Owner's Manual

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Defrosting
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Notethatundermostrefrigeratingsettings,theunitwillautomaticallydefrostundermostambient
conditions.However,oncoldersettings,somefrostmaybuildup.Additionally,themorehumidthe
ambientconditions,themorefrostmaybuildup.Keepthedoorclosedasmuchaspossibleandavoid
openingthedoorunnecessarilytominimizefrostbuild‐up.
Iffrostispreventingthedoorfromclosingproperly,youmayneedtopowertheunitoffuntilthefrostmelts.
Useasoftabsorbenttoweltodrytheunit.
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NormalSounds
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Yournewwinerefrigeratormaymakesoundsthatarenotfamiliartoyou.Mostofthenewsoundsare
normal.Hardsurfaceslikethefloororwallscanmakethesoundsseemlouderthantheyactuallyare.The
followingdescribesthekindsofsoundsthatmightbenewtoyouandwhatmaybemakingthem.
• Rattlingnoisesmaycomefromtheflowoftherefrigerantorthewaterline.
• Itemsstoredontopofthewinerefrigeratorcanalsomakenoises.
• Thehighefficiencycompressormaymakeapulsatingorhigh‐pitchedsound.
• Theinternalfanwillrunfrequentlytocreateaconsistentinternaltemperatureenvironment.
• Waterrunningfromtheevaporatortothewaterbinmaymakeasplashingsound.
• Aseachcycleends,youmayhearagurglingsoundduetotherefrigerantflowinginyourwine
refrigerator.
• Youmayhearairbeingforcedoverthecondenserbythecondenserfan.
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CleaningandMaintenance
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Periodiccleaningandpropermaintenancewillensureefficiency,topperformance,andlonglife.
INTERIORCLEANING:
1. Disconnectpowertotheunit.
2. Openthedoorandremovethecontentsandshelves.
3. Waituntiltheunitdefrosts.
4. Withacleancloth,wipedowntheinterioroftheunit.
5. Reinserttheshelvesandbeverages.
6. Reconnectpowertotheunit.
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EXTERIORCLEANING:
Thedoorandcabinetmaybecleanedwithamilddetergentandlukewarmwatersolutionsuchastwo(2)
tablespoonsofbakingsodatoone(1)quartofwater.Donotusesolventbasedorabrasivecleaners.Usea
softspongeandrinsewithcleanwater.Wipewithasoftcleantoweltopreventwaterspotting.Ifthedoor
panelisstainlesssteel,itcandiscolorwhenexposedtochlorinegasandmoisture.Cleanstainlesssteelwith
aclothdampenedwithamilddetergentandwarmwatersolution.Neveruseanabrasiveorcausticcleaning
agent.
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Warning:Neverattempttoremovefrostwithasharpobject.