Frigidaire FCGM201RFB User Manual - Page 8

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Before calling for s ervice, review this lis t. It m ay s ave you tim e and expens e. This lis t includes com m on occurrences that are not the res ult of defective workm ans hip or m aterials in this appliance. PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION APPLIANCE OPERATION Appliance does not run. * Appliance is plugged into a * Us e another circuit. If you are uns ure about the circuit that has a ground fault outlet, have it checked by a certified technician. * Tem perature control is in the * See Therm os tat Setting. "OFF" pos ition. * Appliance m ay not be plugged in, * Ens ure plug is tightly pus hed into outlet. or plug m ay be loose. * Hous e fus e blown or tripped * Check/replace fus e with a 15 am p tim e delay circuit breaker. fus e. Res et circuit breaker. * Power outage * Check hous e lights . Call local Electric Com pany. Appliance runs too m uch * Room or outs ide weather is hot. * It's norm al for the appliance to work harder under or too long. thes e conditions . * Appliance has recently been * It takes 24 hours for the appliance to cool down dis connected for a period of tim e. com pletely. * Large am ount of warm or hot * Warm food will caus e appliance to run m ore until food have been s tored recently. the des ired tem perature is reached. * Door is opened too frequently or * Warm air entering the appliance caus es it to run kept open too long. m ore. Open the door les s often. * Appliance door m ay be s lightly * See "Door Problem s ". * Tem perature control is s et too * Turn control knob to a warm er s etting. Allow low. s everal hours for the tem perature to s tabilize. * Appliance gas kets are dirty, * Clean or change gas ket. Leaks in the lid s eal will worn, cracked or poorly fitted. caus e appliance to run longer in order to m aintain des ired tem perature. Interior appliance * Tem perature control is s et too * Turn control knob to a warm er s etting. Allow tem perature is too cold. low. s everal hours for the tem perature to s tabilize. Interior appliance * Tem perature control is s et too * Turn control knob to a colder s etting. Allow s everal tem perature is too warm . warm . hours for the tem perature to s tabilize. * Door is opened too frequently or * Warm air entering the appliance caus es it to run kept open too long. m ore. Open the door les s often. * Appliance door m ay be s lightly * See "Door Problem s ". * Large am ount of warm or hot * Wait until the appliance has had a chance to food have been s tored recently. reach its s elected tem perature. * Appliance has recently been * appliance requires 24 hours to cool down dis connected for a period of tim e. com pletely. Appliance external * The external appliance walls can * This is norm al while the com pres s or works to s urface tem perature is be as m uch as 30ºF warm er than trans fer heat from ins ide the appliance cabinet. warm . room tem perature. SOUND AND NOISE Louder s ound levels whenever appliance is on. Louder s ound levels when com pres s or com es on. Popping or cracking sound when com pressor com es on. * Modern appliances have increas ed s torage capacity and m ore s table tem peratures . They require heavy duty com pres s ors . * Appliance operates at higher pres s ures during the s tart of the ON cycle. * Metal parts undergo expans ion and contraction, as in hot water pipes. * This is norm al. When the s urrounding nois e level is low, you m ight hear the com pres s or running while it cools the interior. * This is norm al. Sound will level off or dis appear as appliance continues to run. * This is norm al. Sound will level off or dis appear as appliance continues to run. 8