Midea 355418 User Manual

MIDEA 418L Upright Freezer

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INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

USER GUIDE

To prevent the risk of accidents or damage to the appliance, it is essential

to read these instructions before it is installed and used for the f irst time

CO NT EN TS

Dear users, thank you for choosing Midea refrigerator!

1 Safety warnings

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1.2 Mea nings of saf ety w arn ing s ymb ols· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·2

1.3 Ele ctricit y relate d war nin gs·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ··2

1.4 Wa rni ngs for usin g· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3

1.5 War ning s fo r pl acem ent ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· 3-4

1.6 Warning s for ene rgy· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ··4

1.7 War nin gs f or disp osa l·· · ·· · · ··· · ·· · · ·· · ·· · · · ·· 4

2.1 Plac ement··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ······· ··· ··· ··· ··5

2.2 Leve llin g fee t···· ···· ··· ···· ······· ·

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2.3 · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· 7

2.4 Ch ang ing the Ligh t· ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·· · ·8

2.5 S tart ing· · · · · · · · ·· · · ·· · · · · · · ··· · · · · · ·· 8

2.6 En ergy savi ng t ips· ·· ·· · ·· ·· · ·· ··· ·· ··· ·· · ·· ·8

3.1 K ey com pone nts· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·9

3.2 Fu nctions· · · ··· · · · ·· · ·· · · ··· · · · ·· · ·· ·1 0-11

4.1 Ov eral l c lean ing· · ·· · ··· · ·· · · ·· · · ·· · ··· · ··· 12

4.2 Clean ing of d oor dray· · · · · · · · · · · · ······ · · · · · ·1 2

4.3 D efro sti ng· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

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4.4 O ut of oper atio n· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12

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War ning· ····· ·· ····· ·· ······· ······· ·· ··

Leve llin g d oor

Tro uble sho otin g

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2 Proper use of t he re fri gerator

3 Structure and functions

4 Maintenance and care of the refrigerator

5 Trouble shooting

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1 Safety war nin gs

1. 1 Warning

1 Safety wa rnings

RECOMMENDATIONS：

This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as
staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
bed and breakfast type environments;
catering and similar non-retail applications.

For EN standard: This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduce
physical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision
or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall
not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.

For IEC standards: This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified
persons in order to avoid a hazard.

Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance.

The appliance has to be unplugged after use and before carrying out user maintenance on the appliance.

WARNING: Risk of fire / flammable materials.

WARNING: Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction.

WARNING: Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those
recommended by the manufacturer.

WARNING: Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.

WARNING: Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they are
of the type recommended by the manufacturer.

WARNING: Please abandon the refrigerator according to local regulators for it use flammable blowing gas
and refrigerant.

Do not use extension cords or ungrounded（two prong）adapters

DANGER:Risk of child entrapment.Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer:

-Take off the doors

-Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside

The refrigerator must be disconnected from the source of electrical supply before attempting the installation of accessory

Refrigerant and cyclopentane foaming material used for the refrigerator are flammable.
Therefore, when the refrigerator is scraped, it shall be kept away from any fire source and be recovered by a special
recovering company with corresponding qualification other than be disposed by combustion, so as to prevent damage
to the environment or any other harm.

War ning ris k of fire / f lamma ble mat erial s:

Thi s manua l conta ins lot s of impo rtant s afety i nform ation
whi ch shal l be obse rved by t he user s.

1.2 Meaning of safety warning symbols

Pro hibit ion sym bol

War ning s ymbol

Not e symbo l

Thi s is a proh ibiti on symb ol.
Any i ncomp lianc e with in struc tions m arked w ith
thi s symbo l may res ult in da mage to t he prod uct
or en dange r the per sonal s afety o f the use r.

Thi s is a warn ing sym bol.
It is r equir ed to ope rate in s trict o bserv ance of
ins truct ions ma rked wi th this s ymbol ; or othe rwise
dam age to th e produ ct or per sonal i njury m ay be cau sed.

Thi s is a caut ionin g symbo l.
Ins truct ions ma rked wi th this s ymbol r equir e speci al caut ion.
Ins uffic ient c auti on may r esult i n sligh t or mode rate in jury,
or da mage to t he prod uct.

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1. 3 Elect ricit y re lated w ar nings

Do not pull the power cord when pulling the power plug of the
refrigerator. Please firmly grasp the plug and pull out it from
the socket directly.
To ensure safe use, do not damage the power cord or use the power cord
when it is damaged or worn.

Please turn off the valve of the leaking gas and then open the doors
and windows in case of leakage of gas and other flammable gases.
Do not unplug the refrigerator and other electrical appliances
considering that spark may cause a fire.

