Crosley CBMH1873AW User manual

INSTALLATION & OPERATION MANUAL
REFRIGERATOR
· CBMH1873AW
CBMH1873AB
CBMH1873AS

CONTENTS
1 Safety warnings
2 Proper use of the refrigerator
3 Structure and functions
4 Maintenance and care of the refrigerator
5 Trouble shooting

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Warningrisk of fire / flammable materials:
THIS appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as staff kitchen
areas in shops, offices and other working environments; farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels
and other residential type environments; bed and breakfast type environments; catering and similar non-
retail applications.
THIS appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.)
CHILDREN should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly
qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
DO not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this
appliance.
THE appliance has to be unplugged after use and before carrying out user maintenance on the
appliance.
WARNING: Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure,
clear of obstruction.
WARNING: Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting
process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer.
WARNING: Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
WARNING: Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the
appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
WARNING: Please abandon the refrigerator according to local regulators for it use flammable
blowing gas and refrigerant.
WARNING: When positioning the appliance, ensure the supply cord is not trapped or
damaged.
WARNING: Do not locate multiple portable socket-outlets or portable power supplies at the
rear of the appliance.
DO not use extension cords or ungrounded two prong adapters.
WARNING: Risk of child entrapment. Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer:
-Take off the doors.
-Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside.
THE refrigerator must be disconnected from the source of electrical supply before attempting the
installation of accessory.
1.1 WARNING
1 Safety warnings

Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
The instructions shall include the substance of the following: To avoid contamination of food, please respect the following
instructions
–Opening the door for long periods can cause a significant increase of the temperature in the compartments of the appliance
–Clean regularly surfaces that can come in contact with food and accessible drainage systems
–Clean water tanks if they have not been used for 48 h; flush the water system connected to a water supply if water has not been
drawn for 5 days note ）
–Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that it is not in contact with or drip onto other food
–Two star frozen food ompartments re uitable or toring re rozen ood toring r aking ce ream nd
aking ce ubes note 2）
– - - - . （One ,two and three star compartments are not suitable for the freezing of fresh food note 3）
–, , , ,If the refrigerating appliance is left empty for long periods, switch off defrost clean dry and leave the door open to prevent
mould developing within the appliance.
Note 1,2,3: Please confirm whether it is applicable according to you product compartment type
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REFRIGERANT and cyclopentane foaming material used for the appliance are flammable.
Therefore, when the appliance is scrapped, it shall be kept away from any fire source and be recovered by
a special recovering company with corresponding qualification other than be disposed by combustion,
so as to prevent damage to the environment or any other harm.
THE necessity that, for doors or lids fitted with locks and keys, the keys be kept out of the reach
of children and not in the vicinity of the refrigerating appliance, in order to prevent children from being
locked inside .
WARNING: To avoid a hazard due to instability of the appliance, it must be fixed in accordance
with the instructions.
WARNING: Connect to potable water supply only. (Suitable for ice making machine)
TO Prevent A Child From Being Entrapped, Keep Out Of Reach Of Children And Not In The Vicinity
Of Freezer (Or Refrigerator). (Suitable for products with locks)
For employed with optional ice maker kit
1. Minimum/Maximum inlet water pressure,138/827 kPa (20/120 psig).
2. WARNING: Connect to potable water supply only.

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This manual contains lots of important safety information
which shall be observed by the users.
1 2 Meaning of safety warning symbols
Prohibition symbol
Warning symbol
Note symbol
This is a prohibition symbol.
Any incompliance with instructions marked with
this symbol may result in damage to the product
or endanger the personal safety of the user.
This is a warning symbol.
It is required to operate in strict observance of
instructions marked with this symbol; or otherwise
dmage to the product or personal injury may be caused.
This is a cautioning symbol.
Instructions marked with this symbol require special caution.
Insufficient caution may result in slight or moderate injury,
or damage to the product.
1.3Electricity related warnings
Please turn off the valve of the leaking gas and then open the doors and
windows in case of leakage of gas and other flammable gases.
Do not unplug the refrigerator and other electrical appliances considering
that spark may cause a fire.
Please use a dedicated power socket and the power socket shall not be
shared with other electrical appliances.
The power cord should be firmly contacted with the socket or else fires
might be caused.
Please ensure that the grounding electrode of the power socket is equipped
Do not use electrical appliances on the top of the appliance,unless
they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer.
Do not pull the power cord when pulling the power plug of the refrigerator.
please firmly grasp the plug and pull out it from the socket directly.
To ensure safe use, do not damage the power cord or use the power cord
whenit is damaged or worn.

