7
Installing Your Refrigerator
How to Adjust the Temperature Controls
This refrigerator is designed to operate at a household temperature of 16° to 43° C.
IMPORTANT:
Due to design of unit, always start temperature
adjustments with freezer section.
Allow 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize.
2
Check to see if freezer temperature is -17°
to -16° C.
3
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Turn control to next highest number if too warm.
•
Turn control to next lowest number if too cold.
•
Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments to take effect.
Locate refrigerator and freezer controls on
upper left wall of fresh food section, and
set both controls to 4.
1
Check to see that fresh food section
is 3° to 4° C.
4
Repeat process, as necessary.
5
IMPORTANT:
Neither section will cool if freezer control is
set to
Off.
Materials needed
•
2 thermometers measuring -21° to 10°C
•
2 drinking glasses
How do I perform a temperature test?
•
Turn control to next highest number if too warm.
•
Turn control to next lowest number if too cold.
•
Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments to take effect.
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For Freezer
•
Place thermometer in glass
of vegetable oil in middle
of freezer and continue
with step 3 of
Temperature
Adjustment
section.
For Refrigerator
•
Place thermometer in glass
of water in middle of unit
and continue with step 3
of
Temperature Adjustment
section.
Electronic Temperature Control Models
•
Use the
button to raise the temperature of the fresh food section, or the
to lower it.
•
Press the
button to confirm the settings.
To set temperature of the fresh food section, use the buttons next to the
button. A setting of 38° to 40° F (3° to 4° C) is reommended.
2
•
Use the
button to raise the temperature of the freezer section, or the
to lower it.
•
Press the
button to confirm the settings.
To set temperature of the freezer, use the buttons next to the
button. A setting of 0° to 2° F (-17° to -16° C) is recommended.
1
Allow 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize.
3
NOTE:
If adjusting the temperature of an operational unit, only 5 to 8 hours is
required for temperatures to take effect.