Please use a dedicated power socket and the power socket shall
not be shared with other electrical appliances.
The power plug should be firmly contacted with the socket or else
fires might be caused.
Please ensure that the grounding electrode of the power socket is
equipped with a reliable grounding line.

Do no t use ele ctric al appl iance s on the to p of the ap plian ce,
unl ess the y are of th e type re comme nded by t he manu factu rer.

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1.5 Warni ngs f or pla ceme nt

1. 4 War ning s for usi ng

Do not put flammable, explosive, volatile and highly corrosive items
in the refrigerator to prevent damages to the product or fire accidents.

Do not place flammable items near the refrigerator to avoid fires.

The refrigerator is intended for household use, such as storage of foods;
it shall not be used forother purposes, such as storage of blood,
drugs or biological products, etc.

Do no t arbit raril y disas sembl e or reco nstru ct the re frige rator,
nor d amage t he refr igera nt circ uit; ma inten ance of t he appl ianc e
mus t be cond ucted b y a speci alist
Dam aged po wer cor d must be r eplac ed by the m anufa cture r, its
mai ntena nce dep artme nt or rel ated pr ofess ional s in orde r to avoi d
dan ger.

Do not allow any child to get into or climb the refrigerator; otherwise
suffocation or falling injury of the child may be caused.

Do not place heavy objects on the top of the refrigerator considering
that objectives may fall when close or open the door, and accidental
injuries might be caused.

Please pull out the plug in case of power failure or cleaning. Do not
connect the refrigerator to power supply within five minutes to prevent
damages to the compressor due to successive starts.

The gaps between refrigerator doors and between doors and refrigerator
body are small, be noted not to put your hand in these areas to prevent from
squeezing the finger. Please be gentle when close the refrigerator door to
avoid falling articles.
Do not pick foods or containers with wet hands in the freezing chamber when the
refrigerator is running, especially metal containers in order to avoid frostbite.

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Do no t store b eer, bev erage o r other f luid co ntain ed in bot tles or
enc losed c ontai ners in t he free zing ch amber o f the ref riger ator;
oth erwis e the bot tles or e nclos ed cont ainer s may cra ck due to
fre ezing t o cause d amage s.

1. 6 War nin gs fo r ene rg y

1)Refrigerating appliances might not operate consistently (possibility of defrosting of contents or
temperature becoming too warm in the frozen food compartment) when sited for an extended period of
time below the cold end of the range of temperatures for which the refrigerating appliance is designed.

2)The fact that effervescent drinks should not be stored in food freezer compartments or cabinets or
in low-temperature compartments or cabinets, and that some products such as water ices should not be
consumed too cold;

3)The need to not exceed the storage time(s) recommended by the food manufacturers for any kind of
food and particularly for commercially quick-frozen food in food-freezer and frozen-food storage
compartments or cabinets;

4)The precautions necessary to prevent an undue rise in the temperature of the frozen food while
defrosting the refrigerating appliance, such as wrapping the frozen food in several layers of newspaper.

5)The fact that a rise in temperature of the frozen food during manual defrosting, maintenance or
cleaning could shorten the storage life.

6)The necessity that, for doors or lids fitted with locks and keys, the keys be kept out of the reach
of children and not in the vicinity of the refrigerating appliance, in order to prevent children from being
locked inside

Correct Disposal of this product：
This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with other household
wastes throughout the EU. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health
from uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse
of material resources. To return your used device, please use the return and collection
systems or contact the retailer where the product was purchased. They can take this
product for environmental safe recycling.

Freezin g chamb er

1. 7 War nin gs fo r dis pos al

Refrigerant and cyclopentane foaming material used for the refrigerator are flammable.
Therefore, when the refrigerator is scraped, it shall be kept away from any fire source and
be recovered by a special recovering company with corresponding qualification other than
be disposed by combustion, so as to prevent damage to the environment or any other harm.

When the refrigerator is scraped, disassemble the doors, and remove gasket of door and
shelves; put the doors and shelves in a proper place, so as to prevent trapping of any child.

2 Proper us e of refrigerato r

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2. 1 Place ment

Before use, remove all packing materials, including bottom cushions,
foam pads and tapes inside of the refrigerator;
tear off the protective film on the doors and the refrigerator body.

Keep away from heat and avoid direct sunlight. Do not
place the freezer in moist or watery places to prevent rust
or reduction of insulating effect.

The refrigerator is placed in a well-ventilated indoor place;
the ground shall be flat, and sturdy (rotate left or right to
adjust the wheel for levelling if unstable).

