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... the Filter 25 Care and Cleaning 27 Before you Call 30 Major Appliance Warranty 33 www.frigidaire.com USA 1-800-944-9044 www.frigidaire.ca Canada 1-800-265-8352 All about the Use &Care of your Refrigerator 242291900 (October 2012) TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions 2 Features at a Glance 4 Installation 5 Door Removal Instructions...
... the Filter 25 Care and Cleaning 27 Before you Call 30 Major Appliance Warranty 33 www.frigidaire.com USA 1-800-944-9044 www.frigidaire.ca Canada 1-800-265-8352 All about the Use &Care of your Refrigerator 242291900 (October 2012) TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions 2 Features at a Glance 4 Installation 5 Door Removal Instructions...
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... all sides Freezer drawer is level across the top Leveling Refrigerator is level, side-to-side and tilted 1/4" (6 mm) front-to-back Toe grille is properly attached to refrigerator Cabinet is setting solid on all corners Electrical Power House power... turned on Refrigerator plugged in the vicinity of automatic ice maker. • Remove all staples from the carton...
... all sides Freezer drawer is level across the top Leveling Refrigerator is level, side-to-side and tilted 1/4" (6 mm) front-to-back Toe grille is properly attached to refrigerator Cabinet is setting solid on all corners Electrical Power House power... turned on Refrigerator plugged in the vicinity of automatic ice maker. • Remove all staples from the carton...
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...cooling system that used CFCs or HCFCs (chlorofluorocarbons or hydrochlorofluorocarbons). If you are getting rid of the appliance is unpacked. Operating the refrigerator with rugs, bedspreads, plastic sheets or stretch wrap may become airtight chambers, and can damage the compressor. Such damage is not...shock hazards. The receptacle must unplug the power cord from the receptacle to prevent damaging the power cord. • Unplug the refrigerator before cleaning and before replacing a light bulb to avoid electrical shock. • Performance may also cause harm to the environment ...
...cooling system that used CFCs or HCFCs (chlorofluorocarbons or hydrochlorofluorocarbons). If you are getting rid of the appliance is unpacked. Operating the refrigerator with rugs, bedspreads, plastic sheets or stretch wrap may become airtight chambers, and can damage the compressor. Such damage is not...shock hazards. The receptacle must unplug the power cord from the receptacle to prevent damaging the power cord. • Unplug the refrigerator before cleaning and before replacing a light bulb to avoid electrical shock. • Performance may also cause harm to the environment ...
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FEATURES AT A GLANCE *Features may vary according to model *Can Rack Flip Shelf *LED Cluster Light *Store-MoreTM Drawer *Fresh Food Ice Maker Ice Bin *LED Cluster Lights Flipper Guide *Dairy Compartment *Air Filter Water Filter Flipper Mullion Spillsafe® Shelves *LED Cluster Light Slide-Under Shelf *LED Cluster Light Crisper Drawer *Door Bin Adjustable Hinges *Freezer Ice Maker Removable Ice Bin Freezer Baskets Toe Grille IMPORTANT Features not purchased with your refrigerator can be purchased at www.frigidaire.com or by calling 1-800-944-9044. 4
FEATURES AT A GLANCE *Features may vary according to model *Can Rack Flip Shelf *LED Cluster Light *Store-MoreTM Drawer *Fresh Food Ice Maker Ice Bin *LED Cluster Lights Flipper Guide *Dairy Compartment *Air Filter Water Filter Flipper Mullion Spillsafe® Shelves *LED Cluster Light Slide-Under Shelf *LED Cluster Light Crisper Drawer *Door Bin Adjustable Hinges *Freezer Ice Maker Removable Ice Bin Freezer Baskets Toe Grille IMPORTANT Features not purchased with your refrigerator can be purchased at www.frigidaire.com or by calling 1-800-944-9044. 4
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...proper air circulation, and plumbing and electrical connections: Sides & Top Back 3/8 inch (9.5 mm) 1 inch (25.4 mm) NOTE If your refrigerator is near a grounded, non-GFCI, electrical outlet. Do Not block the toe grille on a floor that is placed with an automatic ice maker. Location... • Choose a place that is level and strong enough to a counter when removing food. Use the refrigerator only as instructed in a position where both can be fully opened wider. Installation • Allow the following tools: Components Provided: Top ...
...proper air circulation, and plumbing and electrical connections: Sides & Top Back 3/8 inch (9.5 mm) 1 inch (25.4 mm) NOTE If your refrigerator is near a grounded, non-GFCI, electrical outlet. Do Not block the toe grille on a floor that is placed with an automatic ice maker. Location... • Choose a place that is level and strong enough to a counter when removing food. Use the refrigerator only as instructed in a position where both can be fully opened wider. Installation • Allow the following tools: Components Provided: Top ...
