Kenmore 27 Serie Manual Del Propietário página 16

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Before You Call for Service
Save time and money, Check this list of causes of
minor operating problems you can correct yourself,
No panel touch pad response
. [f interior light is not on, refrigerator may not be
plugged in at wall outlet
• If plug is secure and refrigerator fails to operate,
plug lamp into same outlet to ,determine if there is tripped
circuit breaker or burned-out fuse
Refrigerator
does not operate
. May be in defrost cycle when motor does not operate
for about 30 minutes
• Temperature control in OFF position.
Motor operates
for long periods
• Modern refrigerators with more storage space and
a larger freezer require more operating time
• Normal when refrigerator isfirst delivered to
your home-usually
requires 24 hours to completely
cool down,
• Large amounts of food placed in refrigerator to be
cooled or frozen,
• Hotweather-frequent
door openings,
• Door left open
• Temperature controls _et too cold
• Condenser needs cleaning
Operating
sounds
• The high speed compressor motor required to
maintain near zero temperatures in the large freezer
compartment may produce higher sound levels than
your old refrigerator,
• Normal fan air flow-one
fan blows cold air through
the refrigerator and freezer compartments-another
fan
cools the compressor motor,
• These NORMAL
sounds will also be heard from
time to time:
• Defrost timer switch clicks at defrost,
- Defrost water dripping,
• Temperature control clicks ON or OFF
- Refrigerant boiling or gurgling
• Cracking or popping of cooling coils caused
by expansion and contraction during defrost and
refrigeration following defrost
• Ice cubes dropping into the bin and water running
in pipes as icemaker refills
Motor starts & stops frequently
• Temperature control starts and stops motor to maintain
even temperatures
This is normal
Door not closing properly
• Door gasket on hinge side sticking or folding over,
To correct, put a small amount of petroleum ielly on face
of gasket.
Vibration
or rattling
• if refrigerator vibrates, more than likely it is not resting
solidly on the floor The front roller screws need adjusting,
or floor is weak or uneven Refer to Starting Your
Refrigerator section
• If dishes vibrate on shelves, try moving them, Slight
vibration is normal,
Foods dry out
• Foods not covered, wrapped
or sealed properly.
Fresh food or freezer
compartment
temperature
too warm
. Temperature control not set cold enough,
• Warm weather-frequent
door openings
• Door left open for long time,
• Package may be holding door open,
Frost or ice crystals on frozen
food
• Door may have been left ajar or package holding
door open.
. Too frequent or too long door openings
• Frost within package is normal,
Slow ice cube freezing
• Door may have been left ajar,
• Set temperature of freezer compartment colder,
Ice cubes have odor/taste
• Old cubes need to be discarded,, Empty ice bin
every 30 days
• Ice storage bin needs to be washed
• Unsealed packages in refrigerator and/or
freezer compartments may be transmitting odor/taste
to ice cubes,
• Interior of refrigerator needs cleaning
Automatic
icemaker
does not work
• Icemaker feeler arm in STOP (up) position,
• Water supply turned off or not connected
• Freezer compartment too warm.
• Ctibes too small-water
shutoff valve connecting
refrigerator to home water line may be clogged
• Sometimes cubes fuse to the side of the ice mold and
hold the feeler arm in the STOP (up) position, Remove this
ice to restart the icemaki_r
• Piled up cubes in storage bin may cause icemaker to
shut off prematurely, With icemaker feeler arm in STOP
(up) position, level cubes in bin by hand
- When leveling cubes by hand, you may have pushed
the feeler arm into the STOP (up) position by mistake,
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