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NOTE:Donotopenfreezerdoor 
unnecessarilyiffreezerisofffor 
severalhours. 
Ifapowerfailureoccurs,frozenfoodswillstayfrozenfor 
atleast24hoursifthefreezeriskeptclosed.Ifthepower 
failurecontinues,packsevenoreightpoundsofdryiceinto 
thefreezerevery24hours.LookintheYellowPagesunder 
DryIce,Dairies,orIceCreamManufacturersforlocaldry 
icesuppliers.Alwayswearglovesandusecautionwhen 
handlingdryice. 
ifthefreezerhasstoppedoperating,seeFreezerDoes 
NotRunintheTroubleshootingGuide.ifyoucannot 
solvetheproblem,callanauthorizedservicerimmediately. 
Ifthefreezerremainsoffforseveralhours,followthe 
directionsabovefortheuseofdryiceduringapower 
failure.Ifnecessary,takethefoodtoalocallockerplant 
untilthefreezerisreadytooperate.LookintheYellow 
PagesunderFrozenFoodLockerPlants. 
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TROUBLESHOOTINGBeforecallingforservice,reviewthislist.Itmaysaveyoutimeandexpense.Thislist 
includescommonoccurencesthatarenottheresultofdefectiveworkmanshipor 
GUIDEmaterialsinthisappliance. 
PROBLEMCAUSECORRECTION 
FREEZERDOESNOTRUN 
Freezerdoesnotrun. 
Freezerrunstoomuchortoo 
long. ,,Freezerispluggedintoacircuit 
thathasagroundfaultinterrupt. 
,,Temperaturecontrolisinthe 
OFFposition. 
,,Freezermaynotbepluggedin, 
orplugmaybeloose. 
,,Housefuseblownortripped 
circuitbreaker. 
,,Poweroutage. 
,,Roomoroutsideweatherishot. 
,,Freezerhasrecentlybeen 
disconnectedforaperiodof 
time. 
,,Largeamountsofwarmorhot 
foodhavebeenstoredrecently. 
,,Doorsareopenedtoofrequently 
ortoolong. 
,,Freezerdoormaybeslightly 
open. 
,,TemperatureControlissettoo 
low. 
,,Freezergasketisdirty,worn, 
cracked,orpoorlyfitted. ,,Useanothercircuit.Ifyouareunsureabouttheoutlet, 
haveitcheckedbyacertifiedtechnician. 
,SeeSettingtheTemperatureControlSection. 
,,Ensureplugistightlypushedintooutlet. 
,,Check/replacefusewitha15amptime-delayfuse.Reset 
circuitbreaker. 
,,Checkhouselights.CalllocalElectricCompany. 
,,Itsnormalforthefreezertoworkharderunderthese 
conditions. 
,,Ittakes4hoursforthefreezertocooldowncompletely. 
,,Warmfoodwillcausefreezertorunmoreuntilthe 
desiredtemperatureisreached. 
,,Warmairenteringthefreezercausesittorunmore. 
Opendoorslessoften. 
,,SeeDOORPROBLEMSSection. 
® 
® Turncontrolknobtoawarmersetting.Allowseveralhours 
forthetemperaturetostabilize. 
Cleanorchangegasket.Leaksinthedoorsealwillcause 
freezertorunlongerinordertomaintaindesired 
temperature. 
interiorFreezertemperatureis,,TemperatureControlissettoo,,Turnthecontroltoawarmersetting.Allowseveralhours 
toocold.low.forthetemperaturetostabilize. 
interiorFreezertemperatureis 
toowarm. ,,TemperatureControlissettoo 
warm. 
,,Dooriskeptopentoolongoris 
openedtoofrequently. 
,,Doormaynotbeseating 
properly. 
,,Largeamountsofwarmorhot 
foodmayhavebeenstored 
recently. 
,,Freezerhasrecentlybeen 
disconnectedforaperiodof 
time. ,,Turncontroltoacoldersetting.Allowseveralhoursforthe 
temperaturetostabilize. 
,,Warmairentersthefreezereverytimethedooris 
opened.Openthedoorlessoften. 
,,SeeDOORPROBLEMSSection. 
,,Waituntilthefreezerhashadachancetoreachits 
selectedtemperature. 
,,Freezerrequires4hourstocooldowncompletely. 
Freezerexternalsurface,Theexternalfreezerwallscan,Thisisnormalwhilethecompressorworkstotransfer 
temperatureiswarm.beasmuchas30°Fwarmerheatfrominsidethefreezercabinet. 
thanroomtemperature. 
SOUNDANDNOISE 
Loudersoundlevelswhenever,Modernfreezershaveincreased,Thisisnormal.Whenthesurroundingnoiselevelislow, 
freezerison.storagecapacityandmoreyoumighthearthecompressorrunningwhileitcoolsthe 
stabletemperatures.Theyinterior. 
requireahighefficiency 
compressor. 
Longersoundlevelswhen,,Freezeroperatesathigher,,Thisisnormal.Soundwillleveloffordisappearasfreezer 
compressorcomeson.pressuresduringthestartofthecontinuestorun. 
ONcycle. 
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PROBLEMICAUSElCORRECTION 
SOUNDANDNOISE(Cont.) 
Poppingorcrackingsound,,Metalpartsundergoexpansion,,Thisisnormal.Soundwillleveloffordisappearas 
whencompressorcomeson.andcontraction,asinhotwaterfreezercontinuestorun. 
pipes. 
