Hotpoint CSX27CL Installation instructions

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ApplianceRegistration 2RepairService 23
BaseGrille 4SafetyInstructions 3
CareandCleaning 18,19 Shelves 15
Condenser 18 SolidStateMonitor 6-9
CountermakerCompartment 10 DoorAlarm 7
DiagnosticCodes 6-9 StatusCheck—Reset 7
DrawerandCoverRemoval 17 WarmTemperature 7
EnergySaverSystem 5TemperatureControls 5
Energy-SavingTips 2Vacation&MovingTips 19
FoodStorageSuggestions 14 Warranty BackCover
StorageDrawers 16,17 WaterFilterAccessory 13
StorageTimes M
IceDispenser 11-1:
Icemaker 11-13
hxXaHation 3,4
AdapterPlug 4
AdjustableRollers 4
Clearances 4
ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord 4
Grounding 3
Location 4
WaterSupplytoIcemaker 4
LightBulbReplacement 19
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
ProblemSolver 20-22
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It iSintended (
myournewrefrigerator
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
Warphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppiiancePark
LouisviHe,KY40225
fdmmthemodeland
serial
l~u’ilseethemonalabelatthe
bottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.
Beforesendinginthiscard,please
writethesenumbershere:
MN
SN
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.
Ifyoureceivedadamaged
refrigerator,immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.
Stimeandmoney.
More yourequestservice,check
theProblemSolveronpages20
through22. Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
@Locationofyourrefrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnext
toyourrange,aheatingventorwhere
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.
@Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.
oC!lose the doorsassoonas
possible,particularlyinhot,
humidweather.
@Besurethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouseor
retiringforthenight,checktobe
surethedoorshaven’tbeenlell
openaccidentally.
@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.
*Wipemoisturefrombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.
@Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce
moistfirebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.
@Ifyouturnthecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,besuretoturnthem
backtoregularsettings.
~Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigerator.
overcrowdingcanrequireextra
e~ectricalenergytokeepeverything
cool.
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particularlyfruits,Vqyxakiesand
prepared foods,Theeatingquality
ofred.meatsisaffectedlessthan
thatofmanybtherfoockiUse
n$mzenfoodiassatihaspossible
tosaveasmuchofthe;rreating
qualityasyoucari’ -
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@Unplugyourrefrigerator.
itover,causingseverepersonal !
A. Beforemakinganyrepairs. =:- :z–
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thafanysqvicingbepqrfqrmed ,=---
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W@k!hhavehwed completely
ThewnitcdStatesDepartmentof
Agriculturein HomeandGarden
IMetin No.69says: .13efbrereplaci]lgat)uHMX+OtM =-
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“,..Youmaysafelyrefreezefrozen
foodsthathavethawediftheystill
containicecrystals.oriftheyare -
stillcold—be~ow40”F.
ligh~bulb,tie refrigeratorshould
beunph.qggedin~rdertoavoid =.:
contactwithalive wirefilament. ~M•-_;~=—-–
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positiondoesnotremovepower ‘Zg-. .
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“...Thawedgro~ndmeats,poult~y,
or fishthathavemy off-odoror ‘
off-colorshouldnotber~frozen
andshouldnotbeeaten.Thawed
ice,crearnshouldbediscarded.If
theodoror colorofanyfoodis @~~&OpmllteymwJre.ftigk&tor’S
Poororquestionablejgetrid ofit.= inthe preseneeofexpibsivefumese.=-- “-:-
‘1’hefoodmaybedangeroustoeat.
“Evenpartialthawingandrefreezing -‘“m-
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,
Whereastandardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
walloutlet.
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Bofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstuseofanadapter
plug.However,ifyoustillelecttouse
anadapter,wherelocalcodespermit,
aTEMPORARYCONNECTIONl
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwalloutletbyu5eofa
ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)available
atmostlocalhardwarestores.
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Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe
walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.
CAUTION:Attachinganadapter
groundterminalto walloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundappliance
unlesscoverscrewis metal,and
notinsulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.
Youshouldhavecircuitcheckedby
aqualifiedelectriciantomakesure
theoutletisproperlygrounded.
When disconnectingthepower
cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold
theadapterwithonehand,Hthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.
ShouIdtheadapterground
terminallbmak9M?FWYFUSEthe
applianceuntilaproperground
hasagainbeenestablished.
useWik’tensitm!conk
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
tindercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useof’anextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelectto useanextension
cord, it isabsolutelynecessarythat
itbeaUL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and
120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.
Tkrefrigeratorshoukl always
be pluggedintoitsown
individ~alelectricaloutIet—
(115volt,60 Hertz,or 100volt,50
Hertz,singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea
firehazardfromoverheatingwires.
RefrigeratorLocation
Do notinstalirefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewillgobelow60°F.
becauseitwillnotrunofienenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.
Doinstallitonafloorstrong
enoughtosupportafuUyloaded
refrigerator.
AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips.
Clearances
Allowthefallowingclearances
foreaseofinstallation,proper
aircirculationandplumbingand
electricalconnections:
Sides. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . %“
Top ... <... .. . ... 00.....,. O“
Back.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1“
Allowfollowingdoorclearances:
CountermakerSide, . . . . . . . . 3gIl
FreezerSide ., . . . . . ., . . . . . ~~~f
WaterSupplytoIcemdw
Youwillneedto connectyour
icemakertoacoldwaterline.A
watersupplykitcontainingcopper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsisavailableatextracost
fromyourdealer,‘Mereshouldbe
sufficienttubingfortheicemaker
fromthecoldwatersupplytoallow
movingtherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfeet(approximately3
coilsof 1/4”coppertubingthat
metisuresat least10”indiameter).
