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Trouble
Shooting
OPERATION'
TOPIC
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Food temperature
appears
too warm
Door is not closing properly.
Controls need to be adjusted.
Condenser coils are dirty.
Rear air grille is blocked.
Door has been opened frequengy, or
has been opened for long pededs of
time.
Refrigerator is not level. See chapter called Installation
Instructions for details on how to level your unit.
Check gaskets for proper seal. See cleaning guide in chapter
called Hints and Care on how to clean gaskets.
Food has recently been added.
Compartment is dirty or has odor-
causing food.
Air tilter (some models) needs to be
changed.
Check gaskets for proper seat.
Humidity levels are high.
Controls require adjustment
Humidity levels are high or door has
been opened frequently.
Check gaskets for proper seal.
Check for internal obstructionsthat are keeping door from
closing properly (i.e. improperly ci(_sdd drawers, ice buckets,
oversized or improperly sto_=dcontainers or foodstuffs, etc.).
See controlssection in chapter called Installing Your
Refrigerator
on how to adjust your controls.
See cleaning guide in chapter called Hints and Care on how to
clean condenser coils.
Refrigerator has an odor
Change air filter.
Water droplets form on
outside of refrigerator
Water droldets form on
inside of refrigerator
Check the positioning of food items in refrigerator to make sure
grille is not blocked. Rear air grille is located behind crisper
drawers,
Reduce time door is open. Organize food items ef_ciently to
assure door is open for as short a time as possible.
Allow interior environment to adjust for period the door has been
open.
Allow time for mcently-edded food to reach refrigerator or
freezer temperature.
See odor removal instructionsin chapter called Hints and Care.
See cleaning guide in chapter called Hints and Care on how to
clean gaskets.
Nonnal dudng times of high humidity.
See controls section in chapter called Installing Your
Refrigerator on how to adjust your controls.
See controls section in chapter called Installing Your
Refrigerator on how to adjust your controls.
Reduce time door is open. Organize food items efficientlyto
assure door is open for as shorta time as possible.
See cleaning guide in chapter called Hints and Care on how to
clean gaskets.
See noise section in chapter called Trouble Shooting.
Refrigerator or ice maker
Normal operation
make unfamltlar sounds or
seems too loud
DelllCrt sper System andlor
Contents of drawer, or positioningof
Repesition food items and containers to avoid interference with
crisper drawers do not
items in the surrounding compartment
the drawers.
close fi'eely
could be obstructingdrawer
Drawer is not in proper position
Refdgerator is not level.
Drawer channels are dirty or need
treatment.
Doors have been opened frequently or
have been opened for long periods of
time.
Refrigerator runs too
frequently
See section on Deli/Crispar system or ctispar drawer section in
chapter called Fresh Food Features to verily drawer
positioning.
See chapter called Installation Instructionsfor details on how to
level your unit.
Clean drawer channels with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry
thoroughly.
Apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to drawer channels.
Reduce time door is open. Organize food items eff'_.,iently to
assure door is open for as short a time as pessible.
Allow interior environment to adjust for period the door has been
open.
Normal operation
Humidity or heat in surrounding area is
high.
Food has recently been added.
Allow time for recently-added food to reach refrigerator or
fi-eezer temperature.
Unit is exposed to heat by
Evaluate your unit's environment. Unit may need to be moved to
environment or by appliances nearby,
nJnmore efficiently.
Condenser coils are dirty.
See cleaning guide in chapter called Hints and Care on how to
clean condenser coils.
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