The top space of the refrigerator shall be greater than 30cm, and
The refrigerator should be placed against a wall with a free distance
more than10cm to facilitate heat dissipation.

Do not spray or wash the refrigerator; do not put the refrigerator in
moist places easy to be splashed with water so as not to affect the
electrical insulation properties of the refrigerator.

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2. 2 Doo r han dle i nst all atio n

pre cauti ons sha ll be tak en to pre vent fa ll of the h andle f rom cau sing an y perso nal inj ury.

（The p ictur e above i s only fo r refer ence. T he actu al conf igura tion wi ll depe nd on
the p hysic al prod uct or st ateme nt by the d istri butor）

1.t ake out b olt fro m acces sory ba g,the n use cro ss scre wdriv er to fix t he bolt

int o the

bol t hole of r efrig erato r doors .

2.p ut the ha ndle on t he door t hroug h the bol t , and mak e sure th e handl e conta ct the do or
sur face cl osely.

3.f ix the ha ndle by r otati ng the ha ndle sc rew to th e end, th en to sha ke the ha ndle fo

r ver ifyin g

if it a lread y be fixe d tight ly.

① ①

②

①

③

Ins talla tion pr ocedu res:

Exp lanat ory not es：

① Bol t

② Bol t hole

③ Han dle scr ew

Cro ss scre wdriv er

Lis t of tool s to be pro vided b y the use r

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①

②

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2. 3 Leve lin g fee t

1) Pr ecaut ions be fore op erati on:

Bef ore of ac cesso ries, i t shall b e ensur ed that t he refr igera tor is di sconn ected f rom pow er.
Bef ore adj ustin g the lev eling f eet, pr ecaut ions sh all be ta ken to pr event a ny pers onal in jury.

ope ratio n

2) Sc hemat ic diag ram of th e level ing fee t

（The p ictur e above i s only fo r refer ence. T he act ual co nfig urat ion wil l depe nd on
the p hysic al prod uct or st ateme nt by the d istri butor）

3) Adj ustin g proce dures :
a. Tur n the fee t clock wise to the r efrig erato r;
b. Tur n the fee t count erclo ckwis e to lowe

r the r efrig erato r;

c. Adj ust the r ight an d left fe et base d on the pr ocedu res abo ve to a hor izon tal lev el.

rai se

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2.6 Energy saving tips

The a pplia nce sho uld be lo cated i n the coo lest ar ea of the r oom, aw ay from h eat
pro ducin g appli ances o r heati ng duct s, and ou t of the di rect su nlig ht.
Let h ot food s cool to r oom tem perat ure bef ore pla cing in t he appl iance . Overl oadi ng
the a pplia nce for ces the c ompre ssor to r un long er. Food s that fr eeze to o slowl y may
los e quali ty, or spo il.
Be su re to wra p foods p roper ly, and wi pe con tain ers dr y befo re plac ing the m in the

app lianc e. This c uts do wn on fr ost bu ild- up insi de the ap plian ce.
App lianc e stora ge bin sh ould no t be line d with al uminu m foil , wax pap er, or pap er
t

owe ling. L iners i nterf ere wit h cold ai r circu latio n, maki ng the ap plian ce les s effic ient.
Org anize a nd labe l food to r educe d oor ope nings a nd exte nded s earch es. Rem ove as ma ny
ite ms as nee ded at on e time, a nd clos e the doo r as soon a s possi ble.

2.4 the LightChanging

Any replacement or maintenance of the LED lamps is intended to be made by
the manufacturer, its service agent or similar qualified person.

2.5 Starting

Before initial start, keep the refrigerator still for half an hour
before connecting it to power supply.

Before putting any fresh or frozen foods, the refrigerator shall have run
for 2-3 hours, or for above 4 hours in summer when the ambient
temperature is high.

Spare e nough spac e for conven ient openin g of the doors a nd drawers .

The p ictur e is only f or refe rence . The a ctual c onfig urati on will
dep end on th e physi cal pro duct or s tatem ent by th e distr ibuto r

1121mm

711mm

1305mm

680mm

140°

3. 1 Key co mpo nen ts

3 Structure and functions

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（The p ictur e above i s only fo r refer ence. T he act ual co nfig urat ion wil l depe nd on
the p hysic al prod uct or st ateme nt by the d istri butor）

Doo r tray

switch O N/OFF lig hting

LED l ighti ng

She lf

Drawer

She lf

Refrig erat or

The efrigerator is suitable for storage of a variety of fruits, vegetables, beverages and
other food consumed in the short term.
Cooking foods shall not be put in the refrigerating chamber until cooled to room temperature.
Foods are recommended to be sealed up before putting into the refrigerator.

