LG LFX23961ST Owner's Manual - Page 35

Temperature Is Too Warm Or There Is Interior Moisture Build Up, Automatic Icemaker Does Not Work - water line

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER DOES NOT WORK Check if... Icemaker power switch in the O (off) position. Water supply turned off or not connected. Freezer compartment too warm. Piled up cubes in the storage bin cause the icemaker to shut off. Then... Move the switch to the I (on) position. See the Connecting the Water Line section. Wait 24 hours for the freezer to reach its ideal temperature. Level cubes by hand or shake the bin occasionally. TEMPERATURE IS TOO WARM OR THERE IS INTERIOR MOISTURE BUILD UP Check if... Then... The air vents are blocked. Cold air circulates from the freezer to the fresh food section and back again through air vents in the wall dividing the two sections. Locate air vents by using your hand to sense airflow and move all packages that block vents and restrict airflow . Refer to multi flow Section for the location of air vents. The doors are opened often. When the door is opened, warm humid air is allowed into the refrigerator. The more the door is opened, the faster the humidity builds up, and the more warm air the refrigerator must cool. In order to keep the refrigerator cool, try to get everything you need out of the refrigerator at once, keep food organized so it is easy to find and close the door as soon as the food is removed. The control is not set correctly for the surrounding conditions. Refer to the Setting the Controls Section. Wait 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize or even out. If the temperature is too cold or too warm, move the dial one number at a time and allow a day for the temperature to stabilize. A large amount of food has just been added to the refrigerator or freezer. Adding food warms the refrigerator. It can take a few hours for the refrigerator to return to normal temperature. The food is not packaged correctly. Wrap food tightly and wipe off damp containers prior to storing in the refrigerator to avoid moisture accumulation. If necessary, repackage food according to the guidelines in the Food Storage Guide Section. The doors are not closing completely. See Doors will not close completely. The weather is humid. In humid weather, air carries moisture into refrigerator when doors are opened. A self-defrost cycle was completed. It is normal for droplets to form on the back wall after the refrigerator self-defrosts. 35

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TEMPERATURE IS TOO WARM OR THERE IS INTERIOR MOISTURE BUILD UP
The air vents are blocked. Cold air circulates
Locate air vents by using your hand to sense airflow and
from the freezer to the fresh food section and
move all packages that block vents and restrict airflow . Refer
back again through air vents in the wall dividing
to
multi flow
Section for the location of
the two sections.
air vents.
The doors are opened often.
When the door is opened, warm humid air is allowed into
the refrigerator. The more the door is opened, the faster the
humidity builds up, and the more warm air the refrigerator
must cool. In order to keep the refrigerator cool, try to get
everything you need out of the refrigerator at once, keep
food organized so it is easy to find and close the door as
soon as the food is removed.
The control is not set correctly for the surrounding
Refer to the
Setting the Controls
Section.
conditions.
Wait 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize or even out. If the
temperature is too cold or too warm, move the dial one number
at a time and allow a day for the temperature to stabilize.
A large amount of food has just been added
Adding food warms the refrigerator. It can take a few hours
to the refrigerator or freezer.
for the refrigerator to return to normal temperature.
The food is not packaged correctly.
Wrap food tightly and wipe off damp containers prior to
storing in the refrigerator to avoid moisture accumulation. If
necessary, repackage food according to the guidelines in the
Food Storage Guide
Section.
The weather is humid.
In humid weather, air carries moisture into refrigerator
when doors are opened.
A self-defrost cycle was completed.
It is normal for droplets to form on the back wall after the
refrigerator self-defrosts.
AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER DOES NOT WORK
Icemaker power switch in the
O (off)
position.
Move the switch to the
I (on)
position.
Water supply turned off or not connected.
See the
Connecting the Water Line
section.
Freezer compartment too warm.
Wait 24 hours for the freezer to reach its ideal temperature.
Piled up cubes in the storage bin cause the icemaker
Level cubes by hand or shake the bin occasionally.
to shut off.
Check if...
Then...
Check if...
Then...
The doors are not closing completely.
See
Doors will not close completely.
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