Kenmore 6580 Use and Care Guide - Page 22

Before You Call Problem I Cause I Corredion OPENING/CLOSING OF DOORS/DRAWERS Door(s) will not close. o Door was closed too hard, o causing other door to open slightly. o Refrigerator is not level. It rocks on the floor when moved slightly. Drawers are difncult to • move. • Food is touching shelf on top • of drawer. • Track that drawers slide on • is dirty, RUNNING OF REFRIGERATOR Close both doors gently. Ensure floor is level and solid, and can adequately support the refrigerator. Contact a carpenter to correct a sagging or sloping floor. Remove top layer of items in drawer. Ensure drawer is properly installed on track. Clean drawer, rollers, and track. See table of Care and Cleaning Tips in CARE & CLEANING section. Compressor does not run. • Refrigerator is in defrost cycle. o This is normal for a fully automatic defrost refrigerator. The defrost cycle occurs periodically, lasting about 30 minutes. • Plug at electrical outlet is disconnected. Ensure plug is tightly pushed into outlet. • House fuse blown or tripped circuit breaker. • Check/replace fuse with a 15 amp time-delay fuse. Reset circuit breaker. Refrigerator runs too much or too long. • Power outage. • Room or outside weather is hot. • Check house lights. Call local electric company. • It is normal for the refrigerator to work longer under these conditions. • Refrigerator has recently been disconnected for a period of time. • Automatic Icemaker is operating. • Doors are opened too frequently or too long. • Fresh Food/freezer door may be slightly open. • Fresh Food/freezer gasket is dirty, worn, cracked, or poorly fitted. • It takes 8-1 2 hours for the refrigerator to cool down completely. • Icemaker 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 column OPENING/ CLOSING OF DOORS/DRAWERS. • Clean or change gasket. Leaks in door seal will cause refrigerator to run longer in order to maintain desired temperatures. Compressor goes off and on frequently, • Thermostat keeps the refrigerator at a constant tem- perature. TEMPERATURES ARE TOO COLD • This is normal. Refrigerator goes on and off to keep temperature constant. Freezer temperature too cold. Fresh Food temperature is satisfactory. Fresh Food temperature too cold. Freezer temperature is satisfactory. Food stored in drawers freezes. • Freezer control is set too cold. • Set freezer control to a warmer setting. Allow 24 hours for temperature to stabilize. • Fresh Food control is set too • Set fresh food control to a warmer setting. Allow 24 cold. hours for temperature to stabilize. • Fresh Food control is set too • See solution above. cold. 22