IF THE APPLIANCE IS TO BE LEFT SWITCHED OFF FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD,
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LEAVE ITS DOORS OPEN.
Remarks on the appliance operating noise. As the appliance operates and
goes through the freezing cycle, various noises will be emitted. This is normal
and is not a sign of any malfunction.
As the refrigerant circulates around the refrigeration system, it causes sounds like
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murmuring, bubbling, or rustling. Louder sounds like popping or clicking may be heard
for a short time as the refrigerator compressor switches on.
OPERATION PROBLEMS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS
(TROUBLESHOOTING). What if ...
The appliance is plugged in to the mains but it does not work and the
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electricity supply voltage indicator is not illuminated. Check that your house
electricity supply installations are in order. Check that the plug is correctly inserted
into the electricity supply socket.
The noise has become louder. Check that the appliance is standing stable, on a
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level place. To make it level, regulate the front feet. Check if the appliance is not
touching any furniture, and that no part of the refrigeration system at the back part
of the appliance body is touching the wall. Pull the appliance away from any furniture
or walls. Check that the cause of increased noise isn't due to bottles, cans in the
appliance that might be touching each other.
Water has appeared at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment. Check
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whether a thaw water channel space isn't blocked. Clean the thaw water channel
space with a cleaner intended for that purpose.
Water has appeared under the appliance. The thaw water collection tray has
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slipped off the compressor. Place the tray on top of the compressor.
When the appliance door is opened, the rubber sealing gasket pulls out. The
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gasket is smeared with sticky foodstuffs (fat, syrup). Clean the sealing gasket and
the groove for it with warm water containing soap or dishwashing detergent and wipe
dry. Put the rubber sealing gasket back into the place.
High temperature in appliance, the compressor operation pauses are short.
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Ascertain whether the appliance door/doors are shutting tightly, whether the door
wasn't kept open longer than necessary when taking out or putting in foodstuffs or
whether a large amount of warm food was placed in the appliance.
The top of the appliance has condensation on it. The ambient relative air
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humidity is above 60 %.
possible remove the cause of the humidity.
IF YOUR APPLIANCE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ASCERTAIN WHETHER YOU CAN
REMEDY THE CAUSE OF THE FAULTY FUNCTIONING OF THE APPLIANCE YOURSELF. If you
cannot solve the problem yourself, contact the nearest refrigerator service representative by
telephone or in writing. When making contact necessarily indicate the refrigerator model and
number. You will find this data on the product label, which is glued to the wall of the
refrigerator compartment.
Ventilate the room where the appliance stands and if
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