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Appliances
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UseAndCare
A Note To You
Important Safety
Instructions
Parts And Features
Before Using Your
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Refrigerator
Using Your
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Refrigerator
Caring For Your
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Refrigerator
Food Storage
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Guide
If You Need
Assistance
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Or Service
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Warranty
NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS
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MODELS 3VED29DQ 3VED27DQ 3VED23DQ
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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 have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have 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 complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided w
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I Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions: l Read all instructions before using the . Never clean refrigerator parts with refrigerator. flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. l Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or l FOR YOUR SAFETY l abandoned refrigerators are still danger- DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR ous . eve
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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. Model and serial number Automatic ice maker with Removable Meat drawer ‘humidity Leveling rollers Bas\e grille Meat drawer x control (behind base grille) . Model 3VED29DQ shown (on side wall) Control panel I I Freezer control Refrigerator control
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Before Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page 6 Cleaning it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing it properly Plugging it in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Leveling it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 I It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. T
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Installing it properly 1. Allow 1.25 cm (% inch) space on each side and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of installation. 2. If the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space on the hinge side closest to the wall so the door can be opened wider. For 3VED29DQ only: A minimum of 2.9 cm (1 ‘/s inch) between the refrigerator door and wall is required, or a minimum of 3.8 cm (1% inch) between the freezer door and wall is required. 3. The refrigerator
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Before Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page 5 Installing it properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cleaning it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 Leveling it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plugging it in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use.
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Changing the control settings If you need to adjust temperatures in l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed l Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments. in the chart below as a guide. l Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed. RECOMMENDED CONTROL SETTINGS: CONDITION: REASON: Refrigerator If Refrigerator Door opened often : Section is Large amount of food added Freezer TOO WARM Room temperature too warm If Freezer Door opened ofte
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Adjusting the door bins Support button To remove door bins: 1. Lift bin up. 2. Pull bin straight out. To replace door bins: 1. Slide bin in above desired support button. 2. Push bin down until it stops. Adjusting the door bin glides The door bin glides can be used to secure odd-shaped items or to separate other items. 1. Grasp glide. 2. Slide glide along bin. Removing the crisper and crisper cover Pull out to the To remove the crisper: stop, lift the front 1. Slide the crisper
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the crisper humidity control Adjustin You can control the amount of humidity in the moisture-sealed crisper. l The control can be adjusted to any setting between LOW and HIGH. l LOW (open) lets moist air out of the crisper for best storage of fruits and vegetables with skins. l HIGH (closed) keeps moist air in the crisper for best storage of fresh, leafy vegetables. Removing the meat drawer and cover To remove the meat drawer: Pull out to the stop, lif-t 1. Slide the meat drawer s
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Removing the snack To remove the snack bin: 1. Slide snack bin straight out to the stop with an even, constant motion. 2. Lift the front. 3. Slide bin out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. Pull out to the stop, lift the front and pull again. Adjusting the wine rack To remove the wine rack: 1. Lift front of wine rack. 2. Pull rack off rear support. 3. Replace in reverse order. Removing the freezer To remove a basket: 1. Slide basket out to the stop. 2. Lift the f
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THIRSTCRUSHER” dispensing system The ice dispenser Ice is dispensed from the ice maker storage bin in the freezer. When the dispenser bar is Personal Injury Hazard I pressed, a trapdoor opens in a chute Tumbling ice and pressure on a fragile between the dispenser and the ice bin. Ice is glass can break it. Do not use a fragile moved from the bin and falls through the glass when dispensing ice or water. chute. When the dispenser bar is released, Doing so could result in personal inju
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The water dispenser Chilled water comes from a tank behind the meat drawer. It holds approximately 1.5 L (1% quarts). When the refrigerator is first hooked up, press the water dispenser bar with a glass or jar until you have drawn and discarded 1.9 to 2.8 L (2 to 3 quarts). The water you draw and discard will rinse the tank and pipes. Allow several hours to chill a new tankful. NOTE: The small tray beneath the dispenser is designed to evaporate small spills. There is no drain in this
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Removing the ice maker storage bin Remove, empty and clean the storage bin if: l the ice dispenser has not, or will not, be used for a week or more. l a power failure causes ice in the bin to melt and freeze together. l the ice dispenser is not used regularly. To remove ice bin: 1. Pull the covering panel out from the bottom and slide it to the rear. 2. Lift the signal arm so it clicks into the OFF (up) position. Ice can still be dispensed, but no more can be made. 3. Lift the front
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Solving common ice maker problems PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTIONS l Close the freezer door. Ice dispenser l Freezer door open won’t work l Make sure bin is pushed in all the way. l Ice bin not properly installed 9 Wrong ice in bin 0 Use only crescents from ice maker. Shake the bin occasionally to keep cubes separated and to obtain increased storage capacity. l Dump old ice and make a new supply. l Dispenser not used for extended periods, causing ice cubes to melt together Ice dispenser l I
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gri Removing the base To remove the grille: 1. Open both doors. 2. Pull base grille forward to release the support tabs from the metal clips. 3. Do not remove Tech Sheet fastened behind the grille. To replace the grille: 1. Line up grille support tabs with metal clips. 2. Push firmly to snap into place. 3. Close the doors. See cleaning instructions for defrost pan and condenser coils on page 19. Changing the light bulbs Electrical Shock Hazard Before removing a light bulb, eithe
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To change light behind quick freeze com- To change dispenser area light: partment (3VED29DQ and 3VED27DQ): I. Disconnect refrigerator from power supply. 1. Disconnect refrigerator from power supply. 2. Reach through dispenser area to remove 2. Lift and secure quick freeze compartment bulb. door. 3. Replace with a heavy-duty lo-watt bulb, 3. Remove light shield by pulling top forward. which can be purchased from your Whirlpool dealer. 4. Replace bulb with a 40-watt appliance bulb. 4. R
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Caring For Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page your refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Power interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cleaning care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Holiday and moving 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 will tell you how to clean your refrigerator and what to do when going on hol
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WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN PART Sponge or cloth with . Remove base grille. (See page 16.) Defrost pan mild detergent and l To remove defrost pan, lift pan over wire warm water brace (remove tape; if any). l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly. l Replace with notched corner to the rear. Push it in all the way. l Make sure defrost pan drain tube is pointing into pan. l Replace base grille. l Remove base grille. Vacuum cleaner with Condenser coils extended narrow l Vacuum coils when dusty
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Power interruptions If electricity goes off, call the power com- OR pany. Ask how long power will be off. (c) If neither a food locker or dry ice is 1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or available, use or can perishable food less, keep both doors closed. This will at once. help foods stay frozen. 3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a 2. If service is to be interrupted longer than partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will 24 hours: stay cold longer than a freeze
