Kenmore 7901 Use and Care Guide - Page 28

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UNDERSTANDINSGOUNDS YOU MAY HEAR Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one did not make. Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned about them. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces, like the floor, walls and cabinets, can make the sounds seem louder than they actually are. The following describes the kinds of sounds and what may be making them. ° The defrost timer will click when the automatic defrost cycle begins and ends. The thermostat control (or refrigerator control, depending on the model) will also click when cycling on and off:. ° Rattling noises may come from the flow of refrigerant, the water line, or items stored on top of the refrigerator. ° Your refrigerator is designed to run more emcientiy to keep your food items at the desired temperature. ° The high emciency compressor may cause your new refrigerator to run longer than your old one, and you may hear a pulsating or high-pitched sound. You may hear the evaporator fan motor circulating the air through the refrigerator and freezer compartments. As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to the refrigerant flowing in your refrigerator. Contraction and expansion of the inside wails may cause a popping noise. Water dripping on the defrost heater during a defrost cycle may cause a sizzling sound. You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the condenser fan. ° You may hear water running into the drain pan during the defrost cycle. The power supply cord is unplugged. A household fuse has blown or a circuit breaker has tripped. Firmly plug the cord into a live outlet with proper voltage (see Electrical & Grounding Requirements). Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. The refrigerator Refrigerator is not cooling is in the defrost cycle. Wait about 30 minutes for defrost cycle to end. COOLING OFF light is ON "J_-O..._... CZDC=3C=3CI=3cC3O@LCD0ELSDTf_O_'_ ' WATER COOUN1 GoFF3 5 FILTER ', ",\ LOCK / T E M P "_ CHANGE /' _'--- The refrigerator has been put into the store Demo (Demonstration) Mode. The Demonstration Mode disables the cooling system; only the lamps and display work normally. To disable press press the TEMP CONTROL button until you set the desire temperature level and the COOLING OFF light turns off:. Water Dispenser does not work Water from dispenser is warm Water does not dispense. Water does not dispense correctly. Water is dispensed out of the glass. Six or more glassfuils of water have been dispensed continuously. The refrigerator compartment is too warm. Check if house valve is opened. Purge system of air by dispensing approximately 2.5 gallons (9.46L) of water. See the Water Dispenser section. When six or more glasses are dispensed, it takes time for the water to cool down. Press the TEMP CONTROL to set a colder temperature. 29

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UNDERSTANDING
SOUNDS
YOU
MAY HEAR
Your new
refrigerator
may
make
sounds
that
your
old
one did
not
make.
Because
the
sounds
are
new to you, you
might
be
concerned
about
them.
Most
of the
new sounds
are
normal.
Hard
surfaces,
like the floor,
walls
and
cabinets,
can
make
the
sounds
seem
louder
than
they
actually
are.
The following
describes
the
kinds
of
sounds
and what
may
be making
them.
°
The defrost
timer
will
click
when
the automatic
defrost
cycle
begins
and
ends.
The thermostat
control
(or refrigerator
control,
depending
on the model)
will
also click
when
cycling
on and off:.
°
Rattling
noises
may
come
from
the flow
of refrigerant,
the
water
line, or items
stored
on top
of the
refrigerator.
°
Your refrigerator
is designed
to run more
emcientiy
to keep
your
food
items
at the
desired
temperature.
°
The high
emciency
compressor
may
cause your
new
refrigerator
to run longer
than
your
old
one, and you
may
hear
a pulsating
or high-pitched
sound.
You may
hear
the
evaporator
fan
motor
circulating
the
air
through
the refrigerator
and
freezer
compartments.
As
each
cycle
ends,
you
may
hear
a gurgling
sound
due to
the
refrigerant
flowing
in your
refrigerator.
Contraction
and
expansion
of the
inside
wails
may
cause a
popping
noise.
Water
dripping
on the defrost
heater
during
a defrost
cycle
may
cause
a sizzling
sound.
You may
hear
air
being
forced
over the
condenser
by the
condenser
fan.
°
You may
hear
water
running
into
the
drain
pan
during
the
defrost
cycle.
The power
supply
cord
is unplugged.
Firmly
plug
the
cord
into
a live
outlet
with
proper
voltage
(see
Electrical
& Grounding
Requirements).
A household
fuse
has blown
or a circuit
Replace
the
fuse or
reset the
circuit
breaker.
breaker
has tripped.
The refrigerator
is in the
defrost
cycle.
Wait
about
30 minutes
for defrost
cycle
Refrigerator
is
to
end.
not
cooling
COOLING
OFF
light
is
ON
Water
Dispenser
does
not
work
"J_-O_
......
CZDC=3C=3C=3c3@C0LD
I
COLDEST
f_O_'_
'
WATER
COOUNGoFF
1
3
5
FILTER
',
",\
LOCK
/
TEMP
"_
CHANGE
/'
.........................................
_'---
The refrigerator
has been
put
into
the store
Demo
(Demonstration)
Mode.
The Demonstration
Mode
disables
the cooling
system;
only
the
lamps
and
display
work
normally.
To disable
press press the
TEMP CONTROL
button
until
you
set the desire
temperature
level and
the COOLING
OFF
light
turns
off:.
Water
does
not dispense.
Water
does
not dispense
correctly.
Water
is dispensed
out of the
glass.
Six
or more
glassfuils
of water
have
been
dispensed
continuously.
The refrigerator
compartment
is
too
warm.
Check
if
house
valve
is opened.
Purge
system
of
air
by
dispensing
approximately
2.5
gallons
(9.46L)
of
water.
See
the
Water
Dispenser
section.
Water
from
When
six or more
glasses
are dispensed,
it
takes
time
for the
dispenser
is
water
to cool
down.
warm
Press the TEMP
CONTROL
to set a colder
temperature.
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