Frigidaire FRS26ZGGW6 Owner’s Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

Versi6nenespa_ol ........... 2

ProductRegistraticn .......... 2

I_oortantSafetyInstructicms.. . 2-3

FirstSt_ .................. 3

EnergySavingIdeas ........... 4

SettingtheControls........... 4

Fresh FoodStorage ........... 5

Shelves .................... 6

Automatic Ice and Water

Dispenser ................ 7-10

Care and Cleaning ......... 11-12

Removing Handles and Doors .. . 13

AvoidServiceChecklist ..... 14-17

Normal Operating Sounds ..... 17

Warranty(UnitedStates) ...... 18

ServiceInformation(Canada). .. 19

Warranty (Canada) .......... 20

P/N2188sls00m(9810)

Product Registration

Versi6n en espa_ol

Si desea obtener una copia en espa_ol de este
Mmnual del Usuario, slrvase escribir la direcci_

que se incluye a continuaci6n. Solicite la P/N

218851900.

RecordtheModelNumberandSerialNumberof thisrefrigeratorin thespace

providedbelow.Thesen_0ems arefoundcntheserialplatelocatedcntheceiling

oftherefrigeratorcc_mnt.

Model Number:

SerialNumber:

Spanish Owner 'sGuides
Frigidaire Home Products

P.O. Box 212378

Augusta, C_A 30917

ImportantSafety

Instructions

Read all instructions before
usingthis refrigerator.

ProperDisposal of

YourRefrigerator/Freezer

[!'%V-'_:i_ll_[_kof child entrapment.
Childentralmmntandsuffocationare

not problems of thepast. Junked or

abanlnedrefrigeratoreorfreezereare
stilldsngercus-_if theywillsitfor

"justafewd_ys."Ifycuaregettingridof

ycuroldrefrigeratororfreezer,please

followtheinstructionsbelowtohelp

p_t accidsnts.
BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY YOUR

OLD REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER:

• Remove
dc_s.

• Leave

s_elvesin

placeso
dild_n

may not
easilycli_

irside.

Register Your Product
Theseif-addressedPRODUCTREGISTRATIONCARDshouldbe filied incc_oletely,

signedandreturnedtoFrigidaire,orinCanada,FrigidaireCanada.

_'!_'lv;'_'W;t_ll_[_For Your Safety

Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherflan_mblevaporeandliquidsinthevicinity
ofthis,or anyotherappliance.Readprodmctlabelsforflan_mbilityandother

[!vA,r_,1:i_,i,,[_Child Safety

• Destroycartcn,plasticbags,andanyexteriorwrappingnmteriali_mmcliately
aftertherefrigeratorisurpacked.ChilchT_shouldneverusetheseit_ forplay.
Cartonscoveredwithrugs,bedspreads,plasticsheets,orstretchwrapnmy
beos_mairtightcha_berethatcanquicklycausesuffocation.

• Ren_veallstaplesfromthecarton.Staplescancauseseverecuts,andruin

finishesiftheyccnmincontactwithotherappliancesorftumiture.

• An empty,discardedicebox, refrigerator,or freezerisavery dangerous
attractiontochildran.R_novetb_doorofanyappliancethatisnotinuse,
evenif itisbeingdiscarded.

[!vAv_,_:i_ti_[,Electrical Information

Theseguidelinesmust be followedto ensurethatsafetymechanismsin the

designofthisrefrigeratorwilloperateproperly.

• Refrigerator must be plugged into its own 115 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only
electricaloutlet.Thepowercordoftheapplianceisequippedwitha three-

pronggroundingplug,foryourprotectionagainstshockhazards.Itnmstbe
pluggeddirectlyintoa properlygroundedthree-prongreceptacle.The

receptaclemustbe installedinaccordancewithlocalcodesandordinances.

Consult a qualified electrician. DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD ORAN
ADAPTER PLUG.

• Ifvoltagevariesby10percentornmre,perfolmmnceofyourrefrigeratornmy
beaffected.Operatingtherefrigeratorwithinm_fficiantpowercands_mgethe
ccnpressor.Suchda_mgeisnotcoveredunderyourwarranty.Ifyoususpect
yourvoltageishighorlow,consultyourpowerccnpanyfortesting.

• Toprevanttherefrigeratorfrcmbeingturnedoffaccidsntally,dsnotplugthe
unitintoanoutletccntrolledbyawallswitchorpullcord.

