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TROUBLESHOOTING
GUIDE
PROBLEM
BEVERAGE CENTER OPERATION
Beverage center does not
run.
Beverage center runs too
m uch or too long.
Interior beverage center
tem perature is too cold.
Interior beverage center
tem perature is too warm.
Beverage center external
surface temperature is
warm .
SOUND AND NOISE
Louder sound levels
whenever beverage center
is on.
Longer sound levels when
com pressor com es on.
Fan runs when room
tem perature is below 45° F
Popping or cracking sound
when com pressor comes
on.
Bubbling or gurgling sound
like water boiling.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
This list includes common occurrences that are not the result of defective workm anship or
m aterials in this appliance.
CAUSE
• Beverage center is plugged into a circuit
that has a ground fault interrupt.
• Tem perature control is in the "O" position.
• Beverage center m ay not be plugged in,
or plug m ay be loose.
• House fuse is blown or circuit breaker
tripped.
• Power outage.
• Room or outside weather is hot.
• Beverage center has recently been
disconnected for a period of tim e.
• Doors are opened too frequently or too
long.
• Beverage center door m ay be slightly
open.
• Tem perature control is set too low.
• Beverage center gasket is dirty, worn,
cracked, or poorly fitted.
• Tem perature control is set too low.
• Tem perature control is set too warm .
• Door is kept open too long or is opened
too frequently.
• Door m ay not be seating properly.
• Beverage center has recently been
disconnected for a period of tim e.
• The external walls can be as much as 30°
F warm er than room tem perature.
• Modern beverage centers have increased
storage capacity and more stable
tem peratures. They require a high
efficiency compressor.
• Beverage center operates at high
pressures during the start of the "ON"
cycle.
• Exterior therm ostat has activated the
heater and fan.
• Metal parts undergo expansion and
contraction, as in hot water pipes.
• Refrigerant (used to cool beverage
center) is circulating throughout the
system .
• Use another circuit. If you are unsure about the
outlet, have it checked by a certified technician.
• See SETTING THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL
section.
• Ensure plug is tightly pushed into outlet.
• Check/replace fuse with a 15 am p tim e-delay fuse.
Reset circuit breaker.
• Check house lights. Call local electric com pany.
• It's norm al for the beverage center to work harder
under these conditions.
• It takes 4 hours for the beverage center to cool
down com pletely.
• W arm air entering the beverage center causes it
to run m ore. Open door less often.
• See "DOOR PROBLEMS" section.
• Adjust tem perature control to a warm er setting.
Allow several hours for tem perature to stabilize.
• Clean or change gasket. Leaks in the gasket will
cause beverage center to run longer in order to
m aintain desired tem perature.
• Adjust tem perature control to a warm er setting.
Allow several hours for tem perature to stabilize.
• Adjust tem perature control to a colder setting.
Allow several hours for the tem perature to
stabilize.
• W arm air enters the beverage center every tim e
the door is opened. Open the door less often.
• See "DOOR PROBLEMS" section.
• It takes 4 hours for the beverage center to cool
down com pletely.
• This is norm al while the compressor works to
transfer heat from inside the beverage center.
• This is norm al. W hen the surrounding noise level
is low, you m ight hear the compressor running
while it cools the interior.
• This is norm al. Sound will level off or disappear as
the beverage center continues to run.
• This is norm al.
• This is norm al. Sound will level off or disappear as
beverage center continues to run.
• This is norm al.
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CORRECTION
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