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Freeze r

Thefreezermay keep food fresh for a long time and it is mainly used to
store frozen foods and making ice.
The freezing chamber is suitable for storage of meat, fish, rice balls and other foods not to be
consumed in short term.
Chunks of meat are preferably to be divided into small pieces for easy access. Please be noted food
shall be consumed within the shelf time.

The appliance has the function of refrigerator -freezer transition, by operating on display panel,
end-consumers could select refrigerator or freezer in accordance with their requirement

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Open the door, the blue point is on, close the door, the bule piont is off. If the door is
open over 300s while runnig, then the door open alert is activated and the blue point blink
with buzzing.

3.2 Func tion s

D

①

②

E

A
B

C

（The p ictur e above i s only fo r refer ence. T he act ual co nfig urat ion wil l depe nd on
the p hysic al prod uct or st ateme nt by the d istri butor）

1、Indicator

①Hi-Temp(High temperature alarm)
②Door Open(Door keep open for 300 seconds alarm )

2、Button

A.Quick Freeze button
B . L o ck button

3、Funtion

●Freezer& Re fri gerator conv ers ion

Long press for 3s, then the upper point shines with a beep, the appliance runs as a freezer.
Long press for another 3s, then the upper point goes out and the low point shines with a beep,
the appliance runs as a refrigerator.

●Quick Freez e Fun ction settin g

Press to enter Quick Freeze Mode, then icon of snowflake shines.press again to
exit the Quick Freeze Mode. if the internal temperature ＜-25℃, it will exit Quick Freeze Mode
automatically after 3 hours, if the internal temp. can not reach -25℃, it will exit Quick Freeze Mode
automatically after 24 hours.

●Centigrad e-F ahrenheit co nve rsion

Long press and at same time for 3s until a beep, to change the temperature display. The
default refrigerating and freezing temperature is .The temperature
range of Freezer is -12℃~-24℃(10 ~-11 ). The temperature range of Refrigerator is 2℃~8℃
(35℉~46℉).

5℃ (41℉)/ ℉-18℃ (0 )

℉ ℉

●Door open ale rt

D.Temperature downsetting
E.Temperature upsetting

C.Freezer& Refrigerator conversion button

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Fau lt Code

Fau lt Desc ripti on

Please c onta ct th e afte r-sales S ervi ce De part ment of the C ompa ny or p rofe ssional s to dea l

with the f ault s.

●Lock

Press B for 3s, enter into lock status, icon is on with a beep.Then press it for another 3s to
unlock it, icon is off with a beep.

●Temp

Press to drop the temperature. Press to rise the Temperature.

●Reset

Press B and at the same time for 3s until a beep for mainboard reset. Then all the variables
of mainboard will be initialized (except the variables stored in the EEPROM). The display
will be fully lighted for 3s just like the freezer is powered on for the first time. While
resetting, if the compressor is running, it will pause for 5 minutes then run again.

●High tem p. ale rt

In refri gera tor m ode, i f the in sid e temp era ture i s over 5 9F( 15℃) for 3 6 hou rs, th en the
high tem pera tur e aler t is activa ted wi th th e blue p oint blin k and bu zzi ng for 1 0s,and it
will buz z for 10 s eve ry 30 mi nutes.
If the tem pera tur e reac h below 54 F( 12℃), t he High Temperatu re Aler t wil l exit .
Or press a ny but ton t o canc el this ale rt.
In freez er mod e, if t he ins ide tempe ratu re is o ver 18 F (-8 ℃) for 3 6 hour s, then the
high tem pera tur e aler t is activa ted wi th th e blue p oint blin k and bu zzi ng for 1 0s,and it
will buz z for 10 s eve ry 30 mi nutes.
If the te

mperat ure re ach b elow 1 0 F(-12℃), t he Hig h Temp era ture Al ert will ex it.

Or press a ny but ton t o canc el thi s ale rt.

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Com munic ation e rror

Fai lure of a mbien t tempe ratur e

Temperature sensor failure

Fai lure of d efros ting se nsor in

of freezing chamber

sen sor

fre ezing c hambe r

4. Mainte nance and care of the appli ance

（The p ictur e above i s only fo r refer ence. T he act ual co nfig urat ion wil l depe nd on
the p hysic al prod uct or st ateme nt by the d istri butor）

4.2

of door tr ayCleani ng

According to the d irection arrow in the figure b elow, use right hand t o squeeze the tray,
and push it upwar d, then you can take it out.