• Do notpinch,knot,orbend thepowercord inanymanner.

1998WhiteCcmsolidatedIr_tries, Inc.

Allri_s reserved.

Avoid fire
hazardorelectricshcok.Donot
use an extension cord or an

adapter plug. Do not remove
anyprongfrompower cord.

Important Safety
Instructic s (continued)

_'VVAV-_WN_II_[€'IOther Precautions

• Neverunplugtherefrigeratorbypullingcnthepowercord.Alwaysgriptheplug
fir@ly,andpullstraightoutfrcmthereceptacle.

• Toavoidelectricalshcck,unplugtherefrigeratorbeforecleaningandbefore
rsplacingalightbulb.Note:7tumimgtheccntroltoOFFtulnsofftheccnpressor,

butdoesnotdisccrmectpowertotheiightbulborotherelectricalcospsnents.

• Donotoperatetherefrigeratorinthepresenceofexplosivef_ms.

• Avoidcontactwithanyn_vingpartsoftheautc_mticicenmker.

FirstSteps

ThisOwner'sGuideprovidesspecificcperatinginstructionsforyournmclel.Use
refrigeratorcriyasinstructedinthisOwner'sGuide.Befcrestartingrefrigeratcr,

followtb_seLnloortantfirststeps:

Location

z mllmSr :

• neara_elect ricaloutlet.EONDTuseanextensiencordoranadapterplug.

• outofdirectsunlightendawayfrcmrange,dishwasher,orotherheatsources,

i ible.

• enafloorthatislevelandstrcr_encucshtostioprtafullyloach=drefrigerator.

• whereawatersti<plyisavailableforautcnmticicen_nker.

Installatgm

• Donstinstallrefrigeratorwherstemperaturewilldrcpbelow60oF(15oc),orrise

above110OF(43oc).Ct_pressorwillnotbeabletonlgJ!itaJ!ipropertea_eratures.

• Inarecessedinstallation,allowanextra1/2inch(10-15nm)eneachsidefor

easeofinstallatien.

• Ifthehingesideoftheunitwillbeplacedagainstawall,allowal-3/4inch(44

n_)spacebetweenwallandrefrigeratortoperndtproperdoorswing.

Door Opening
Forbestuseofdrawemsandfreezerbasket,refrigeratorshouldbeinapositien

whereboththerefrigeratorandfreezerdoorscanbeopenedabout135o.

ROLLER ADJUSTING

hijustir_FrcntRollers

ReplacingToe Grill

BOLT

• Refrigeratornmstbeleveledwithallbottcmcornersrestingfimiy enasolidflcor.

Adjustfrcntrollerstolevelcabinetbothfront-to-rearandside-to-side.Keep
cabinetaslowaslzossibleforstability.Nevera_ustcabinetrollerssofrcntisl<P_r

tJlmnrear.

• Toadjustfrcntrollers:Openrsfrigeratorandfrsezerdoors.Re_mvetoegrill

bypullingitstraightout./_ustrollersbytuuir_eachrolleradjustingboltwith
anad_ustablewrench,asocket_ch, oranutdriveruntilrefrigeratorislevel
andstable.Rearrollersarenstadjustable.

• Checkbothdoorstobesuresealstouchcabinetevenlyenallfoursides.

• Iffreezerchorishigherthanrefrigeratorchor,raiserightcoz_erand!orlowerleft

co_neruntildcorsalignacrcsstopofcabinet.

• Ifrefrigeratorchorishitcherthanfreezerchor,raiseleftcDzi%erand!orlowerright

corneruntildcorsalignacrcsstopofcabinet.

• Toreplacetoegrill:Linetptabswithholes,andpushgrillstraighten.

Cleaning

• Washtheinside,allre_vableparts,andtheoutsidewithmilddetergentand

warm water. Wipe dry. DO NOT USE HARSH CLEANERS ON THESE SURFACES.

• Donotuserazorbladesorothersharpinstrumentsthatcanscratchappliance
surface,whenre_vingadhesivelabels.Anyglueleftfrcmthetapeorenergy
labelcanbersn_vedwithanJ_xtureofwarmwaterendnilddetergent,ortouch

gluewithstickysideoftapealreadyremoved.

• DO NOT REMOVE SERIAL PLATE.

