Normal Sounds; Refrigerator Use; Ensuring Proper Air Circulation; Using The Controls - Kenmore 106.5029 series Use & Care Manual

Normal Sounds

Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one didn't
make. Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned
about them. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces,
such as the floor, walls, and cabinets, can make the sounds seem
louder. The following describes the kinds of sounds and what may
be making them.
If your refrigerator is equipped with an ice maker, you will hear
a buzzing sound when the water valve opens to fill the ice
maker for each cycle.
Your refrigerator is designed to run more efficiently to keep
your food items at the desired temperatures and to minimize
energy usage. The high efficiency compressor and fans may
cause your refrigerator to run longer than your old one. You
may also hear a pulsating or high-pitched sound from the
compressor or fans adjusting to optimize performance.
You may hear the evaporator fan motor circulating air through
the refrigerator and freezer compartments. The fan speed may
increase as you open the doors or add warm food.
Rattling noises may come from the flow of refrigerant, the
water line, or items stored on top of the refrigerator.
Water dripping on the defrost heater during a defrost cycle
may cause a sizzling sound.
As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to the
refrigerant flowing in your refrigerator.
Contraction and expansion of the inside walls may cause a
popping noise.
You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the
condenser fan.
You may hear water running into the drain pan during the
defrost cycle.

REFRIGERATOR USE

Ensuring Proper Air Circulation

In order to ensure proper temperatures, you need to permit air to
flow between the two sections. Cold air enters the bottom of the
freezer section and moves up. It then enters the refrigerator section
through the top vent. Air then returns to the freezer as shown.
Do not block any airflow vents. If the vents are blocked, airflow will
be obstructed and temperature and moisture problems may occur.
IMPORTANT: Because air circulates between both sections, any
odors formed in one section will transfer to the other. You must
thoroughly clean both sections to eliminate odors. To avoid odor
transfer and drying out of food, wrap or cover foods tightly.

Using the Controls

For your convenience, your refrigerator controls are preset at the
factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make sure that the
controls are still preset. The Refrigerator Control and the Freezer
Control should both be set to the "mid-settings."
Freezer
cold
1 2 3 4 colder
IMPORTANT:
Your product will not cool when the REFRIGERATOR Control is
set to OFF.
The Refrigerator Control adjusts the refrigerator compartment
temperature. The Freezer Control adjusts the freezer
compartment temperature.
Settings to the left of the mid-setting make the temperature less
cold. Settings to the right of the mid-setting make the
temperature colder.
Wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator. If you
add food before the refrigerator has cooled completely, your
food may spoil.
NOTE: Adjusting the Refrigerator and Freezer Controls to a higher
(colder) than recommended setting will not cool the compartments
any faster.
Adjusting Controls
NOTE: Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before
adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the
refrigerator. The settings indicated in the previous section should be
correct for normal household refrigerator usage. The controls are
set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice
cream is firm.
Slide the control one setting to the right to make the
compartment colder.
Slide the control one setting to the left to make it less cold.
If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, use
the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. Wait at least
24 hours between adjustments.
CONDITION/REASON:
REFRIGERATOR too warm
FREEZER too warm/
too little ice
REFRIGERATOR too cold
FREEZER too cold
Refrigerator
off 1 2 3 4
colder
ADJUSTMENT:
REFRIGERATOR Control one
setting higher
FREEZER Control
one setting higher
REFRIGERATOR Control one
setting lower
FREEZER Control
one setting lower
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