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PROBLEM
VIBRATION OR
RATTLING
HOT AIR FROM
BOTTOM OF
REFRIGERATOR
DOOR NOT CLOSING
PROPERLY OR ONLY
PARTIALLY CLOSING
FRESH FOOD OR
FREEZER COMPARTMENT
TEMPERATURE TOO WARM
FOODS DRY OUT
FROST OR ICE
CRYSTALS ON
FROZEN FOOD
SLOW ICE CUBE
FREEZING
ICE CUBES HAVE
ODOR/ TASTE
AUTOMATIC
ICEMAKER
DOES NOT WORK
INTERIOR LIGHT
DOES NOT WORK
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• If refrigerator vibrates, more than likely it is not resting solidly on the floor and
front roller screws or front leveling legs need adjusting, or floor is weak or uneven.
Refer to Leveling Rollers in the Preparation section.
• If dishes vibrate on shelves, try moving them. Slight vibration is normal.
• Normal air flow cooling motor. In the refrigeration process, it is normal that heat
be expelled in the area under the refrigerator. Some floor coverings will discolor
at these normal and safe operating temperatures. Your floor covering supplier
should be consulted if you object to this discoloration.
• Door gasket on hinge side sticking or folding over. To correct, put a small
amount of petroleum jelly on face of gasket.
• The doors are designed to stay open partway for ease of loading food.
• Temperature control not set cold enough. Refer to Temperature Controls section.
• Warm weather—frequent door openings.
• Package may be holding door open, door may be overloaded, or the magnets are
not making good contact with the doors. You may need to clean the magnets.
• Foods not covered, wrapped or sealed properly.
• Door may have been left ajar or package holding door open.
• Too frequent or too long door openings.
• Frost within package is normal.
• Door may have been left open.
• Turn temperature of freezer compartment colder.
• Old cubes need to be discarded.
• Ice storage bin needs to be emptied and washed.
• Unsealed packages in refrigerator and/or freezer compartments may be
transmitting odor/taste to ice cubes.
• Interior of refrigerator needs cleaning—refer to Care and Cleaning section.
• Poor-tasting incoming water. Install a water filter.
• Icemaker feeler arm in the
• Water supply turned off or not connected.
• Freezer compartment too warm.
• Cubes too small—water shutoff valve connecting refrigerator to home
water line may be clogged.
• Sometimes cubes fuse to the side of the ice mold and hold the feeler arm in the
(up) position. Remove this ice to restart the icemaker.
• When reaching for cubes by hand, you may have pushed the feeler arm into the
(up) position by mistake.
• Piled up cubes in storage bin may cause icemaker to shut off too soon. With
icemaker feeler arm in the
• No power at outlet.
• Light bulb needs replacing. See Care and Cleaning section.
(up) position.
(up) position, level cubes in bin.
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