GE PSCS3RGXSS Installation Instructions - Page 38

Problem, Possible Causes, What To Do, 3°F -19°C

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Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Before you call for service... Installation Instructions Problem Orange glow in the freezer Refrigerator has odor Door not closing properly Moisture forms on outside of refrigerator Moisture collects inside (in humid weather, air carries moisture into refrigerator when doors are opened) Interior light does not work Water on kitchen floor or on bottom of freezer Hot air from bottom of refrigerator Refrigerator never shuts off but the temperatures are OK Refrigerator beeping Food isn't thawing/ chilling Actual temperature not equal to Set temperature SelectTemp or Beverage Center feature is not working While QuickFreeze™ is enabled, the actual freezer temperature may drop as low as -3°F (-19°C) 38 Possible Causes What To Do Defrost heater is on. • This is normal. Foods transmitting odor to refrigerator. • Foods with strong odors should be tightly wrapped. • Keep an open box of baking soda in the refrigerator; replace every three months. Interior needs cleaning. • See Care and cleaning. Door gasket on hinge side sticking or folding over. • Apply petroleum jelly to the face of the gasket. A door bin is hitting a shelf inside the refrigerator. • Move the door bin up one position. Not unusual during periods of high humidity. • Wipe surface dry. Too frequent or too long door openings. • This is normal for the beverage center. Due to the higher humidity in the • This is normal and may come and go as different food refrigerator, you may on occasion loads and environmental conditions change. Wipe dry experience fog or small amounts with a paper towel if desired. of moisture in the refrigerator compartment. No power at outlet. • Replace fuse or reset the breaker. Light bulb burned out. • See Replacing the light bulbs. Cubes jammed in chute. • Poke ice through with a wooden spoon. Normal air flow cooling motor. In the refrigeration process, it is normal that heat be expelled in the area under the refrigerator. Some floor coverings are sensitive and will discolor at these normal and safe temperatures. Adaptive defrost keeps compressor running during door openings. • This is normal. The refrigerator will cycle off after the door remains closed for 2 hours. Door open. • Close door. Packaging. • Increase time or repackage in plastic. Wrong weight selected. • Select a larger weight. Item with high fat content. • Select a larger weight. Not using Chill/Thaw tray. • Place items on tray and allow space in between items for better airflow. Unit just plugged in. • Allow 24 hours for system to stabilize. Door open for too long. • Allow 24 hours for system to stabilize. Warm food added to refrigerator. • Allow 24 hours for system to stabilize. Defrost cycle is in process. • Allow 24 hours for system to stabilize. Refrigerator compartment temperature control is set at warmest setting. • This is normal. In order to minimize energy usage, the SelectTemp and Beverage Center features are disabled when the refrigerator temperature control is set at the warmest setting. Beverage Center feature turns off after six months of continuous operation. • Press Beverage Center pad to restart. • This is normal. Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

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Consumer Support
Troubleshooting Tips
Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
Installation
Instructions
Before you call for service…
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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Orange glow in the freezer
Defrost heater is on.
• This is normal.
Refrigerator has odor
Foods transmitting odor
• Foods with strong odors should be tightly wrapped.
to refrigerator.
• Keep an open box of baking soda in the refrigerator;
replace every three months.
Interior needs cleaning.
• See
Care and cleaning.
Door not closing
Door gasket on hinge side
• Apply petroleum jelly to the face of the gasket.
properly
sticking or folding over.
A door bin is hitting a shelf
• Move the door bin up one position.
inside the refrigerator.
Moisture forms on
Not unusual during periods
• Wipe surface dry.
outside of refrigerator
of high humidity.
Moisture collects inside
Too frequent or too long
• This is normal for the beverage center.
(in humid weather, air
door openings.
carries moisture into
Due to the higher humidity in the
• This is normal and may come and go as different food
refrigerator when doors
refrigerator, you may on occasion
loads and environmental conditions change. Wipe dry
are opened)
experience fog or small amounts
with a paper towel if desired.
of moisture in the refrigerator
compartment.
Interior light does
No power at outlet.
• Replace fuse or reset the breaker.
not work
Light bulb burned out.
• See
Replacing the light bulbs.
Water on kitchen floor
Cubes jammed in chute.
• Poke ice through with a wooden spoon.
or on bottom of freezer
Hot air from bottom
Normal air flow cooling motor.
of refrigerator
In the refrigeration process, it is
normal that heat be expelled in
the area under the refrigerator.
Some floor coverings are sensitive
and will discolor at these normal
and safe temperatures.
Refrigerator never
Adaptive defrost keeps
• This is normal. The refrigerator will cycle off after the door
shuts off but the
compressor running during
remains closed for 2 hours.
temperatures are OK
door openings.
Refrigerator beeping
Door open.
• Close door.
Food isn’t thawing/
Packaging.
• Increase time or repackage in plastic.
chilling
Wrong weight selected.
• Select a larger weight.
Item with high fat content.
• Select a larger weight.
Not using Chill/Thaw tray.
• Place items on tray and allow space in between items for
better airflow.
Actual temperature not
Unit just plugged in.
• Allow 24 hours for system to stabilize.
equal to Set temperature
Door open for too long.
• Allow 24 hours for system to stabilize.
Warm food added to refrigerator.
• Allow 24 hours for system to stabilize.
Defrost cycle is in process.
• Allow 24 hours for system to stabilize.
SelectTemp or Beverage
Refrigerator compartment
• This is normal. In order to minimize energy usage,
Center feature is not
temperature control is set
the
SelectTemp
and
Beverage Center
features are
working
at warmest setting.
disabled when the refrigerator temperature control
is set at the warmest setting.
Beverage Center feature
• Press
Beverage Center
pad to restart.
turns off after six months
of continuous operation.
While QuickFreeze
is
• This is normal.
enabled, the actual
freezer temperature
may drop as low as
–3°F (–19°C)