Kenmore 253.6152 Series Use & Care Manual page 22

PROBLEM i CAUSE
RUNNING OF REFRIGERATOR (continued)
Refrigerator runs too ° Room or outside weather is hot.
much or too long.
i CORRECTION
° Refrigerator has recently been
disconnected for a period of time.
° Automatic Icemaker is operating.
° Doors are opened too frequently
or too long.
° Fresh Food/freezer door may be
slightly open.
Fresh Food/freezer gasket is dirty,
worn, cracked, or poorly fitted.
° It is normal for the refrigerator to work longer under
these conditions.
• It takes 8-12 hours for the refrigerator to cool down
completely.
• Icemaker operation causes refrigerator to run slightly more.
° Warm air
entering the
refrigerator causes it to run
more. Open doors Jessoften.
° Ensure refrigerator is level. Keep food and containers
from blocking door. See PROBLEM column
OPENING/CLOSING OF DOORS/DRAWERS.
° Clean or change gasket. Leaks in door seal will cause
refrigerator to run longer in order to maintain desired
temperatures.
° This is normal. Refrigerator goes on and off to keep
temperature constant.
Compressor goes off: and ° Thermostat keeps the refrigerator
on frequently, at a constant temperature.
TEMPERATURES ARE TOO COLD
Freezer temperature ° Freezer control is set too cold. ° Set freezer control to a warmer setting. Allow 24 hours
too cold. Fresh Food for temperature to stabilize.
temperature is satisfactory.
Fresh Food temperature ° Fresh Food control is set too cold. • Set fresh food control to a warmer setting. Allow 24
too cold. Freezer hours for temperature to stabilize.
temperature is satisfactory.
Food stored in drawers ° Fresh Food control is set too cold. • See solution above.
freezes.
TEMPERATURES ARE TOO WARM
Freezer/Fresh Food °
Doors
are opened too frequently • Warm air enters the refrigerator whenever the door is
temperature is too warm. or too long. opened. Open the door less often.
° Door is slightly open. " See PROBLEM column OPENING/CLOSING OF
DOORS/DRAWERS.
Freezer temperature is ° Freezer control is set too warm. ° Set freezer control to a colder setting. Allow 24 hours
too warm. Fresh Food for temperature to stabilize.
temperature is satisfactory.
Fresh Food temperature • Fresh Food control is set too • Set Fresh Food control to a colder setting. Allow 24
is too warm. Freezer warm. hours for temperature to stabilize.
temperature is satisfactory.
WATER/MOISTURE/FROST iNSiDE REFRIGERATOR
Moisture collects on inside
of refrigerator walls.
° Weather is hot and humid.
° Door is slightly open.
° Door is opened too often or too long.
" Open containers.
° The rate of frost buildup and internal sweating increases.
° See PROBLEM column OPENING/CLOSING OF
DOORS/DRAWERS.
° Open door less often.
• Keep containers covered.
Water collects on bottom ° Vegetables contain and give off * It is not unusual to have moisture on the bottom
side of drawer cover, moisture, side of the cover.
Move humidity control (some models) to lower setting.
Water collects in bottom • Washed vegetables and fruit • Dry items before puffing them in the drawer.
of drawer, drain while in the drawer. Wafer collecting in bottom of drawer is normal.
WATER/MOISTURE/FROST OUTSIDE REFRIGERATOR
• Weather is humid.
• Door is slightly open, causing
cold air from inside refrigerator
to meet warm air from outside.
Moisture collects on
outside of refrigerator or
between doors.
* This is normal in humid weather. When humidity
is lower, the moisture should disappear.
See PROBLEM column OPENING/CLOSING OF
DOORS/DRAWERS.
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