver"
switchon thisrefrigerator.
Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator's
condenser is automatically
circulatedaroundthefrontedgeof
thefreezercompartment t o help
keepmoisturefromformingon the
outsideof therefrigerator d uring
humidweather.
Manyrefrigerators u se special
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
needsnone.That'swhytl!ereis no
"energysaver"switch..there'sno
needforit.
NoDefrosting
It is notnecessaryto defrostthe
freezeror freshfoodcompartments.
Yourrefrigerator i s designedand
equippedto defrostitself
automatically.
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