Freezer User's Manual

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Avoid Service Checklist
Before callin g for ser vice, review this lis t. It m ay save you both ti me and
expens e. T his list i nclude s comm on occ urr ences tha t are not t he resu lt of
defec tive work m ans hip or m ate ri als in this a pplianc e.
OCCURRENCE SOLUTION
Freezer does not run
• Check to en sure t hat f reezer is not plugg ed int o a circ uit that has
groun d fault interr upt. If you are unsur e about t he outlet, ha ve it
check ed b y a cert ifie d tech nician.
• Tem perature control is in the OFF pos ition. See Setting the
Temperature Control section.
• Freezer m a y n ot be plugge d in or p lug m ay be loos e. Be sure plug is
tight ly pus hed int o e lectr ica l outle t.
• House f use has blo wn or cir cuit break er has tr ipped. C heck / res et
circ ui t break er or re place f use wit h 15 am p tim e delay fu se.
• Power ou tage. Check house lights. C all loc a l e lectr ic com pany.
Freezer runs too much or too long
• Room or outs ide weath er is too hot. It is nor m al for th e free zer to work
harder u nder t hes e cond itio ns.
• Freezer has re centl y been dis connec ted for a per iod of tim e. Freezer
requires 4 hour s to c ool d ow n com pletel y.
• Large amount s of warm water or hot food have been s tored rec ently.
W arm food will c ause the f reezer to run m or e until the des ir ed
tem peratur e is reach ed.
• Door is k ept open too l ong or too f requentl y. W arm air enter s the
freeze r ever y time th e door is ope ned . Op en the do or les s oft en.
• Freezer d oor m ay be slight ly open. See OCCU RRENC E “Door
Prob lem s”
• Tem perature control is set too col d. Tur n the control knob t o a warmer
settin g. Al low s evera l h ours f or t he tem perat ure t o stab ilize.
• Freezer gask et is dirt y, worn, crac ked, or poor ly f itted. C lea n or
change ga sket. Le aks in th e d oor seal wi ll c ause f reezer to run longer
in order to maint ain desi r ed temper ature.
Temperature inside freezer are too
cold
• Temperat ure cont rol is se t too c old. T urn t he co ntro l to a warm er
settin g. Al low s evera l h ours f or t he tem perat ure t o stab ilize.
Temperature inside freezer are too
warm
• Temperat ure cont rol is se t too warm . T urn the c ont rol to a col der
settin g. Al low s evera l h ours f or t he tem perat ure t o stab ilize.
• Door is k ept open too l ong or too f requentl y. W arm air enter s the
freeze r ever y time th e door is ope ned . Op en the do or les s oft en.
• Freezer d oor m ay be slight ly open. See OCCU RRENC E “Door
Prob lem s”
• Large amount s of warm water or hot food have been s tored rec ently.
W ait until th e f reezer has had a chance to re ach its selec ted
tem peratur e.
• Freezer has re centl y been dis connec ted for a per iod of time . Freezer
requires 4 hour s to c ool d ow n com pletel y.
Temperature of external freezer
surface is warm
• T he exter ior freezer walls can be as much as 30°F wa rmer than room
tem peratur e. T his is normal wh ile the co mpr essor work s to tran sfer
heat f rom inside the f ree zer ca binet.