Kenmore 5969500910, 5968590980, 5968590910 Owner’s Manual
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Sears Service Is At Your Service
Your Kenmore has added value when
you consider that Sears has nationwide
service units staffed by Sears-trained
technicians...professional technicians
specifically trained to service SEARS
appliances, having the parts, tools and
equipment to insure that we meet our
pledge to you... "We Service What
We Sell."
ADD TO THE VALUE OF YOUR
KENMORE, BUY A SEARS
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
Sears Kenmore refrigerators are
designed, built and tested for years of
dependable use. Yet any modern
appliance may need service from time
to time. The Sears warranty plus the
Sears maintenance agreement give pro-
tection from unexpected repair bills.
Contact your salesman or nearest ser-
vice center for details.
For future use, please record
the model number,serial
number and the date you
purchased your Kenmore
refrigerator in the spaces
provided below:
Model Number
Serial Number
Date Purchased
WARNING
Electrical Grounding Instructions--This appliance is equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug for
your protection against possible shock hazards. Where a two-prong wall receptacle is encountered, it is
the personal responsibility and obligation of the customer to contact a qualified electrician and have it
replaced with a properly grounded three-prong wall receptacle in accordance with the National Electrical
Code (see figure.)
Unit is designed to operate on a separate 103 to 126 V.A.C., 15 amp., 60 cycle line.
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CUT OR REMOVE THE ROUND
GROUNDING PRONG FROM THE PLUG. THE UNIT MUST BE GROUNDED AT ALL
TIMES. DO NOT REMOVE WARNING TAG FROM THE SERVICE CORD.
ELECTRICAL PLUG ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE
WARNING
DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD. ROUNO_----=_GROUNDINGPRONG
Contents Page
Electrical Warning ............... 2
Unpacking ..................... 3
Door Handle Removal............. 3
Door Removal .................. 4
Connecting the Ice and Water ....... 5
Placement and Leveling ........... 5
Dimensions .................... 6
Operating Ice and Water Dispenser...7
General Features ............... 10
Setting the Controls ............. 11
Contents Page
Refrigerator Features ............ 13
Freezer Features................ 14
Other Features ................. 15
Sounds ....................... 15
Care and Cleaning .............. !6
Non-Use Periods ................ 17
Save Energy ................... 18
Before Calling For Service ......... 18
Kenmore Warranty ....... Back Cover
Unpacking and Door Handle Removal
, CAUTION
ToAvoid The Risk Of Personal
Injury, use Caution in unpacking,
handling, removing, installing and
cleaning all parts of product which
may have sharp edges.
CAUTION
To Avoid The Risk Of Personal
Injury, wear protective hand
covering.
Remove all tape and packing material.
To remove tape residue, touch a portion
of the tape to the residue and lift it off. If
adhesive residue still remains, try clean-
ing the sticky area with a clean cloth
soaked in mild dish washing soap. Wipe
area clean.
If the wood base is still attached, have
someone help you tilt the unit onto its
back, placing a sturdy support under-
neath. Remove the mounting bolts
from the base and discard bolts and
wood base.
IMPORTANT! Do not leave the
cabinet on its back longer than it takes
to remove the wooden base and do not
connect the power cord until after all the
inside packing has been removed and
the cabinet has been leveled for proper
operation.
With the unit upright, pull the grille from
the bottom front and make sure the
defrost drain pan is located underneath
the defrost water drain tube. Two drain
pan side supports (attached to the cabi-
net bottom) keep the pan in the proper
location, to make the automatic defrost
drain water drop on the sound reducing
cone. The drain pan locating stops pre-
vent the pan from being installed
backwards.
SPECIAL NOTE: If Cabinet is unable to
fit through doorway safely, you may
have to remove the door handles or
door assemblies. Refer to the following
chart and diagrams.
To Remove Door Handles
WARNING
ToAvoid The Risk Of Personal
Injury, Property Damage Or Death
unplug the refrigerator before
attempting to remove the door
handles.
