Electrolux E32AR75FPS Owners Guide - Page 21

Solutions To Common Problems 21 Befo re calling fo r s ervice, re vie w this lis t. It m ay s a ve you tim e a nd expen s e. This lis t TROUBLE S HOOTING include s com m on occu rrences that are n ot th e res u lt of defective w orkm an s hip or GUIDE m aterials in th is refrigerator. PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION R EFR IGER A TOR OPER A TION R e frigera to r doe s not run. * R efrig erator is plugg ed into a circuit that has a grou nd fault * U se ano th er circuit. If you a re unsure abou t the outlet, have it checke d by a certified technicia n. in terrupt. * Tempe rature co ntrol is in the "OFF" po sition. * See "SETTIN G TH E TEMPER A TU R E C ON TR OL" se ction. R e frigera to r ru ns too much or too lon g. * R efrig erator may n ot b e plugge d * Ensu re plug is tig htly pushed into ou tle t. in, or plug may be loose. * H ou se fuse blow n or tripp ed * C he ck/rep la ce fuse w ith a 15 a mp time d elay fuse. circuit breaker. Reset circuit breaker. * Po w er outage . * C he ck house lights. C all local Ele ctric C omp any. * R oo m o r outside w ea ther is h ot. * It's normal for the refrigerator to w o rk hard er un der these co nditio ns. * R efrig erator has recently b een * It takes 24 hours for th e refrig erator to coo l do w n disconn ecte d fo r a period of time . co mpletely. * Large amount of warm or hot fo od have be en stored rece ntly. * D oo r is ope ned too fre quen tly or ke pt o pen too long . * R efrig erator door may b e slightly open. * Wa rm food w ill cause refrig erator to run more until the desired temp era tu re is reached. * Wa rm air en te ring the refrigerator causes it to ru n more . Open the d oor less o ften . * See "D OOR PROBLEMS". * Tempe rature co ntrol is set to o low. * Turn co ntrol kn ob to a w armer setting. Allow se veral hours for th e te mperature to stabilize. * R efrig erator gaske ts are dirty, w orn, cracked o r poorly fitte d. * C lean or change gasket. Lea ks in th e door sea l w ill cau se refrigerator to ru n longer in orde r to Interior refrig erator temperature is too co ld . Interior refrig erator temperature is too w arm. * Tempe rature co ntrol is set to o low. * Tempe rature co ntrol is set to o warm. maintain desired te mpera ture. * Turn co ntrol kn ob to a w armer setting. Allow se veral hours for th e te mperature to stabilize. * Turn co ntrol kn ob to a co ld er settin g. Allow several hours for th e te mperature to stabilize. * D oo r is ope ned too fre quen tly or * Wa rm air en te ring the refrigerator causes it to ru n ke pt o pen too long . more . Open the d oor less o ften . * R efrig erator door may b e slightly open. * Large amount of warm or hot fo od have be en stored rece ntly. * See "D OOR PROBLEMS". * Wa it un til the refrigera to r has had a chan ce to rea ch its selected temperature. * R efrig erator has recently b een * R efrig era to r req uires 24 ho urs to coo l do w n disconn ecte d fo r a period of time . co mpletely. R e frigera to r externa l su rface temperature is w a rm . * The extern al refrige rator w alls ca n be as m uch a s 30 ºF w a rmer th an ro om te mperature . * This is normal w hile the co mpre ssor w orks to transfer h eat from insid e th e refrig era to r ca binet. SOU N D A N D N OISE Louder sound levels * Modern refrigera to rs h ave * This is normal. When the surrou nding no ise level w h enever refrigerator is in creased storag e cap acity and is low , you might hea r the compre ssor running on. more stable tempe ratures. Th ey w hile it coo ls the interior. req uire hea vy duty comp resso rs. Louder sound levels * R efrig erator operates at h ig her * This is normal. Sou nd w ill le vel off or disappe ar as w h en co mpre ssor comes pre ssure s du ring the start of th e refrig era to r co ntinues to run. on. Popping or cracking sound when compressor comes on. ON cycle. * Metal parts unde rgo e xpa nsion and contra ction, as in hot w ater pipes. * This is normal. Sou nd w ill le vel off or disappe ar as refrig era to r co ntinues to run.