GE 22 Models Use And Care & Installation Manual page 18

PROBLEM
HOT AIR FROM
BOTTOM OF
REFRIGERATOR
DOOR NOT CLOSING
PROPERLY
FRESH FOOD OR
FREEZER COMPARTMENT
TEMPERATURE
TOO WARM
FOODS DRY OUT
FROST OR ICE
CRYSTALS ON
FROZEN FOOD
SLOW ICE CUBE
FREEZING
ICE CUBES HAVE
ODOR/TASTE
(on some models)
AUTOMATIC
lCEMAKER
DOES NOT WORK
(on some models)
CUBE DISPENSER
DOES NOT WORK
(on some models)
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PROBLEM SOLVER
(continued)
POSSIBLE CAUSE
be expelled in the area under the refrigerator. Some floor coverings will discolor
at these normal and safe operating temperatures. Your floor covering supplier
should be consulted if you object to this discoloration.
Door gasket on hinge side sticking or folding over. To correct, put a small
amount of petroleum jelly on face of gasket.
Temperature control not set cold enough. Refer to Temperature Control section.
Door left open for long time.
Package may be holding door open.
. Door may have been left ajar or package holding door open.
. Too frequent or too long door openings.
Frost within package is normal.
Door may have been left open.
Old cubes need to be discarded.
Ice storage bin needs to be emptied and washed,
Unsealed packages in refrigerator and/or freezer compartments may be
transmitting odor/taste to ice cubes.
. Interior of refrigerator needs clean ing— refer to Care and Cleaning section
Accessory section.
Water supply turned off or not connected.
Freezer compartment too warm.
Cubes too small—water shutoff valve connecting refrigerator to home
water line may be clogged.
Sometimes cubes fuse to the side of the ice mold and hold the feeler arm
STOP (up) position. Remove this ice to restart the icemaker.
When reaching for cubes by hand, you may have pushed the feeler arm into the
STOP (up) position by mistake.
Piled up cubes in storage bin may cause icemaker to shut off too soon. With
remove cubes.
Irregular ice clumps in storage container. Break up as many as you can with
fingertip pressure and discard the remaining clumps.
in the