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Freezer 

control 

is 

set 

too 

warm. 

 

Set 

freezer 

control 

to 

colder 

setting 

until 

freezer 

temperature 

is

satisfactory. 

 

Allow 

24 

hours 

for 

the 

temperature 

to 

stabilize. 

Then, 

if 

 

refrigerator 

temperature 

is

not 

right, 

set 

refrigerator 

control 

to 

warmer 

setting.

Refrigerator 

control 

is 

set 

too 

warm. 

Set 

refrigerator 

control 

to 

colder 

setting. 

Allow 

24 

hours 

for

the 

temperature 

to 

stabilize.

Chilled 

Air 

Control 

is 

set 

too 

warm. 

Adjust 

Chilled 

Air 

Control 

to 

colder 

setting.

Weather 

is 

hot 

and 

humid, 

which 

increases 

rate 

of 

frost 

buildup 

and 

internal 

sweating. 

This 

is 

normal.

Door is slightly open. See Occurrence section 

OPENING

/

CLOSING

 

OF

 

DOORS

/

DRAWERS

.

Door 

is 

opened 

too 

often 

or 

too 

long. 

Open 

door 

less 

often.

Vegetables 

contain 

and 

give 

off 

moisture. 

It 

is 

not 

unusual 

to 

have 

moisture 

on 

the 

bottom 

side 

of

the 

cover.

Washed 

vegetables 

and 

fruits 

drain 

while 

in 

the 

drawer. 

Dry 

items 

before 

putting 

them 

into 

drawer.

Water 

collecting 

in 

bottom 

of 

drawer 

is 

normal.

Weather 

is 

humid. 

This 

is 

normal 

in 

humid 

weather. 

When 

humidity 

is 

lower, 

the 

moisture 

should

disappear.

Door 

is 

slightly 

open, 

causing 

cold 

air 

from 

inside 

refrigerator 

to 

meet 

warm 

air 

from 

outside. 

 

See

Occurrence section 

OPENING

/

CLOSING

 

OF

 

DOORS

/

DRAWERS

.

Ice 

maker 

wire 

signal 

arm 

is 

in 

"up" 

or 

OFF 

position. 

 

Move 

wire 

signal 

arm 

to 

"down" 

or 

ON 

 

position.

Household 

water 

line 

valve 

is 

not 

open. 

Turn 

on 

household 

water 

line 

valve.

Freezer is not cold enough. See Occurrence section 

TEMPERATURES

 

ARE

 

TOO

 

WARM

.

Saddle 

valve 

on 

cold 

water 

pipe 

is 

clogged 

or 

restricted 

by 

foreign 

material. 

Turn 

off 

household 

water

line 

valve. 

Remove, 

clean 

or 

replace 

valve.

Check 

to 

see 

if 

the 

water 

dispenser 

is 

dispensing 

water. 

 

If 

not, 

the 

 

PureSource™

 

 

water 

filter 

is

clogged 

or 

restricted 

by 

foreign 

material, 

and 

must 

be 

replaced.

Ice 

maker 

is 

producing 

less 

ice 

than 

you 

expect. 

 

Ice 

maker 

should 

produce 

approximately

1/2 

to 

pounds 

of 

ice 

every 

24 

hours.

Freezer is not cold enough. See Occurrence section 

TEMPERATURES

 

ARE

 

TOO

 

WARM

.

Household 

water 

line 

valve 

is 

not 

completely 

open. 

Turn 

on 

household 

water 

line 

valve.

Check 

to 

see 

if 

water 

dispenser 

is 

dispensing 

slower 

than 

normal. 

 

If 

it 

is 

replace 

the 

PureSource™

filter 

cartridge.

Ice 

maker 

wire 

arm 

is 

being 

held 

down 

by 

some 

item 

in 

freezer. 

 

Move 

item, 

and 

release 

arm. 

Remove

any 

ice 

cubes 

frozen 

together 

over 

arm.

Ice 

cubes 

are 

not 

being 

used 

frequently 

enough. 

Remove 

and 

shake 

ice 

bucket 

to 

separate 

cubes.

If 

cubes 

are 

smaller 

than 

normal, 

or 

hollow, 

the 

PureSource™ 

filter 

could 

be 

clogged. 

 

Replace 

filter.

Ice 

has 

picked 

up 

odor 

or 

flavor 

from 

strong 

food 

stored 

in 

refrigerator 

or 

freezer. 

Cover 

foods 

tightly.

Discard 

stale 

ice. 

Ice 

maker 

will 

produce 

fresh 

supply.

Water 

running 

to 

ice 

maker 

has 

poor 

taste 

or 

odor. 

 

Add 

filter 

to 

ice 

maker. 

Consult 

water 

purifying

company.

TEMPERATURES ARE TOO WARM

SOLUTION

OCCURRENCE

WATER/MOISTURE/FROST 

INSIDE 

REFRIGERATOR

Moisture 

collects 

on 

inside 

of 

refrigerator

walls.