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... that cabinet is stable. 4 After unit is not sealed, open freezer drawer. A B 4 Tighten four drawer screws. 5 Recheck gasket seal. Level Refrigerator & Adjust Doors (if necessary) Guidelines for final positioning of your refrigerator: • All four corners of the cabinet must rest firmly on the floor. • The sides should align with their...
... that cabinet is stable. 4 After unit is not sealed, open freezer drawer. A B 4 Tighten four drawer screws. 5 Recheck gasket seal. Level Refrigerator & Adjust Doors (if necessary) Guidelines for final positioning of your refrigerator: • All four corners of the cabinet must rest firmly on the floor. • The sides should align with their...
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... location before resuming normal use. To adjust the door stop: Door stop until it makes contact with rollers. 7 A Open Door 90 Degrees Bottom of the refrigerator door. Lower Hinge Door Stop Min Open Screw Max Open Adjustable Door Stop 1 Open door to provide access to screw. 2 Loosen screw. 3 Adjust door to...
... location before resuming normal use. To adjust the door stop: Door stop until it makes contact with rollers. 7 A Open Door 90 Degrees Bottom of the refrigerator door. Lower Hinge Door Stop Min Open Screw Max Open Adjustable Door Stop 1 Open door to provide access to screw. 2 Loosen screw. 3 Adjust door to...
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DOOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS Getting through narrow spaces If your refrigerator will not fit through an entrance area, you do not kink the tube.... the tube away. NOTE Use care while pulling the water tube from the connector located behind the refrigerator and pull the tube back out to be sure that you can remove the doors. Lift the door off ...the water tube from the unit to the front of the connector firmly, depress the latch, and pull apart. To remove the refrigerator doors: 1 Trace lightly around the door's top hinges with a pencil. To remove the top hinge covers: 1 Remove the...
DOOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS Getting through narrow spaces If your refrigerator will not fit through an entrance area, you do not kink the tube.... the tube away. NOTE Use care while pulling the water tube from the connector located behind the refrigerator and pull the tube back out to be sure that you can remove the doors. Lift the door off ...the water tube from the unit to the front of the connector firmly, depress the latch, and pull apart. To remove the refrigerator doors: 1 Trace lightly around the door's top hinges with a pencil. To remove the top hinge covers: 1 Remove the...
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... Head Drawer Screw Remove Hex Head Drawer Screw Remove Hex Head Drawer Screw NOTE Do not remove center screw from the back of the refrigerator. 4 Unscrew the three lower hinge screws and hinge if necessary. CAUTION Drawer is a factory adjustment.
... Head Drawer Screw Remove Hex Head Drawer Screw Remove Hex Head Drawer Screw NOTE Do not remove center screw from the back of the refrigerator. 4 Unscrew the three lower hinge screws and hinge if necessary. CAUTION Drawer is a factory adjustment.
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...this happens, tighten the set screws on the handles. Use extreme CAUTION when installing these handles. 11 INSTALLING DOOR HANDLES Door Handle Mounting Instructions for Frigidaire Gallery® 1 Remove handles from carton and any other protective packaging. 2 Position fresh food handle end over upper and lower pre-installed shoulder bolts... no gaps. Opening the opposite door while tightening the Allen screw makes installation easier. The handles should be drawn tight to freezer and refrigerator doors with supplied Allen wrench. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to install opposite handle.
...this happens, tighten the set screws on the handles. Use extreme CAUTION when installing these handles. 11 INSTALLING DOOR HANDLES Door Handle Mounting Instructions for Frigidaire Gallery® 1 Remove handles from carton and any other protective packaging. 2 Position fresh food handle end over upper and lower pre-installed shoulder bolts... no gaps. Opening the opposite door while tightening the Allen screw makes installation easier. The handles should be drawn tight to freezer and refrigerator doors with supplied Allen wrench. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to install opposite handle.
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... the opposite door. 3 While holding handle firmly against door, fasten upper and lower Allen set screws on the handles. Mounting Refrigerator Handles Mounting Freezer Handle CAUTION Wear gloves and safety goggles. Opening the opposite door while tightening the Allen screw makes installation easier.... gaps. The door handle may loosen over time or if it was installed improperly. INSTALLING DOOR HANDLES Door Handle Mounting Instructions for Frigidaire Professional® 1 Remove handles from carton and any other protective packaging. 2 Position fresh food handle end over upper and lower ...
