Frigidaire FRS26ZRGW4, FRS26ZRGW3, FRS26ZRGW2, FRS26ZRGW1, FRS22ZRGW2 Owner’s Manual

Version en espa_ol .....................................2

Product Registration ...................................2

Important Safety Instructions ..................2-3

First Steps ...................................................3

Energy Saving Ideas ..................................4

Setting the Controls ....................................4

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

Automatic Ice and Water Dispenser .......6-9

Care and Cleaning...............................10-11

Removing the Handles and Doors...........12

Avoid Service Checklist.......................13-16

Normal Operating Sounds........................ 16

Warranty (United States).......................... 17

Service Information (Canada)..................18

Warranty (Canada) ...................................19

P/N21S8S4V00C (9810)

Product Registration

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RecordtheModelNumberandSerialNun_0erofthis refrigeratorinthe space providedbelow.Thesent_0emsarefoundcntheserialplate,locatedcntheceiling oftherefrigeratorcc_mnt.

Model Number :

Serial Number:

SpanishOwner's Guides FrigidaireHon_ Products P.O. Box 212378

Augusta, C_h30917

ImportantSafety Instructions

Read all instructions before using this refrigerator.

Proper Disposal of Your

Refrigerator/Freezer

[!,%,f±__I_II_[cIRiskofchildentralm_nt.

Childentralm_ntandsuffocaticnarenot

problems of the past. Junked or

abanchnedrefrigeratoreorfreezereare stilld_rous -ewnif theywillsitfor

"justafewd_ys."Ifycuaregettingridof youroldrefrigeratororfreezer,please followinstructic_sbelowtohelpprewnt

accida-_s. BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY YOUR OLD

REFRIGERATOR/ FREEZ_Iq:

* Removedoors.

* Leaveshelvesin

place,so

childrennmy noteasilyclin_0

irside.

signedandreturnedtoFrigidaire,orinCanada,FrigidaireCanada.

[!v,v-'_:lai_[_For Your Safety

Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherflan_mblevaporsandliquidsinthevicinity

ofthis,oranyothera_plianse.Readprcchttlabelsforflammbilityandcther_urJrmo_.

[!x,_,/-'_:lal_[_Child Safety

• Destroycartcn,plasticbags,andanyexteriorwralJpingnmteriali_m_diately

aftertherefrigeratoristrpacked.Chil_ shouldmeverusetheseitemsforplay. Cartonscoveredwithrugs,bedspreads,plasticsheets,or stretchwrapmay becomeairtightcha_berethatcanquicklycausesuffocaticn.

• Ren_veallstaplesfrcmthecarton.Staplescancauseseverecuts,andruin finishesiftheycomeinccntactwithotheralJpliancesorfurniture.

• An enioty,discardedicebox,refrigerator,orfreezerisavery dangerous attractionto children.Removedoorof anyappliancethatisnot inuse, evanifit isbeingdiscarded.

[!vAv:_:i_im_[.ElectricalInformation

Theseguidelinesmust be followedtoensurethatsafetymechanismsin the

designof thisrefrigeratorwilloperate_l y .

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

pronggroundingplug,foryourprotectionagainstshockhazards.Itmustbe pluggeddirectlyinto aproperlygroundedthree-prongreceptacle.The

receptaclemustbeinstalledinaccordancewithlocalcodesandordinances. Consult a qualified electrician. DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD OR AN

ADAPTER PLUG.

• Ifvoltagevariesby 10percentormore,perfolmmnceofyourrefrigeratormay beaffected.Operatir_therefrigeratorwithinsufficientpowercandaRmgethe

ccnpressor.Suchdanmgeisnotcoveredunderyourwarranty.Ifyou suspect yourvoitageishighor1ow,consultyourpowercc_oanyfortesting.

• Topreventtherefrigeratorfrcmbeingturnedoffaccidentally,donotplugthe unitintoanoutletcontrolledbyawallswitchorpullcord.

• Donotpinch,knot,or bendthepowercord inanymanner.

A]1ri_s reserved.

[!_t_,l_,l:t_ll_[_l Avoid fire

hazardorelectricshock.Do notuseanextensioncordor

an adapter plug. Do not

remove any prong from

powercord.

Groundinl

Power supply cord with 3-pron§ grounding plug

any circumstances

cut, remove,

or bypass the grounding prone

_from this plug.

Important Safety Instructic s (ccntinued)

[!,'AV:_;|_II_[_Other Precautions

• Neverunplugtherefrigeratorbypullingcnthepowercord.Alwaysgriptheplug firaiy,andpullstraightoutfrcmthereceptacle.

