Freezer Location

• Kenmore recommends that refrigerator owners only place their appliances in locations where there is not a consistent direct supply of heat nearby. This includes heat from your home as well as natural heat from sunlight. The more heat directed toward the freezer, the harder the freezer must work to try to keep its interior cool.
  
  

Patience

• Kenmore recommends that refrigerator owners wait about 24 hours for their refrigerators to reach maximum cooling capacity. Set the temperature by pressing the "Up" and "Down" buttons on the "Freezer" section of the display panel to set a temperature for the freezer. Kenmore refrigerators are able to produce ice efficiently at a setting of 0 degrees Fahrenheit. If you have just plugged in your appliance, wait a few hours to see if the freezer compartment has cooled down.
  
  

Ambient Air

• If you have left the freezer door open for a long period of time or if you have just placed a large quantity of warm or room temperature food into the freezer, the temperature inside the freezer will temporarily increase. It may take several minutes or a few hours for the freezer to reach its previous temperature.
  
  

Surrounding Temperature

• Sometimes refrigerators are kept in cold environments -- such as garages and porches -- where the temperature dips down into the single digits. If the temperature surrounding the freezer is less than 4 degrees Fahrenheit, set the temperature to a colder setting.