Befor.e Calling; For Service - Kenmore Freezer Owner's Manual

BEFOR.E CALLING FOR SERVICE
° See if Cold Control is set colder than necessary
Remember: the higher the number, the colder
the temperature
o Be sure baod packages are not keeping door from
closing tightly.
o Unfrozen food may cause the freezer to run longer
than normal
Room temperature may be too warm If freezer
temperature keeps going up, call Sears.Service
tight away
,_ Too many door openings in high humidity
conditions
o Limit length of door openings when possible
o Keep packages from blockir_g door
o Door not4ealing 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
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o The refrigerant will gmgle
o lhe compressor will click on and off
o _k_t_may even hear it hum or vibrate
These are all norma! sounds of your freezer at
work
* This is a normal operating condition.
o [:reezer may be in path of hot humid ail: Freezer
temperature may be too cold
,a Reset Cold Control to smaller number
o Some moisture is normal in hot, humid weather
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o Short time failure (tess than 24 hours): Frozen
food will keep safely for about 24 hours if freezer
door is kept shut aild loom air does not exceed
80 q:
o Long time failure (more than 24 hours): Fake food
to frozen food locke_ or place dry ice inside
freezer (See Yellow Pages under "Dry'tce %.
DRY ICE REQUIREMEN]S PER 24 HOURS
FREEZER SIZE ROOM TEMPERATURE
70" to 100 °
5 to I0 cu ft 20 to 251bs
10 to 15 cu ft 25 to 40 lbs
15 to 20 cu ft 40 to 50 lbs.
20to30co ft o 50 to 601bs.
3(I cuft or over 60 to 70 [bs
WARNING: DRY ICE WILL BURN YOUR SKIN:
WEAR HEAVY GLOVES,,
o Check outlet for power.
o Be sure Cold Control is "ON."
In order to ensure that wmr frozen food is main-
tained at a safe and constant low temperature; your
freezer has a magnetic strip in the gasket to main-
tain an airtight seal
Ihis seal is st_ effective that the simple action 0fclos _
ing the door wilt almost instantlv create a vacuum as
the warm air quickly cools.
This vacuum will leave in a minute or two. If you
must reopen the door sooner, try peeling the gasket
open with fingertips as door is pttlled open.
IF THE DOOR GASKET DOES NOT SEAL:
Step t: Loosen all door panel screws around edge
of door
Step 2: if 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 B if the door does not seal on the
bottom.
After adiustment, retighten all of the door panel
screw S
Step 1
DOOR GASKET
DOOR PANEL
SCREWS
S_ep 2
Loosen Tighlen