Maytag MCB2256HEB Use and Care Manual - Page 26

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Troubleshooting PROBLEM Water droplets form on outside of refrigerator Water droplets form on inside of refrigerator Refrigerator or ice maker makes unfamiliar sounds or seems too loud Temperaturecontrolled drawer and/or crisper drawer do not close freely POSSIBLE CAUSES Door gaskets are not sealing properly. Humidity levels are high. Controls require adjustment. Humidity levels are high or door has been been opened frequently. Door gaskets are not sealing properly. Normal operation. Contents of drawer, or positioning of items in the surrounding compartment could be obstructing drawer. Drawer is not in proper position. Refrigerator is not level. Drawer channels are dirty. Refrigerator runs too frequently Doors have been opened frequently or for long periods of time. Humidity or temperature in surrounding area is high. Food has recently been added. Refrigerator is exposed to heat by environment or by appliances nearby. Condenser coils are dirty. Controls need to be adjusted. Door is not closing properly. Door gaskets are not sealing properly. WHAT TO DO Clean according to the chart on page 19. Normal during times of high humidity. See page 7 to adjust controls. Reduce time door is open. Organize food items efficiently to assure door is open for as short a time as possible. Clean according to the chart on page 19. See page 23. Reposition food items and containers to avoid interference with the drawers. See page 9 for proper drawer placement. See page 6 for details on how to level your refrigerator. Clean drawer channels with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to drawer channels. Reduce time door is open. Organize food items efficiently to assure door is open for as short a time as possible. Allow interior environment to adjust for period the door has been opened. Normal operation. Allow time for recently added food to reach refrigerator or freezer temperature. Evaluate your refrigerator's environment. Refrigerator may need to be moved to run more efficiently. Clean according to the chart on page 19. See page 7 to adjust controls. Refrigerator is not level, see page 6 Leveling. Check for internal obstructions that are keeping door from closing properly (i.e. improperly closed drawers, ice buckets, oversized or improperly stored containers, etc.) Cleaning according to the chart on page 19. 25

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PROBLEM
Wate
r
d
r
oplets
fo
r
m on outside
of
r
ef
r
i
g
e
r
ato
r
Wate
r
d
r
oplets fo
r
m
on inside of
r
ef
r
i
g
e
r
ato
r
Ref
r
i
g
e
r
ato
r
o
r
ice
make
r
makes
unfamilia
r
sounds
o
r
seems too loud
Tempe
r
atu
r
e
-
cont
r
olled d
r
awe
r
and/o
r
c
r
ispe
r
d
r
awe
r
do not
close f
r
eely
Ref
r
i
g
e
r
ato
r
r
uns
too f
r
equently
POSSIBLE C
A
USES
Door gaskets are not sealing properly.
Humi
d
ity levels are high.
Controls require a
d
justment.
Humi
d
ity levels are high or
d
oor has
been been opene
d
frequently.
Door gaskets are not sealing properly.
Normal operation.
Contents of
d
rawer, or positioning of
items in the surroun
d
ing compartment
coul
d
be obstructing
d
rawer.
Drawer is not in proper position.
Refrigerator is not level.
Drawer channels are
d
irty.
Doors have been opene
d
frequently or
for long perio
d
s of time.
Humi
d
ity or temperature in surroun
d
ing
area is high.
Foo
d
has recently been a
dd
e
d
.
Refrigerator is expose
d
to heat by
environment or by appliances nearby.
Con
d
enser coils are
d
irty.
Controls nee
d
to be a
d
juste
d
.
Door is not closing properly.
Door gaskets are not sealing properly.
Clean accor
d
ing to the chart on page 19.
Normal
d
uring times of high humi
d
ity.
See page 7 to a
d
just controls.
Re
d
uce time
d
oor is open. Organize foo
d
items
efficiently to assure
d
oor is open for as short a time as
possible.
Clean accor
d
ing to the chart on page 19.
See page 23.
Reposition foo
d
items an
d
containers to avoi
d
interference with the
d
rawers.
See page 9 for proper
d
rawer placement.
See page 6 for
d
etails on how to level your
refrigerator.
Clean
d
rawer channels with warm, soapy water.
Rinse an
d
d
ry thoroughly.
Apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to
d
rawer
channels.
Re
d
uce time
d
oor is open.
Organize foo
d
items efficiently to assure
d
oor is open
for as short a time as possible.
Allow interior environment to a
d
just for perio
d
the
d
oor has been opene
d
.
Normal operation.
Allow time for recently a
dd
e
d
foo
d
to reach
refrigerator or freezer temperature.
Evaluate your refrigerator’s environment. Refrigerator
may nee
d
to be move
d
to run more efficiently.
Clean accor
d
ing to the chart on page 19.
See page 7 to a
d
just controls.
Refrigerator is not level, see page 6
Leveling.
Check for internal obstructions that are keeping
d
oor
from closing properly (i.e. improperly close
d
d
rawers,
ice buckets, oversize
d
or improperly store
d
containers,
etc.)
Cleaning accor
d
ing to the chart on page 19.
WH
A
T TO DO
Troubleshooting