PROBLEM
DOORS NOT
CLOSING PROPERLY
FROST OR ICE
CRYSTALS ON
FROZEN FOOD
AUTOMATIC
DOES NOT WORK
SLOW ICE CUBE
FREEZING
ICE CUBES HAVE
CUBE DISPENSER
DOES NOT WORK
WATER HAS POOR
TASTE/ODOR
WATER IN FIRST
GLASS IS WARM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
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Refrigerator not level. Adjust levelers or call the installer. When cabinet
is level, doors will close gently and securely.
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Door may have been left ajar or package holding door open.
Too frequent or too long door openings.
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Frost within package is normal.
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feeler arm in STOP (up) position.
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Water supply turned off or not connected.
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Freezer compartment too warm.
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Cubes too small—water shutoff valve connecting refrigerator to home water line
may be clogged.
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Sometimes cubes fuse to the side of the ice mold and hold the feeler arm in the
STOP (up) position. Remove this ice to restart the
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When reaching for cubes by hand, you may have pushed the feeler arm into the
STOP (up) position by mistake.
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Piled up cubes in storage bin may cause
to shut off prematurely. With
feeler arm in STOP (up) position, level cubes in bin by hand.
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Door may have been left open.
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Turn temperature of freezing compartment colder.
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Old cubes need to be discarded.
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Ice storage bin needs to be emptied and washed.
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Unsealed packages in refrigerator
freezer compartments may be
transmitting odor/taste to ice cubes.
Interior of refrigerator needs cleaning.
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Poor-tasting incoming water. Install a water filter,
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No ice cubes. Remove storage bin. If cubes are frozen to wire arm, remove cubes.
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No ice cubes.
turned off or water supply turned off.
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Irregular ice clumps in storage container. Break up as many as you can with
fingertip pressure and discard the remaining clumps.
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If water dispenser has not been used for an extended period, dispense water in
regular manner until all water in reservoir is replenished with fresh water.
Poor-tasting incoming water. Install a water filter. See the Walter Filter
Accessory section of this book.
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Allow about 24 hours for water to cool to proper temperature after refrigerator is
first installed.
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If water dispenser has not been used for extended period, water in first glass will
not be as cool as in succeeding glasses.
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If water reservoir has been drained, allow several hours for replenished supply
to chill.
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