LG LSC23924SB Owner's Manual - Page 30

Temperature Is Too Warm Or There Is Interior Moisture Buildup, The Doors Are Difficult To Open,

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE THE DOORS ARE DIFFICULT TO OPEN Check if... The gaskets are dirty or sticky. The door is reopened within a short time after having been opened. Then... Clean gaskets and the surfaces that they touch. Rub a thin coat of appliance polish or kitchen wax on the gaskets after cleaning When you open the door, warmer air enters the refrigerator. As the warm air cools, it can create a vacuum. If the door is hard to open, wait 5 minutes to allow the air pressure to equalize, then see if it opens more easily. TEMPERATURE IS TOO WARM OR THERE IS INTERIOR MOISTURE BUILDUP Check if... Then... The doors are opened often. The control is not set correctlyfor the surrounding conditions. Alarge amount of food has just been added to the refrigerator or freezer. The food is not packaged correctly. The doors are not closing completely. The weather is humid. Aself-defrost cycle was completed. 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. 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. Refer to the CONTROL PANEL FEATURES 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. Adding food warms the refrigerator. It can take a few hours for the refrigerator to return to normal temperature. 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. See "Doors will not close completely". In humid weather, air carries moisture into refrigerator when doors are opened. It is normal for droplets to form on the back wall after the refrigerator self-defrosts. Locate air vents by using your hand to sense airflow and move all packages that block vents and restrict airflow. Refer to ENSURING PROPER AIR CIRCULATION section for the location of air vents. CUBES PRODUCED BY ICEMAKER ARE TOO SMALL Check if... Then... Water shutoff valve connecting refrigerator to water line may be clogged. Call a plumber to clear the valve. 30

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
The air vents are blocked. Cold air circulates from the
Locate air vents by using your hand to sense airflow and
freezer to the fresh food section and back again through
move all packages that block vents and restrict airflow.
air vents in the wall dividing the two sections.
Refer to
ENSURING PROPER AIR CIRCULATION
section for the location of air vents.
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TEMPERATURE IS TOO WARM OR THERE IS INTERIOR MOISTURE BUILDUP
Check if...
Then...
The control is not set correctly
for the surrounding
conditions.
Alarge amount of food has just been added to the
Adding food warms the refrigerator. It can take a few
refrigerator
or freezer.
hours
to return to normal temperature.
for the refrigerator
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
, repackage food according to the guidelines
necessary
in the
ection.
FOOD STORAGE GUIDE
s
The weather is humid.
In humid weather, air carries moisture into refrigerator
when doors are opened.
Aself-defrost cycle was completed.
It is normal for droplets to form on the back wall after the
refrigerator self-defrosts.
The doors are not closing completely.
See
“Doors will not close completely”.
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.
Refer to the
CONTROL PANEL FEATURES
section.
Wait
to stabilize or even out.
24 hours for temperatures
If the temperature is too cold or too warm, move the dial
one number at a time.
THE DOORS ARE DIFFICULT TO OPEN
The gaskets are dirty or sticky.
Clean gaskets and the surfaces that they touch. Rub
a thin coat of appliance polish or kitchen wax on the
gaskets after cleaning
The door is reopened within a short time after having
When you open the door, warmer air enters the
been opened.
refrigerator. As the warm air cools, it can create a
vacuum. If the door is hard to open, wait 5 minutes
to allow the air pressure to equalize, then see if it
Check if...
Then...
opens more easily.
CUBES PRODUCED BY ICEMAKER ARE TOO SMALL
Water shutoff valve connecting refrigerator to water
Call a plumber to clear the valve.
line may be clogged.
Check if...
Then...