Kenmore 4472 Use and Care Guide - Page 10

Sound And Noise Cont., Water/moisture/frost, Refrigerator, Outside Refrigerator, Odor/n, Door

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SOUND AND NOISE (Cont.) CAUSE Popping or cracking sound when compressor comes on. _ Metai parts undergo expansion and contraction, as in hot water pipes, Bubbling or gurgling like water boiling, sound, . Refrigerant (used to cool refrigerator) is circulating throughout the system. Vibrating or rattling noise. _ Refrigerator is not leve!. Utrocks on the floor when it is moved slightly. Refrigerator is touching the wall. Snapping Sound. _ Cold Control turning the refrigerator on and off. WATER/MOISTURE/FROST iNSiDE REFRIGERATOR Moisture forms on inside of refrigerator walls. _ Weather is hot and humid. _ Door may not be sealing properly'. Door is kept open too long, or is opened too frequently. WATER/MOISTURE/FROST OUTSIDE REFRIGERATOR Moisture forms on outside of refrigerator, ODOR/N REFRIGERATOR _ Door may not be sealing properiy, causing the cold air from inside the refrigerator to meet warm moist air from outside. Odors in refrigerator. DOOR PROBLEMS _ Interior needs to be cleaned. Foods with strong odors are in the refrigerator. Door will not dose. LIGHT BULB IS NOT ON _ Refrigerator is not ieve!. It rocks on the floor when it is moved slightly. Light bulb is not on. _ Light bulb is burned out. No electric current is reaching the refrigerator. _ This is normaI. Sound wirl level off or disappear as refrigerator continues to run. • This is normal. • Level the unit. Refer to "Leveling" in the "FIRST STEPS" Section. _ Relevel the refrigerator or move refrigerator slightly: Refer to "Leveling" in the "FmRST STEPS" Section. • This is normal. _ This is normal • See "DOOR PROBLEMS" Section. • Open the door less often. _ See "DOOR PROBLEMS" Section. • Clean interior with sponge, warm water, and baking soda. _ Cover the food tightly. • This condition can force the cabinet out of square and misalign the door. Refer to "Leveling" in the "FmRST STEPS" Section. • Follow directions under "Interior Light" or "Mid Level Light" in the "REFRmGERATOR FEATURES" Section. • See "BEFORE YOU CALL - REFRIGERATOR OPERATmON" Section. 10

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CAUSE
SOUND AND NOISE (Cont.)
Popping
or cracking
sound
_
Metai
parts
undergo
expansion
_ This
is normaI.
Sound
wirl level
off or disappear
as
when
compressor
comes
on.
and
contraction,
as in hot water
refrigerator
continues
to run.
pipes,
Bubbling
or gurgling
sound,
.
Refrigerant
(used
to cool
This
is normal.
like
water
boiling,
refrigerator)
is circulating
throughout
the
system.
Vibrating
or
rattling
noise.
_
Refrigerator
is not
leve!.
Utrocks
Level
the
unit.
Refer to
"Leveling"
in the
"FIRST
STEPS"
on the
floor
when
it is moved
Section.
slightly.
Refrigerator
is touching
the
wall.
_
Relevel
the
refrigerator
or move
refrigerator
slightly:
Refer
to
"Leveling"
in the
"FmRST STEPS"
Section.
Snapping
Sound.
_
Cold
Control
turning
the
This
is normal.
refrigerator
on and
off.
WATER/MOISTURE/FROST
iNSiDE
REFRIGERATOR
Moisture
forms
on
inside
of
_ Weather
is hot and
humid.
_ This
is normal
refrigerator
walls.
_
Door
may
not
be sealing
See
"DOOR
PROBLEMS"
Section.
properly'.
Door
is kept
open
too
long,
or is
Open
the
door
less
often.
opened
too
frequently.
WATER/MOISTURE/FROST
OUTSIDE REFRIGERATOR
Moisture
forms
on
outside
of
_
Door
may
not
be sealing
_ See
"DOOR
PROBLEMS"
Section.
refrigerator,
properiy,
causing
the
cold
air
from
inside
the
refrigerator
to
meet
warm
moist
air from
outside.
ODOR/N
REFRIGERATOR
Odors
in
refrigerator.
_
Interior
needs
to
be cleaned.
Clean
interior
with
sponge,
warm
water,
and
baking
soda.
Foods
with
strong
odors
are
in
_ Cover
the
food
tightly.
the
refrigerator.
DOOR PROBLEMS
Door
will
not
dose.
_
Refrigerator
is not
ieve!.
It rocks
This
condition
can
force
the cabinet
out
of square
and
on the
floor
when
it is moved
misalign
the
door.
Refer
to "Leveling"
in the
"FmRST
slightly.
STEPS"
Section.
LIGHT BULB
IS
NOT ON
Light
bulb
is not
on.
_
Light
bulb
is burned
out.
Follow
directions
under
"Interior
Light"
or "Mid
Level
Light"
in the
"REFRmGERATOR
FEATURES"
Section.
No electric
current
is reaching
See
"BEFORE
YOU
CALL
- REFRIGERATOR
the
refrigerator.
OPERATmON"
Section.
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