Kenmore 25370319214 Use & Care Manual page 30

Before You Call (continued)
__CONCERN l POT_ENTIAL CAUSE I COMMON SOLUTION
RUNNING OF REFRIGERATOR
Compressor does not
run.
Refrigerator runs too
much or too Jong.
" Freezer control is set to "OF" or
"0".
• Refrigerator is in defrost cycle.
* Hug at electrical outlet is
disconnected.
" House fuse blown or tripped
circuit bred ken
* Power outage.
" Room or outside weather is hot.
* Doors are opened too frequently
or too long.
" Fresh Food/freezer door may be
slightly open.
• Freezer control is set too cold.
I " Fresh Food/freezer gasket is
dirty, worn, cracked, or poorly
fitted.
" Set freezer control.
• This is normal for a fully automatic defrost refrigerator. The
defrost cycle occurs periodically, lasting about 30 minutes.
° Ensure plug is tightly pushed into outlet.
" Check/replace fuse with a 15 amp time-delay fuse. Reset
circuit breaker.
* Check house lights. Carl local electric company.
" It's normal for the refrigerator to work longer under these
conditions.
" Warm air entering the refrigerator causes it to run more.
Open doors less often.
* Ensure refrigerator is level. Keep food and contains from
blocking door. See CONCERN column OPENING/
CLOSING OF DOORS!DRAWERS.
" Set Fresh Food control to warmer setting until refrigerator
temperature is satisfactory. Allow 24 hours for
temperature to stabilize.
" Clean or change gasket. Leaks in door seal will cause
refrigerator to run longer in order to maintain desired
temperatures.
" Condenser is dirty. • Clean condenser. See Care & Cleaning.
DIGITAL TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
Digffal tem p_ rature aHyOU r Fdgida!re ser/!c e iepresentafive, wh0c an
d!splays are flashlng i
terpret any
messages or"number codes flashing on the
igital displays.
WATER/MOISTURE/FROST INSIDE REFRIGERATOR
Moisture collects on, weather is hot and hUmidi • The rate of frOst buildup and internal sweating increasesl
inside of refrigerator " Door is slightly open. ' • See CONCERN column OPENING/CLOSING OF
walls. DOORS/DRAWERS,
Water collects on
bottom side of drawer
cover.
Wafer collects i"
bottom of drawer'
* Vegetables contain and give off
moisture.
* WaShed VegetableS and fruit
drain While in the drawer.
* It is not unusual to have moisture on the bottom side of
the cover.
" Move humidity control (some models) to lower setting.
" DrY items before putt!ng them in the dra_er.
collecting in bottom of drawer is normal.
WATER/MOISTURE/FROST OUTSIDE REFRIGERATOR
I the moisture
or between doors; D0or is slightly 0pen, causing "See CONCERN co!umn OPErqlNG!CLOSING OF
DOORS!DRAWERS,
J to meet warm air from outside. J
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