Problem Solving Guide - Miele KFN 8997 SE ed Operating And Installation Manual

Problem solving guide

Repairs to electrical appliances
should only be carried out by a
suitably qualified and competent
person in accordance with local and
national safety regulations. Repairs
and other work by unqualified
persons could be dangerous. The
manufacturer cannot be held liable
for unauthorised work.
The following can be corrected without
contacting the Miele Service
Department:
What to do if . . .
. . . the refrigerator section or freezer
section does not get cool.
^ Check whether the respective section
is switched on. The relevant
temperature display must be lit up.
^ Check that the plug is correctly
inserted in the socket and switched
on.
^ Check that the fuse is not defective
and that the mains fuse has not
blown. If it has, contact the Miele Ser-
vice Department.
. . . the door to the freezer section will
not open because it has been opened
and closed too many times in
succession.
This is not a fault. The suction caused
by opening and closing the door is
preventing the door from opening. Wait
a few minutes and then try again. It
should now open without force.
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. . . the temperature in the refrigerator
section or freezer section is too low.
^ Select a warmer temperature.
^ The Super freeze or Super cool
function has not been switched off.
The respective indicator light is still
on.
. . . the appliance is switching in too
frequently and for too long.
^ Check whether the ventilation gaps
have been covered over or become
too dusty.
^ Check whether, the metal grille (heat
exchanger) at the back of the
appliance has become too dusty.
^ The doors have been opened too
frequently, or a large amount of fresh
food has been put in at once for
freezing.
^ Check that the doors have been
closed properly.
. . . food has frozen together.
Use a blunt instrument, e.g. a spoon
handle or plastic scraper, to prise it
apart carefully.
. . . the alarm sounds and the freezer
section temperature display flashes.
The freezer section temperature has
risen above the set temperature
because
^ the freezer section door has been
opened too frequently, or large
amounts of fresh food have been put
in at once for freezing.