Water 

collects 

on 

bottom 

side 

of 

drawer

cover.

Water 

collects 

in 

bottom 

of 

drawer.

Moisture 

forms 

on 

outside 

of 

refrigerator

or 

between 

doors.

Ice 

maker 

is 

not 

making 

any 

ice.

WATER/MOISTURE/FROST 

OUTSIDE 

REFRIGERATOR

AUTOMATIC 

ICE 

MAKER 

(some 

models)

Ice 

maker 

is 

not 

making 

enough 

ice.

Ice 

maker 

will 

not 

stop 

making 

ice.

Ice 

maker 

is 

not 

separating 

the 

cubes.

Ice 

has 

bad 

odor 

and 

taste.

Temperature 

in 

freezer 

is 

too 

warm.

Temperature 

in 

the 

refrigerator 

is 

too

warm 

and 

the 

freezer 

temperature 

is

satisfactory.

Temperature 

in 

Meat 

Keeper 

(some

models) 

is 

too 

warm.

Summary of Contents for FRS26ZSGW4

Page 1: ...SavingIdeas 4 SettingtheControls 4 FreshFoodStorage 5 Shelves 6 AutomaticIceandWater Dispenser 7 10 CareandCleaning 11 12 RemovingHandlesandDoors 13 AvoidServiceChecklist 14 17 NormalOperatingSounds 17 Warranty UnitedStates 18 ServiceInformation Canada 19 Warranty Canada 20 P N 218854500B 9809 ...

Page 2: ...discarded ElectricalInformation Theseguidelinesmustbefollowedtoensurethatsafetymechanismsinthe designofthisrefrigeratorwilloperateproperly Refrigerator must be plugged into its own 115 Volt 60 Hz AC only electricaloutlet Thepowercordoftheapplianceisequippedwithathree pronggroundingplug foryourprotectionagainstshockhazards Itmustbe pluggeddirectlyintoaproperlygroundedthree prongreceptacle Therecep ...

Page 3: ...ngesideoftheunitwillbeplacedagainstawall allowa1 3 4inch 44 mm spacebetweenwallandrefrigeratortopermitproperdoorswing Door Opening Forbestuseofdrawersandfreezerbasket refrigeratorshouldbeinaposition whereboththerefrigeratorandfreezerdoorscanbeopenedabout135 Leveling Refrigeratormustbeleveledwithallbottomcornersrestingfirmlyonasolidfloor Adjustfrontrollerstolevelcabinetbothfront to rearandside to s...

Page 4: ...osedfor atleast8to12hoursbeforeloadingwithfood RefrigeratorControl Therefrigeratorcontrolshouldbesetatthemidpointofthedialforatrialperiod of24hours After24hours adjustthecontrolasneeded Forcoldertemperatures turndial anotchtowardCOLDEST Forwarmertemperatures turndialanotchtoward COLD Adjusttemperaturesbyoneincrementatatime FreezerControl Thefreezercontrolshouldbesetatthemidpointofthedialforatrialp...

Page 5: ...orsorhighmoistureshouldbe wrappedbeforestoring Thehumiditycontrol somemodels allowsyoutoadjustthehumiditywithinthe crisperdrawer Thiscanextendthelifeoffreshvegetableswhichkeepbestinhigh humidity Leafyvegetables however keepbestwhenstoredwiththehumidity controlsetonHIGH orinadrawerwithoutahumiditycontrol Thiskeeps incomingairtoaminimumandmaintainsmaximummoisturecontent Meat Keeper TheMeatKeeperislo...

Page 6: ...elfbyinsertingrearhooksintoslots Lower andlockintoposition Spillsafe glassshelvescatchandholdaccidental spills Insomemodels Spillsafe shelvesslideout foreasyaccesstofood andfastcleaning Shelves slideoutindependentlyofthecantileverbracket Just pullfrontofshelfforward Shelfcanbeextendedasfar asstopperwillallow andisnotremovablefromthe cantileverbracket Wine Rack some models Thewinerackstoresbottleso...

Page 7: ...ser hasnotbeenusedforaweekormore drawanddiscard7 8glassestofreshentank s u p p l y How the Ice Dispenser Works Theicemakerandicestoragebinarelocatedinthetopleftcornerofthefreezer compartment Afterrefrigeratorisinstalledproperlyandhascooledforseveral hours theicemakercanbeginmakingice Tobeginiceproduction lowerthewire signalarmtothe down orONposition Ascubesaremade theyarestoredinthe storagebin Wit...

Page 8: ...pensersticks 1 Stopiceproductionbyliftingthewiresignalarmtothe up orOFFposition 2 Removeicestoragebinbyliftingupandout Emptyandcarefullycleanbinwith milddetergent Donotsubmergeaugerwhilecleaning Rinsewithclearwater Donotuseharshorabrasivecleaners Allowicebintodrycompletelybefore replacinginthefreezer 3 Removeicechips andcleantheshelfandchutethatsupportstheicestorage b i n 4 Replaceicestoragebin Lo...