• Toavoidelectricalshock,unplugtherefrigeratorbeforecleaningandbefore replacingalightbulb.Note:TurningtheccntroltoOFFtum_offtheccmpressor,

butdoesnotdisccnnectpowertotheiightbulborotherelectricalcoxpcnents.

• Donotoperatetherefrigeratorinthepresenceofexplosiveft_s.

• Avoidcontactwithanyn_vingpartsoftheautc_mticicenmker.

FirstSteps

ThisOwner'sGuideprovidesspecificoperatinginstructionsforyournmdel.Use

refrigeratorc_lyasinstructedinthisOwner'sGuide.Beforeste_refrigarator, followtb_seLni0ortantfirststeps:

Location

Irsmll fr :

• nearagrctmdedelectricaloutlet.DONDTuseanext_nsicncordoranac_terpluj.

• outofdirectsunlightandawayfromrange,dishwasher,orotherheatsources,

ifv ible.

• cnaflcorthatislevelandstrcp_enoughtosupi:ortafullyleadedrefrigerator.

• whereawatersupplyisavailableforautomaticicen_nker.

Instal!at_a

• Donstinstallrefrigeratorwherete_[ceraturewilldropbelow60oF(15°C),orrise above110OF(43oc).Ctnloressorwillnotbeabletonmintainprcperteuperatrhres.

• Inarecessedinstallatiou,allowanextral/2inch(10-15rml)oueachsidefor easeofinstal]aticn.

• Ifthehingesideoftheunitwillbeplacedagainstaw_ll,allomal-3/4inch(44

n_)spacebetweenwallandrefrigeratortoperndtproperdoorswing.

Door Opening Forbestuseofdrawersandfreezerbasket,refrigeratorshouldbeinapositiou

wherebeththerefrigeratorandfreezerdoorscanbe openedabout135o.

ROLLER ADJUSTING

BOLT

/djustingFrcntRollers

PeplacinyToeGrill

• Refrigeratornmstbeleveledwithallbottcmcom%emsrestingfiraiycnasolidflcor.

Ac_ustfrcntrollerstolevelcabinetbothfrcnt-to-rearandside-to-side.Keep

csbinetaslowas[:cssibleforstability.Nevera_ustcabinetrollerssofrcntislowar

t/im_rear.

• Toadjustfrcntrollers:Openrefrigeratorandfreezerdoors.Re_ve toegrill

bypullingitstraightout./_ustrollersbytuuir_eachrollerad_ustingboltwith

anadjustablewrench,asocket_ch, orarmtdriver_tilrefrigeratorislevel andstable.Rearrollersarenotadjustable.

• Checkbothdoomstobesuresealstouchcabinetevenlyonallfoursides.

• Iffreezerdosrishigherthanrefrigeratordsor,raisericshtcornerand!orlowerleft corner_til dcorealignacrosstopofcabinet.

• Ifrefrigeratorchorishicherthanfrsezerdsor,raiseleftcon%erand/oricwerricsht cornerrntildoorsalignacrosstopofcabinet.

• Toraplacetoegrill:Linetptabswithholes,andpushgrillstraightou.

C!eaning

• Washtheinside,allre_vableparts,andtheoutsidewithndlddetergentand

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

• DOnotuserazorbladesorothersharpinstrtm_ntsthatcanscratchaFpliance surface,whenrelivingadhesivelabels.Anyglueleftfrc_thetapeorenergy labelcanbere_vedwith anJ_xtureofwarmwaterandndlddetergent,ortouch

gluewithstickysideoftapealreadyremoved.

• DO NOT REMOVE SERIAL PLATE.

Energy Saving Ideas

• Installtherefrigeratorinthenestcoolpartoftherccm,cutofdirectstmlightand awayfrcmheatingductsorregistems.Donotplacetherefrigeratornexttoheat- prodmmingsppliancessuchasarange,ovenordishwasher.Ifthisisnotpsssible, a secticnofcabinetryoranaddedlayerof insulaticnbetweenthetwoalspliances willhelptherefrigeratorqseraten_reeffici_nt117.

• Leveltherefrigeratorsothechomsclosetightly.

• RefertothisOwner'sGuideforthesug_estedrefrigeratorsettings.

• Pericdiccleaningoftheccndsnserwillhelptherefrigeratorrtnnmreefficiently. SeeOutsideinthe "CareandCleaning"section.

• Donotovercrowdtherefrigeratororblcckcoldairvents.Doingsocausesthe

refrigeratortorunic_r endusenmreenergy.Shelvesshouldnotheiinedwith al_n_ foil,waxpaperorpapertoweling.Linersinterferewithcoldair circulaticn,nmkingtherefrigeratorlessefficient,bhichcculdcausefcodspilage.