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Adjustableiro~lers,whichenable
youtomoveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille.
Theserollersshouldbesetsothat
therefrigeratorisfirmlypositioned
onthefloorandthefrontisraised
justenoughthatthedoorsclose
easilywhenopenedabouthalfway.
Speciallydesigneddoorhingeslift
bothdoorsslightlywhenopened.
Theforceofgravitythenhelps
closethedoorautomatically.
Toadjustrollers,removethebase
grilleby graspingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.
‘IMnrolleradjustingscrews
clockwisetoraiserefrigerator,
counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead
b;lt) orpliers.
Whenadjustingtint rollersfbrproper
doorclosure,werecommendthatthe
bottomfrontedgeof thecabinetbe
approximately374”fromthefloor.
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Torepkx basegrille,alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
cabinetand-pushforwarduntiithe —
grillesnapsintoplace,
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Youwon’tfindan “energysaver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.
Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s
condenserisautomaticallycirculated
aroundthefrontedgeofthefreezer
compartmenttohelpkeepmoisture
fromformingontheoutsideofthe
refrigeratorduringhumidweather.
Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
needsnone.That’swhythereisno
“energysaver”switch..there’sno
needforit.
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1TEMPERATURECONTROLS
NoDefrosting
Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols Usethe icecrearmtest forthe
thatletyouregulatethetemperature freezercompartment.Placea
inthefreshfoodandfreezer containeroficecreaminthecenter
compartments. ofthefreezercompartment.Check
It isnotnecessarytodefrostthe
freeixxorfreshfbodcompartments.
Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.
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INITIALLY,settheFRESH
FOODcontrolat5andthe
FREEZERcontrolat C.
itafteraday.If it’stoohardor too
soft,adjustthetemperaturccontrols.
Alwaysallow24hoursforthe —
—refrigeratorto reachthe
‘ixcolderor warmertemperatures,
adiustthedesiredcompartment temperatureyohset.
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househokithermostat
lt9elow60°F.atnight
IMPORTANT
\%’heninitiallysettingthecontrols,
orwhenadjustingthem, allow24
hoursforthetemperaturesto
stabiijze,or evenout. Dothisbefore
fiHingtherefrigeratorwithlarge
amountsoffreshor frozenfoods.
. . . wanttoturnthele~tered
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D~’Coolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethecompressorto
operatelessfrequently,thus
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Note:
Turning thefreshfood allowingthefreezercompartment
controlto ‘gOFF”stopscoolingin warmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
BfYITlcompartmen@-fre~hfood frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
ANDfreezer-but doesnotshut letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
off.mwerto therefrigerator. fortheentirewinteror forwhatever
periodoftimeyouareturningdown
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Howto‘I&itTemperatures ~ourthermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis
turneddownforanextendedperiod.
Utmilktestforthe fresh
foodcompartment.Placea
containercd?rnilkon thetopshelfin
Ihefreshfoodcompartment.Check
itadaylater4If’themilk istoo
—warmor toocold,adjustthe
-G;;Ea.tM-ccontrols.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoodcompartment.
However,iffreezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,asfrom“5” to ‘*4V
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thermostatdown,turntemperature
sxmtrdsbackto theirregular
settings.
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~Redsignallightflashestot~ll
youwheneitherdoorisopen.
@G rsignallightteilsyouthat
theDoorAlarmbeeperhasbeen
setto soundaftereitherdoorhas
beenopen30seconds.
~Redsignallighttel~syou ~hen
freezerfoodkeepingtemperatureis
abovenormal.
~Green lightedvvordNORMAL
indicatesthatnofailurehasbeen
detectedbythediagnosticsystem.
~Flashingdiagnosti~ ~odesinthe
displaywarnyouwhen:
frozenfoodsshouldbe
checked.
powerhasbeeninterrupted.
icernakermaynotbeoperating
properly.
defrostsystemhasfailed.
freezerccmtrolmayneedtobe
setforacoldertemperature.
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Whatthesecodesmean—and
whattodowhentheyappear—is
summarizedontheinsideofthe
freezercompartmentdoorand
explainedmorethoroughlyon
thefollowingpages.
@SMI’USCH13CKpadput~a
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnosis
offivecodedfunctionsatyour
fingertipandalsoallowsyouto
erasecodesfromdisplay.
~EilectroniccOntrOlallowsyOu
toturnnightlightinwater-and-ice
serviceonandoff.
~13iectroniccontr01 al10wsyout0
selecticecubesor crushedice,and
greensignallightconfirmsyour
choice.
Whenyourrefrigerator
isfirstpluggedin.●.
Allpanellightscomeonforfive
seconds,abeepsounds,andlights @
gooffexceptasfollows:
@PFflashes inthedisplay.Touch
STATUSCHECK-RESETpadto “
eraseit.
)~GreenwordNORMALglows.
~RedWARMTEMPERATURE
lightglowsiffreezercompartment
temperatureishigherthannormal.
Itgoesoffwhenproperfoodkeeping
temperatureisreached.
@Dooralarmbeeperisactivated
andgreenlightonDOORALARM
padglows.
oCRUSH.EDiceselectionlight
glows*
9-RedDOOROPENlightflashesif
eitherdoorisopen,goesoutwhen
doorsareshut.
oNightlightinwater-and-ice
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Mmdon’thavetosetthevisual
alarm.Aslongaseitherdooris
open,theredDOOROPENsignal
lightflashes.