Energy Saving Ideas

• Installtherefrigeratorinthecoolestpartoftheroom,cutofdirectstm£ightand
awayfrcmheatingductsorregistems.Donotplacetherefrigeratornexttoheat-

prodmmingsppliancessuchasarange,ovan,ordishwasher.Ifthisisnotpcssible,

asecticnofcabinetry,oranaddedlayerof_aticnbetwe_nthe twomppliances

willhelptherefrigeratorqseratenmreefficiantly.

• Levelrefrigeratorsochorsclcseti@htly.

• RefertothisOwner'sGuideforthesuggestedrefrigeratorsettings.

• Periodiccleaningofthe_r willhelptherefrigeratorrunnmreefficiantly.
See"Outside"intheCareandCleaningSection.

• Donotovercrcwdtherefrigeratororblockcoldairvents,whicharelccatedinthe
refrigeratorcc_mnt atthetcpcenteroftherearwall.Doingsocausesthe

refrigeratorto runlongerandusenmreenergy.Shelvesshouldnotbelinedwith
al_n_ foil,waxpaper,orpapertoweling.Linersinterferewithcoldair

circulaticn,nmkingtherefrigeratorlessefficiant,_hichcculdcsmsefcodspilage.

• Goverfoodsandwipeccntainersdrybeforeplacingthemintherefrigerator.This
cutsdowncnnmisturebuild-tp insidetheunit.

• Organizetherefrigeratortoreducedooropenings.Removeasninnyitemsas

neededatonetime,andclosedoorassoonaspossible.

SettingtheControls

Refrigeratormiolpoint

Freezermidpint

Cool Down Period
Toensturesafefoodstorage,allowrefrigeratortocperatewiththedoomsclosedfor

atleast8to12hoursbeforeicadingwithfood.

RefrigeratorControl

• Therefrigeratorcontrolshouldbesetatthemic[cointofthedialforatrialperiod
of24hours.

• After24hours,adjusttheccntrolasneeded.Forcoldertemperatures,turndial
a notchtowardCOLDEST.Forwara_rtenperatures,turndiala notchtoward
COLD.Adjustter_ioeraturesbyone incrementata time.

Freezer Control

• Thefrmezerccntrolshouldbesetatthenic[oointofthedialforatrialperiodof
24holt,s.

• After24houms,adjusttheccntrolasneeded.Forcoldertemperatures,turndial
a notchtowardCOLDEST.Forwara_rtenperatures,turndiala notchtoward
COLD.Adjustter_ioeraturesbyone incrementata time.

Note:Whenfirstsettingthecontrolsorwhenchmnginga setting,wait24hours
forthetemperaturetostabilize,beforenmkingadditicmalchanges.

Turningthefreezercontrolmaychangetenperaturesinbothccnpartnmnts.For
elsie, ifthefreezerccntrolisturnedtoacoldersetting,therefrigeratorecntrol
mayhavetobe adjustedtoawarnerone.Turningtherefrigeratorcontrolwill
changecrlytherefrigeratortemperature.

IMPORTANT :If the freezer control is turned to OFF, cooling stops inboth

cc_oartn_nts.

You may hear the "FrostFree"systemworking.A fan circulatesair inthe
refrigeratorandfreezerco_nts. Forgoodcirculationandnmintananceof
propercoolingtenperatures,donotblcckcoldairventswithfooditems.Water
drainingintothedefrostwaterpanandhissingsoundsarenormalduringthe
auto/hltic"FrostFree"cycle.

Fresh Food Storage

Bin Snugger

Micro-ServeDishes

Door Storage
Binsand Shelves:

Doorbinsandshelvesprovideccr_enientstorageforjars,bottlesandcans.Ite_
usedoftenareavailableforquickselecticn.

Doorbinscanbenmvedtosuitindivichalneeds.Renmvebinsbyliftingstraizhtup.
Placebinsinthedesiredpositicn,andloweroverthesticports.

Dairy Cormpartment:
Thedairyccnpartnmntiswarnerthanthegeneralfoodstoragesection,and is

intencledforshorttermstorageofcheese,spreads,orbutter.Inscumnrxlels,the

dairyccnpartn_ntn_Dduleisren_vableandinterchangeablewithanyotherbin
ontherefrigeratordoor.Tousetheadditicnalstorageshelfmoldedintothetop

of thedairyccnpartn_ntmodule,placemodule downon thenextsetof shelf
stiq_rts,orlower.