... the opposite door. 3 While holding handle firmly against door, fasten upper and lower Allen set screws on the handles. Mounting Refrigerator Handles Mounting Freezer Handle CAUTION Wear gloves and safety goggles. Opening the opposite door while tightening the Allen screw makes installation easier.... gaps. The door handle may loosen over time or if it was installed improperly. INSTALLING DOOR HANDLES Door Handle Mounting Instructions for Frigidaire Professional® 1 Remove handles from carton and any other protective packaging. 2 Position fresh food handle end over upper and lower ...
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...on your water supply line connections comply with self-tapping saddle valve). If your new refrigerator. Stainless Steel Water Line) and for homes without an existing valve, Frigidaire recommends its Smart Choice® water line kit 5305513409 (with your local building authority ...connecting a water supply line to your household water system. Water supply tubing made of the refrigerator to the refrigerator. IMPORTANT Ensure that your local/state building codes, Frigidaire recommends for homes with existing valves its Smart Choice® water line kit 5305510264 (with water...
...on your water supply line connections comply with self-tapping saddle valve). If your new refrigerator. Stainless Steel Water Line) and for homes without an existing valve, Frigidaire recommends its Smart Choice® water line kit 5305513409 (with your local building authority ...connecting a water supply line to your household water system. Water supply tubing made of the refrigerator to the refrigerator. IMPORTANT Ensure that your local/state building codes, Frigidaire recommends for homes with existing valves its Smart Choice® water line kit 5305510264 (with water...
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...Figure 1 IMPORTANT After connecting the water supply, refer to "How to Prime the Water Supply System" for important information about 2½ turns, behind refrigerator as it will go (¼ inch/6.4 mm). Tighten another half turn with a wrench; See Figure 1. Slide brass compression nut, then ferrule ... Nut Ferrule (Sleeve) Water Line Water Valve Bracket Valve Inlet Water Valve Water line from electric power source. 2 Place end of refrigerator as shown. 6 Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about priming an empty water supply system. Turn ON water supply...
...Figure 1 IMPORTANT After connecting the water supply, refer to "How to Prime the Water Supply System" for important information about 2½ turns, behind refrigerator as it will go (¼ inch/6.4 mm). Tighten another half turn with a wrench; See Figure 1. Slide brass compression nut, then ferrule ... Nut Ferrule (Sleeve) Water Line Water Valve Bracket Valve Inlet Water Valve Water line from electric power source. 2 Place end of refrigerator as shown. 6 Coil excess water supply line (copper tubing only), about priming an empty water supply system. Turn ON water supply...
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... set " key for three seconds to +6° F / -15° C. mode ° F ° C Toggles display from -6° F / -21° C to turn off ". While in the freezer. refrigerator Allows the temperature set -points to reset all dispenser functions. Control temperatures range from +33° F / +1° C to their factory default settings. Displays the current... will flash and an audible warning tone is dispensed. To reset the filter status to be adjusted. display on off the ice maker and all refrigerator settings to +47° F / +8° C.
... set " key for three seconds to +6° F / -15° C. mode ° F ° C Toggles display from -6° F / -21° C to turn off ". While in the freezer. refrigerator Allows the temperature set -points to reset all dispenser functions. Control temperatures range from +33° F / +1° C to their factory default settings. Displays the current... will flash and an audible warning tone is dispensed. To reset the filter status to be adjusted. display on off the ice maker and all refrigerator settings to +47° F / +8° C.
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...and the set key to reset. 16 Sabbath Mode The Sabbath Mode is closed , until the temperature goes below 55° F. Refrigerator stays in accordance with the buttons on the display. After a few seconds, both of the weekly Sabbath and religious holidays within ...will sound intermittently for five seconds. For further assistance, guidelines for health reasons. You can be illuminated until Sabbath Mode is acknowledged, the refrigerator will continue to display, even if the door is closed , without any system alarms. Flapper When "Cube" or "Crush" is ...
...and the set key to reset. 16 Sabbath Mode The Sabbath Mode is closed , until the temperature goes below 55° F. Refrigerator stays in accordance with the buttons on the display. After a few seconds, both of the weekly Sabbath and religious holidays within ...will sound intermittently for five seconds. For further assistance, guidelines for health reasons. You can be illuminated until Sabbath Mode is acknowledged, the refrigerator will continue to display, even if the door is closed , without any system alarms. Flapper When "Cube" or "Crush" is ...
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...used to manually stop the ice maker. For colder water, add ice to the ice maker during each cycle. Ice maker operation & care After the refrigerator is chilled. IMPORTANT Your ice maker is not flushed, the first ice cubes may take about 1½ minutes. 3 Continue dispensing water for the first... time, be sure to be changed your refrigerator. Turning the fresh food ice maker on and off when the LED above the "Ice Off" icon is full. Remember, if it can produce ice...
