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SAFETY INFORMATION Basic Safety Precautions ........CFC Disposal ............Congratulations on your purchase Grounding Requirements ........and welcome to the LG family. PARTS AND FEATURES Parts And Features ..........Your new LG Bottom-Freezer REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION Refrigerator combines the most Unpacking Your Refrigerator ........
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Your LG Refrigerator will be repaired or replaced, at LG's option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warranty period ("Warranty Period") set forth below, effective from the date ("Date of Purchase") of original consumer purchase of the product. This warranty is good only to the original purchaser of the product and effective only when used in the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S.
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Display, discount, or refilrbish units purchased with scratches, dents, or detects. The cost of repair or replacement under these excluded circumstances shall be borne by the consumer. Proof of purchase is required and must be provided to LG in order to validate warranty. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBERS: To obtain Warranty Coverage: Retain your Bill of Sale to prove date of purchase.
BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This guide contains many important safety messages. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. It alerts you to safety messages that inform you of hazards that can kill or hurt you or others, or cause damage to the product. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the hazard signal word DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION.
Use a receptacle which cannot be turned off with a switch IMPORTANT: Please read carefully. or pull chain. Do not use an extension cord. TO CONNECT ELECTRICITY Where a standard two-prong wall outlet is encountered, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have it replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wall outlet.
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To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your product, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following. Read all instructions before using this appliance. 1. When connecting the power The dedicated outlet should be used. Do not allow the power plug to face upward or to be squeezed at the back of the •...
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2. When using the refrigerator Do not place the heavy object or Do not install the refrigerator in the wet place or the the dangerous object (container place which water or rain splashes. with liquid) on the refrigerator. Deterioration of insulation of It may be dropped to cause electric parts may cause injury, fire or electric shock...
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2. When using the refrigerator Do not spray water at the outside or the inside of the When any strange smell or smoke is detected from refrigerator or do not clean it the refrigerator, disconnect with benzene or thinner. the power plug immediately and contact to the service Deterioration of insulation of center.
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Wait for 5 minutes or longer when reconnecting the Supply the automatic ice maker with drinkable water only (only for the model plug. with the dispenser). It may cause the operation of the freezer to fail. Otherwise, it may cause any risk.
Use this page to become more familiar with the parts and features. Page references are included for your convenience. NOTE: This guide covers several different models. The refrigerator you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed below, The locations of the features shown below may not match your model, Q Digital Sensor Control _]_ Pull out Drawer (p.
INSTALLATION 1. To avoid vibration, the unit must be leveled. If required, adjust the leveling legs to compensate for unevenness Excessive Weight Hazard of the floor. The front should be slightly higher than the Use two or more people to move and install rear to aid in door closing.
HOW TO REMOVE DOOR HANDLES To move refrigerator through a house door, it maybe necessary to remove refrigerator and freezer door handles. NOTE: Handle appearance may vary from illustrations on this page. 1. Removing Refrigerator Handle Mounting • Loosen the set screws with the 3/32" Allen Fasteners wrench and remove the handle.
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HOW TO REPLACE DOOR HANDLES NOTE: Handle appearance may vary from illustrations on this page. 1. Replacing Refrigerator Door Handle • Place the handle on the door by adjusting handle footprints to fit mounting fastners and tighten the set screws with the 3/32" Allen wrench. NOTE: If the handle mounting fasteners need to be tightened or removed use a 1/4"...
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HOW TO REMOVE REFRIGERATOR DOOR 1. Removing Refrigerator Door NOTE: Handle appearance may vary. IMPORTANT: Before you begin, turn the refrigerator OFF and unplug it. Remove food and any bins from doors. i_ Left Door Loosen the cover screw (1). Disconnect wire harness (2).
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2. Replacing Refrigerator Door I_ Right Door • Lower the door onto the middle hinge pin (6). • Make sure the door is aligned with the cabinet. • Replace the top hinge (5) by rotating the lever hinge (4) counter clockwise to secure it. •...
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HOW TO REMOVE AND INSTALL THE • With both hands, hold both sides of the door and pull it up to separate it from the rails. PULLOUT DRAWER IMPORTANT: To avoid possible injury or product or property damage, you will need two people to perform the following instructions.
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HOW TO REMOVE AND INSTALL THE • Make sure you have a right rail cover for each side. PULLOUT DRAWER Rail Cover IMPORTANT: To avoid possible injury or product or property damage, you will need two people to perform the Right following instructions.
LEVELING AND DOOR ALIGNMENT Door Alignment If the space between your doors is uneven, follow the Leveling instructions below to align the doors: After installing, secure the product with the LEG not to 1. With one hand, lift up the door you want to raise at move left or right.
