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WHAT TO DO BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE
Before you call for service, check the following points.
IF YOU STILL REQUIRE SERVICE
Refer to your nearest service agent approved by SHARP.
Problem
Solution
The outside of a cabinet is hot when
touched.
It is normal. The hot pipe is in the cabinet in order to prevent dew generation.
When there is refrigerator noise.
It is normal for the refrigerator to produce the following sounds.
• Loud noise produced by the compressor when operation starts
--- Sound becomes quieter after a while.
• Loud noise produced once a day by the compressor
--- Operating sound produced immediately after automatic defrost operation.
• Sound of flowing fluid (gurgling sound, fizzing sound)
--- Sound of refrigerant flowing in pipes (sound may become louder from
time to time).
• Cracking or crunching sound, Squeaking sound --- Sound produced by
expansion and contraction of inner walls and internal parts during cooling.
Frosting or dew generation occurs
inside or outside the refrigerator.
This may occur in one of the following cases. Use a wet cloth for wiping frost
and a dry cloth for wiping dew.
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When the ambient humidity is high.
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When the door is frequently opened and closed.
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When foods containing plenty of moisture are stored. (Wrapping is required.)
The foods in the refrigerator
compartment freeze.
• Is the refrigerator operated for a long time with REFRIGERATOR TEMP.
CONTROL set at MAX?
• Low ambient temperature may cause placed foods to freeze even if
REFRIGERATOR TEMP. CONTROL is set to MIN.
It smells in the compartment.
• Wrapping is required for the foods with strong smell.
• Deodorizing unit cannot remove all of smell.
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