Kenmore 7997 Use and Care Guide - Page 30

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Frost or ice crystals on frozen food The door is not closing properly. The door is opened often. The icemaker was recently installed. _ce has offtaste or odor There is water in the defrost drain pan The refrigerator seems to make too much noise The ice has been stored for too long. The food had not been wrapped tightly in either compartment, The water supply contains minerals such as sulfur, The interior of refrigerator needs cleaning. Ice storage bin needs cleaning. The refrigerator is defrosting. It is more humid than normal. The sounds may be normal for your refrigerator. New installation. See "Door will not close completely" in troubleshooting guide. When the door is opened, warm, humid air is allowed in the freezer resulting in frost. Discard first few batches of ice to avoid discolored or offflavored ice. Throw away old ice and make a new supply. Rewrap foods since odors may migrate to the ice if food is not wrapped properly. A filter may need to be insatiled to eliminate taste and odor problems. See Care and aeanlng section. Empty and wash bin. Discard old cubes. The water will evaporate. It is normal for water to drip into the defrost pan. Expect that the water in the defrost pan will take longer to evaporate. This is normal when it is hot or humid. Refer to the Understanding Sound You May Hear section. Wait 24 hours after icemaker installation for ice production to begin. Wait 72 hours for full ice production. The refrigerator is not connected to a water supply or the supply shutoff valve is not turned on. Reverse osmosis water filtration system is connected to your cold water supply, I

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The door
is not closing
properly.
See "Door
will
not close
completely"
in troubleshooting
guide.
Frost
or
ice
crystals
on
The door
is
opened
often.
When
the door
is
opened,
warm,
humid
air
is
allowed
in
the
frozen
food
freezer
resulting
in
frost.
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
a
new supply.
The food
had
not
been
wrapped
tightly
in
Rewrap
foods
since odors
may
migrate
to the ice
if food
is
_ce has off-
either
compartment,
not
wrapped
properly.
taste
or odor
The water
supply
contains
minerals
such as
A filter
may
need
to be insatiled
to
eliminate
taste
and odor
sulfur,
problems.
The
interior of
refrigerator
needs
cleaning.
See
Care
and
aeanlng
section.
Ice storage
bin needs
cleaning.
Empty
and wash
bin.
Discard
old
cubes.
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.
There
is
water
in
the
defrost
drain
pan
The
refrigerator
seems
to
make
too
much
noise
The
sounds
may
be
normal
for
your
refrigerator.
Refer to the
Understanding
Sound
You
May
Hear
section.
New
installation.
Wait
24
hours
after
icemaker
installation
for ice
production
to begin.
Wait
72
hours
for full
ice
production.
The refrigerator
is
not connected
to a water
Connect
refrigerator
to the water
supply
and turn
water
supply
or
the
supply
shutoff
valve
is
not turned
shutoff
valve
fully
open.
on.
Reverse osmosis
water
filtration
system is
Reverse osmosis
filtration
systems can
reduce
the
water
connected
to your
cold
water
supply,
pressure
below
the
minimum
amount
and
result
in icemaker
issues.
I<ink
in
the
water
source
line.
A kink
in
the
line
can
reduce
water
flow.
Straighten
the water
source
line.
A large
amount
of ice
recently
has been
Allow
24 hours
for the
icemaker
to produce
more
ice.
removed.
NOTE:
An
extra
ice bucket
is provided
in the
freezer
section.
The icemaker
is not turned
on.
Locate
the
icemaker
on/off
switch
and
confirm
it is in the
ON
(1)
position.
The
icemaker
is
not
There
is
something
on
the
ice-detecting
sensor.
Foreign
substances
or
frost
on
the
ice-detecting
sensor
can
producing
ice
interrupt
ice
production.
Make
sure the
sensor
area
is
clean
at
or
not
enough
all
times
for proper
operation.
ice
The temperature
setting
for the
freezer
is too
Below
O°F is the
recommended
temperature
for
the freezer
warm.
compartment
for
normal
ice
production.
If the
freezer
temperature
is
warmer,
ice
production
will
be affected.
The doors
are
opened
often.
If
the
doors
of
the
unit
are
opened
often,
the
cold
air
will
escape
which
will
prevent
the
unit
from
maintaining
the
set
temperature.
Lowering
the
temperature
can
help,
as
well
as
not
opening
the
doors
as
frequently.
The doors
are not
closing
properly.
If the doors
are
not properly
closed,
ice
production
will
be
affected.
The ice compartment
door
is
not
dosing
If the ice
compartment
door
is
not
properly
dosed,
ice
properly,
production
will
be affected.
Make
sure ice
compartment
door
is dosed
for
proper
operation.
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