Automatic icemaker does not work, Before you call for service – Sears KENMORE 61968 User Manual
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Before You Call for Service
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Foods dry out
• Foods not covered, wrapped or sealed properly
Fresh food or freezer compartment temperature
too warm
• Temperature control not set cold enough . Refer to
page 4.
• Worm weather—frequent door openings,
• Door left open for long time.
• Package may be holding door open or blocking air
duct in freezer compartment
Frost or ice crystals on frozen food
• Door may hove 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.
• Turn 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. Refer to
page 11,
Automatic icemaker does not work
• Icemaker feeler arm in OFF (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 clogged.
• Sometimes cubes fuse to the side of the ice mold and
hold the feeler arm in the OFF (up) position Remove this
ice to restart the icemaker.
• Piled up cubes in storage bin moy cause icemaker to
shut off prematurely With icemaker feeler arm in OFF
(up) position, level cubes in bin by hand.
• When reaching for cubes by hand, you may have
pushed the feeler arm info the OFF (up) position by
mistake,
Moisture forms on outside of refrigerator
• Not unusual during periods of high humidity
• Move Power Miser Switch to the right (see page 4).
Moisture collects inside
• Too frequent or too long door openings,
• In humid weather, air corries moisture into refrigerator
when doors are opened,
Refrigerator has odor
• Food with strong odors should be tightly covered
• Check for spoiled food,
• Interior needs cleaning. Refer to page 1 1
• Keep open box of baking soda in refrigerator;
replace every three months,
Interior light does not work
• No power at outlet
•Light bulb needs replacing. Seepage 13.
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