All about the Use & Care of your Refrigerator TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Storage Features..................................................12 Features at a Glance...............................................4 Automatic Ice & Water Dispenser..........................13 Installation............................................................5 Changing the Filter...............................................15 Door Removal Instructions......................................
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Please read all instructions before using this refrigerator. For your Safety • DO NOT store or use gasoline, or other flammable liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. Read product labels for warnings regarding flammability and other hazards. • DO NOT operate the refrigerator in the presence of explosive fumes. • Avoid contact with any moving parts of automatic ice maker. • Remove all staples from the carton.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Child Safety Destroy or recycle the carton, plastic bags, and any exterior wrapping material immediately after the refrigerator is unpacked. Children should NEVER use these items to play. Cartons covered with rugs, bedspreads, plastic sheets or stretch wrap may become airtight chambers, and can quickly cause suffocation. Proper Disposal of your Refrigerator or Freezer Risk of child entrapment Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past.
FEATURES AT A GLANCE Features may vary according to model IMPORTANT Features not included with your refrigerator can be purchased at www.frigidaire.com or by calling 1-800944-9044.
INSTALLATION This Use & Care Guide provides general operating instructions for your model. Use the refrigerator only as instructed in this Use & Care Guide. Before starting the refrigerator, follow these important first steps. Location • Choose a place that is near a grounded electrical outlet. Do Not use an extension cord or an adapter plug. • If possible, place the refrigerator out of direct sunlight and away from the range, dishwasher or other heat sources.
INSTALLATION Door Opening NOTE The refrigerator doors are designed to shut by themselves within a 20 degree opening. Your refrigerator should be positioned to allow easy access to a counter or table when removing food. For best use of drawers and freezer baskets, the refrigerator should be in a position where both the refrigerator and freezer doors can be fully opened.
DOOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS Top Hinge Cover Rear Screw Top Hinge Cover Front Screw Top Hinge Screw Tools Necessary: AND Bottom Hinge Screw OR Socket Wrench Set Phillips™ Head OR Adjustable Wrench 3/8” Fixed Wrench To prepare for removing the doors: 1 Make sure the electrical power cord is unplugged from the wall outlet. 2 Open both doors and remove the toe grille (as explained in the Installation Instructions that came with your appliance). 3 Remove any food from the door shelves. 4 Close the doors.
HANDLE INSTALLATION CAUTION Frigidaire Professional® Freezer Upper End Cap Refrigerator Upper End Cap Freezer Lower End Cap Refrigerator Lower End Cap Wear gloves and safety goggles and use extreme CAUTION when installing these handles. The rounded end of the handles may be sharp (some models). IMPORTANT To ensure proper installation of handles, please review these instructions and illustrations thoroughly prior to installing the handles. 1.
CONNECTING THE WATER SUPPLY WARNING To avoid electric shock, which can cause death or severe personal injury, disconnect the refrigerator from electrical power before connecting a water supply line to the refrigerator. CAUTION To Avoid Property Damage: • Copper or Stainless Steel braided tubing is recommended for the water supply line. Water supply tubing made of ¼ inch plastic is not recommended to be used.
CONTROLS Frigidaire Gallery User Interface Your refrigerator is equipped with a user interface display. It is only necessary to touch the glass. There is no need to press with force. Frigidaire Pro IMPORTANT Pressing the power off icon does not turn off power to your refrigerator. You must unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. Touch an icon to activate the desired dispenser mode. The active dispenser mode is more brightly illuminated.
CONTROLS Sabbath Mode The Sabbath Mode is a feature that disables portions of the refrigerator and its controls in accordance with observance of the weekly Sabbath and religious holidays within the Orthodox Jewish community. Sabbath Mode is turned ON and OFF by pressing and holding "∨" on freezer temp and "∧" on refrigerator temp for five seconds. The display shows “Sb” while in Sabbath mode. In the Sabbath Mode, the High Temp alarm is active for health reasons.
