Using Your Refrigerator; Setting The Controls; Changing The Control Settings; Power Saver Control - Maytag 913478 Use And Care Manual

Using your refrigerator
FREEZER CONTROL
REFRIGERATOR CONTROL
Setting the controls...
Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the
refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in for the
first time...
1. Set the REFRIGERA-
TOR CONTROL to 3.
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2. Set the FREEZER
CONTROL TO B. \
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Changing the control settings...
If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator or
freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below.
CONDITION: REASON:
Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely
before adding food. (This may take several hours.)
These settings should be about right for normal
household refrigerator usage.
The controls will be set about right when milk or juice
is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.
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Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
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Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
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Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Room temperature too warm
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very cold room temperature
(can't cycle often enough)
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SElTINGS:
Refrigerator
Freezer
Refrigerator
Freezer
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO WARM
If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM
If Refrigerator Section is Controls not set correctly
Refrigerator
2
TOO COLD for your conditions
Freezer
B
If ICE isn't Heavy ice usage
Refrigerator
3
MADE FAST ENOUGH Very cold room temperature
Freezer
C
(can't cycle often enough)
If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM
Door opened often
Refrigerator
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Large amount of food added Freezer
B
Very warm or very cold room temperatures
Power Saver Control...
1. Use the "CONSUMES LESS ENERGY" setting
The Power Saver Control on the Control Console I he Power saver control on the
operates electric heaters around the ( operates electric heaters around the door openings.
These heaters help keep moisture fro These heaters help keep moisture from forming on
the outside of tt '
the outside of the refrigerator.
when humidity is low.
2. Use the "REDUCES EXTERIOR MOISTURE"
setting if moisture forms on the outside of the re-
frigerator. The indicator light will glow when the
switch is in the "REDUCES EXTERIOR MOISTURE"
position.
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