Smeg Refrigerator-freezers, User Manual

Instructions for the User

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PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

PROBABLE SOLUTION 

Too much ice forming on back wall  of

refrigerator section (layer of frost

more than 1 cm thick):

- Cooling  temperature  regulator

device set too high (meaning

lower temperature inside the

appliance);

-  door opened often or for long

periods;

-  Turn the regulator to a lower

setting (1-2) to increase the

temperature inside the appliance

slightly;

- check that the gaskets are

providing an airtight seal;

-  open the door less often and for

shorter times;

-  rise in atmospheric temperature

and humidity;

-  do not place hot food or drinks

inside the refrigerator;

Too much ice forming in freezer 

- 

inside temperature setting

thermostat set on too low a

temperature;

-  Turn the regulator to a lower

setting (1-2) to increase the

temperature inside the appliance

slightly;

- check that the gaskets are

providing an airtight seal: If they

are cracked, try to soften the

gasket by pulling it with one hand

and sliding your closed fingers

along the inside;

-  open the door less often and for

shorter times;

-  rise in atmospheric temperature

and humidity;

-  do not place hot food or drinks

inside the freezer;

Front of cabinet hot to the touch

- 

- the refrigerator is operating

normally.  Inside the cabinet there

is a surface cooling system

designed to restrict the formation

of condensation in the area where

the door gasket closes.