Page 9: ...ewcup withfilter backontohousing DONOTUSEWRENCHTOREINSTALL CUP Filtercartridgewillself alignascupistightened Besurecupiscompletely tightenedwithPureSource Logo facing outward DO NOT TIGHTEN PAST STOP 8 SeticemakerlevertotheON down position 9 Checkforleaks Openrefrigeratordoor Wipeanywaterdropsfromfiltercup Runaglassofwater Ifthereisaleak unscrewfiltercup andreinsertfilter cartridge Checkplacemento...

Page 10: ...1asneeded 1 Seticemakerlever wiresignalarm totheOFF up position 2 Holdfiltercupfirmly andunscrewcounterclockwise Figure1 Usecupremoval wrenchifnecessary Figure2 Somewatercouldleakoutasyouremovecup Thisisnormal Filtercartridgewillcomedownwithcup Ifcartridgeremains inhousing pulldowngently whiletwistingfilterbackandforth 3 ReplacelargeO ringonfilterhousing Firstremoveoldringanddiscard You mayneedtou...

Page 11: ...anammonia soaked papertowel andrinse Cleanersmadeespeciallyforstainlesssteel suchasSheila Shine trademarkofSheilaShine Inc StainlessSteelMagic trademarkofMagic AmericanCorp orsimilarproductsaresuggested Alwaysfollowmanufacturer s instructions Washtherestofthecabinetwithwarmwaterandmildliquid detergent Rinsewell andwipedrywithacleansoftcloth ToeGrill Removeanydustordirtfromthefrontoftoegrillusingav...

Page 12: ...rmoving Thecabinetshouldbewellpaddedandhandledwithcare DONOTDROP Thewatertankshouldbeemptiedtopreventwaterfromstandingforaperiodof timeorfreezingduringcoldertemperatures Todraintank followthesesteps 1 Unplugrefrigerator Carefullymoveunitawayfromwall Becarefulnottomove refrigeratorbeyondplumbingconnections 2 Turnoffthehouseholdwaterlinevalvethatsupplieswatertorefrigerator 3 Disconnectrefrigeratorwa...

Page 13: ...llthetwopiecesapartasshown 4 Todisconnectwaterline holdwaterlineelbowandpushinongraycollar forcing elbowdown offfromtubethatrunsintodoor 5 Placeastripoftapealongthedoorbottom overthelowerhingeanduptheside ofthedoor Thiswillholdthehingeinplacewhenthedoorisremoved 6 Remove the top bolt of the lower hinge Loosen but DO NOT REMOVE the bottomboltofthelowerhinge 7 Removethetophingecoverbyliftingthebacko...

Page 14: ...ctory Allow24hoursforthetemperaturetostabilize Refrigeratororfreezergasketisdirty worn cracked orpoorlyfitted Cleanorchangegasket Leaks indoorsealwillcauserefrigeratortorunlongerinordertomaintaindesiredtemperatures Thermostatiskeepingrefrigeratorataconstanttemperature Thisisnormal Refrigeratorgoesonand offtokeeptemperatureconstant Freezercontrolissettoocold Setfreezercontroltoawarmersettinguntilfr...

Page 15: ...spensingwater Ifnot the PureSource waterfilteris cloggedorrestrictedbyforeignmaterial andmustbereplaced Icemakerisproducinglessicethanyouexpect Icemakershouldproduceapproximately 21 2to4poundsoficeevery24hours Freezer is not cold enough See Occurrence section TEMPERATURES ARE TOO WARM Householdwaterlinevalveisnotcompletelyopen Turnonhouseholdwaterlinevalve Checktoseeifwaterdispenserisdispensingslo...

Page 16: ...ankforaperiodoftime Drawanddiscard7 8glassesofwatertofreshen thesupply Drawanddiscardanadditional3 6glassestocompletelyrinseouttank Unitnotproperlyconnectedtocoldwaterline Connectunittocoldwaterlinethatsupplieswater tokitchenfaucet Tubingusedinthehouseholdwatersupplyandinstallationofunitmayaffectwatertasteand odor Forbestresults usecoppertubingforwaterconnection Waterhasahighmineralcontent Contact...

Page 17: ...htswitchisstuck Lightswitchislocatedon interiordoorframenexttothetemperaturecontrol ineachcompartment Pushinplungertorelease Noelectriccurrentisreachingrefrigerator SeeOccurrencesectionRUNNINGOF REFRIGERATOR Lightbulbisburnedout See ReplacingtheLightBulb inCareandCleaning ...

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Page 20: ...ledinCanadaforpersonalsinglefamilyhouseholduse b Defectsresultingorarisingoutofthemanufacturingprocess c Productsbearinglegiblemanufacturer smodelandserialnumbers d Replacementpartsonlyfortheremainderoftheoriginalwarranty WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO a Transportationdamage b Supplyandreplacementofporcelain fuses glassandlightbulbs c PartsandservicesuppliedorobtainedfromotherthanFRIGIDAIREPARTSANDSER...

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