Hthe greensignallightonthe
DOORALARMpadisglowing,
thebeeperalarmisset. If it’snot,
touchthepadtoturniton.
WhytheRedWarm
TemperatureLightG1OWS.
Atfirst, it’sprobablybecauseyour
newlyinstalledrefrigeratorhasn’t
completelycooleddownyet.Wait
afewhm.mforittocool,andthen
thelightwillgoout.
Fromthencm,theredlightwill
glowwhenevertemperaturesinside
gettoohighforproperfoodstorage.
Ifthishappens,openthedoors
onlywhenabsolutelynecessary,
andclosethemasquicklyas
possible.
Assoonas insidetemperatures
returntonormal,thelightgoesout.
Heitherdoorisopenformorethan
30seconds,arecurringbeepsounds.
ThelightgoesOUIandthe beeping
stopswhenyouclosethedoor.
There aretimeswhez2you’llwant
theDoorAlarmbeeperturned
off. Whenyou’rerearrangingalot
offood,forexample.Justtouchthe
pad.Thegreenlightwillgoout
andthebeepingwillstop.
DeactivatingtheDoorAlarm
beeperdoesnotturntheredDOOR
OPENlightoff–it keepsflashing
untilthedoorisclosed.
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Howthe state
system work.
ThewordNORMALisIightbd
ingreenexceptwhenafailurehas
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CHECK-RESETpadandgeta =-
reviewoftheelectronicdiagnostic =-
codesinorderoftheirpriority. “m!
2. YoucantouchtheSTATUS ~-
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CHECK-RESETpadtoerasethree —
flashingcodesimmediately.‘IWO ~-
codes(DEandFF)cannotbeerased ~=
untiltheconditionthatcausedthem
toflashhasbeencorrected(see
page8).
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The SolidStateMonitorSystem
alertsyouwhensomethingstartsto
gowrong.
Ma diqiymsticCAMk?appears
thedisplay,somethingneeds
specialattention.Togetyour
attention,tl-kdisplaycodeflashes
untilyoueraseit. Thefirst6
flashesareaccompaniedbybeeps.
Ifinore thanonecodedfunction
requiresattentionatthesame
time,theonewiththehighest
prioritywillbedisplayedfirst.
PressingtheSTATUSCHECK-
RESETpadwillevaluateallother
codedfunctions.If theNORMAL
displayislitduringthedisplaying
ofa code,thatfunctionisoperating
properly.
PressingtheSTATUSCHECK-
RESETpadwillerasethreecodes
immediately-~~ CZandCC
TheDEand FFcodescm onlybe
erasedbytouchingtheSTATUS
CHECK-RESETpada~ierthe
conditionthatcausedthecodeto
flashhasbeencorrected.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checkyourfrozenfood.Hasany
of’itstartedtothaw?Apackage
maybeholdingthefreezer
compartmentdooropen.Don’t
openthedoormoreoftenthan
absolutelynecessarywhilethis
codeisdisplayed.Touchingthe
STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
afterthe freezercompartment
temperaturehasreturnedto
norrmdwillerasethecode,
Thisflashingcodetellsyouthe
powertotherefrigeratorhas
beeninterruptedformorethan2
seconds.Checktheconditionof
foodinboththefreshfoodand
freezercompartments.Touch
STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.
Thereisnofaultwiththe
refrigeratorwhenPFcode
flashes.
Thisflashingcodetellsyouto
checktheautomaticicemaker.
Iceclumpsinthestoragebinmay
havestalledtheicemaker.Follow
correctivemeasuresdescribedon
page13.If watersupplytothe ~~•
icemakerisnotconnectedor not
turnedon, makesuremanual
icemakerswitchisintheOFF
position(seepage11),Codestops
flashingwhenproblemiscorrected
or STATUSCHECK-RESE”I’pad
istouched,
Thisflashingcodetellsyou
something’swrongwiththedefrost
system—keepdoo~”sc~osedto
retaincoldandcallforservice.~
Codeflashesuntilproblemis
corrected.
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checktemperaturecontrolsand
adjustthemif.necessary.(See
directionsonpage5.)Touch
STATUSCHECK-RESETpad
toerasecode.Ifcodereappears
after4hours,callforservice.
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This refrigeratorfeatures an
AutomaticIcemaker,anIce&
W%(?I’INspenserandaspecial
CWmtermaker
Cmpm’tmfmt
withits
owndoor thatbecomes
acounterwhenyouopenit.
hmm.ker
~Itreplacestheiceyouuse...
automatically.
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eItdispensesicecubes,crushed
iceandchilledwaterthroughthe
freezercompartmentdoor.
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Compartment
*~tmakes
fiequentiyuseditems
storedonthefreshfooddoor
readilyaccessiblethroughthe
CountermakerCompartmentdoor
withouthavingtoopenthemain
refrigeratordoor.
sItprovidesanextracounter-high
worksurfacewithitsownlight
rightattherefrigeratorwhenthe
CountermakerCompartmentdoor
isopen.Toopen,lift compartment
doorhandleandpulldown.Close
doorafleruse.
Althoughdurable,stain-and
scra~ch-resistant,theworksu~ace
onthe Countermakerdoorshould
notbeusedasacuftingboard.
Sharputensilscandamageit.
Coldair enteringfromthefreezer
cornpartrrientkeepsthetemperature
intheCm.mtermakerCompartment
azproperfood-keepingkwels,
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TheC’ountermakerCgmpmtrmmt
isalsoaccessiblethroughalift-up
dooron theinsideofthefreshfood
compartmentdoor.