STORAGE FEATURES CAUTION To avoid personal injury or property damage, handle tempered glass shelves carefully. Shelves may break suddenly if nicked, scratched, or exposed to sudden temperature change. See “Glass Shelves” in Care & Cleaning Chart. fresh produce. The fresh drawers feature humidity control which allows you to adjust the humidity within the drawer. This can extend the life of fresh vegetables that keep best in high humidity.
AUTOMATIC ICE & WATER DISPENSER Priming the Water Supply System Using the Ice Maker after Installation Your refrigerator’s water supply system includes several tubing lines, an advanced water filter, a distribution valve bank, and a reserve tank to ensure ample supply to the ice and water dispenser at all times. This system needs to be completely filled with water when first connected to an external supply line. Before making ice for the first time, be sure to prime the water supply system.
AUTOMATIC ICE & WATER DISPENSER (CONTINUED) IMPORTANT Small ice cubes or ice chips jamming in the ice maker may be a sign that your water filter needs changing. If you have a side mounted ice maker you may also experience hollow cubes partially frozen cubes with water inside. When these cubes are harvested, they break open and spill water over the other ice cubes in the ice container, forming a solid mass of ice.
CHANGING THE FILTER Locating the Filters Your refrigerator is equipped with separate water and air filtering systems. The water filter system filters all dispensed drinking water, as well as the water used to produce ice. The air filter reduces odors from the refrigerator compartment. Water Filter The water filter is located at the top right side of the fresh food compartment. Air Filter The air filter is located at the top of the fresh food compartment next to the water filter.
CHANGING THE FILTER More about your Advanced Water Filter The PureSource UltraTM ice and water filter system is tested and certified by NSF International, to NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and 53 for the reduction of claims specified on the performance data sheet. Do not use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the system. Systems certified for cyst reduction may be used on disinfected waters that may contain filterable cysts.
NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS AND SIGHTS Understanding the Sounds you may Hear Your new, high-efficiency refrigerator may introduce unfamiliar sounds. These sounds normally indicate your refrigerator is operating correctly. Some surfaces on floors, walls, and kitchen cabinets may make these sounds more noticeable. Following is a list of major components in your refrigerator and the sounds they can cause: A Evaporator Refrigerant through the evaporator may create a boiling or gurgling sound.
CARE & CLEANING Protecting your investment Keeping your refrigerator clean maintains appearance and prevents odor build-up. Wipe up any spills immediately and clean the freezer and fresh food compartments at least twice a year. When cleaning, take the following precautions: • Never use CHLORIDE or cleaners with bleach to clean stainless steel. • Do not wash any removable parts in a dishwasher. • Always unplug the electrical power cord from the wall outlet before cleaning. • Remove adhesive labels by hand.
BEFORE YOU CALL 1-800-944-9044 (United States) Visit our web site at www.frigidaire.com. 1-800-265-8352 (Canada) PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER Ice maker is not making any ice. • Ice maker wire signal arm is in the “up” or OFF position. Ice maker power switch is Off. Ice maker has small cube caught in mechanism. Saddle valve on cold water pipe is clogged or restricted by foreign material. • • Ice maker is producing less ice than you expect.
BEFORE YOU CALL (CONTINUED) PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION RUNNING OF REFRIGERATOR Compressor does not run. • • • • • Refrigerator runs too much or too long. • • • • Set freezer control. • Plug at electrical outlet is disconnected. House fuse blown or tripped circuit breaker. Power outage. • This is normal for a fully automatic defrost refrigerator. The defrost cycle occurs periodically, lasting about 30 minutes. Ensure plug is tightly pushed into outlet. • • Room or outside weather is • hot.
MAJOR APPLIANCE WARRANTY Your appliance is covered by a one year limited warranty. For one year from your original date of purchase, Electrolux will pay all costs for repairing or replacing any parts of this appliance that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship when such appliance is installed, used and maintained in accordance with the provided instructions. Exclusions This warranty does not cover the following: 1.