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1.4 Warnings for using
1.5 Warnings for placement
Do not arbitrarily disassemble or reconstruct the refrigerator,
nor damage the refrigerant circuit; maintenance of the appliance
must be conducted by a specialist
Damaged power cord must be replaced by the manufacturer, its
maintenance department or related professionals in order to avoid
danger.
The gaps between refrigerator doors and between doors and refrigerator
body are small, be noted not to put your hand in these areas to prevent from
squeezing the finger. Please be gentle when close the refrigerator door to
avoid falling articles.
Do not pick foods or containers with wet hands in the freezing chamber when the
refrigerator is running, especially metal containers in order to avoid frostbite.
Do not allow any child to get into or climb the refrigerator; otherwise
suffocation or falling injury of the child may be caused.
Do not put flammable, explosive, volatile and highly corrosive items
in the refrigerator to prevent damages to the product or fire accidents.
Do not place flammable items near the refrigerator to avoid fires.
The refrigerator is intended for household use, such as storage of foods;
it shall not be used for other purposes, such as storage of blood,
drugs or biological products, etc.
Do not place heavy objects on the top of the refrigerator considering
that objectives may fall when close or open the door, and accidental
injuries might be caused.

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Do not store beer, beverage or other fluid contained in bottles or
enclosed containers in the freezing chamber of the refrigerator; or
otherwise the bottles or enclosed containers may crack due to
freezing to cause damages.
1)Refrigerating appliances might not operate consistently (possibility of defrosting of contents or
temperature becoming too warm in the frozen food compartment) when sited for an extended
period of time below the cold end of the range of temperatures for which the refrigerating appliance
is designed.
2)The fact that effervescent drinks should not be stored in food freezer compartments or cabinets or
in low-temperature compartments or cabinets, and that some products such as water ices should not
be consumed too cold;
3)The need to not exceed the storage time(s) recommended by the food manufacturers for any kind
of food and particularly for commercially quick-frozen food in food-freezer and frozen-food storage
compartments or cabinets;
4)The precautions necessary to prevent an undue rise in the temperature of the frozen food while
defrosting the refrigerating appliance, such as wrapping the frozen food in several layers of
newspaper.
5)The fact that a rise in temperature of the frozen food during manual defrosting, maintenance or
cleaning could shorten the storage life.
1.6 Warning for energy
Warning for energy
1.7 Warnings for disposal
Refrigerant and cyclopentane foaming material used for the refrigerator are flammable.
Therefore, when the refrigerator is scrapped, it shall be kept away from any fire source and be
recovered by a special recovering company with corresponding qualification other than be
disposed by combustion, so as to prevent damage to the environment or any other harm.
When the refrigerator is scrapped, disassemble the doors, and remove gasket of door and
shelves; put the doors and shelves in a proper place, so as to prevent trapping of any child.
Correct Disposal of this product：
This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with other household
wastes throughout the EU. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human
health from uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle it responsibly to promote the
sustainable reuse of material resources. To return your used device, please use the
return and collection systems or contact the retailer where the product was purchased.
They can take this product for environmental safe recycling.

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Before use, remove all packing materials, including bottom cushions,
foam pads and tapes inside of the refrigerator;
tear off the protective film on the doors and the refrigerator body.
Keep away from heat and avoid direct sunlight. Do not
place the freezer in moist or watery places to prevent rust
or reduction of insulating effect.
The refrigerator is placed in a well-ventilated indoor place;
the ground shall be flat, and sturdy (rotate left or right to
adjust the wheel for leveling if unstable).
Do not spray or wash the refrigerator; do not put the refrigerator in
moist places easy to be splashed with water so as not to affect the
electrical insulation properties of the refrigerator.
Spare enough space for convenient opening of the doors and drawers.
The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will depend on
the physical product or statement by the distributor.
2.1 Placement
2 Proper use of the refrigerator
The spa ce ab ov e th e refrigera tor s ha ll be gre ater than 12", and the
distance fr om the refrigerator and adjacent walls should be at least 4"
on each side to facilitate heat dissipation. The back should be place at
least 3" from any wall. Failure to do so will cause the refrigerator to
function poorly or not at all and could void the warranty.
This refrigerator needs to be installed independently and cannot be used
as a built-in. Otherwise, it will cause problems such as failure to install into
the cabinet, the performance and life of the product are reduced. And the
manufacturer does not provide basic product warranty.
4"
12"
4"
30"
50"
28"
53"

