mabe ITV085ICER - Trouble shooting; Compressor Not Working; Frequent or Long Running Periods

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6 Trouble shooting
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Beforecallingforservice,pleasereadthefollowingtroubleshootingtablefirst.Thiscansaveboth
yourtimeandmoney.Thetablecontainscommonproblems exceptthosecausedbydefectsin
workmanshipormaterialoftherefrigerator.
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Problem
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Cause
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Solution
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RefrigeratorOperation
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Thecompressor
doesnotwork
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 Therefrigeratorisinthe
defrostingcycle.
 Therefrigeratorisnot
plugged intoapoweroutlet.
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 Thisisnormal foranautomatic
defrostingrefrigerator.
 Verifytheplugispluggedin
thesocketfirmly.
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Therefrigerator
runsfrequently
orrunsfortoo
longperiod
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 Theindoororoutdoor
temperatureishigh.
 Therefrigeratorhasbeen
poweredoffforaperiodof
time.
 Thedoorisopenedtoo
frequentlyorforlong
period.
 Thedoorofthe
fridge/freezerstorage
compartmentisnottightly
closed.
 Thetemperaturesetting
istoolow.
 Thedoorgasket
ofthe
fridge/freezerstorage
compartmentisdirty,worn,
crackedormismatched.
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In thiscase,itisnormal
f
orthe
refrigeratortorunlonger.
 Normally,ittakes8to12hours
fortherefrigeratortototallycool
down.
 Warmairenterstherefrigerator
andcausesittostartfrequently.
Pleasedonotopenthedoortoo
frequently.
 Ensuretherefrigeratoris
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locatedonalevelgroundand
there
isnofoodorcontainerjarringthe
door.See“door/drawer
opening/closing”insection
“Problem”
 Setthetemperaturehigheruntil
asatisfactoryrefrigerator
temperatureisobtained.Ittakes24
hoursfortherefrigerator
temperaturetobecomestable.
 Cleanorreplacethedoorgasket.
Aleakagegapofdoorgasketcan
causealongerrunningtimeofthe
refrigeratorinordertomaintain
desiredtemperature.
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