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ToremovetheC!ountermaker
Compartmentdoorbin, openthe
outerdoortofreetheliponthebin
fromthe-overlappingd~or.
Thenraisetheinnerdoorandlifi
thebinstraightupuntilhookson
bincomeoutoftracksondoor.
CoutitermakwCompartmentdoor
binmusthreplacedinitsoriginal
positk??t.

[email protected]chilledw’alerandice
cubesd-roughthefreezer
compartmentdoor.Here’show
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$Youricemakerwill eight
cubespercycle-approximately
120cubesina24-hourperiod—
dependingonfreez~rcompartment
temperature,roomtemperature,
~umberofdooropeningsaridother
useconditions,
@dispensingofice’is,
normal. If iceflowinterruptionis
,morethanbrief,iceclump(s)may
bethecauseandshouldberemoved
followinginstructionsbelowand
onpage13. I,
@Avoidoverfillingglasseswith. ‘
iceand using nafrow or extr’a”t$d]’
glasses.Thiscanjam thechuteor
causethedoorinthechutetofreeze
shut.Periodicaiiyo@inttiefreez&
compartmentdoorandIook’down
intothechute.If iceisblocking
thechute,poiseitthroughwitha
woodenspoon. ~
*Tohelpkei2pbitsoficefrom
i)eingqmayedbeyo@thegiass9
placegc c
bsoclosethatitblocks
outcomingice.
~Ice shouldnot be dispensed
intothin glasses~fine chinam
delicatecrystal--they cancrackor
chipfromthecombinedpressureof
yourhandpressingthemagainstthe
cradletinciicedroppingintothe ‘
container.
~Iceshould he dispensedbefoxw
fillingglasswithsodaorother
beveragemixes.Thiswillprevent
splashingwhichisarmo~ingand
which,ifthesplashreachestheice
andwaterselectorswitch,could
causeitto stickor bind.
~Beveragesand foodsshtmldinot
he in the icestorage
bin. Cans,bottlesor.foodpackages
inthestoragebinmaycausethe
iummkertomalfunction.
@Ice other tlmnthat
byymlr mltbe
;!dgledlto thfik.!e bin—-it
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If’youuseyourrefrigeratorbefore
thewaterconnectionismade,raise
theiceaccessdoorandmakesure
theicemakerfeelerarmisinthe
OFF (up)positionasshownbelow.
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connectedto icemaker,movefeeler
armtoON(down)position.
Depresswaterdispensercradlefor
abouttwominutestoremove
trappedair fromwaterlineandto
fillwaterreservoirautomatically.
Icecubemoldautomaticallyfills
withwateraftercoolingtofreezing
temperatures.Firstcubesnormally
fret+eafterseveralhours.
NOTE:Withanewly-installed
refrigerator,tdiowabout24h
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Throwawaythefirstfewbatches
afice(XdJes[16Or24 CThis
willflushawayanyimpuritiesin
[hewaterline.Dothesamething
aftervacationsorextendedperiods
wheniceisn’tused.
Discardthefirstsixglassfulsof
wkitchensink Thiswill
eliminatetheslight“plastic”taste
temporarilyimpartedtothewater
bythewaterreservoir.
Keep iceMel tokeep i
productive.Cubesejectedinto
anemptystoragebinwillpileup
closetotheicemakerandpushthe
feelerarm uptotheOFF position
prematurelywhenthebinisonly
partiallyfull.Opentheiceaccess
door,reachin, levelthecubesby
handandicernakingwillresume.
Keepingcubesdistributedevenly
willallowtheicernakertoproduce
enoughicetofil~thebintoits
maxim.urncapacity.
Undercertainmrecircumstances,
icecubesmaybediiwo!ored,
unusualdiscolorationisappatentiy
duetoacombinationoffactors
To kand
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Forice,touchCUBEDor
CRUSHEDpad.Forwater,simply
positiongiassbeneathwords
CHILLEDWATER,
~Gripglassorothercontainer
someCnnshedlicemaybe
‘dispenwdt?verli you
touchedthe CUBEDpad. This
happensoccasionallywhenafew
cubesinadvertentlygetdiverted
tothecrusher.
$om@timesaIkmmd $’yi[l
formmthe door inthe ice chute.
Thisconditionknormal,and
usuallyoccurswhenyouhave
dispensedcrushedicerepeatedly.
Thesnowwilleventuallyevaporate.
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The water system pm-ides
approximatelysixsuccessive
(i-ouncegiassfuls—afterwhich
severalhoursmustbeallowedfor
replenishedwaterreservoirsupply
tocool.Youprobablywillnotdrain
allthechilledwaterfromthe
reservoiron asingleoccasion.
The firstglassofwaterdispensed
maybewarmerthanthefolknving
gentlyneartherimandpressrim ——
onis. Thisis normal.
firmlyagainsticeor water Dispensedwater ischiikd, not
dispensercradle. iced. Forcolderwater,simplyadd
icebeforedispensingwater: -
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~ever putfingers orM&,
objectsintotheicecrusher
dischargeopening.
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To Icecube CMicecubeswillbecomecloudy
andtastestaie.Emptyicestorage
binperiodicallyandwa~ itin
lukewarmwater.Besuretoallow
storagebintocoolbeforereplacing
it—otherwiseicecubeswillstick
tothemetalauger.