Bubblingorgurglingsound,,,Refrigerant(usedtocool,,Thisisnormal. 
likewaterboiling,freezer)iscirculating 
throughoutthesystem. 
Vibratingorrattlingnoise. ,,Freezerisnotlevel.Itrockson 
thefloorwhenitismoved 
slightly. 
,,Floorisunevenorweak. 
Freezerrocksonfloorwhenit 
ismovedslightly. 
,,Freezeristouchingthewall. ,,Leveltheunit.RefertoLevelingintheFirstSteps 
Section. 
,,Ensurefloorcanadequatelysupportfreezer.Levelthe 
freezerbyputtingwoodormetalshimsunderpartofthe 
freezer. 
,,Relevelthefreezerormovefreezerslightly.Referto 
LevelingintheFirstStepsSection. 
WATER/MOISTURE/FROSTINSIDEFREEZER 
,,Thisisnormal.  Moistureformsoninside 
freezerwails. ,,Weatherishotandhumid, 
whichincreasesinternalrateof 
frostbuild-up. 
,,Doormaynotbeseating 
properly. 
,,Dooriskeptopentoolong,or 
isopenedtoofrequently. ,,SeeDOORPROBLEMSSection. 
,,Openthedoorlessoften. 
WATER/MOISTURE/FROSTOUTSIDEFREEZER 
Moistureformsonousideof,,Doormaynotbeseating[,,SeeDOORPROBLEMSSection. 
freezer,properly,causingthecoldair 
/  frominsidethefreezertomeet 
warmmoistairfromoutside. 
ODORINFREEZER 
Odorsinfreezer,,Interiorneedstobecleaned.[,,Cleaninteriorwithsponge,warmwater,andbaking 
,,Foodswithstrongodorsarein_,,soda.  thefreezer.Coverthefoodtightly. 
DOORPROBLEMS 
Doorwillnotclose. ,,Freezerisnotlevel.Itrockson 
thefloorwhenitismoved 
slightly. 
,,Floorisunevenorweak. 
Freezerrocksonfloorwhenit 
ismovedslightly. ,,Thisconditioncanforcethecabinetoutofsquareand 
misalignthedoor.RefertoLevelingintheFirstSteps 
Section. 
,,Levelthefloorbyusingwoodormetalshimsunderthe 
freezerorbracefloorsupportingthefreezer. 
LIGHTBULBISNOTON 
Lightbulbisnoton.,,Lightbulbisburnedout./[iFeaturesF°lI°wdirectiOnSsection.UnderInteriorLightintheFreezer  ,,NoelectriccurrentisreachingSeeFREEZERDOESNOTRUNSection. 
thefreezer. 
AUTOMATICICEMAKERNOTWORKING 
Automaticicemakernot,,EnsuretheWireSignalArmisnotintheUPposition. 
working.(somemodels),,Icemakershouldproduce4to5poundsoficeina24hourperiod. 
,,Watersupplyisturnedoff. 
,,Waterpressureistoolow. 
,,Thefreezerisnotcoldenough. 
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WeServiceWhatWeSellisourassuranceyoucan 
dependonSearsforservice...andSearsserviceis 
nationwide.Yourfreezerhasaddedvaluewhenyou 
considerthatSearshasserviceunitsnationwide,staffed 
withprofessionaltechniciansspecificallytrainedonSears 
appliancesandhavingparts,toolsandequipmentto 
ensurethatwemeetourpledgetoyou...WeServiceWhat 
WeSell. 
SEARSMAINTENANCEAGREEMENT 
MaintainthevalueofyourKenmore¢)freezerwithaSears 
MaintenanceAgreement.Searsfreezersaredesigned, 
manufactured,andtestedforyearsofdependableopera- 
tion.Yet,anymodernappliancemayrequireservicefrom 
timetotime. 
TheSearsMaintenanceAgreement 
•Isyourwaytobuytomorrowsserviceattodaysprice. 
•Eliminatesrepairbillsresultingfromnormaluse. 
Allowsforasmanyservicecallsasrequired. 
ProvidesforservicebyprofessionalSears-trained 
technicians. 
Offersanannualpreventivemaintenancecheck-upat 
yourrequest. 
Thismaintenanceagreementdoesnotcoveroriginal 
installation,reinstallation,ordamageresultingfrom 
externalcausessuchasactsofGod,abuse,theft,fire, 
flood,wind,lightning,freezing,powerfailure,power 
reduction,etc.Pleaseaskasalespersontoseethe 
agreementforallofthetermsandconditions. DearCustomer: 
Inmanufacturingthisproduct,manystepshavebeentaken 
toprovideyouwiththehighestquality.Unfortunately,errors 
oromissionsoccasionalyoccur.Intheeventyoufinda 
missingordefectivepart,pleasecontactyournearest 
Searsstore.(Seethebackcoverforphonenumbers.) 
Ifyouhaveanysuggestionsthatwouldhelpustoimprove 
ourassembly/operationinstructionsorthisproduct,please 
writethemdown,includingtheinformationlistedbelowand 
mailto: 
SearsCanada,inc.Attn:BuyerDept.646 
222JarvisStreet 
Toronto,Ontario 
M5B2B8 
Purchasedby: 
Name: 
Address: 
City:Prov.: 
PostalCode:Phone: 
ModelNo.:970. 
SerialNo.: 
DateofPurchase// 
LocationofPurchase 
Comments: 
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