LG 50144815 Owners Manual - Page 35

Automatic, Not Work

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AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER DOES NOT WORK Check if... Icemaker power switch in the O (off) position, Water supply turned off or not connected, Freezer compartment too warm, Piled up cubes in the storage bin cause the icemaker to shut off. Then... Move the switch to the I (on) position, See the Connecting the Water Line section, Wait 24 hours for the freezer to reach its ideal temperature, Level cubes by hand or shake the bin occasionally, TEMPERATURE Check if... IS TOO WARM OR THERE The air vents are blocked. Cold air circulates from the freezer to the fresh food section and back again through air vents in the wall dividing the two sections. IS iNTERiOR Then... MOISTURE BUILD UP Locate air vents by using your hand to sense airflow and move all packages that block vents and restrict airflow. Refer to multi flow Section for the location of air vents. The doors are opened often. When the door is opened, warm humid air is allowed into the refrigerator. The more the door is opened, the faster the humidity builds up, and the more warm air the refrigerator must cool. In order to keep the refrigerator cool, try to get everything you need out of the refrigerator at once, keep food organized so it is easy to find and close the door as soon as the food is removed. The control is not set correctly for the surrounding conditions. A large amount of food has just been added to the refrigerator or freezer, The food is not packaged correctly. The doors are not closing completely. Refer to the Setting the Controls Section. Wait 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize or even out. If the temperature is too cold or too warm, move the dial one number at a time and allow a day for the temperature to stabilize. Adding food warms the refrigerator. It can take a few hours for the refrigerator to return to normal temperature. Wrap food tightly and wipe off damp containers prior to storing in the refrigerator to avoid moisture accumulation. If necessary, repackage food according to the guidelines in the Food Storage Guide Section. See Doors will not close completely. The weather is humid. In humid weather, air carries moisture into refrigerator when doors are opened. A self-defrost cycle was completed. It is normal for droplets to form on the back wall after the refrigerator self-defrosts. 35

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AUTOMATIC
ICEMAKER
DOES
NOT WORK
Check
if...
Then...
Icemaker
power
switch
in the O (off)
position,
Move the
switch
to the I (on)
position,
Water
supply
turned off or not connected,
See the Connecting
the Water Line
section,
Freezer compartment
too warm,
Wait 24 hours for the freezer to reach its ideal temperature,
Piled up cubes in the
storage
bin cause the icemaker
Level cubes by hand or
shake
the bin occasionally,
to shut off.
TEMPERATURE
IS
TOO
WARM
OR
THERE
IS
iNTERiOR
MOISTURE
BUILD
UP
Check
if...
Then...
The air vents are blocked. Cold air circulates
from the freezer to the fresh food section and
back again through air vents in the wall dividing
the two sections.
The doors are opened often.
The control is not set correctly
for the surrounding
conditions.
Locate air vents by using your hand to sense airflow and
move all packages that block vents and restrict airflow.
Refer
to multi
flow
Section for the location of
air vents.
When the door is opened, warm humid air is allowed into
the refrigerator. The more the door is opened, the faster the
humidity
builds up, and the more warm air the refrigerator
must cool. In order to keep the refrigerator
cool, try to get
everything
you need out of the refrigerator
at once, keep
food organized
so it is easy to find and close the door as
soon as the food is removed.
Refer to the Setting
the Controls
Section.
Wait 24 hours for temperatures
to stabilize or even out. If the
temperature
is too cold or too warm, move the dial one number
at a time and allow a day for the temperature
to stabilize.
A large amount of food has just been added
Adding food warms the refrigerator.
It can take a few hours
to the refrigerator
or freezer,
for the refrigerator
to return to normal temperature.
The food is not packaged
correctly.
Wrap food tightly and wipe off damp containers
prior to
storing in the refrigerator
to avoid moisture
accumulation.
If
necessary, repackage
food according
to the guidelines
in the
Food Storage
Guide
Section.
The doors are not closing completely.
See Doors
will
not close
completely.
The weather
is humid.
In humid weather, air carries moisture
into refrigerator
when doors are opened.
A self-defrost
cycle was completed.
It is normal for droplets to form on the back wall after the
refrigerator
self-defrosts.
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