%me siightdrippingmayoccur
fQ1]ol$:ingdispensingofchilled
water.If excessive,thespillshould
bewipeddry immediately.
Donotpourwaterinspillshelf
becauseitisriotself-draining—
pourit inkitchensink.Theshelf
anditsgrilleshouldbecleaned
regularlyaccordingtoinstructions
onpage18.
lfIce clumps Form ill
Move FeelerArm
toclm (I.@ When@**
~Homewatersupplyistobe
turnedoffforseveralhours.
Lifttheleftcornertofreethebin
fromtheshelf,andpullthebin
straightoutwhilesupportingit
atfrontandback.
@Icestoragebinistoberemoved
foraperiodoftime. =-
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timeyoushouldalsoturnoffthe
valveinthewatersupplylineto
yourrefrigerator.
ToReplaceLx!cube
StorageBin...
Slidethebinbackuntilthetabon
thebinlocksintotheslotinthe
shelf.
WIMiiIsYourFirst
kmak!r.m
You’llhearoccasionalsoundsthat
maybeunfamiliar,Thesearenormal
icemakingsoundsandarenot
causeforconcern.
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TheIcemakereiectscubesin Filterkemiker
Accessory
groupsofeight:andit isnormalfor
severalcubestobejoinedtogether.
Ho\Wever,ifyoudon’tusetheice
veryoften,iceclumpsmayform
inthestoragebinandcanclog
thedispenser.
Ifthishappens:
~Removestoragebinfromfreezer
compartment.
~Breakup iceclumpswith
fingertippressureanddiscard
remainingclumps.
~Replacebinbeforeremaining
cubesmeltandfusetogether.
Youricecubescanonly
beas fresh-tastingasthe
waterthatproducesthem.
That’swhyit’sagood
ideatopurifyyourwater
withawaterfilter.
Itsactivatedcharcoal
removesmusty,stale
odorsandunpleasant
medicinal,metallic
tastes.Aporousfiber
cartridgecatchesdirt,
rustparticles,sandand
silt,whilespeci
reducedeposits
Ifbindoesnotgoalltheway
back,removeitandrotatethedrive
mechanism1/4turn.Thenpushbin
backagainuntilthetabonthebin
locksintotheslotintheshelf.
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alcrystals
ofhardscale. ~z
ThefilterisanoptionatextraW
cost,availablefromyourHotpoint
dealer.Spccif’yWR97X214.Rhas
completeinstallationinstructions
:indinstallsinminuteson 1/4”0.D.
copperwaterlirm
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3?0storecheese,wrapwellwithwax
paperor aluminumfoil,or pufin
aplasticbag,
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ownwrappingifyouwish.
%3storevegetables,usethe
vegetabledrawers—they’vebeen
designedtopreservethenatural
moistureandfreshnessof’produce.
~Coveringvegetableswithamoist
towelhelpsmaintaincrispness,
oAsafurtheraidtofreshness,
pre-packagedvegetablescanbe
storedintheiroriginalwrapping.
~~~e:mefd
makes it unnecessary10wmpcertain
jioodswhichithasbeendesignedlo
preserve.l%isdrawerisdescribed
011Pctge 16.
Tostoreicecream-Fine-qwdityice
cream,withhighcreamcontent,will
normallyrequireslightlylower
temperaturesthanmore“airy”
already-packagedbrandswith
lowcreamcontent.
~Itwillbenecessarytoex~rimentto
determinethe freezercompartment
locationandtemperaturecontrol
settingtokeepyouricecreamat
therightservingtemperature.
@Therearofthefreezercompartment
isslightlycolderthanthefront.
Tipsonffoods
Therearethreeessential
requirementsforefficienthome
freezing:
LInitiai quality.Freezeonly
top-qualityfoods.Freezingretains
qualityandflavor;itcannot
improvequality.
2. Speed. Thequickerfruitsand
vegetablesare frozenafterpicking,
thebetterthefrozenproductwill
be,You’llsavetime,too,withless
cullingandsortingtodo.
3.Proper Useibod
wrapsdesignedespeciallyfo~+
f’recxhlg’
M
“h freezemeat,fishand
wrapwellin freezer-weightfoil(or
otherheavy-dutywrappingmaterial)
formingitcarefuilytotheshapeof
thecontents.Thisexpe~sair,Fold
andcrimpendsofthepackageto
provideagood,lastingseal.
Don’trefreezemeatthat has
completelythawed;meat,whether
rawor cooked,canbefrozen
successfullyonlyonce.
Limitfreezingoffresh(unfrozen)
meatsor seafoodsto29poundsat
atime.
~Storealllikethingstogether.This
notonlysavestime,butelectricity—
becauseyoucanfindfoodsfaster.
*Placetheoldestitemsupfrontso
theycanbeuseduppromptly.
@Usesheivesonthedoorformost
oftenusedsaucesandcondiments.
@Usethemeatdrawerformeats
youdonotfreeze.
TOsavemoney energy
%Placemostperishableitems,such
asmilk,creamofcottagecheese,
towardtherearofthetopshelf;
theywillstaycoldestinthispartof
thefreshfoodcompartment.
~Covermoistfoodswithtightlids,
plasticfilmor foil.
~Leafvegetablesandfruits
placedinstoragedrawerswilllast
lorigerwhenstoredinclosedplastic
containersorwrappedinplasticfilm.
~Donotoverloadyourfreshfood
or freezercompartmentwithalot
ofwarmfoodatonce,
~Openthedoorthefewesttimes
possibletosaveelectricalenergy.