ENSURING PROPER AIR CIRCULATION SETTING THE CONTROLS In order to ensure proper temperatures, air must flow • Your refrigerator has two controls that let you regulate between the refrigerator and freezer sections. As shown the temperature in the freezer and refrigerator in the illustration below, air enters at top of the freezer and compartments.
ADJUSTING CONTROL SETTINGS FOOD STORAGE GUIDE Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before Wrap or store food in the refrigerator in airtight and making final adjustments. It is best to wait 24 hours moisture-proof material unless otherwise noted. This before doing this.
STORING FROZEN FOOD Freezing Your freezer will not quick-freeze any large quantity of NOTE: For further information about preparing food for food. Do not put more unfrozen food into the freezer than freezing or food storage times, check a freezer guide or a will freeze within 24 hours (no more than 2 to 3 Ibs of food reliable cookbook.
REFRIGERATOR SECTION • To reinstall a shelf--Tilt the front of the shelf up and guide the shelf hooks into the slots at a desired height. REFRIGERATOR SHELVES Then lower the front of the shelf so that the hooks drop into the slots. The shelves in your refrigerator are adjustable to meet your individual storage needs.
CRISPER HUMiDiTY CONTROL GUDE'N'SERVE You can control the amount of humidity in the moisture- The Glide'N'Serve provides storage space with a variable sealed crispers. Store vegetables or fruits requiring more temperature control that keeps the compartment colder or less humidity in separate crispers. Adjust the control to than refrigerator.
FREEZER SECTION MODULAR DOOR BIN The door bins are removable for easy cleaning and ICE BIN adjusting. 1. To separate the ice bin, pull out the drawer as much as 1. To remove the bin, simply lift the bin up and pull possible.
DURABASE DIVIDER TILT-OUT DOOR BASKET (LFC 25770** only) You can remove foods easily by tilting out the wire basket The Durabase divider allows you to organize the in the freezer compartment. Durabase area into sections. 1. To remove, pull the bracket upward until you hear a clicking sound and remove the wire rack.
CONDENSER COILS Remove Back cover. Use a vacuum cleaner with an extended attachment to clean condenser coils. Vacuum coils when dusty or dirty. Coils may need to be cleaned as often as every other month. Explosion Hazard LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT Use non-flammable cleaner.
Tochangefreezerlight WHEN YOU GO ON VACATION 1. Unplug refrigerator power c ordformoutlet. If you choose to leave the refrigerator on while you 2. Using a flatinstrument, gentlyprythelampcoverloose are away, follow these steps to prepare your refrigerator inthefrontas shown. R otate downward t oremove the before you leave.
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NOTE: If the cube size is smaller or larger than you expected, you can regulate the size with the cube size button. Personal injury Hazard Every time you press the cube size button, the indicator Avoid contact with the moving parts of the ejector moves up one light.
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• Two 1/4" outer diameter BEFORE YOU BEGIN compression nuts and This water line installation is not warranted by the 2 ferrules (sleeves) to refrigerator or icemaker manufacturer. Follow these connect the copper tubing to instructions carefully to minimize the risk of expensive the shutoff valve and the water damage.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 7. CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE VALVE (CONTINUED) Place the compression nut and ferrule (sleeve) for copper tubing onto the end of the tubing and 4. FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE connect it to the shutoff valve. Make sure the tubing is fully inserted into the valve.
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9. CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE 10. TURN THE WATER ON AT THE REFRIGERATOR SHUTOFF VALVE Removing and Replacing Valve Cover. Tighten any connections that leak. NOTE: Reattach the compressor compartment access cover. • Before making the connection to the refrigerator, be sure the refrigerator power cord is not plugged into the wall outlet.
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• The defrost timer will click when the automatic defrost UNDERSTANDING SOUNDS YOU MAY HEAR cycle begins and ends. The thermostat control (or Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one refrigerator control, depending on the model) will also didn't make.
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Checkif... Then... COMPRESSOR The refrigerator that was replaced was an I_ Modern refrigerators with more storage MOTOR SEEMS older model. space require more operating time. TO RUN TOO The room temperature is hotter than normal. I_ The motor will run longer under warm MUCH conditions.
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Check if... Then... ICE HAS OFF- I_ Discard first few batches of ice to avoid The icemaker was recently installed. TASTE OR ODOR discolored or off-flavored ice. The ice has been stored for too long. I_ Throw away old ice and make new supply. The food has not been wrapped tightly in I_ Rewrap foods since odors may migrate to either compartment.
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Check if... Then... TEMPERA TURE The air vents are blocked. Cold air circulates Locate air vents by using your hand to IS TOO WARM from the freezer to the fresh food section and sense airflow and move all packages that OR THERE IS back again through air vents in the wall block vents and restrict airflow.