After washing the tray having been taken out,Acc ording to remove the reverse di rection can be
installed up

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The appliance shall run continuously once it is started. Generally, the operation of
the appliance shall not be interrupted;otherwise the service life may be impaired

4.4 Out of o pera tion

Power failure: In case of power failure, even if it is in summer, foods inside the appliance can be kept for
several hours; during the power failure, the times of door opening shall be reduced, and no more fresh
food shall be put into the appliance.
Long-time nonuse: The appliance shall be unplugged and then cleaned; then the doors are left open
to prevent odor.

Moving: Before the refrigerator is moved, take all objects inside out, fix the glass partitions, vegetable holder,
freezing chamber drawers and etc. with tape, and tighten the leveling feet; close the doors and fix them
with tape. During moving, the appliance shall not be laid upside down or horizontally, or be vibrated;
the inclination during movement shall be no more than 45°.

4.3 Defr osti ng

The r efrig erato r is made b ased on t he air- cooli ng prin ciple a nd thus h as auto matic
def rosti ng func tion. F rost fo rmed du e to chan ge of sea son or te mpera ture ma y also
be ma nuall y remov ed by dis conne ction o f the app lianc e from po wer su pply
or by w iping w ith a dry t owel.

4.1 Over all cl ean ing

Do no t use har d brush es, cle an stee l balls , wire br ushes ,
abr asive s, such a s tooth paste s, orga nic sol vents ( such as
alc ohol, a ceton e, bana na oil, e tc.), b oilin g water, a cid or
alk aline i tems cl ean ref riger ator co nsi

der ing tha t this ma y
dam age the f ridge s urfac e and int erior.
Do no t rinse w ith wat er so as no t to affe ct the e lect rica l insu latio n
pro perti es.

Ple ase unp lug the r efrig erato r for def rost an d clean ing.

Dusts behind the refrigerator and on the ground shall be timely cleaned to improve the cooling
effect and energy saving. The interior of the refrigerator should be cleaned regularly to avoid odor.
Soft towels or sponge dipped in water and non-corrosive neutral detergents are suggested for
cleaning. The freezer of shall be finally cleaned with clean water and dry cloth. Open the door for
natural drying before the power is turned on.

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5 Trouble sh ooting

Loud noise

Check whether the floor is level and whether the refrigerator is placed stably

Check whether accessories are placed at proper locations

Wat er pan ov erfl ows

The re is too m uch foo d in the ch amber o r food st ored co ntain s
too m uch wat er,res ultin g in heav y defro sting
The d oors ar e not clo sed pro perly, r esul ting i n fros ting d ue to ent ry
of ai r and inc rease d water d ue to def rosti ng

5.1You may try to solve the following simple problems by yourself.
If them cannot be solved, please contact the after-sales department.

Failed operation

Check whether the appliance is connected to power or

whether the plug is in well contact

Check whether the voltage is too low

Check whether there is a power failure or partial circuits have tripped

Odor

Odorous foods shall be tightly wrapped

Check whether there is any rotten food

Clean the inside of the refrigerator

Light fails to get lit

Check whether the refrigerator is connected to power supply and

whether the illuminating light is damaged

Have the light replaced by a specialist

Doo r seal fa ils to
be ti ght

Rem ove for eign ma tters o n the doo r seal
Hea t the doo r seal an d then co ol it for r estor ation
(or b low it wi th an ele ctric al drie r or use a ho t towel f or heat ing)

Hot h ousin g

Hea t dissi patio n of the bu ilt-i n conde nser vi a the hou sing, w hich is n ormal
Whe n housi ng beco mes hot d ue to hig h ambie nt temp eratu re,
sto rage of t oo much f ood or sh utdow n of the co mpres sor is sh ut down ,
pro vide so und ven tilat ion to fa cilit ate hea t dissi patio n

Abn ormal n oise

Long operation of the refrigerator is normal in summer

when the ambient temperature is high

It is not suggestible having too much food in the appliance at the same time

Food shall get cool before being put into the appliance

The doors are opened too frequently

Long-time operation

of the compressor

The door is stuck by food packages Too much food is placed

The refrigerator is tilted

Doors cannot be

properly closed

Sur face co ndens ation

Condensation on the exterior surface and door seals of the refrigerator

is normal when the ambient humidity is too high. Just wipe the condensate

with a clean towel.

Buzz: The compressor may produce buzzes during operation, and the buzzes

are loud particularly upon start or stop. This is normal.

Creak: Refrigerant flowing inside of the appliance may produce creak,

which is normal.

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