@W-hengoingoutoftownfor
severaldays,leaveasfewperishables
aspossibleintherefrigerate]..Setthe
icemakerto the OFF positionand
shutoffwatertotherefrigerator,

4.
Shelvesinthe freezercompartment
arceasilyremoved.andreplaced.
Toremoveshelves:
~mw ixmxu-tmmtsareadiustabk 181 I
-imngeiierits tofityourfi.mdy’s
%odswmy needs.
Fr$sh
Toremovebifis:Liftbinstraight
upuntilmountinghooksdisengage.
lb rbSelectdesired
binheight,engagehooksinslotson
thetracksofthedoor,andpushin.
Binwilllockinplace.
Rack
TOremoveshelves:Tiltshelfup
atfront,theRliftit upand.outof
trackson rear wallofrefrigerator. “---u LWhilepressingtabsonshelf
supportsonrightwall,liftshelfout
ofgroovesinsupports. ————
.
Thewinerack.isdesignedtoholda
bottleonitssideandwiilfiton
anyshelf.
Torelocatethewinerack:
Torepkx shelves:Selectdesired
~helfheight.Withshelffrontraised
slightly,engagetoplugsintracksat
rearofcabinet.Thenlowerfrontof
shelfuntilit kxks intoposition.
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2. Pullshelfsidewaysuntilrods
comeoutofholesonlet?wall.
T’ replaceshelves:Insertrodsinto
holes.Then,whilepressingtabs,
lowershelfintogroovesinsupports.
Besureshelfwireisfullyinserted
intogrooves.
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Pullthewinerackstl”tiightout,
positionitslipovereitheredgeof
theshelfyouwanttosuspendit
from,andpushitallthewayin.
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SetcontrollevertoMEATS–the
cokiestsetting-to storefreshmeats.
IfleverisleftinMEATSpositionfor
alongperiodoftime,somefrostmay
forinontheinsideofthedrawer.
SetcontrollevertoVEGETABLES
toconvertthedrawertonormal
refrigeratortemperatureand
provideextravegetablestorage
space.Coldairductisturnedoff.
Variablesettingsbetweenthese
extremescanbeselected.
snack l%n
TheSealedSnack Pan—and
>helftowhichitisattached–can
he~e]ocatedwithintheFreshFood
compartment.Thesealeddrawer
re~%inshighhurnklilyforconvenient
WMageof unwrappedmeatsand
.;ILUSC,bacon,horsd’oeuvres,
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‘prem.kand snacks.
Thisrefrigerateddrawerisdesigned
tokeepunwrapped foodsfreshby
retainingthenaturalmoisture
contentoffoodssuchas:
eArtichokes echer:i~~ ~H
*Asparagus oCorn *Radishes
@Beets,topped ~Currants ISRhubarb
~Blueberries @Greens,leafy eSpinach
eCarrots oLettuce 6T
~C~Parsley ripe
ePeas,green
Asinanyrefrigeratedstoragearea,
it isrecommendedthat odorous
foodsbe stored wrapped—foods
suchas:
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Broccoli *ca~bag~Q Parsnips
@Brussels eCauliflower @Turnips
Sprouts @GreenOnions
Storagetimewilldependuponthe
typeoffoodanditsconditionwhen
placedinthedrawer.
Excesswaterwhichmayaccumulate
inthebottomoftheSealedand
FreshDrawershouldbepouredout
andthedrawerwipeddry,
TheSealedandFreshDraweris
partiallysealedbygasketsattached
tothecoveratthefrontandback
edges.Alwaysreplacethedrawer
inthiscoverandpush &drawer
allthe wayirl.
Cooking-serving-storagedishes
withLexan”see-throughlidsfit
intoaslide-outtraytha~,together
withtheshelftowhichitattaches,
canbelocatedanywhereinthe
freshfoodcompartment.
Dishesandlidsare:
@safeforuseinmicrowaveovens,
~safeforuseinrefrigeratorsand
freezers.
edishwashersafe.
Dishesonlyaresafeforusein
conventionalovensattemperatures
400°F.
C2w’mml:
LidsCm’motwithstand the heat
generated inCorwentioml ovens.
Dishes and lidsare notdesigm?d.
forrangetopcookingorbroiler
use.Suchusecanbehazardous.
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2. I?utyourfingersbehindthe
gasketattherearofthedrawerand
pullforward.Removethegasket.
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3. I%dlthedrawerpartwayout.
Reachin,pushtherearoftheglass
UP;atthesametime,pushitback
uitii itclearsfront-cornerretainers.
4. Tiltandremovethecover.
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5. Pullthedrawerforward,Iiftthe
fronttoclearstops,andremovethe
drawer.Iftherefrigeratordoor
doesn’topencompletely,pullthe
draweroutuntilithitsthedoor.
Thenliftthedrawerupuntilitis
higherthanthedrawersupports,
tiltitandtakei.tout.
6. IftapeholdsConvertibleMeat
Pancovertodrawersupports,remove
thetape.Pulldrawerpartwayout.
Reachin,pushtherearoftheglass
upand,atthesametime,back,until
itclearsfront-cornerretainers.
7. Tiltandremovethecover,
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8. Tiltandremovethedrawer.
Aftercleaning,replaceinreverse
order.
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Whendrawersandcoversareback
inplace,reinstallthegasketatthe
rearoftheSealedandFreshdrawer.
Fittheendoftheplasticdrawer
supportintotheslotonthegasket,
withtherubbergasketflapfacing
you.Makesurethegasketsnaps
intoplace.

