Sears 53071 - Manual (Page 14)

Before You Call for Service
Save Hme and money. Check this list of causes of minor operating
problems you can correct yourself
Refrigeralordoes not operate
■ May be in defrost cycle when motor does not operote for about
30 minutes
• Temperature control in OFF position
• If interior light is not on, refrigerator may not be plugged in at
wall outlet
• If plug is secure ond refrigerator foils to operate, plug lamp info
same outlet to determine if there is tripped circuit breaker or
burned out fuse
Motor operates for long periods
• Modern refrigerators with more storage space ond a larger
freezer require more operating time.
• Normal when refrigerator is first delivered to your home- usually
requires 24 hours to completely coo! down
• Large amounts of food placed in refrigerotor to be cooled or
frozen,
• Hot weather—frequent door openings,
• Door left open
• Temperature controls set too cold
• Condenser needs cleaning
• Check ENERGY-SAVING TIPS
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 fon blows cold air through the
refrigerator and freezer compartments-anotherfan cools the
compressor motor
■ These NORMAL sounds will also be heard from time to lime:
• Defrost timer switch clicks at defrost
• Defrost water dripping
• Temperature control clicks ON or OFF
• Refrigerant boiling or gurgling
• Crocking 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
icemoker refills
Motor starts 8t 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 jelly on face of gasket
Vibration or rattling
• if refrigerator vibrates, more than likely iHs not resting solidly on
the floor The front roller screws rreed adjusting, or floor is weok 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
• Worm weather—frequent door Openings
•Door left open for long time
• Packoge may be holding door open
Frost or ice crystals on frozen food
• Door moy have been left ajar or package holding door open
‘Too frequent or loo long door openings,
• Frost within package is normal
Slow ice cube freezing
• Door moy hove been left ajar
• Set temperature of freezer comportment colder.
Ice cubes have odor/taste
• Old cubes need to be discorded 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,
• Cubes too small-water shutoff valve connecting
refrigerator to home water line may be dogged
• Sometimes cubes fuse to the side of the ice mold and hold the
feeler arm irr the STOP {up) position, Remove this ice to restart the
icemaker,
• Piled op cubes in storage bin moy 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 hove pushed the feeler
arm into the STOP (up) position by mistake
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