Palsonic PS418SFZR, PS418SFZL, PW418SFZR User Manual

PW418SFZR

418 Litre Frost Free Switchable /
Hybrid Refrigerator or Freezer

CONTENTS

1 Safety warnings

1.1 1

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

1.2 M eanings of saf et y warn in g symb ol s· · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·2

1.3 E lectric it y rela te d warn in gs·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · ·2

1.4 War nings for usi ng· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3

1.5 War ni ngs fo r pl ac ement · · ·· · · · ·· ·· · · · ·· ·· · · · ·· ·3-4

1.6 Warni ng s for e nergy· · ·· · · · · · ·· · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · 4

1.7 Warn in gs fo r disposa l· ·· · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · 4

2 Proper us e of the refri gerator

2.1 Pl acement· ··· ·· ··· ··· ··· ·· ··· ··· ··· ·· ··· ··5

2.2 Le ve lling fee t·· ········· ·· ···

Le ve lling d oor

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

2.4 Chang in g the Light· · · · · ·· ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8

2.5 S ta rting· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8

2.6 En er gy saving tip s· · ·· · ·· ·· · ·· · · · ·· ·· · ·· · · · ··8

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3 Structure and functions

3.1 K ey c om ponents· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9

3.2 Functio ns· · · · · ·· · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · ·· · · · 10-11

4 Maintenance and care of the refrigerator

4.1 Ov erall c le aning· · · · · · · ·· · ·· · · · ·· · · · · · · · ·· · 1 2

4.2 Cle an ing of door dray· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 2

4.3 Defr os ting· · · · · · · · · · ·

4.4 Out of operati on· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12

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5 Trouble shooting

5.1 · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · 13

Tro uble sho oting

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1 Safety war nings

1 Safety warnings

1.1 War ning

War ning r is k of f ir e / flammable materials:

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.

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1.2 Meaning of safety warning symbols

This is a prohibiti on s ym bo l.
Any incompliance wi th i ns tr uc ti on s ma rk ed with
this symbol may res ul t in d am ag e to t he p ro du ct

Prohibition sym bo l

War ni ng s ym bo l

Note symbol

or endanger the perso na l sa fe ty o f th e us er.

This is a warning symbo l.
It is required to ope ra te i n st ri ct o bs er va nc e of
instructions ma rk ed w it h th is s ym bo l; o r ot herwise
damage to the product o r pe rs on al i nj ur y ma y be c au sed.

This is a cautionin g sy mb ol .
Instructions ma rk ed w it h th is s ym bo l re qu ir e special caution.
Insuffi ci en t ca ut io n ma y re sult in slight or moder at e in ju ry,
or damage to the prod uc t.

This manual conta in s lo ts o f im po rt an t sa fe ty information
which shall be observ ed b y th e us er s.

1.3 Electr icity r elated wa r nin gs

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 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.

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.

Do not use electrical a pp li an ce s on t he t op o f th e ap pliance,

unless they are of the ty pe r ec om me nd ed b y th e ma nu facturer.

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1.4 Warnings for usin g

Do not arbitraril y di sa ss em bl e or r ec on st ruct the refrigerat or,
nor damage the refr ig er an t ci rc ui t; m ai nt enance of the applian ce
must be conducted b y a sp ec ia li st
Damaged power cor d mu st b e re pl ac ed b y th e ma nufacturer, its
maintenance dep ar tm en t or r el at ed p ro fessionals in order to av oi d
danger.

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.

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.

1.5 Warnings f or p lacemen t

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.

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Freezi ng cham ber

Do not store beer, bev er ag e or o th er f lu id c on ta ined in bottles or
enclosed contai ne rs i n th e fr ee zi ng c ha mb er o f the refrigerator;
otherwise the bot tl es o r en cl os ed c on ta in ers may crack due to
freezing to cause d am ag es .

1. 6 War n ing s fo r ene r g 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

1. 7 War n ing s 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.

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.

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2 Proper use of refrigerator

2 . 1 Placem ent

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.

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.

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.

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2. 2 Doo r han dle i nst all at ion

precautions s ha ll b e ta ke n to p re vent fall of the handle f ro m ca us in g an y pe rsonal injury.