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daor-wiside. 1$’simportantthat
>’ouuseonlyWindexbrandwindow
cleaneroradampclothtocleanthe
glassandtrim.Otherglasscleaners
maydamagethetrirn.Avoidusingwu
cmtheCotmtermakerCompartment
door.
Electronicrnonitorandl
diagnosticsystempanels.Clean
Thepanelsontheoutsideandinside
ofthefreezercompartmentdoor
withasoft,cleanclothlightly
dampenedwithwater.Donotuse
cleaningspraysorlargeamountsof
water—theliquidcanrundownm-d
damagethecontrolmechanisms.
Thewater and icedispenser
sptilsldfshould bewipeddry
hmediately topreventspotting.
WaterleftontheshelfmayIeave
depositsthatyoucanremoveby
soakinginundilutedvinegar.
You.canalsouseapasteof
non-precipitatingwatersoftener
(suchasCalgonbrand)andwater,
oroneteaspoonofcitricacid
powderperpintofhottapwater.
Soakuntilthedepositdisappears
orbecomeslooseenoughtorinse
away.Usually30minutessoaking
timeisadequate.Avoidusingwax
onthespillshelfandtrim.
Thedoor handlesandtrimcan
becleanedwithaclothdampened
withasolutionofmildliquid
dishwashingdetergentandwater.
D~ withasoftcloth..Don’tusewax
onthedoorhandlesandtrim.
Keepthefinishclean. Wipewith
ac!ean cloth lightlydampened
withkitchenappliancewaxormild
ilquiddishwashingdetergent.Dry
andpolishwithachxm,softcloth.
Donotwipetherefrigeratorwith
.Z50HWIdishwashingclothorwet
VWWI.T-hesemayleavearesidue
~halCaRdamagethepaint.Donotuse
::;~j~~j~gpacjs,powderedclearwrsY
.,j~;:~rho:clwmerscontainirigb~cw.%
;%
‘tea}.;:;ciheseprodw.%Ctirlscratch
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PE*OtWtthe@U’1’t
fh’ii$heThe
outsideoftherefrigeratorhasahigh
quality,baked-onpaintfinish.With
propercare,itwillstaynew-looking
andrust-freeforyears.Apply
kitchen/appliancewaxwhenthe
refrigeratorisnewandthenatleast
twiceayear.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WR92X216)isavailable
fromHotPointAppliancePartsMarts.
U3mntermakerCompartment
door—inside.Wipeupspillsright
away.Useonetablespoonofbaking
sodainonequartofwatertoclean
theinsidedoorsurface,refreshment
centerbinandinsideaccessdoor.
Rinse,wipedry.
hside thefreshfoodand!freezer
compartmentsshouldbecleaned
atleastonceayear.Unplugthe
refrigeratorbeforecleaning.Ifthis
isnotpractical,wringexcess
moistureoutofspongeorcloth
whencleaningaroundswitches,
lightsorcontrols.
Usewarmwaterandbakingsoda
solution—aboutatablespoonof
bakingsodatoaquartofwater.This
bothcleansandneutralizesodors.
Rinsethoroughlywithwaterand
wipedry.
Otherpartsoftherefrigerator—
includingdoorgaskets,meatand
vegetabledrawers,icestoragebin
andallplasticparts-can becleaned
thesameway.Donotusecleansing
powdersorotherabrasivecleaners.
Tohelppreventodors,leave
anopenboxofbakingsodainthe
rearofthcrefrigerator,onthetop
shelf.Changetheboxeverythree
months.Anopenboxofbaking
sodainthefreezerwi~labsorb
stalefreezerodors.
Donotwashany parts
fromyour
k$hnweand store IfM}wk.mdUxn’’a’s
dishwashingdetergentandwater.
YOIJcanremovestainsbysoaking
theminableach-and-water
solution--onepartchlorinebleach
tothreepartswater.(Stubborn
stainsmayrequiretwoormore
hoursofsoaking.)Useaplastic
scouringpadtoremoveburned-on
soil.Donotusecleansingpowders
orotherabrasivecleaners.
Drainopeninghfreezer
CompartmenteDuringyearly
cleaning,removebottomfreezer
basketandflushasolutionof
bakingsoda—oneteaspoonandtwo
cupsofhot(notboiling)water—
throughthedrainlinewiththehelp
ofameatbaster.Thiswillhelp
eliminateodorandreducethe
likelihoodofacloggeddrainline.
Ifdrainbecomes
clogged,usea
meatbasterand
baking-soda-and-
watersolutionto
forcetheclog
throughthe
drainline.
Continueflushinguntillineisciear,
thenemptyandreplacethedefrost
waterpanimmediately.
Behind
Careshouldbetakeninmoving
yourrefrigeratorawayfromthe
wall.Alltypesoffloorcoverings
canbedamaged,particularly
cushionedcoveringsandthose
withembossedsurfaces.Pullthe
refrigeratorstraightoutandreturnit
topositionbypushingitstraightin.
Movingyourrefrigeratorinaside
directionmayresultindamage
toyourfloorcoveringorrefrigerator.
Formostefficientoperation,
removethebasegrille(seepage4.)
andeithersweepawayor vacuum
updustthatis
readilyaccessible.
Thiseasycleaning
operationshouldb
donetitleast
onceayear, cM-l&m3iN
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Pan behindbasegrille shouldbe
cleanedatleastonceayear.When
n%s~allingpan, firmlypushit
.~~LTHEWAYIN untilitstops.
Dw
Light
In F-red-iFowl fc
LUnplugrefrigerator.
