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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
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Use And Care Guide
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2 A Note To You Important Safety 3 Instructions Parts And Features 4 Before Using Your 5 Refrigerator Using Your Refrigerator 7 Caring For Your 12 Refrigerator 16 If You Need Assistance Or 18 Service Warranty 20
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A Note To You Thank you for buying a Whirlpool* appliance. You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience went into its manufacturing. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please com- plete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your app
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Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when basic precautions: using your refrigerator, follow these l Never allow children to operate, play with, l Read all instructions before using the or crawl inside the refrigerator. refrigerator. l Child entrapment and suffocation are l Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable fluids. The fumes can create a not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still danger- fire hazar
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Parts And Features This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. Ice cube trays y Freezer shelf y Control panel - Butter - compartment Model and serial number - Meat drawer label (on side wall) Adjustable wire shelves 4 Crisper cover - Crispers Leveling rollers Control panel Temperature control Light switch ’ o@j-*, r/J d c i J 4
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Before Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page 6 .,..,...................... refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing it properly Leveling it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . ..#.................................. 5 It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install it and level it. Cleaning your refrigerator NOTE:
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Installing it properly 1. Allow 7.5 cm (3 inches) between overhead cabinets and refrigerator top. 2. Allow at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) between the refrigerator condenser on the back and the wall. Allow 1.25 cm (l/2 inch) on each side of the 3. refrigerator for ease of installation. 4. If the hinge side of the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space so the door can be opened wider. Level your refrigerator. 5. Leveling it Use a screw- Your refrigerato
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Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Using the ice cube trays Setting the temperature control . . . . . . . . 7 Changing the light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adjusting the refrigerator shelves . ...8 Understanding the sounds you Removing the crispers and cover . . ...8 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . may hear Removing the meat drawer . . . . . . . . . .
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Adjusting the refrigerator shelves Adjust the refrigerator shelves to match the way you use your refrigerator. To remove the shelves: 1. Remove items from the shelf. 2. Slide shelf straight out to the stop. 3. Lift back of shelf over stop. 4. Slide shelf out the rest of the way. To replace the shelves: 1. Slide back of shelf into shelf track in wall of cabinet. 2. Guide front of shelf into shelf track. 3. Slide shelf in all the way. Removing the crispers and cover To remove the cri
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Removing the meat drawer and cover Remove meat To remove the meat drawer: drawer before 1. Slide meat drawer out to the stop. 2. Lift front of meat drawer. 3. Slide meat drawer out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. To remove the cover: 1. Remove meat drawer. 2. Push cover back to release rear clips from shelf. 3. Tilt cover up at front. 4. Pull cover forward and out. To replace the cover: 1. Fit notches and clips on underside of cover over rear and center cross ba
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Using the ice cube trays If you don’t use the cubes, they may shrink. The moving cold air starts a slow evapora- tion. The longer you store cubes, the smaller they get. To remove ice: 1. Hold tray at both ends. 2. Twist slightly. Changing the light bulb Electrical Shock Hazard Before removing a light bulb, either unplug the refrigerator or disconnect the electricity leading to the refrigera- tor at the main power supply. Turning the Temperature Control to the OFF position does not
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Understanding the sounds you may hear Your new refrigerator may make sounds that Water sounds your old one dibn’t. Because the sounds are When the refrigerator stops running, you new to you, you might be concerned about may hear gurgling in the tubing for a few them. Don’t be. Most of the new sounds are minutes after it stops. You may also hear normal. Hard surfaces like the floor, walls defrost water running into the defrost water and cabinets can make the sounds seem pan. louder.
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Caring For Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page Power interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cleaning your refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Holiday and moving care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Your refrigerator is built to give you many years of dependable service. However, there are a few things you can do to help extend its product life. This section tells you how to clean your refrigerator and what to do when going on holiday,
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PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly. Door liners Sponge, soft cloth and gaskets or paper towel with DO NOT USE cleaning waxes, concen- mild detergent and trated detergents, bleaches or cleaners warm water containing petroleum on plastic parts. l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly. Plastic parts Soft, clean sponge (covers and or soft, clean cloth DO NOT USE paper towels, window panels) with mild detergent sprays, scouring cleansers or flammable and warm water
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Holiday and moving care Short holidays Moving No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will When you are moving the refrigerator to a be away for less than four weeks. new home: 1. Use up any perishables. 1. Remove all food from the refrigerator. 2. Freeze other items. 2. Pack all frozen food in dry ice. 3. Unplug the refrigerator. Long holidays 4. Clean it thoroughly. Rinse well and dry. If you will be gone a month or more: 5. Take out all removable parts, wrap them well, and
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Power interruptions If electricity goes off, call the power com- 3. A full freezer stays cold longer than a pany. Ask how long power will be off. partly filled one. A freezer full of meat stays cold longer than a freezer full of 1. If service will be interrupted 24 hours or baked goods. If food contains ice crystals, less, keep both doors closed. This it may be safely refrozen, although the helps foods stay frozen. quality and flavor may be affected. If the 2. If service will be inte
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Food Storage Guide There is a correct way to package and store refrigerated or frozen food. To keep food fresher, longer, take the time to study these recommended steps. Storing fresh food Cheese Wrap or store food in the refrigerator in air- tight and moisture-proof material. This Store in the original wrapping until you are prevents food odor and taste transfer ready to use it. Once opened, rewrap tightly throughout the refrigerator. For dated in plastic wrap or aluminum foil. produ
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Storing frozen food The freezer section is designed for storage Freezing of commercially frozen food and for freezing Do not expect your freezer to quick-freeze food at home. any large quantity of food. Put no more NOTE: For further information about prepar- unfrozen food into the freezer than will ing food for freezing or food storage times, freeze within 24 hours (no more than 32 to check a freezer guide or reliable cookbook. 48 grams of food per liter [2 to 3 Ibs. per cubic foot] of
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If You Need Assistance Or Service Performance problems often result from little things you can fix without tools. Please read through the chart below before calling for service on your appliance. 1. Before calling for assistance . . . Listed in this chart are the most common problems consumers run into with their appliances. Please read through this and see if it can solve your problem. PROBLEM CHECK THE FOLLOWING Your refrigera- Is the power supply cord firmly plugged into a live circui
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WHIRLPOOL* Refrigerator Warranty WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR LENGTH OF WARRANTY FSP’ replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects FULL ONE-YEAR in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by WARRANTY an authorized Whirlpool service company. From Date of Purchase FSP replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY in materials or workmanship in the sealed refrigeration From Date of Purchase system. These parts are: 4. Drier 1. Compressor