. REMOVE THE FREEZER TOP
DOOR EDGE TRIM PIECE. Remove
the three screws holding the trim to
the top of the door. See Figure 1.
Remove the top door edge trim by
sliding the top door edge trim to the
right and lifting up. See Figure 2.
Edge _im
Face Trim
FIGURE 1
2. REPLACE TWO SCREWS. Tempo-
rarily replace two screws to hold the
door face trim strip underneath. DO
NOT REMOVE THE DOOR FACE
TRIM STRIP FROM THE DOOR.
See Figure 3.
handle. Hold cap to prevent itfrom
dropping once free from the handle
track. See Figure 4.
CAUTION
Toavoid the risk of property dam-
age DO NOT kink the trim strips.
.
REMOVE THE HANDLE TRIM
STRIP. Remove the trim strip from
the handle track. Bend the strip gen-
tly if necessary, to clear the ceiling.
DO NOT KINK. See Figure 5.
FIGURE 5
CAUTION
ToAvoid Personal Injury, securely
hold ontothe door handles while
removing screws.
.
REMOVE THE HANDLE. Unscrew
the seven exposed handle mounting
screws. See Figure 6.
Remove all tape and packing material
from inside the unit.
[ IMPORTANT! 1
Must install the Defrost Drain Pan As Shown
Sound Reducing Cone
Located Bottom Right Side.
I
f '/
FIGURE 3
3. REMOVE THE TOP HANDLE CAP
Push upward to unsnap the handle
cap from the track in the base of the
FIGURE 6
6. Handle willeasily fall away.
7. Repeat process for refrigeratordoor.
Door Assembly Removal
To Remove The Door
Assemblies (Do NOT
remove the door handles)
Tools Needed: Phillips Screwdriver
and a 5118"Nut Driver
1.
WARNING
TO AVOID THE RISK OF
ELECTRICAL SHOCK,
PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH: DISCONNECT THE
POWER CORD BEFORE
PROCEEDING.
CAUTION
ToAvoid The Risk Of Personal
Injury or Property Damage first
tape the top of doors for safety
See Figure 7A.
(3) SCREWS
t!' / SECURE EACH ,,i /
IGURE 7A
2. Remove the top hinge covers.
See Figure 7.
3. Disconnect top hinge freezer door
wires. See Figure 8.
DISCONNECT THE TOP HINGE WIRES
The Power Cord
must be discon-
WARNING: j
nected.
PHILLIPS
sheNUT DRIVER
PHILLIPS SCREW
SECURES THE
GROUND WIRE
_lh CAUTION:
The Ground
Wire must be
PULL THE ELECTRICAL the doors are
CONNECTORS APART reassembled.
connected when
\ /
FREEZER DOOR TOP HINGE SHOWN
(THE FRESH FOOD DOOR TOP
HINGE HAS NO WIRES)
FIGURE 8
4. Disconnect freezer door bottom
hinge water line by disconnecting the
tl4" O.D. plastic tube union nut
See Figure 9. Slide the compression
nut off the water tube.
TO DISCONNECT WATER TUBE
- REMOVE THE TUBE
CLAMP SCREW
REMOVE THE TUBE
CAUTION
ToAvoid The Risk Of Personal
Injury Or Property Damage have
two people remove the door.
One to hold the door and one to
remove the safety tape, and help
with the tools.
FREEZER DOOR
LOWER HINGE BRACKET
9. Remove tape from top of refrigerator
door.
10. Remove the refrigerator door
assembly by lifting off the bottom
hinge pins. Note: At this point the
refrigerator may fit through the door-
way. If not, proceed to steps 11
and 12.
11. Mark around the lower hinge
brackets.
12. Remove the lower hinge bracket
screws. (2)screws per lower hinge.
See Figure 11.