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1）Unplug your refrigerator and remove all food from the door shelves.
Fix the door by tape.
3)Lift the refrigerator door up and away from your refrigerator.
Remove all food from the inner door liner.
2）Remove the left cover plate and the right top hinge cover, then unscrew screws and remove the
right top hinge. Keep the screws to reuse.
4)Dismantle the sleeves from the top right of doors and hole cap from top left of doors,and assemble
them on the other side.
5)Remove the refrigerator door stopper and self-locking block on the right,take out the left self-locking block
and stopper from the accessory bag in the refrigerator and installed on the left of door.
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In the order shown above,the center hinge shaft is changed.
6)Remove the center hinge,removethe center hinge shaft with a slotted screwdriver, install hinge shaft on
opposite side of the hinge andinstall the hinge tothe left of the box.
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Any replacement or maintenance of the LED lamps is intended
to be made by the manufacturer,its service agent or similar
qualified person.
2.4 Changing the Light
2.5 Starting After transportation, please let the product stay for more than 2 hours before
turning on the power, otherwise it will lead to a decrease in cooling capacity
or a damage to the product.
Before putting any fresh or frozen foods, the refrigerator shall have run for 2-3
hours, or for above 4 hours in summer when the ambient temperature is high.
Please pull out the plug in case of power failure or cleaning. Do not connect
the freezer to power supply within five minutes to prevent damages to the
compressor due to successive starts.
Organize and label food to reduce door openings and extended searches. Remove as many items
as needed at one time, and close the door as soon as possible.
Appliance storage bin should not be lined with aluminum foil, wax paper, or paper toweling.
Liners interfere with cold air circulation, making the appliance less efficient.
Be sure to wrap foods properly, and wipe containers dry before placing them in the appliance.
This cuts down on frost build-up inside the appliance.
Let hot foods cool to room temperature before placing in the appliance. Overloading the appliance
forces the compressor to run longer. Foods that freeze too slowly may lose quality, or spoil.
The appliance should be located in the coolest area of the room, away from heat producing
appliances or heating ducts, and out of the direct sunlight.
2.6 Energy saving tips
7)Put down the refrigerate door on the middle hinge vertically, then take out the top hinge and cover of other
side from accessory bag, assemble top hinge , hinge cover and hole cover.
(The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will depend on
the physical product or statement by the distributor.)
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3 Structure and functions
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4 Maintenance and care of the refrigerator
4.1 Overall cleaning
Please unplug the refrigerator for defrost and cleaning.
Dusts behind the refrigerator and on the ground shall be timely cleaned to improve the cooling effect and
energy saving.
Check the door gasket regularly to make sure there are no debris. Clean the door gasket with a soft cloth
dampened with soapy water or diluted detergent.
The interior of the refrigerator should be cleaned regularly to avoid odor.
Please turn off the power before cleaning interior, remove all foods, drinks ,shelves, drawers, etc.
Use a soft cloth or sponge to clean the inside of the refrigerator, with two tablespoons of baking soda and
a quart of warm water. Then rinse with water and wipe clean. After cleaning, open the door and let it dry
naturally before turning on the power.
For areas that are difficult to clean in the refrigerator (such as narrow sandwiches, gaps or corners), it is
recommended to wipe them regularly with a soft rag, soft brush, etc. and when necessary, combined with
some auxiliary tools (such as thin sticks) to ensure no contaminants or bacterials accumulation in these
areas.
Do not use soap, detergent, scrub powder, spray cleaner, etc., as these may cause odors in the interior of
the refrigerator or contaminated food.
Clean the bottle frame, shelves and drawers with a soft cloth dampened
with soapy water or diluted detergent. Dry with a soft cloth or dry naturally.
Wipe the outer surface of the refrigerator with a soft cloth dampened
with soapy water, detergent,etc., and then wipe dry.
Do not use hard brushes, clean steel balls, wire brushes, abrasives
(such as toothpastes), organic solvents (such as alcohol, acetone,
banana oil, etc.), boiling water, acid or alkaline items, which may
damage the fridge surface and interior. Boiling water and organic
solvents such as benzene may deform or damage plastic parts.
Do not rinse directly with water or other liquids during cleaning to
avoid short circuits or affect electrical insulation after immersion.
detergent