• Coverfoodsendwipeccntainersdrybeforeplacingthemintherefrigerator.This cutsdowncnnmisturebuild-t[oinsidetheunit.

• Organizetherefrigeratortoreducedooropenings.Removeasninnyitemsas neededatonetintoandclosethedoorassocnaspossible.

SettingtheControls

_ COLDEST

COLD

REFRIGERATOR

Refrigeratormidpoint

Freezermidpoint

Cool Down Period Toensuresafefoodstorage,allowtherefrigeratortocperatewiththedoomsclosed

foratleast8to12hoursbeforeloadingwithfood.

RefrigeratorControl

• qherefrigeratorcontrolshouldbesetatthemic[oointofthedialforatrialperiod of24hours.

• After24hours,adjusttheccntrolasneeded.Forcoldertenperatures,turnthe dialanotchtowardCOLDEST.Forwarmertemperatures,turnthedialanotch

towardCOLD.Adjusttemperaturesby oneincrementat atime.

Freezer Control

• qhefreezerccntrolshouldbesetatthenic[oointofthedialforatrialperiodof 24houms.

• After24hours,adjusttheccntrolasneeded.Forcoldertenperatures,turnthe dialanotchtowardCOLDEST.Forwarmertemperatures,turnthedialanotch towardCOLD.Adjusttemperaturesby oneincrementat atime.

Note:Whenfirstsettingthecontrolsorwhenchanginga setting,wait24hours

forthetemperatureto stabilizebeforenmkingadditicnalchanges.

Turningthefreezercontrolmaychangetenioeraturesinbothccnpartnmnts.For elsie, ifthefreezerecntrolis_toacoldersetting, therefrigeratorecntrol

mayhavetobeadjustedtoa warmerone.Turningtherefrigeratorcontrolwill

changecrlytherefrigeratortemperature.

IMPORTANT:Ifthe freezercontrol is turned toOFF, coolingstops inboth compartments.

You may hear the "FrostFree" systemworking.A fan circulatesair inthe

refrigeratorandfreezercc_nts. Forgoodcirculationendnmintenenceof

propercoolingtenperatures,donotblockcoldairventswithfooditems.Water

drainingintothedefrostwaterpan andhissingsoundsarenoramlduringthe auto/hltic"FrostFree"cycle.

Fresh Food Storage

R_nsveShippingCiips

Shel f Adj us tment Refrigeratorsheiresareeasilyadjustedtosuitindivichalneeds.Beforeadjusting shelves,re_mveallfood.Theshgppingclipsbhichstabilisetheshelvesforshi_ping

maybe removedanddiscarded.

Toa_ustthecantilevershelves(shelvesstioportedattherearoftherefrigerator),

iiftthehackofthesheift[oendout.Replacesheifbyinsertinghooksatrearinto slots.Lowerand1ockintoposition.SOIEnrxielshaveSpillsaf@rMglassshelves, whichcatchandholdaccidentalspills.

Door Storage Doorbinsendshelvesareprovidedforccnvenientstorageofjars,bottiesendcans.

Itemsusedoftenareavailableforquickselectiou.

Thedoorbinscanhenmvedtosuitindivichalneeds.Removebinsby iiftingstraight up.Placebinsinthedesiredpositionendloweroverthesu_rts.

TheDairyccnpartnEntiswarnerthanthegeneralfoodstoragesectionand is

intendedforshorttermstorageofcheese,spreads,orbutter.

TheCrisperdrawer,iccatedusderthebottcmrefrigeratorshelf,isforstoringfruits andvegetables.Mostproduceshouldbewashedinclearwateranddrainedbefore

placinginthisdrawer.Ite_ withstrcmgodomsorhighn_istureshouldbewralzped heforestoring.

CgntileverShelf

Hunidity Control

CHILLED AIR CONIROL

ChilledAir Ccntrol

TheH_idity Control(sc_Enrxlels)allowsyoutoadjusttheh_idity withinthe Crisperdrawer.Thiscanextendthelifeoffreshvegetableswhichkeephestinhigh

h_ddity. Leafyvegetables,however,keepbestwhenstoredwiththeH_ddity ControlsetonHIGHER,or ina drawerwithouta H_idity Control.Thiskeeps

incomingair toa minim_ andmaintainsnmximummoisturecontent.

Meat Keeper TheMeatKeeperislocatedatthebottcmoftherefrigerator.Thete_oeraturein

thisccnpartnEntcanbenmdecolderthantherestoftherefrigeratorccnpart- nEntby slidingtheChilledAirControlknobwithintheCOLDESTorCOLDrange.