REMOVING THE
TUBE UNION
WATER TUBE
FIGURE 10
DISCONNECT THIS PLASTIC UNION
AND PULL THE TUBE
THROUGH THE CLAMP
BOTTOM OF FREEZER DOOR
FIGURE 9
5. Mark around the upper hinge
brackets with a pencil to locate them
for reassembly
6. Remove the upper door hinges,
(3)three screws per upper hinge.
See Figure 8.
Remove tape from top of freezer
door.
The freezer door water line will
t_ "_,_t_" ....................... BOTTOM HINGE _-_--1_ _
_'_1_ ROLLER ADJUSTING SCREWS _
I _--_-__ USE SOCKET WRENCH TO_. _
IBOTTOM_------J_-REMOVE AND INSTALL
(2) HINGE SCREWS PER_ _\
HINGE
_,"_"_9_, .,NGESCREWS
DEPTHOFBOTTOMHINGES FIGURE 11
,_ WARNING:
TO AVOID RISK OF ELECTRICAL
SHOCK, PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH, THE GROUND WIRES
MUST BE CONNECTED WHEN THE
DOORS ARE REASSEMBLED.
threadthrough the bottom hinge.
Lift the door off carefully
See Figure 10.
4
To install the door assemblies,
assemble in reverse order.
Connecting the Ice and Water Dispenser
Connect the ice and Water
System to Cold Water
Supply.
Refer to the instructions on the back of
the cabinet.
Placement and Leveling
,CAUTION
Toavoid cross threading and
water leaks, you must start all the
water tube fittings several turns
by hand before tightening with
wrenches. DO NOT OVER-
TIGHTEN. Also be sure to double
check for water leaks after turning
on the water pressure to the
refrigerator.
Placement
On some counter tops there is a 1"
overhang. If this isthe case, the front
corners of the counter top must be
trimmed off at a 45° angle for the refrig-
erator and freezer door clearance (see
Figure 12). Tobuild-in your refrigerator a
Perimeter Trim Kit is available at an
additional cost.
A recessed electrical outlet installed on
the back kitchen wall allows for a built-in
installation of your refrigerator.
CAUTION
ToAvoid Property Damage to soft
vinyl flooring follow the floor prod-
uct manufacturer's recommenda-
tions when installing or moving
the refrigerator.
To build in your refrigerator with other
options, such as wood or laminate con-
sult with a local kitchen designer.
Leveling
Install the unit on a solid floor that is
strong enough to support the combined
weight of the unit, approximately 320 Ibs.;
and the food, maximum of 625 Ibs. with
an approximate combined weight of
945 lbs.
The unit must be level to insure com-
plete door closings and proper ice mak-
ing. Improper leveling will cause water
spills and uneven ice cube size.
Units have front wheels that can be
adjusted by turning a screw as shown in
Figure 13.
If the floor is uneven from side to side,
place thin metal plates under one of the
rear wheels.
TOP OF !
COUNTER
÷ l
" OVERHANG
FIGURE 12
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24"
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TOP VIEW OF KENMORE I | TOP OF
24"
20 CU. FT. REFRIGERATOR ! ! COUNTER
FREEZER DOOR TRIM 1 "OVERHANG
TRIM
REFRIGERATOR DOOR
TO RA_E CABINET ROTATE
LEVEUNG SCREW CLOCKWISE
FIGURE 13
Dimensions
ICE AND WATER SXS MODEL
"['INCLUDES DOOR TRIM
' 'A' '
1¾--_
68 3/4
"B.... C"
"A" OC*BACKOC*BACK "D .... E"
CABINET TOCAB TO FRZDOORREFDOOR
MODEL
20
*OuterCase
tMust beinstalled13/4"fromsidewallsfor90 dooropening.
WIDTH FRONT HANDLE OPEN90° OPEN90°
35 3/4 231/2 273/8 39 5/8 45tl4
Hinge
Cover
1 _
67 1/2
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