Kenmore 4433 Use and Care Guide - Page 26

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Before You Call (continued) PROBLEM 1 CAUSE l WATER DISPENSER CORRECTION Dispenser will not dispense water. Water has an odd taste and/or odor. • Household water line valve is not open. • Freezer door is not closed. • Ice & water filter cartridge is clogged. • Front filter not fully installed, if equipped • Water has been in the tank for a period of time. • Unit not properly connected to cold water line. • Tubing used in the household water supply and installation may affect water taste and odor. Water has a high mineral content. Water pressure is extremely low. • Cut-off and cut-on pressures are too low (well systems only), • Reverse osmosis system is in regenerative phase. ODORS IN REFRIGERA TOR • Open household water line valve. See PROBLEM section ICE MAKER IS NOT MAKING ANY ICE. • Ensure that freezer door is closed. • Replace filter cartridge. • Push filter in until you hear a "click". Filter should be flush with cabinet. • Draw and discard 10 - 12 glasses of water to freshen the supply and completely rinse out the tank. • Connect unit to cold water line that supplies water to the kitchen faucet. • For best results, use copper tubing for water connections. • Contact water treatment plant for help. • Have someone turn up the cut-off and cut-on pressure on the water pump system (well systems only). • It is normal for a reverse osmosis system to be below 20 psi during the regenerative phase. Interior is dirty. OPENING/CLOSING • Interior needs to be cleaned. • Food with strong odors is in refrigerator. OF DOORS/DRA WERS • See Care & Cleaning Chart in Care and Cleaning section. • Cover food tightly. Door(s) will not close. • Door was closed too hard, causing other door to open slightly. • Refrigerator is not level. It rocks on the floor when moved slightly. • Refrigerator is touching a wall or cabinet. ,, Close both doors gently. • Ensure floor is level and solid, and can adequately support the refrigerator. Contact a carpenter to correct a sagging or sloping floor. • Ensure floor is level and solid, and can adequately support the refrigerator. Contact a carpenter to correct a sagging or sloping floor. Drawers are difficult to move. • Food is touching shelf on top of drawer. • Track that drawers slide on is dirty. LIGHT BULB IS NOT ON • Keep less food in drawer. • Clean drawer, rollers, and track. See Care & Cleaning Chart in Care and Cleaning section. Light bulb is not on. IF YOU HEAR 5 beeps 3 beeps • Light bulb is burned out. • Light switch is stuck. • No electric current is reaching refrigerator. • See Replacing Light Bulbs in Care and Cleaning section. • Light switch is located on side of refrigerator and freezer liners. • See PROBLEM section RUNNING OF REFRIGERATOR. • A door has been left open for 5 minutes or more. • The refrigerator has experienced a loss of power or a low voltage condition. • These beeps will repeat once every minute until the door has been closed. This is normal for the "Door Ajar" alarm. • This is normal when "Power-On-Reset" is activated. 26

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Before
You Call
(continued)
PROBLEM
1
CAUSE
l
CORRECTION
WATER
DISPENSER
Dispenser
will not
dispense
water.
Water has an odd
taste and/or odor.
Household
water
line
valve
is not
open.
Freezer
door
is not closed.
Ice & water
filter
cartridge
is clogged.
Front
filter
not
fully
installed,
if
equipped
Water
has been
in the tank
for a
period
of time.
Unit
not
properly
connected
to cold
water
line.
Tubing
used
in the
household
water
supply
and
installation
may
affect
water
taste
and
odor.
Water
has a high
mineral
content.
Open
household
water
line valve.
See
PROBLEM
section
ICE
MAKER
IS
NOT
MAKING
ANY
ICE.
Ensure
that
freezer
door
is closed.
Replace
filter
cartridge.
Push
filter
in until
you
hear
a "click".
Filter
should
be
flush
with
cabinet.
Draw
and
discard
10 -
12 glasses
of water
to freshen
the
supply
and
completely
rinse
out
the
tank.
Connect
unit
to cold
water
line
that
supplies
water
to
the
kitchen
faucet.
For
best
results,
use copper
tubing
for water
connections.
Contact
water
treatment
plant
for help.
Water
pressure
is
Cut-off
and
cut-on
pressures
are too
Have
someone
turn
up the
cut-off
and
cut-on
pressure
extremely
low.
low
(well
systems
only),
on
the
water
pump
system
(well
systems
only).
Reverse
osmosis
system
is in
regenerative
phase.
It is normal
for a reverse
osmosis
system
to be
below
20
psi
during
the
regenerative
phase.
ODORS
IN REFRIGERA
TOR
Interior
is dirty.
Interior
needs
to be cleaned.
See
Care
& Cleaning
Chart
in Care
and
Cleaning
section.
Food
with
strong
odors
is in
Cover
food
tightly.
refrigerator.
OPENING/CLOSING
OF DOORS/DRA
WERS
Door(s)
will
not
close.
,,
Close
both
doors
gently.
Door
was
closed
too
hard,
causing
other
door
to open
slightly.
Refrigerator
is not
level.
It rocks
on
the
floor
when
moved
slightly.
Refrigerator
is touching
a wall
or
cabinet.
Ensure
floor
is level
and
solid,
and
can
adequately
support
the
refrigerator.
Contact
a carpenter
to correct
a sagging
or sloping
floor.
Ensure
floor
is level
and
solid,
and
can
adequately
support
the
refrigerator.
Contact
a carpenter
to correct
a sagging
or sloping
floor.
Drawers
are
difficult
Food
is touching
shelf
on top
of
Keep
less
food
in drawer.
to move.
drawer.
Track
that
drawers
slide
on
is dirty.
Clean
drawer,
rollers,
and
track.
See
Care
& Cleaning
Chart
in Care
and
Cleaning
section.
LIGHT
BULB
IS NOT
ON
Light
bulb
is not on.
Light
bulb
is burned
out.
Light
switch
is stuck.
No
electric
current
is reaching
refrigerator.
See
Replacing
Light
Bulbs
in
Care
and
Cleaning
section.
Light
switch
is located
on
side
of
refrigerator
and
freezer
liners.
See
PROBLEM
section
RUNNING
OF
REFRIGERATOR.
IF YOU
HEAR
5 beeps
A door
has
been
left open
for 5
These
beeps
will
repeat
once
every
minute
until
the
minutes
or more.
door
has
been
closed.
This
is normal
for the
"Door
Ajar"
alarm.
3 beeps
The
refrigerator
has
experienced
a
This
is normal
when
"Power-On-Reset"
is activated.
loss
of power
or a low
voltage
condition.
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