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IS THIS A FAILURE?
Does not
get cold
Does not get cold at all
• Is the power cord unplugged?
• Is there a power failure?
• Has the circuit breaker been tripped?
Does not get cold enough
• Is the temperature control set to "MIN"?
• Is a food item blocking the cold air outlet?
• Is the refrigerator in direct sunlight?
• Is there a heating device nearby?
• Is there sufficient space around the refrigerator?
• Is there a hot item in the refrigerator, have the doors been opened
frequently, or is there too much food in the refrigerator?
Freezing
Refrigerator compartment
• Is the temperature setting of the refrigerator or freezer at "MAX"?
• Is the ambient temperature 5 ºC or below?
Odour
Interior odour bothers me
• Is odour-generating food stored without wrapping?
• Odours often attach to the interior plastic walls. Wipe off with a
cloth soaked in lukewarm water.
Door
opening
Other door opens when a
door is closed
The air pressure caused by closing a door sometimes opens other
doors momentarily.
Immediately after closing a
door
• Hissing sound
• Door is hard to open
The air entering into the compartment is rapidly cooled and the
interior pressure gets lower than the exterior.
Noise
Bruit
Noise bothers me
• Does the floor firmly support the refrigerator?
• Is anything loose?
• Could an item, such as a tray, have been dropped in the gap and
be causing vibration noises?
Making strange noise
• Bubbling sound
→
Refrigerant flowing through the cooling devices.
• Hissing sound
→
Defrosting heater makes this noise even after it
has stopped.
• Zooming sound
→
Fan operation noise.
• Clicking sound
→
Operation of electrical component or refrigerant
(gas) adjustment valve.
• Snapping sound
→
Expansion/ contraction of refrigerant (gas)
adjustment valve.
Operation sound goes up
and down
This refrigerator adjusts the rotation speed of the compressor by
using an inverter control. The operation noise is higher with a high-
speed operation when the ambient temperature is high, frequent
door openings, after defrosting, or immediately after installation.
Frost and
condensa-
tion
Frost and ice accumulate
on the freezer case
This condition occurs when humidity is high, door was kept open for
a long time, or opened frequently.
Condensation accumulates
in the refrigerator
compartment