List of tools to be p ro vi de d by t he u se r

Cross screwdr iv er

①

①

（The picture abo ve i s on ly f or r ef er en ce. The actual config ur at io n wi ll d ep end on
the physical pr od uc t or s ta te me nt b y th e distributor）

Explanatory n ot es：

① Bolt

Installatio n pr oc ed ur es :

1.take out bolt from accessory bag, th en u se c ro ss s cr ew dr iv er to fix the bolt
bolt hole of refrigerator doors .

2.put the handle on the d oo r th ro ug h th e bo l t ,a nd m ak e su re t he h an dl e co ntact the door

surface closely.

3.fix the handle by r ot at in g th e ha nd le s cr ew t o th e en d, t he n to s hake the handle fo

if it already be fixe d ti gh tl y.

① ①

②

7K HKRO H

7K HVFU HZ

②

②

①

③

③ Handle screw

into the

r verifying

② Bolt hole

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2. 3 Leve lin g fee t

1) Precautions be fo re o pe ra ti on :

Before of accessories, i t sh al l be e ns ur ed t ha t th e re frigerator is disco nn ec te d fr om p ow er.

operation

Before adjusting th e le ve li ng f ee t, p re ca ut ions shall be taken to pr ev en t an y pe rs on al i nj ur y.

2) Schematic diag ra m of t he l ev el in g fe et

（The picture above is on ly f or r ef er en ce . The actual conf ig ur at io n wi ll d ep en d on
the physical produc t or s ta te me nt b y th e di st ributor）

3) Adjusting procedu re s:
a. Turn the feet clock wi se t o the refrigerato r;
b. Turn the feet count er cl oc kw is e to l ow e
c. Adjust the right and le ft f ee t ba se d on t he p ro ce du re s above to a horizontal lev el .

raise

r the refrigerator;

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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.

711mm

Spare enough space for convenient openi ng of th e doors and drawers.

680mm

140°

1121mm

The picture is only f or r ef er en ce . The actual configur at io n wi ll

1305mm

depend on the physica l pr od uc t or s ta te me nt b y th e distributor

2.6 Energy saving tips

The appliance shoul d be l oc at ed i n th e co ol es t ar ea of the room, away from hea t
producing applian ce s or h ea ti ng d uc ts , an d ou t of the direct sunlight.

Let hot foods cool to r oo m te mp er at ur e be fo re p la cing in the appliance. Ov er lo ad in g
the appliance force s th e co mp re ss or t o ru n lo ng er. Foods that freeze to o sl ow ly m ay
lose quality, or s po il .
Be sure to wrap foods p ro pe rl y, an d wipe containers dry befor e pl ac in g th em i n th e
appliance. Th is c ut s do wn o n fr os t build-up inside the app li an ce .
Appliance storage b in s ho ul d no t be l in ed w it h al um inum foil, wax paper, or pap er
t

oweling. Liners int er fe re w it h co ld a ir c ir cu lation, making the appl ia nc e le ss e fficient.
Organize and label fo od t o re du ce d oo r op en in gs a nd e xtended searches. Rem ov e as m an y
items as needed at one ti me , an d cl os e th e do or a s so on a s possible.

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3 Structure and functions

3. 1 Ke y com pon ent s

LED lighting

Shelf

Shelf

Drawer

（The picture above is on ly f or r ef er en ce . The actual conf ig ur at io n wi ll d ep en d on
the physical produc t or s ta te me nt b y th e di st ributor）

swit ch ON/OFF lighting

Do or tray

Refr ig erator

r

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.

Free ze 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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3.2 Fu nc tions

①

D

②

E

A
B

C

（The picture above is on ly f or r ef er en ce . The actual conf ig ur at io n wi ll d ep en d on
the physical produc t or s ta te me nt b y th e di st ributor）

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

C.Freezer& Refrigerator conversion button

D.Temperature downsetting
E.Temperature upsetting

3、Funtion

●Freezer& Refrigerator co nversion

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 Freeze Function sett ing

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.

●Centigrade-Fahrenhei t conversion

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 alert

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.

