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FEA_IURES CONIINUED
- CHECKYOUR
FREEZER
_fhree position
adjustable
shelf can be moved
to
any one of three
positions
for larger or smaller
packages
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
" See if Cold Cont_'ol is set colder than necessary
Remember:
the higher
the number,
the colder
the temperature,
o Be sure food packages
are ,lot keeping door from
closing tightly,
o Unfrozen food may cause the freezer to run longer
than nom_al
o Room temperature
may be too warm
If freezer
temperature
keeps going up, call Sears Service
right away
o Too many
door
openings
in high
humidity
conditions
• Limit length of door openings when possible
• Keep packages
fiom blocking door
o Door not sealing 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
:7oo
o l_he refrigerant
will gurgle
o The compressor
will click on and off
o You may even hear it hum or vibrate
Ihese
are all normal
sounds
of your freezer
at
work
o this is a normal operating
condition,
']r/oica,
&
• Freezer may be in path of hot humid
air Freezer
temperature
may be too cold
o Reset Cold Control to smaller number
o Some moisture is normal in hot, humid weather
• Short
time failure
(less than 24 houls):
Frozen
food wilt keep safely for about 24 hours if freezer
door is kept shut and room air does not exceed
80 _F
_' Long time failure (more than 24 hours): lake food
to frozen
food locker
or place dry ice inside
freezer, (See Yellow Pages under "Dry Ice ")
DRY ICE REQUIREMENIS
PER 24 HOURS
FREEZER SIZE
ROOM TEMPERATURE
70" to 100 °
5 to t0 cu ft
20 to 25 ibs
t0 to 15 cu ft,
25 to 40 lbs
I5 to 20 cu ft
40 to 50 lbs
20 to 30 cu ft
50 to 60 tbs
30 cuft
or over
60 to 70 lbs
WARNING:
DRY ICE WILL BURN YOUR SKIN:
WEAR HEAVY GLOVES_
,D Check outlet for power
Be sure Cold Control is "ON '
In order
to ensure
that your 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 seat is so effective that the simple action of clos-
ing the door will almost instantly
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 pulled open
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