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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
CAUSE
CORRECTION
WINE COOLER OPERATION (cont’d)
Interior Wine
Cooler temperature
is too warm.
• Temperature control is
set too warm.
• Door is opened too
frequently or too long.
• Door may not be seating
properly.
• Wine Cooler has recently
been disconnected for a
period of time.
• Turn control to a colder setting.
Allow several hours for the
temperature to stabilize.
• Warm air entering the Wine Cooler
causes it to run more. Open doors
less often.
• Check for proper alignment of door
and gasket.
• It takes 4 hours for the Wine Cooler
to cool down completely.
SOUND AND NOISE
Louder sound levels
when wine cooler
is on.
• Modern wine coolers
have increased storage
capacity and more stable
temperatures. They
require a high efficiency
compressor
• This is normal. When the
surrounding noise level is low, you
might hear the compressor running
while it cools the interior.
Longer sound levels
when compressor
comes on.
• Wine Cooler operates at
higher pressures during
the start of the ON cycle.
• This is normal. Sound will level off or
disappear as refrigerator continues
to run.
Popping or cracking
sound when
compressor comes
on.
• Metal parts undergo
expansion and
contraction, as in hot
water pipes.
• This is normal. Sound will level off or
disappear as Wine Cooler continues
to run.
Boiling or gurgling
sound, like water
boiling.
• Refrigerant (used to
cool Wine Cooler) is
circulating throughout
the system.
• This is normal.
Vibrating or rattling
noise.
• Wine Cooler is not level.
It rocks on the floor
when it is moved slightly.
• Level the unit. Refer to leveling
instructions in the “Installation”
section.
Snapping sound.
• Cold control turning the
Wine Cooler OFF and
ON.
• This is normal.
WATER/MOISTURE/FROST INSIDE WINE COOLER
Moisture forms
on inside of Wine
Cooler walls.
• Weather is hot and
humid.
• Door may not be seating
properly.
• Door is kept open too
long, or opened too
frequently.
• This is normal.
• Check for proper alignment of door
and gasket.
• Open the door less often.
