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36 Solutions To Common Problems Before you call... If you experience a problem with your refrigerator or notice a product behavior or condition you do not understand, you can usually avoid a call to your service representative by referring to this section for an answer. Beginning with the following table, this information includes common problems, causes, and suggested solutions. Running Your Refrigerator Problem Compressor does not run. Cause • Cooling system is turned Off. • Refrigerator is in defrost cycle. • Plug at wall outlet is disconnected. • House fuse blown or tripped circuit breaker. • Power outage. Correction • Turn cooling system On. See Controls Section for location of cooling system On/ Off button. • This is normal for a fully automatic defrost refrigerator. The defrost cycle occurs periodically, lasting about 30 minutes. • Ensure plug is tightly pushed into outlet. • Check/replace fuse with a 15 amp timedelay fuse. Reset circuit breaker. • Check house lights. Call local Electric Company. Refrigerator runs too much or too long. • Room or outside weather is hot. • Refrigerator has recently been disconnected for a period of time. • Automatic ice maker is operating. • Doors are opened too frequently or too long. • Refrigerator/freezer door may be slightly open. • Freezer control is set too cold (control found in fresh food section). • Fresh food/freezer gasket is dirty, worn, cracked, or poorly fitted. • It's normal for the refrigerator to work longer under these conditions. • It takes 8-12 hours for the refrigerator to cool down completely. • Ice maker operation causes refrigerator to run slightly more. • Warm air entering the refrigerator causes it to run more. Open doors less often. • Ensure refrigerator is level. Keep food and containers from blocking door. See Problem section, Opening/ Closing of Doors/ Drawers. • Set freezer control to warmer setting until refrigerator temperature is satisfactory. Allow 24 hours for temperature to stabilize. • Clean or change gasket. Leaks in door seal will cause refrigerator to run longer in order to maintain desired temperatures. Compressor does not run. Digital temperature displays are flashing. • Electronic control system keeps the refrigerator at a constant temperature. • Electronic control system has detected a performance problem. • This is normal. Refrigerator goes on and off to keep temperature constant. • Call your Electrolux service representative, who can interpret any messages or number codes flashing on the digital displays.

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Solutions To Common Problems
Before you call...
If you experience a problem with your refrigerator or notice a product behavior or condition you do not
understand, you can usually avoid a call to your service representative by referring to this section for
an answer. Beginning with the following table, this information includes common problems, causes, and
suggested solutions.
Running Your Refrigerator
Problem
Cause
Correction
Compressor does not
run.
Cooling system is turned Off.
•
Refrigerator is in defrost
•
cycle.
Plug at wall outlet is
•
disconnected.
House fuse blown or tripped
•
circuit breaker.
Power outage.
•
Turn cooling system On. See Controls
•
Section for location of cooling system
On/
Off
button.
This is normal for a fully automatic defrost
•
refrigerator. The defrost cycle occurs
periodically, lasting about 30 minutes.
Ensure plug is tightly pushed into outlet.
•
Check/replace fuse with a 15 amp time-
•
delay fuse.
Reset circuit breaker.
Check house lights. Call local Electric
•
Company.
Refrigerator runs too
much or too long.
Room or outside weather is
•
hot.
Refrigerator has recently been
•
disconnected for a period of
time.
Automatic ice maker is
•
operating.
Doors are opened too
•
frequently or too long.
Refrigerator/freezer door may
•
be slightly open.
Freezer control is set too cold
•
(control found in fresh food
section).
Fresh food/freezer gasket is
•
dirty, worn, cracked, or poorly
fitted.
It’s normal for the refrigerator to work
•
longer under these conditions.
It takes 8-12 hours for the refrigerator to
•
cool down completely.
Ice maker operation causes refrigerator to
•
run slightly more.
Warm air entering the refrigerator causes it
•
to run more. Open doors less often.
Ensure refrigerator is level. Keep food
•
and containers from blocking door. See
Problem section, Opening/ Closing of
Doors/ Drawers.
Set freezer control to warmer setting until
•
refrigerator temperature is satisfactory.
Allow 24 hours for temperature to stabilize.
Clean or change gasket. Leaks in door
•
seal will cause refrigerator to run longer in
order to maintain desired temperatures.
Compressor does not
run.
Electronic control system
•
keeps the refrigerator at a
constant
temperature.
This is normal. Refrigerator goes on and off
•
to keep temperature constant.
Digital temperature
displays are flashing.
Electronic control system
•
has detected a performance
problem.
Call
your Electrolux service representative,
•
who can interpret any messages or number
codes flashing on the digital displays.