It Smells Strange; Refrigerator Does Not Cool - Hitachi R-SF42BMS How To Use Manual

When this happens

It smells strange

Ice smells
It smells in the
refrigerator
It smells like
plastic

Refrigerator does not cool

Check the storage state of food
Refrigerator does
Check the installation state
not cool.
Frost and/or dew
occur.
Ice cream
becomes soft.
Check the temperature setting
Check the usage of the refrigerator
Do the water supply container and/or water fi lter become dirty? or Does ice become old?
Wash them on regular basis to prevent " slime " and/or " fur " .
Chlorine may strongly smell because chlorine in tap water is condensed.
Is any food which strongly smells stored without any wrapping?
The deodorizing function cannot completely remove all smells.
Seal that kind of food with plastic fi lm etc. to store it.
This smell occurs because a lot of plastic parts are used in the refrigerator, but the smell
decreases gradually while cooling. Keep the room ventilated.
Does any food or package caught in the door prevent the door from closing
completely?
Check that there is not any space between the door seal and its contact surface
when the door is closed.
Is food squeezed in? or Is a large amount of food put in at a time?
Make sure that any food does not protrude beyond the storage height limit of
each compartment, and do not store the amount of food that may prevent the
door from opening and closing.
Allow clearance between each food in each compartment.
Are Upper Freezer case and Slimline slide case installed correctly?
Install them correctly.
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Refrigerator may not fully cool according to the installation place, the clearance around it and the
surrounding conditions.
Check whether it has been installed correctly.
Refrigerator may not cool fully when the temperature setting is MIN. .
Switch the temperature setting of the compartment where it does not fully cool to MID. or
MAX. .
Does the temperature around the refrigerator become high due to a seasonal factor (ex: using in
summer)?
Switch the temperature setting of the compartment where it does not fully cool to MAX. .
Temperature in the refrigerator rises little by little while its door is open. If opening/closing the
door frequently or leaving the door open for a long time, temperature cannot easily lower.
Reduce the number of times of opening and closing the door or open/close the door quickly.
Please check. This is the cause.
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There is a space
between the
door seal and its
contact surface.
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