Sears 70141 - Before You Call for Service

Before YouCall for Service
Savetimeandmoney.Checkthislistofcausesofminoroperating
problemsyoucancorrectyourself.
Refrigeratordoesnotoperate
*Maybeindefrostcyclewhenmotordoesnotoperateforabout35
minutes
oTemperaturecontrolinOFFposition.
offinteriorlightisnoton,refrigeratormaynotbepluggedinatwall
outlet.
* Ifplugissecureandrefrigeratorfoilsto.operate,pluglamporsmall
applianceintosameoutlettodetermineitthereistrippedcircuit
breakerorburnedoutfuse,
Motoroperatesforlongperiods
oModernrefrigeratorswithmorestoragespaceanda largerfreezer
comportmentrequiremoreoperatingtime
*Normalwhenrefrigeratorisfirstdeliveredtoyourhome--usually
requires24hoursto completelycooldown.
, Largeamounlsof foodplacedinrefrigeratorto becooledorfrozen-
oHotweather-frequent dooropenings..
oDoorJeffopen,
, Temperaturecontrolsaresettoocold.Refertopage4.
t Condenserneedscleaning.Refertopage10.
oCheckENERGY.SAVINGTIPSonpaget0.
Motorstarts&stopsfrequently
* Temperaturecontrolstartsandstopsmotorto maintaineven
temperatures,Thisisnormal.
Vibration or rattling
If refrigeratorvibrates,morethanlikelyitis notrestingsolidlyonthe
floor.Thefrontrollerscrews need adjusting,orfloorisweakoruneven.
Referto page3.
oifdishesvibrateonshelves,trymovingthem,Slightvibrationis
normal.
Operatingsounds
Thehighspeedcompressormotorrequiredtomaintainnearzero
temperaturesinthelargefreezercompartmentmayproducehigher
soundleveJsthanyouroldrefrigerator.
oNormalfan airflow--onefanblowscoldairthroughthe refrigerator
andfreezercompartments-anotherfancoolsthecompressormotor_
, TheseNORMALsoundswillalsobeheardfromtimeto time:
-Defrosttimerswitchclicksatdefrost.
-Defrostwaterdripping,
-TemperaturecontrolclicksONor OFF.
-Refrigerantboilingorgurgling_
-Crackingorpoppingofcoolingcoilscausedby expansionand
contractionduringdefrostandrefrigerationfollowingdefrost.
-Icecubesdroppingintothebinandwaterrunninginpipesas
icemakerrefills,
Hotatrfrombottomofrefrigerator
, Normalairflowcoolingmotor Inthe refrigerationprocess,itis
normalthatheatbeexpelledintheareaundertherefrigerator,Some
floorcoveringswilldiscoloratthesenormalandsafeoperating
temperatures_Yourfloorcoveringsuppliershouldbeconsultedif
youobjecttothisdiscoloration.
Foodsdryout
oFoodsnotcovered,wrappedor sealedproperly.
Freshfoodor freezercompartment temperaturetoo warm
*Temperaturecontrolnotsetcoldenough.Refertopage4.
oWarmweather-frequentdooropenings.
• Doorleftopenforlongtime,
, Packagemaybeholdingdooropenor blockingair ductin freezer
compartment,
Frostor icecrystalsonfrozen food
*Doormayhavebeenleft ajaror packageholdingdooropen_
oToofrequentor toolongdooropenings.
uFrostwithinpackageisnormal
Slowicecubefreezing
* Doormayhavebeenleft aiaro
oTurntemperatureoffreezercampartmentcolder
Icecubeshaveodor/taste
oOldcubesneedtobediscorded.Emptyicebinevery30days.
• Icestoragebinneedstobewashed,
oUnsealedpackagesinrefrigeratorand/orfreezercompartmentsmay
betransmittingodor/tastetoicecubes.
ointeriorofrefrigeratorneedscleaning.Referto page10.
Automaticicemakerdoesnotwork
• lcemakerfeelerarminOFF(up)position.
oWatersupplyturnedoffornotconnected.
• Freezercompartmenttoo warm,
• Cubestoosmall-water shutoffvalveconnectingrefrigeratortohome
waterlinemaybeclogged,
oSometimescubesfusetothesideofthe icemoldandholdthefeeler
armin theOFF(up)position.Removethisiceto restarttheicemaker.
• Piledupcubesinstoragebinmaycauseicemakertoshutoff
prematurely_Withicema],_ertee]orarminOFF(up)position,level
cubesinbinby hand_
oWhenreachingforcubesbyhand,youmayhavepushedthefeeler
arminto theOFF(up)positionbymistake.
Moistureformsonoutsldeof refrigerator
*Notunusualduringperiodsofhighhumidity.
, MovePowerMiserSwitchtotheright(seepage4)_
Moisturecollectsinside
' Toofrequentortoolongdooropenings_
, Inhumidweather,aircarriesmoistureintorefrigeratorwhendoors
areopened.
Refrigeratorhasodor
oFoodwithstrongodorsshouldbetightlycovered_
oCheckforspoiledfood_
oInteriorneedscleaning_Referto page10.
, Keepopenboxofbakingsodainrefrigerator;replaceeverythree
months,
Interiorlight doesnotwork
• Nopoweratoutlet.
oLightbulbneedsreplacing_Seepage11.
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