Meatwillbepartiallyfrozenandnmybe keptfreshlongerthanifstoredona re_tars_elf.

Beforeplacingite_ intheMeatKeeper,foilowthesestepstokeepthenEatfresh:

i Carefullyhandlemeat withcleanhandsand alwayskeepthecompartment

cl_.

2 Storen_atinitsoriginalwra_r. Ifnecessary,overwrapinplasticwraporfoil

topreventdrying.Wrapfishtightlytopreventodortransfertootherfoods.

3.Ifspoilageeveroccurs,disinfectthecc__nt withiiquidchlorinebleach followinglabeldirecticns.Thenrinsewitha solutiouofbakingsodaendwater.

Rinsewithclearwateranddry.

Freezer Basket

A slide-outwirebasket(sc_Enmdelshavetwo)hangsbelowthebottcmfreezer

shelf.Thisbasketprovideseasyaccesstofrozenfoodpackages.

TallS%orage

/ C_Tparti_nt

Tall Storage Compartment (somemodels)

A shelfisattachedtothefreezerwalljustbelowtheiceserver.Thisallowsfor

convenientstorageoftali itemsplacedverticallybetweentheiceserverendthe frsezemw£1.

Automatic Ice and Water Dispenser

Dislsenser Selector

Theiceandwaterdispenseronthefreezerdoorccnvenientlydispenseschilled water,andeithericecubesorcrushedice,dependingonthen_)del.

Tooperatethedispenser,slidetheknobtotheselecticnofyourchoiceandpressa glassagainstthedispensingarm,asshown.Besuretoholdtheglassasfarupas possibletocatchallice.Tostopdispensing,pullglassawayfromdispensingarm. Wn_ndispensingice,releasethedispensingarmbeforetheglassisfull,butdonot

removetheglassuntiltheicehascompletelydispensed.

A_mll heatedareabeneaththed_r floorcatchesandev-mi_rates_mll spills. Donotpourwateror excesscubesintothisareabecausethereisno drain.

Thedispenserhasa iightwhichcanbeturnedonandoffbyslidingtheknobtothe desiredposition.Thelightalsoturnscnautc_mticallywheniceand/orwateris dispensed.Replaceiightbulbwithanalspliancebulbofthesan_wattage.

FRIGIDAIR

Pressglassagainstdi_ensir_ann.

How the Water Dispenser Works Thewatertankislocatedbehindthedrawereintherefrigeratorccnpartn_nt.As

thewaterisdi_, thetankisautc_mtical1!7refilled.Forprqserqseraticnofthe dispenser,thesupplywaterpressuremustfallbetween30psiand120psi.

Aftertherefrigeratorisinstalledandthepltm_0ingccnnecticnsareccnplete,the water tank should be filledby drawing one glass of water. Itmay take abouti-1/2minutes afterdepressingthedispenserarmbeforewaterworksits waythrouc3hthepltm_0ingccrmecticnsandbeginstofillthisfiretglass.Drawand discard7n_reglassestobesurethetthetankandpltm_0ingccrmecticnsarerJmsed ofanyi__stmities.

Toensurefresh-tastingwater,plantousethedispensereveryday.Ifthewater

dispenserhasnotbeenusedfora weekormore,drawanddiscard7-8glassesto

freshenthetanksqoply.

How the Ice Dispenser Works Theicenmkerandicestoragebinarelocatedinthetcpieftcornerofthefreezer cospart_nt.Aftertherefrigeratorisinstalledprcperlyandhascooledforseveral hours,theicen_nkercanbeginnmkingice.Tobeginiceproducticn,iowerthewire

signalarmtothe "down"orONposition.As cubesarenmde,theyarestoredinthe

storagebin.Withnousageitwilltakespprcsk_tely2daystofillthebin.However, thedispensernmybeusedafterthefirstbatchoficeisnmde.Theicenmkerturns offautomaticallywhentheicestoragebinisfull.

Ic_Maker

Signal Arm

Becauseofnewpl_0ing connections,thefirstproductionof icecubesmaybe discoloredorhavean oddflavor.Theseshouldbediscardednntilthecubesnmde

arefreeofdisooloraticnandtaste._emenJ0er that water quality deterndnesyouricequality.Itisbesttoccrnecttheicen_Jqertowaterthatisnot

softened.Cb_mdcalsfrcmanmlfnnctioningsoftanercandanmgetheicen_Jqer.If

icen_Jqerisccrmectedtosoftwater,ensurethesoftenerisnmintainedandwoJqir_ lmmperly.

Tostsptheicenmker,liftthewiresigrmlarmuntilitclicksandlocksinthe"qo"or OFFpesiti_.

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