(The picture above is only for reference. The actual configuration will depend on
the physical product or statement by the distributor.)
4.2 Cleaning of door tray
According to the direction arrow in the figure below, use both hands to squeeze the tray,
and push it upward, then you can take it out.
After washing the tray having been taken out, you can adjust its installing height
in accordance with your requirement.
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4.3 Glass shelf cleaning
4.4 Box gall bottom roller groove cleaning
Since the shelf and the box gall have the innermost stop, first lift the shelf up, and then pull out outward
can be removed, as needed to adjust or clean,
1.First pull out the fruit and vegetable box, because the fruit and vegetable box has a stop, it needs
to lift be lifted upward before the fruit and vegetable box can be removed.
2.The roller seat is stuck in the box tank groove, press the arrow in the direction of the image, remove
the roller seat, clean the box tank groove as needed.
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4.5 Defrosting
4.6 Out of operation
The refrigerator is made based on the air-cooling principle and thus has automatic defrosting function.
Frost formed due to change of season or temperature may also be manually removed by
disconnection of the appliance from power supply or by wiping with a dry towel.
Power failure: In case of power failure, even if it is in summer, foods inside the appliance can be kept for
several hours; during the power failure, the times of door opening shall be reduced, and no more fresh
food shall be put into the appliance.
Long-time nonuse: The appliance shall be unplugged and then cleaned; then the doors are left open
to prevent odor.
Moving: Before the refrigerator is moved, take all objects inside out, fix the glass partitions, vegetable holder,
freezing chamber drawers and etc. with tape, and tighten the levelling feet; close the doors and seal them
with tape. During moving, the appliance shall not be laid upside down or horizontally, or be vibrated;
the inclination during movement shall be no more than 45°.
The appliance shall run continuously once it is started. Generally, the operation of the appliance
shall not be interrupted; otherwise the service life may be impaired
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5Trouble shooting
You may try to solve the following simple problems by yourself. If them cannot be solved, please
contact the after-sales department.
Water pan overflows
The doors are not closed properly, resulting in frosting due to entry of air
and increased water due to defrosting.
There is too much food in the chamber or food stored contains too much
water,resulting in heavy defrosting.
Failed operation
Check whether the appliance is connected to power or whether the plug
is in well contact .
Check whether the voltage is too low.
Check whether there is a power failure or partial circuits have tripped.
Door seal fails to
be tight
Remove foreign matters on the door seal.
Heat the door seal and then cool it for restoration (or blow it with an electrical
drier or use a hot towel for heating).
Hot housing
Abnormal noise
Long operation of the refrigerator is normal in summer when the ambient
temperature is high.
It is not recommended having too much food in the appliance at the same time.
Food shall get cool before being put into the appliance.
The doors are opened too frequently.
Long-time operation
of the compressor
The door is stuck by food packages.
The refrigerator is tilted.
Doors cannot be
properly closed
Surface condensation
Condensation on the exterior surface and door seals of the refrigerator is
normal when the ambient humidity is too high. Just wipe the condensate
with a clean towel.
Buzz: The compressor may produce buzzes during operation, and the buzzes
are loud particularly upon start or stop. This is normal.
Creak: Refrigerant flowing inside of the appliance may produce creak, which
is normal.
Heat dissipation of the built-in condenser via the housing, which is normal.
When housing becomes hot due to high ambient temperature and storage
of too much food,it is recommended to provide sound ventilation to facilitate
heat dissipation.
Odor
Odorous foods shall be tightly wrapped.
Check whether there is any rotten food.
Clean the inside of the refrigerator.
Check whether the refrigerator is connected to power supply and whether
the illuminating light is damaged.
Light fails to get lit
Loud noise Check whether the floor is level and whether the refrigerator is placed stably.
Check whether accessories are placed at proper locations.

Fairfield, NJ 07004
Crosley
99 Bruce Crescent
Carleton Place ON K7C3T3,
Canada
Your Refrigerator is protected by this warranty
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This warranty only applies in the 50 States of the U.S.A., in Puerto Rico, and in Canada. Product features or specifications as
described or illustrated are subject to change without notice. All warranties are made by The Crosley Group, Inc. In Canada, your
appliance is warranted by Crosley Canada.
12/2022