How Toadjust Thetemperature Controls - Kenmore 596.500031 Use And Care Manual

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Installing
Your Refrigerator
How
to Adjust
the
Temperature
Controls
This refrigerator
is designed
to operate at a household
temperature
of 55 ° to 110°F (t3 ° to 43 ° C)
Dial
Temperature
Control
Models
For initial temperature
setting,
follow all five steps listed below.
If doing a simple
temperature
modification
for an operational
unit, only steps 3 through
5 are required
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Locate
reFrigerator
and
Check
to see if freezer
Fre_er
controls
on upper
temperature
is 0 ° to 2° F (-I 7 °
left wall
o£ refrigerator
section,
and
set both
controls
to 3 ½,
IMPORTANT:
Neither section
will cool if freezer
control is
set to Off
to-16 ° C).
Turn control to next highest
number
if too warm
Turn control
to next lowest number
if too cold
Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments
to take effecL
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Check
to see that
refrigerator
section is 38 ° to 40 ° F (3 ° to
4°C).
Turn control
to next highest
number
if too warm
Turn control to next lowest number
if too cofd,
Allow 5 to 8 hours for adjustments
to take effect
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How
do I perform
a
temperature
test
_
with
my dia!
temperature
controls?
IMPORTANT:
These instructions
apply to dial temperature
controls
only
Electronic
control
models
IilSU
constantly
monitor
unit
temperature
on the controJs
l_fa retials
needed
2 thermometers
measuring
-5 °
to 50_F (-21 ° to 10°C)
r_
2 drinking
glasses
For
Freezer
Place
thermometer
in glass of
BJ_
vegetable
oil in midd4e
of freezer
and continue
with step 3 of How to Adjust
the Temperature
Controls
section,
IMPORTANT:
Due to design of
unit, atways start
temperature
adjustments
with freezer
section
For Refrigerator
Place thermometer
in glass of
water in middle
of unit and
continue
with step 3 of How to
Adjust
the Temperature
Controls
section
Electronic
Temperature
Control
Models
To set temperature
of the Freezer, use the _"_ buttons
next
to the
@button.
A setting
o£0 ° to 2 ° F (-17 ° to-16
n C) is recommended.
Use the _
button to raise the temperature
of the freezer section,
or the v
to
lower it.,
Press the _
button to confirm the settings
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To set the temperature
of the Fresh Food section,
use the ,,_,,
v
buttons
next to the _
buttono A setting
0£38 ° to 40 ° F
(3 ° to 4 ° C) is reomme_dedo
Use the A button to raise the temperature
of the fresh food section, or the v
to lower iL
Press the _
button
to confirm
the settings
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24 hours
for temperatures
to stabiliz_
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NOTE:
If adjusting
the temperature
of an operational
unit, only 5 to 8 hours is
[
required
for temperatures
to take effect
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Why
do
the
temperatures
on my
[3ED
display
fluctuate
after
they
have
been
set?
The compartment
temperatures
may vary slightly as the unit cycles
to maintain
the set temperatures

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