TallBottleRetainer (scmemodels):
Theretainerkeepstallcontainersinthebinfromfallin_forwardwhencperingor

clcsingtherefriQ_ratorchor.Toinstmll,holdtheretaineratthetsp,andslideit_ver
theoutsidewallofthebin,asshown.Notethattheretainerworksbestwiththe

useofabinsnugger.

Micro-Serve Dishes (sc_aemodels)
Foodcanbestored,cooked*,andservedinndcro-servedishesprovidedinscum

nodels.Thesedishesslideeasilyintotheirowntray,whichhangsbelowadoorbin,
cunwnientlyfreeingshelfspaceforotherite_.

* R_nove plastic lidbefore osd<ing. Lid is intended for storage cmly.

Tall Bottle Petair_r

£hilledAirCcntrol

Crier

Thecrisperdrawer,iccatedtnderthebettcmrefrigeratorshelf,isforstoringfruits
andvegetables. Mostproduceshouldbe washedinclearwater,anddrained

beforeplacinginthisdrawer.Iten_withstrcmgodorsorhighn_istureshouldbe
wral_pedbeforestoring.

Meat Keeper
Thenmatkeeperisicoatedatthebottomoftherefrigerator.Thete_oeraturein

this compartmentcan be made colder than the restof the refrigerator
ccnpartn_ntby slidingthechilledaircontrolknobwithintheCOLDESTorCOLD

range.Meatwilibepartial1!7frozen,andnmybekeptfreshlengerthenifstored
enarefrigeratorshelf.

Beforeplacingitemsinthenmatkeeper,followthesestepstokeepn_atfresh:

i Alwayshandlemeatwith cleanhands,andkeep conpartmentclean.

2 Storen_atinitsoriginalwra_r. Ifnecessary,overwrapinplasticwraporfoil

topreventdrying.Wrapfishtightlytopreventodortransfertootherfoods.

3.Ifspoilageever_, disinfecttheosmpart_ntwithliquidchlorinebleach,
followinglabeldirections.Thenrinsewitha solutionbakingsodaandwater

solutien.Rinsewithclearwateranddry.

Freezer Basket
The slide-outwirebasket (somemodelshavenotethan one)hangs belowthe

freezershelf,andprovideseasyaccesstofrozenfoodpackages.

Tall Storage Compartment (somemodels)

A shelfisattachedtothefreezerwalljustbelowtheiceserver.Thisallowsfor

convenientstorageoftali itemsplacedverticallybetweentheiceserverendthe
f_.

TallStorage

/ Ct_qpar_rent

Shelves

CantileverShelf

Shelf Adjustment

Refrigeratorshelvesareeasilyadjustedtosuitindividualneeds.Beforeadjusting
shelves,ren_veall food.Ren_veanddiscardshippingclipswedgedintothe

cantileverrailabovetheshelfhook (seebelow).Theseclipsstabilizetheshelves

asi immg.

Toa_ustthecantilevershelves(_rtedattherearof therefrigerator),liftthe

backoftheshelft[oandout.Replaceshelfbyinseltingrearhocksintoslots,imbmr
andlockintolscsitiou.

Spillsafe_glassshelvescatchandholdaccidental
spills.In scumnmdels,SpillsafeT_shelvesslideout

foreasyaccessto food,andfastcleaning.Shelves
slideout inc_dentlyof thecantileverbracket.Just

pullfrcntof shelfforward.Shelfcanbeextandedasfar
asstopperwillallow,and isnotren_vablefromthe

csntileverbracket.

RelrmveshippingClips

Wine Rack

Wine Rack
Thewinerackstoresbottlesofwir_,orsingle2-literplasticbottlesofjuiceorscd_

pop. Toinstall,slidewine rackontothe shelfwiththecurvefacingin.To
remove,slidewine rackout. Installoneithersideof a Spillsafe_shelf.

Slider-Flip Shelf (sememodels)
YourSpillsafeTMslider- flipshelfprovidesn_respaceandorganizatiouoptions.

qheslider-fl_shelfisad_ustable,likeycur_shelves. Clesnysurslider-fl_shelf
asyouwouldanyotherinsiderefrigeratorpart(pleaseseetheCareandCleaning
S_tkn).

Tosuitycurneed, "fli_' the fl_ shelf as shownbelow. Theshelfwill stayinlscsiticn.
The slider shelf portion slides in and out, like your other refrigerator shelves.

Remember to leave enough space above the shelf to "flip" the flip shelf.

90°

ShelfMode

Flip-SlideMode

SlideMode