Kenmore 596.52673200 Use & Care Manual page 9

Installing Your Refrigerator
How to Adjust the Temperature Controls
This refrigerator is designed to operate at a household temperature of 55 ° to 110°F (13 ° to 43 ° C)
Dial Temperature Control Models
For initial temperature setting, follow all five steps listed below If doing a simple
temperature modification for an operational unit, only steps 3 through 5 are required
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Check to see if freezer
temtx_ature is 0 ° to 2° F (-17 °
Locate refrigerator and
freezer controls on upper
leftwall
of refrigerator
section, and set both
_tr_s to 3 ½.
IMPORTANT: Neither section
will cool if freezer control is
set to Off
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to -16° C).
Turn contro! to next highest
number if too warm
Turn control to next lowest number
if too cold
Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments
to take effect
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Check to see that refrigerator
sec°do_ is 38 ° to 40° F (3 ° to
4°C).
Turn control to next highest
number if too warm
Turn control to next lowest number
if too cold
Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments
to take effect
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I2 Allow 24 hours for 1
tednt_ratuzes to
stabi]ize. J
How do I perform a
temperature test ____,k_/l_,,
with my di,_ If-]//t
temperature
controls?
IMPORTANT: These instructions
apply to dial temperature controls
only Electronic control models
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constantly monitor unit
temperature on the controls
Materials needed
2 thermometers measuring -5 °
to 50°F (-2; ° to
10°o)
2 drinking glasses i
For Freezer _1_
Place thermometer in glass of
vegetable oil in middle
of freezer and continue
with step 3 of How to Adjust
the Temperature Controls
section
IMPORTANT: Due to design of
unit, always start temperature
adjustments with freezer section
For Refrigerator
Place thermometer in glass of
water in middle of unit and
continue with step 3 of How to
Adjust the Temperature
Controls section
Electronic Temperature Control Models
,'['o set t_ature of the freezer, use the "_" buttogas next to the
@ button° A setting of 0 ° to 2 ° F (-17 ° to -16 ° C) is recommended.
Use the X button to raise the temperature of the freezer section, or the y. to
lower it
Press the _ button to confirm the settings
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To set the t_ature of the fresh food section, use the
"_"v
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buttons n_xt
to the _]
button. A setting of .38 ° to
40 ° F
(3 ° to 4 ° (7) is reomm=nded.
Use the/., button to raise the temperature of the fresh food section, or the v
to lower it
I3 Allow 24 hours for _atures to stabilize.
NOTE: if adjusting the temperature of an operational unit. only 5 to 8 hours is
required for temperatures to take effect
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Press the I._%_ button to confirm the settings
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Why do the
temperatures on my
LED display
fluctuate after they
have been set?
The compartment temperatures
may vary slightly as the unit cycles
to maintain the set temperatures