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BEFORE CALLING
FOR SERVICE
° See if Cold Control
is set colder than necessary
Remember:
the higher
the number,
the colder
the temperature
o Be sure food packages
are riot keeping do,ar from
closing tightly.
o Unfrozen
food may cause the freezer to run longer
than normal
,_ Room temperature
may be too warm
If freeze,'
temperature
keeps
going
up, call Sears Service
right away
o loo
many
door
openings
in high
humidiiy
conditions
o Limit length of door openings
when possible
o Keep packages
from blocking door
o Door not sealing properly (See page 2, level it).
o Due to natural air flow patterns,
a vertical upright
freezer
will often
form more frost on the upper
shelf
o The refrigerant
will gurgle
o The compressor
will click on and off
o "_k_t, m ay even hear it hum or vibrate
t'hese
are all no_mal sounds
of your freeze,
at
work
lhis is a normal operating
condition
&ge & 0vai&
o Freezer may be in path of hot humid
air Freezer
temperature
may be too cotd
o Reset Cold Cont'rol to smaller number
o Some moisture is normal in hot, humid weathm
o Short
time failme
(tess than 24 hours}:
Frozen
food will keep safely for about 24 hours if h'eezer
door is kept shut and room air does not exceed
80_F
o Long thne failure (more than 24 hours): Take food
to frozen
food locker
of place
dry ice inside
freezer (See Yelkv,v Pages under 'Dry Ice ")
DRY ICE REQUIREMENIS
PER 24 HOURS
FREEZER SIZE
ROOM TEMPERATURE
70 ° to 100 °
5 to 10 cu ft
20 to 25 lbs
10 to 15 cu ft
25 to 40 lbs
15 to 20 cu ft
,I0 to 50 Ibs
20 to 30 cu ft
50 to 60 Ibs
30 cuft
or over
60 to 70 lbs
WARNING:
DRY ICE WILL BURN YOUR SKIN:
WEAR HEAVY GLOVES=
o Check outlet for power.
,a Be sure Cold Control is "ON "
In order to ensure
that your frozen
food is main-
rained at a safe and constant low temperature,
your
freezer has a magnetic
strip in the gasket
to main-
rain an airtight seal
Ihis seal is so effective that the simple action of clos-
ing the door will almost instantly create a vacuum as
the warm air quickly cools
Ihis vacuum
will leave in a minute
or two, If you
must reopen {he door sooner, try peeling
the gasket
open with fingertips as door is pulled open.
IF tHE DOOR
GASKET DOES NOT SEAL:
Step t: Loosen all door panel screws around
edge
of door
Step 2: [f equipped,
adjust
the two screws on the
bottom
edge of the door.
Follow: Illustration
A if the door does not seal on
the top
Illustration
I3 if the door does not seal on the
bottom
After adjustment,
retighten
all of the door panel
screws
Step 1
DOOR
GASKET
DOOR
PANEL
SCREWS
Step 2
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