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TEMPERATURE
CONTROLS
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5
INITIAL SETTING
9
COLDEST
FRESH FOOD
Initially set the fleezer control at
"C +' and the flesh food control at
"5'_ To change
the temperature,
move the controls one step at a time
and wait 24 hours before testing.
Moving
the flesh
food control
to "OFF"
stops cooling
in both
compartments
but
does not
shut off power to the refligerator.
Always
allow 24 hours for the
refligerator
to reach
the
temperature
you
set.
How to test temperatures
Use the milk test for the flesh
food compartment.
Place a
container
of milk on the top shelf
in the flesh food compartment.
Check it a day later. If the milk is
too warm or too cold, adjust the
temperature
controls.
Use the ice cream
test for the
freezer
compartment.
Place a
container
of ice cream in the center
of the fleezer compartment.
Check
it after a day. If it's too hard or too
soft. adjust the temperature
controls.
Power Saver Switch
The power saver switch is located
on tile temperature
control panel.
To reduce
the amount
of
electricity
required
to operate
your
refligerator,
push switch
to
the POWER
SAVER
setting.
This mrn_ off the heater in your
refrigerator
that prevents
moisture
fioth formingotl
the divider
between the refligerator
and freezer.
With Ihe heater turned off. there
i s a chance that moisture
may
form on the outside
of your
refligerator,
especial ly when
the x_emher is humid.
Fhe humidity is most likely to be
high in the sum men in the early
morn ing hours, and i n homes
which are not air conditioned.
Over an extended
period of
time, moisture
that lk)rms on the
refligerator
surfuce
n_ay
cat>,e
deterioration
of the paint finish.
It will be important
to protect the
finish by' using appliance
polish
wax as described
in the Care and
Cleaning
section.
Move the power
saver switch
flom the POWER
SAVER
setting
aud electricity flows through the
low wattage heater which warms lhe
inside of the divider between tl_e
refligerator
and fieezer. Under most
conditions,
this prevents tlle forming
of moisture or water &oplets.
No defrosting
It is not necessary
to deflost the
freezer or fresh food compartments.
Although your refrigerator
is
designed
and equipped
to defrost
itself autonmtically,
some frost on
packages is normal.
If you turn your household
thermostat
below
60 ° at night...
,,,you nmy waut to move the fieezer control one step
colder. Cooler temperatures
in the house may cause the
compressor
to operate less fiequently, thus allowing the
fleezer
compartment
to
warm
somewhat. To protect your flozen food
supply, leave the fleezer setting at this
colder setting for the entire winter or for
as long as you keep your thermostat
turned down.
Moving the fleezer control to colder setting should
have no effect on your flesh food compartment.
However. if fleezin._ occurs, move the flesh food
control one step warmer.
When you stop turning the thermostat
down, turn the
refligerator
"scontrols back to their regular settings.
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