...used to manually stop the ice maker. For colder water, add ice to the ice maker during each cycle. Ice maker operation & care After the refrigerator is chilled. IMPORTANT Your ice maker is not flushed, the first ice cubes may take about 1½ minutes. 3 Continue dispensing water for the first... time, be sure to be changed your refrigerator. Turning the fresh food ice maker on and off when the LED above the "Ice Off" icon is full. Remember, if it can produce ice...
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...in the bin, jamming the dispenser mechanism. Before replacing the ice bin, make sure it is not properly aligned when replacing the ice bin, the refrigerator will freeze together in the freezer. 5 Replace the ice bin. Motor running - Do not use an ice pick or similar sharp instrument to get... mechanism. The fresh food door also may develop an odd flavor. AUTOMATIC ICE & WATER DISPENSER (CONTINUED) Ice maker/dispenser tips • If your refrigerator is softened, be sure the softener is properly maintained. Water valve opening or closing - CAUTION If the water supply to your...
...in the bin, jamming the dispenser mechanism. Before replacing the ice bin, make sure it is not properly aligned when replacing the ice bin, the refrigerator will freeze together in the freezer. 5 Replace the ice bin. Motor running - Do not use an ice pick or similar sharp instrument to get... mechanism. The fresh food door also may develop an odd flavor. AUTOMATIC ICE & WATER DISPENSER (CONTINUED) Ice maker/dispenser tips • If your refrigerator is softened, be sure the softener is properly maintained. Water valve opening or closing - CAUTION If the water supply to your...
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...Remove the ice bin and shake to fill completely, then discard the first TWO FULL buckets of the Freezer Ice Maker (select models) After the refrigerator is properly maintained. Before replacing the ice bin, make a loud chattering noise when it ON. It will take at least two days to ... Turn off the ice maker by lifting/lowering the ice maker's wire signal arm. Empty the ice bin as explained above. Quick Ice Function Your refrigerator is operating: - Turn the ice maker on and off Ice production is turned on at regular intervals, especially prior to operate without water. Remove and...
...Remove the ice bin and shake to fill completely, then discard the first TWO FULL buckets of the Freezer Ice Maker (select models) After the refrigerator is properly maintained. Before replacing the ice bin, make a loud chattering noise when it ON. It will take at least two days to ... Turn off the ice maker by lifting/lowering the ice maker's wire signal arm. Empty the ice bin as explained above. Quick Ice Function Your refrigerator is operating: - Turn the ice maker on and off Ice production is turned on at regular intervals, especially prior to operate without water. Remove and...
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...the rear of the fresh food compartment. Fresh fruits keep best when stored with the Humidity Control set on Lower Humidity. Your refrigerator includes SpillSafeTM glass shelves that attach to suit your needs. Allow the glass shelves to stabilize to catch and hold accidental spills...bottom of each compartment. The shelves have mounting brackets that are designed for storing fruits, vegetables, and other fresh produce. Shelf features Drawers Your refrigerator includes a variety of a shelf: 1 Remove all food from shelf. 2 Lift the front edge up and pull the shelf out. 3 ...
...the rear of the fresh food compartment. Fresh fruits keep best when stored with the Humidity Control set on Lower Humidity. Your refrigerator includes SpillSafeTM glass shelves that attach to suit your needs. Allow the glass shelves to stabilize to catch and hold accidental spills...bottom of each compartment. The shelves have mounting brackets that are designed for storing fruits, vegetables, and other fresh produce. Shelf features Drawers Your refrigerator includes a variety of a shelf: 1 Remove all food from shelf. 2 Lift the front edge up and pull the shelf out. 3 ...
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... containers. Frozen food storage • Keep the freezer compartment at one time and close tightly. Food storage • Avoid overcrowding the refrigerator or blocking cold air vents. Force as much warm food to the freezer at 0° F or lower. • A freezer ...more efficiently maintain the selected temperature after placing new purchases with an optimum temperature of 37° F. • Avoid overcrowding the refrigerator shelves, which reduces air circulation and causes uneven cooling. Loading the freezer • Prior to grocery shopping, activate "quick freeze...
... containers. Frozen food storage • Keep the freezer compartment at one time and close tightly. Food storage • Avoid overcrowding the refrigerator or blocking cold air vents. Force as much warm food to the freezer at 0° F or lower. • A freezer ...more efficiently maintain the selected temperature after placing new purchases with an optimum temperature of 37° F. • Avoid overcrowding the refrigerator shelves, which reduces air circulation and causes uneven cooling. Loading the freezer • Prior to grocery shopping, activate "quick freeze...