Before you call for service, check the following points.
IF YOU STILL REQUIRE SERVICE
Refer to your nearest service agent approved by SHARP.
Solution
Problem
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.
• Lou
d noise produced by the compressor when operation starts
--- Sound becomes quieter after a while.
• Lou
d noise produced once a day by the compressor
--- Operating sound produced immediately after automatic defrost operation.
• Sound of fl
owing fluid (gurgling sound, fizzing sound)
--- Sound of refrigerant flowing in pipes (sound may become louder from
time to time).
• C
racking 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.
•
When the ambient humidity is high.
•
When the door is frequently opened and closed.
•
When foods containing plenty of moisture are stored. (Wrapping is required.)
The foods in the refrigerator
compartment freeze.
• Is the ref
rigerator operated for a long time with REFRIGERATOR TEMP.
CONTROL set at MAX?
• L
ow ambient temperature may cause placed foods to freeze even if
REFRIGERATOR TEMP. CONTROL is set to MIN.
It smells in the compartment.
• W
rapping is required for the foods with strong smell.
• Deodo
rizing unit cannot remove all of smell.
BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE
Light in the refrigerator blinking.
Nothing is wrong with refrigerator if it operates under Express Ice making
mode. This mode will automatically stop within 2 hours.
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