It Smells Strange; Refrigerator Does Not Cool - Hitachi R-S42CMJ How To Use Manual

When this happens

It smells strange

● Do the water supply container and/or water fi lter become dirty? Or does ice become old?
→ Wash them regularly to prevent " slime " and/or " fur " .
Ice smells
● Chlorine may strongly smell because chlorine in tap water is condensed.
● Is any food which strongly smells stored without any wrapping?
It smells in the
→ The deodorizing function cannot completely remove all smells.
refrigerator
● This smell occurs because a lot of plastic parts are used in the refrigerator, but the smell
Plastic smells

Refrigerator does not cool

Check the storage state of food
● Does any food or package caught in the door prevent the door from closing
→ Check that there is not any space between the door seal and its contact surface
● Is food squeezed in? or Is a large amount of food put in at a time?
→ Make sure that any food does not protrude beyond the storage height limit of
→ Allow clearance between each food in each compartment.
● Are Upper Freezer case and Slimline slide case installed correctly?
→ Install them correctly.
Refrigerator does
Check the installation state
not cool.
● Refrigerator may not fully cool according to the installation place, the clearance around it and the
Frost and/or dew
occur.
Ice cream
becomes soft.
Check the temperature setting
● Is the compartment in "節電 (Energy Saving)" mode? Exit the "節電 (Energy Saving)" mode.
● Refrigerator may not cool fully when the temperature setting is "弱 (MIN)".
→ Switch the temperature setting of the compartment where it does not fully cool to "中 (MID)" or "強
● Does the temperature around the refrigerator become high due to weather (ex: in summer)?
→ Switch the temperature setting of the compartment where it does not fully cool to "強 (MAX)".
Check the usage of the refrigerator
● Temperature in the refrigerator rises little by little while its door is open. If the door is opened /
→ Reduce the number of times of opening and closing the door or open/close the door quickly.
Seal that kind of food with plastic fi lm etc.
decreases gradually while cooling. Keep the room ventilated.
completely?
when the door is closed.
each compartment, and do not store the amount of food that may prevent the
door from opening and closing.
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surrounding conditions.
Check whether it has been installed correctly.
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(MAX)".
closed frequently or left, open for a long time, temperature cannot easily lower.
Please check. This is the cause.
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There is a space
between the
door seal and its
contact surface.
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