Kenmore 7531 Use and Care Guide - Page 32

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ViBRATiON OR RATTLING NOISE Check if... Then... J Tthhee flroeofri.gerator is not resting solidly on SFeloeorLiEsVwEeLaIkNGor AuNneDveDnOoOrRlevCeLliOngSINleGgs sneecetidona.djusting. FROST OR iCE CRYSTALS ON FROZEN FOOD Check if... Then... The door is not closing properly. See "Doors will not close completely" above. The door is opened often. When the door is opened, warm, humid air is allowed in the freezer resulting in frost. iCE HAS OFF=TASTE OR ODOR Check if... Then... The icemaker was recently installed. Discard first few batches of ice to avoid discolored or off-flavored ice. The ice has been stored for too long. The food has not been wrapped tightly in either compartment, The water supply contains minerals such as sulfur. The interior of refrigerator needs cleaning. Throw away old ice and make new supply Rewrap foods since odors may migrate to the ice if food is not wrapped properly. A filter may need to be installed to eliminate taste and odor problems. See CARE AND CLEANING section. Ice storage bin needs cleaning. Empty and wash bin. Discard old cubes. THERE iS WATER IN THE DEFROST DRAIN PAN Check if... Then... The refrigerator is defrosting. The water will evaporate. It is normal for water to drip into the defrost pan. It is more humid than normal. Expect that the water in the defrost pan will take longer to evaporate. This is normal when it is hot or humid. THE REFRIGERATOR Check if... SEEMS TO MAKE TOO MUCH NOISE Then... I The sounds may be normal for your refrigerator. / Rseecfetior nto the UNDERSTANDING SOUNDS YOU MAY HEAR 1 THE lCEMAKER iS NOT PRODUCING ICE OR ICE CUBES ARE FREEZING TOO SLOWLY Check if... Then... The freezer temperature is cold enough to produce ice.1 Wait 24 hours after hook-up for ice production. See the I SETTING THE CONTROLS section. Door left open. I Check to see if something is holding door open. CUBES PRODUCED Check if... BY lCEMAKER ARE TOO SMALL Then... Smaller cube size level is selected. Select larger cube size using cube size selector. Water shutoff valve connecting refrigerator to water line may be clogged. Call a plumber to clear the valve. 32

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ViBRATiON
OR RATTLING
NOISE
Check if...
Then...
J The refrigerator
is
not resting solidly on
Floor is weak or uneven or leveling legs need adjusting.
the floor.
See
LEVELING
AND DOOR CLOSING
section.
FROST
OR iCE CRYSTALS
ON FROZEN
FOOD
Check
if...
Then...
The door
is
not closing
properly.
See "Doors will not close completely"
above.
The door
is
opened
often.
When the door
is
opened, warm,
humid air
is
allowed
in
the freezer
resulting
in frost.
iCE HAS
OFF=TASTE
OR ODOR
Check
if...
Then...
The
icemaker
was recently
installed.
Discard
first few batches of
ice
to avoid discolored
or
off-flavored
ice.
The ice has been stored for too long.
Throw away old ice and make new supply
The food has not been wrapped tightly in
Rewrap foods since odors may migrate to the
ice if
food
either
compartment,
is
not wrapped
properly.
The water supply contains minerals
such as sulfur.
A filter may need to be installed
to eliminate
taste and
odor problems.
The interior of refrigerator
needs cleaning.
See CARE AND CLEANING section.
Ice storage bin needs cleaning.
Empty and wash bin. Discard old cubes.
THERE
iS WATER
IN THE
DEFROST
DRAIN
PAN
Check
if...
Then...
The refrigerator
is
defrosting.
The water will evaporate.
It is normal for water to drip
into
the
defrost pan.
It
is
more humid than normal.
Expect that the water
in
the defrost pan will take longer to
evaporate.
This is normal when it
is
hot or humid.
THE
REFRIGERATOR
SEEMS
TO
MAKE
TOO
MUCH
NOISE
Check
if...
Then...
I The sounds
may be normal for your refrigerator.
Refer to the UNDERSTANDING
SOUNDS
YOU
MAY
HEAR
1
section
/
THE
lCEMAKER
iS
NOT
PRODUCING
ICE
OR ICE
CUBES
ARE
FREEZING
TOO
SLOWLY
Check
if...
Then...
The freezer temperature
is cold enough to produce
ice.
1 Wait 24 hours after hook-up for
ice
production.
See the
I
SETTING
THE CONTROLS
section.
Door left open.
I Check to see
if
something
is holding door open.
CUBES
PRODUCED
BY
lCEMAKER
ARE
TOO
SMALL
Check
if...
Then...
Smaller
cube size
level
is selected.
Select
larger
cube size using cube size selector.
Water shutoff valve connecting
refrigerator
to water
Call a plumber to clear the valve.
line may be clogged.
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