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Common Solutions for Concerns
Opening/Closing Of Doors/Drawers
Concern
Potential Cause
Common Solution
Door(s) will not close.
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Refrigerator is not level. It rocks on the floor
when moved slightly.
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An object has fallen from the baskets
blocking the door from closing.
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Ensure floor is level and solid, and can adequately
support the refrigerator. Contact a carpenter to correct
a sagging or sloping floor.
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Check for ice or food items blocking drawer.
Drawers are difficult to
move.
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Food is touching shelf on top of drawer.
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Drawer is overloaded.
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Keep less food in drawer.
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Remove or redistribute food.
Refrigerator Operations
Concern
Potential Cause
Common Solution
Compressor does not
run.
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Cooling system is turned Off.
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Refrigerator is in defrost cycle.
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Plug at wall outlet is disconnected.
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House fuse is blown or a tripped circuit
breaker.
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Power outage.
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Electronic control system keeps the
refrigerator at a constant temperature.
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Turn cooling system On. See Controls Section for
location of cooling system
On/Off
button.
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This is normal for a fully automatic defrost refrigerator.
The defrost cycle occurs periodically, lasting about 30
minutes.
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Ensure plug is tightly pushed into outlet.
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Check/replace fuse with a 15 amp time-delay fuse.
Reset circuit breaker.
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Check house lights. Call local Electric Company.
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This is normal. Refrigerator goes on and off to keep
temperature constant.
Refrigerator runs too
much or too long.
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Room or outside weather is hot.
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Refrigerator has recently been disconnected
for a period of time.
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Automatic ice maker is operating.
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Doors are opened too frequently or too long.
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Refrigerator/freezer door may be slightly
open.
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Freezer control is set too cold (control found
on side of left hand door).
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Fresh food/freezer gasket is dirty, worn,
cracked, or poorly fitted.
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This model is provided with a high-
efficiency, variable-speed compressor.
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It’s normal for the refrigerator to work longer under
these conditions.
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It takes 8-12 hours for the refrigerator to cool down
completely.
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Ice maker operation causes refrigerator to run slightly more.
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Warm air entering the refrigerator causes it to run
more. Open doors less often.
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Ensure refrigerator is level. Keep food and containers
from blocking door. See Problem section, Opening/
Closing of Doors/ Drawers.
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Set freezer control to warmer setting until refrigerator
temperature is satisfactory. Allow 24 hours for
temperature to stabilize.
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Clean or change gasket. Leaks in door seal will cause
refrigerator to run longer in order to maintain desired
temperatures.
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It is normal for the compressor to run for long periods
of time.
Digital temperature
displays are flashing.
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Electronic control system has detected a
performance problem.
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Call your Electrolux service representative, who can
interpret any messages or number codes flashing on
the digital displays.