Maytag 56326 Service Manual page 60

TEMPERATARE CONTROL
Top Mount Models
The s e m o d e l s h a ve t w o temp e ra tu re c o ntr o ls: fr e sh f ood and t reezer compart ment. T he
f r es h f oo d te m p e r a t u re con tro l sen se s th e te m p er a ture of it s compar tment and governs the
co m p re ss o r o p e r a t i o n a ccor di n g ly. T he fr ee ze r com par tm ent cont rol adjusts a baf fle whic h
r eg ul a t e s t h e a m o u n t of a ir a l lo w ed to en te r th e fre s h food compart ment.
T u rn i ng t h e f re e ze r t emp e ra tu re co n tr o l to wa r d the coldest set ting r educes the flow of
ch il l ed a i r to t h e fr e sh fo o d co mp ar tme n t. B eca u se the f resh food temperat ure contr ol uses
a se n s i ng e l e m e n t t h at mu st b e co o le d sufficie n tly befor e st opping t he compressor , the
r ed u ce d a i r f l o w ca u se s l o ng e r co mp re sso r ru n tim e and colder tr eezer t emperat ures , w hil e
ma i nt ai n i n g t h e re q u i re d fre sh fo od co m p ar tm e n t te mper atures.
Con v ers e l y b y t u rn i n g th e tre e zer tem p e r atu r e co nt rol t oward the war mest sett ing, y ou
in cr e a se t h e f l o w o f ai r i n to th e fre sh fo o d com p ar tm ent and decrease the f low to the
f re e z er. Th i s c o o l s t h e f re sh fo o d co mp ar tm e nt te m per at ure contr ol sensing element fas ter,
re su l ti n g i n s h o rt e r co mpr esso r ru n ti me s a n d wa r m er tr eezer com partm ent tem peratures .
T he f re sh fo o d c o m p a rtmen t w i ll sta y n ea r the r e com mended f r esh f ood temper at ure unles s
t h e fr ee z e r t e m p e ra t ure i s tu rn ed to a n e xtr e m e te mper ature.
Th e d i ff e re n t i a l b e tw ee n cu t-in /cu t-o ut te m pe r a tu r e will var y approximately 10o F.
CHECKING OPERATING
TEMPERATURES
T h e t e m p e r a t u r e c o n t r o l f e e l e r t u b e i s
l o c a t e d i n t h e f r e s h f o o d c o m p a r t m e n t
b e h i n d t h e s l o t t e d c o v e r w h i c h a l l o w s a i r
t o c i r c u l a t e o v e r t h e f e e l e r t u b e . T o c h e c k
t h e c u t - i n / c u t - o u t t e m p e r a t u r e s a t t a c h t h e
b u lb of a therm ist or tem per atur e tester to
t h e c o n t r o l f e e l e r t u b e .
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