Maytag MZD2669KE Series, Refrigerator Use & Care Manual

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PROBLEM
F r eeze r cont r ol and
li g hts a r e on, but
comp r esso r is not
ope r atin g
Ref r i g e r ato r does
not ope r ate
Ref r i g e r ato r still
won ’ t ope r ate
Food tempe r atu r e
is too cold
Food tempe r atu r e
is too wa r m
Ref r i g e r ato r has
an odo r
POSSIBLE C A USES
Refrigerator is in d efrost mo d e.
Refrigerator is not plugge d in.
Dial control in freezer is set to OFF
(select mo d els).
Fuse is blown, or circuit breaker nee d s
to be reset.
Power outage has occurre d .
Refrigerator is malfunctioning.
Con d enser coils are d irty.
Refrigerator or freezer controls are set
too high.
Foo d is too close to upper left air inlet.
Door is not closing properly.
Controls nee d to be a d juste d .
Con d enser coils are d irty.
Rear air grille is blocke d .
Door has been opene d frequently, or has
been opene d for long perio d s of time.
Foo d has recently been a dd e d .
O d or pro d ucing foo d s shoul d be covere d
or wrappe d .
The interior nee d s cleaning.
WH A T TO DO
Normal operation.
Wait 40 minutes to see if refrigerator restarts.
Plug in refrigerator.
See page 7 to a d just controls.
Replace any blown fuses.
Check circuit breaker an
d reset, if necessary.
Call local power company listing to report outage.
Unplug refrigerator an d transfer foo d to another
refrigerator. If another refrigerator is not available,
place
d ry ice in freezer section to preserve foo d .
Warranty d oes not cover foo d loss.
Contact service for assistance.
Clean accor d ing to the chart.
See page 7.
Relocate foo d .
Refrigerator is not level. See page 6 for d etails on how
to level your refrigerator.
Check gaskets for proper seal. Clean, if necessary.
Check for internal obstructions that are keeping d oor
from closing properly (i.e. improperly close d d rawers,
ice buckets, oversize d or improperly store d containers,
etc.)
See page 7 to a d just controls.
Clean accor d ing to the cleaning chart on page 19.
Check the positioning of foo d items in refrigerator to
make sure grille is not blocke d . Rear air grilles are
locate d un d er crisper d rawers.
Re d uce time d oor is open. Organize foo d items
efficiently to assure d oor is open for as short a time as
possible.
Allow time for recently a dd e d foo d to reach
refrigerator or freezer temperature.
Clean accor d ing to cleaning chart on page 19.
Troubleshooting
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