Frigidaire PLFU1778ES Use and Care Manual - Page 4

LEVELING The freezer must have all bottom corners resting firmly on a solid floor. The floor must be strong enough to support a fully loaded freezer. NOTE: It is Very Important for your freezer to be level in order to function properly. If the freezer is not leveled during installation, the door may be misaligned and not close or seal Turn properly, causing Left To Raise cooling, frost, or moisture problems. To Level Freezer: After discarding crating Turn Right To Lower Plastic Leveling Feet screws and wood base, Crating Screw use a carpenter's level to level the freezer from front-to-back. Adjust the plastic leveling feet in front, ½ bubble higher, so that the door closes easily when left halfway open. Discard The (4) Crating Screws And (2) Wood Bases Unpacking and Leveling Leveling Instructions for all Refrigerator/Freezer Pair: • Remove two leg levelers provided in literature bag. While unit is lying on its back for wood skid removal, install both leg levelers in rear of unit. • Level door of first unit using all four levelers and slide unit into place. Recheck for levelness and adjust if necessary. • Measure distance from floor to bottom of door on first unit. Adjust and level second unit so door height matches. • Leg Level Adjustments • One full turn of all four leg levelers will raise door 5/32". • One full turn of both front leg levelers will raise door 3/16" and tilt top of door back 7/16". • One full turn of both rear leg levelers will lower door 1/32" and tilt top of door forward 7/16". • One full turn of both side leg levelers will raise door 3/16" and tilt top of door 3/8". • Slide second unit into place leaving a minimum gap of 3/16" between units for door swing clearance. • This last step may require at least one extraction of the second unit to properly align units in a "built-in" application. CAUTION DOOR REMOVAL If door must be removed: 1. Gently lay freezer on its back, on a rug or blanket. 2. Remove two base screws and base panel. 3. Remove bottom hinge screws. 4. Remove plastic top hinge cover. 5. Remove screws from top hinge. 6. Remove top hinge from cabinet. 7. Remove door and bottom hinge from cabinet. 8. To replace door, reverse the above order and manner of removal. Securely tighten all screws to prevent hinge slippage. ICE MAKER INSTALLATION If your Freezer has an automatic ice maker, please refer to the two inserts in the bond pack that came with your Freezer (1. Installation Instructions & 2. Installation - Connecting Ice Maker to Water Supply) to correctly hook-up your ice maker. TEMPERATURE CONTROLS COOL DOWN PERIOD • For safe food storage, allow 4 hours for the freezer to cool down completely. The freezer will run continuously for the first several hours. Foods that are already frozen may be placed in the freezer after the first few hours of operation. Unfrozen foods should NOT be loaded into the freezer until the freezer has operated for 4 hours. • When loading the freezer, freeze only 3 pounds of fresh food per cubic foot of freezer space at one time. Distribute packages to be frozen evenly throughout the freezer. It is not necessary to turn the control knob to a colder setting while freezing food. TEMPERATURE CONTROL The temperature control is located inside the freezer on upright models. The temperature is factory preset to provide satisfactory food storage temperatures. However, the temperature control is adjustable to provide a range of temperatures for your personal satisfaction. If a colder Cold Control temperature is desired, turn the temperature control knob toward COLDEST and allow several hours for temperatures to stabilize between adjustments. To allow door to close and seal properly, do not let food packages extend past the front of the shelves. Shelf Front FI4RST