2. Turnnumberedtemperature
controlto OFI?andpulloffknob.
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3. Pullbottomoflightpaneldown
aboutl/4’’—justenoughtodisengage
lipatrear fromgroovesinretainers
onrearwall.
4. Liftpaneltodisengagetopfrom
pinsonsidewalk;removepanel.
Aftezreplacingwithsamesize
bidbjreinstallpanel(hangtopon
pins;pullbottomdown,pushit
backandreleaseittoletlipengage
groovesinretainers).Replace
temperaturecontrolknobinOFF
pmii;icm,turnittoprevioussetting,
andplugrefrigeratorbackin.
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hFm?m”
LUnplugrefrigerator.
2. Removeshelfjust belowlight
shield.(Shelfwillbeeasierto
removeifitisemptiedfirst.)
3. Pullplasticlightshieldtoward
you.(Rwillbendtofreetabsfrom
grooves.)
Afterreplacingwithsamesize
bulb,reinstallshieldandshelfand
plugrefrigeratorbackin.
Ii3(h.mtamakerC.
1. Unplugrefrigerator.
2. Openfreshfoodcompartment
door,removetopdoorbinandraise
CountermakerCompartmentinner
door.
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For‘eWm.k?dWcaikmsor
absencesyshutoffpowerto
refrigerator,turnthenumbered
controltoOFF,cleaninteriorwith
bakingsodasolutionofone
tablespoonofsodatoonequartof
water.Wipedry.Topreventodors,
leaveopenboxofsodain
refrigerator.Leavedoorsopen.
For shorter vacations,remove
perishablefoodsandleavecontrols -- ---
atregularsettings.However,if
roomtemperatureisexpectedto
dropbelow60°F.,followsame
instructionsasforextended
vacations.
MoveicemakerfeelerarmtoOFF
(up)positionandbesuretoshutoff a=—
watersupplyt.otherefrigerator. ——
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men You Move e:
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Disconnectpowercordfromwall s=--
outlet,removeallfoodandclean E-
anddrytheinterior. ---
Semwealllooseitemssuchas e
——
grjlle,shelvesandstoragepansby =s~
tapingthemsecurelyinplaceto s
,1 preventdamage. -.
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3. Presssidesofflexiblelight
shieldtoreleaselockingtahsand
allowtheshieldtoswingdown.
4. Unscrewburned-outbulband
replaceitwithnight-lightbulbof
samewattage.
5. Placereartaboflightshieldinto
doorandrotateshieldupuntiltabs
lockintoslotsdxwe.
6, Plugrefrjgcratorbackin.
BesurerefrigeratorStaysinupig~t=:
positiononlyduringactualmoving
andinvan.Refrigeratormustbe =-—-–-
securedinvantopreventmovement.
Protectoutsideofrefrigeratorwith
blanket.

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electricaldiagnosisinymr home---takes
onlyminutesforaservicetechnicianto
checkjtsentireckxtrica]system,Noneedfor
thetechniciantounplug,moveor unload
therefrigeratortomakethediagnosis.
/p~~~~~jy~ POSSIBLECAUSEANDREM–EDY
REFRIGERAToR
DOESNOTOPERATE
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~@If interior lightis not on, refrigerator may not be pluggedin at walloutlet,
@If plug is secure and the refrigerator stillfailsto operate, plug alamp or asmall
appliance into the same outlet todetermine if there is atripped circuit breaker or
burned out fuse.
.*May be in defrost cyclewhen motor does notoperate for about30minutes.
~TeinperaturecontrolinOFFposition.
~If interiorlightisnotcm,refrigeratormaynotbephggedinatwal~outlet.
~If plugis secureandtherefrigeratorstillfailstooperate,plugalamporasmall
applianceintothesameoutlettodetermineifthereisatrippedcircuitbreakeror
burnedoutfuse.
oModernrefrigeratorswithmorestoragespaceandalargerfreezercompartment
requiremoreoperatingtime.
*Normalwhenrefrigeratoris firstdeliveredtoyourhome—usuallyrequires24hours
tocompletelycooldown.
~Largeamountsoffoodplacedinrefrigeratortobecooledorfrozen.
~Hotweather-frequentdooropenings.
*Doorleftopen.
~Temperaturecontrolsaresettoocold.Refertoinstructionsforuseof
TEMPERATURECONTROLSonpage5.
*Griileandcondenserneedcleaning.Refertopage18.
~CheckENERGY-SAVINGTIPSonpage2.
~Temperaturecontrolstartsandstopsmotortomaintaineventemperatures.
~If refrigeratorvibrates,morethanlikelyitisnotrestingsolidlyonthefloorandfront
rollerscrewsneedadjustingor floorisweakor uneven.RefertoROLLERSonpage4.
@If dishesvibrateonshelves,try movingthem.Slightvibrationisnorrna~.
~Defrostwaterpanrattling,needstobepositionedproperly.
~HOTAIRFROM
1~Normalair flowcooli gmotor.In therefrigerationprocess,itisnormalthatheatbe
BOTTOMOF t
expelledintheareaun er therefrigerator,Somefloorcoveringswilldiscoloratthese
\RIWRIGERATOR normalandsafeoperatingtemperatures.Yourfloorcoveringsuppliershouldbe
Iconsultedifyouobjecttothisdiscoloration.
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~DOORNOTCLOSING *Door gasket on hingeside stickingor foldingover. Tocorrect, put asmall amount of
/HKIPERLY petroleum jolly on faceof gasket+
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