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●High t em p. alert

In ref ri gerator m od e, if the ins id e tempera tu re is over 59 F( 15℃) for 36 hou rs , then the
high t em peratur e al ert is acti va ted with th e bl ue point bl in k and buzzi ng f or 10s,an d it
will b uz z for 10s eve ry 3 0 minutes .
If the t em peratur e re ach below 5 4 F( 12℃), the High Tempera tu re Alert wil l exit.
Or pre ss a ny button t o ca ncel this a le rt.
In fre ez er mode, if t he i nside tem pe rature is o ve r 18 F(-8 ℃) for 3 6 ho urs, then t he
high t em peratur e al ert is acti va ted with th e bl ue point bl in k and buzzi ng f or 10s,an d it
will b uz z for 10s eve ry 3 0 minutes .

mper at ure reach b el ow 10 F(-12℃) , t he H igh Temperatu re Al ert will ex it .

If the t e
Or pre ss a ny button t o ca ncel this a le rt.

●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.

●Rese t

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.

Plea se c ontact th e af ter-sal es S ervice De pa rtment of t he C ompany or p ro fession al s to deal
with t he f aults.

Fault Code

E2

E5

E6

E7

Fault Descripti on

Temperature sensor failure
of freezing chamber

Fai lure of def ro sti ng s ensor i n
fre ezing cha mb er

Commu ni cat io n error

Fai lure of amb ie nt te mp era ture
sen sor

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4. Maintenance and care of the appliance

4.1 Ov er all clean in g

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.

Do not use hard brushes , cl ea n st ee l ba ll s, w ir e br ushes,
abrasives, such as to ot hp as te s, o rg an ic s ol vents (such as
alcohol, aceton e, b an an a oi l, e tc .) , bo il ing water, acid or
alkaline items clea n re fr ig er at or c on si
damage the fridge sur fa ce a nd i nt er io r.
Do not rinse with water s o as n ot t o af fect the electrical i ns ul at io n
properties.

dering that this ma y

Please unplug the ref ri ge ra to r fo r de fr os t an d cleaning.

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4.2

According to the direction arrow in the figure below, use right hand to squeeze the tray,
and push it upward, then you can take it out.

After washing the tray having been taken out,According to remove the reverse direction can be
installed up

（The picture above is on ly f or r ef er en ce . The actual conf ig ur at io n wi ll d ep en d on
the physical produc t or s ta te me nt b y th e di st ributor）

of doo r tr ayClea ni ng

4.3 De fr osting

The refrigerato r is m ad e ba se d on t he a ir -c oo li ng principle and thus has a ut om at ic
defrosting func ti on . Fr os t fo rm ed d ue t o ch ange of season or tempera tu re m ay a ls o
be manually removed b y di sc on ne ct io n of t he a pp li ance from power supply
or by wiping with a dry tow el .

4.4 Ou t of o peration

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°.

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

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5 Trouble shooting

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

Check whether the appliance is connected to power or

Failed operation

Odor

Long-time operation

of the compressor

Light fails to get lit

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

Odorous foods shall be tightly wrapped

Check whether there is any rotten food

Clean the inside of the refrigerator

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

Check whether the refrigerator is connected to power supply and

whether the illuminating light is damaged

Have the light replaced by a specialist

Doors cannot be

properly closed

Loud noise

Door seal fails to
be tight

Wat er p an o ve rflows

Hot housing

Surface condensat io n

Abnormal noise

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

The refrigerator is tilted

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

Check whether accessories are placed at proper locations

Remove foreign matt er s on t he d oo r se al
Heat the door seal and th en c oo l it f or r es to ra ti on
(or blow it with an elect ri ca l dr ie r or u se a h ot t ow el f or h eating)

There is too much foo d in t he c ha mb er o r fo od s to re d contains
too much water,res ul ti ng i n he av y de fr os ti ng
The doors are not clo se d pr op er ly, resulting in frostin g du e to e nt ry
of air and increased wa te r du e to d ef ro st in g

Heat dissipation of t he b ui lt -i n co nd en se r vi a the housing, which is nor ma l
When housing become s ho t du e to h ig h am bi en t te mp erature,
storage of too much f oo d or s hu td ow n of t he c om pr essor is shut down,
provide sound venti la ti on t o fa ci li ta te h ea t dissipation

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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