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Top Mount
Refrigerator
Use & Care Guide
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions . . . . 1-2
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Temperature Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Looking Inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Ice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Food Storage Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Storing the Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . 12
Care & Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16
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Important Safety Instructions Installer: Please leave this manual with this appliance. WARNING Consumer: Please read and keep this Use & Care Guide To reduce risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or for future reference. This manual provides proper use and death when using your refrigerator, follow these basic maintenance information. precautions, including the following: 1. Read all instructions before using the Keep sales receipt and/or cancelled check as proof of refrigerator. purchase
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Important Safety Instructions This appliance is equipped with a three-pronged DANGER grounding plug for your protection against possible To reduce risk of injury or death, follow basic electrical shock hazards. It must be plugged into a precautions, including the following: grounding receptacle. Where a standard two-prong wall receptacle is encountered, it is the personal IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation responsibility and obligation of the customer to have it are not problems of the
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T O E P T L S O E S O U I N R A W I C B R E B A A A I T R L A S P N R S C A C A E E R V R A V A E E E L B L B S L A I A U I C J A O N A A A R S I E R R A S R P T S U O E O T P Installation Your new refrigerator was packed carefully for Front Base Grille shipment. Remove and discard shelf packing and tape. The front base grille was packaged inside the refrigerator for shipment and should be installed after Location the refrigerator has been leveled. •Allow for a free flow of air through the front
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Installation 15. Carefully place freezer door on top of hinge arm. WARNING Use foam door spacer to set gap. To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe personal injury or death: • Disconnect power to refrigerator before reversing doors. Reversing Doors Note Tools Required: • Do not discard the foam door spacer. Doors may • Phillips screwdriver 5 settle with use. • ⁄16" socket and ratchet 5 • ⁄16" end wrench 16. Slide top hinge into place on freezer door and •Putty knife 5 secure screws with
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Temperature Controls The fresh food control is located at the top of the fresh TEMPERATURE CONTROL GUIDE food compartment. Fresh Food Adjust fresh food control Compartment to next higher setting. too Warm Fresh Food Adjust fresh food control Compartment to next lower setting. too Cold The freezer control is located at the back of the freezer compartment. Freezer too Warm Adjust freezer control to next colder setting. INITIAL SETTING Freezer too Cold Adjust freezer control to COLDEST COLD next wa
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Looking Inside To Reinstall: Fresh Food Compartment •While holding the shelf on each end, slide the shelf Shelves in and down. •Push down on the interior center of the shelf to snap CAUTION it completely into place. To avoid personal injury or property damage: • Never attempt to adjust a shelf when it is loaded with food. • Confirm that shelf is secure prior to loading items onto it. • Handle glass shelves with care. Shelves may break suddenly if nicked, scratched or exposed to sudden tempera
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Looking Inside Dairy Compartment Freezer Compartment The Dairy Compartment is covered and designed to CAUTION store spreadable food items such as butter or To avoid personal injury or property damage: margarine. • Never attempt to adjust a shelf when it is loaded To use this compartment, simply raise the lid to store or with food. retrieve items. • Confirm that shelf is secure prior to loading items This compartment can be removed for cleaning by onto it. lifting up from the bottom and out. Some
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IIC CE E L LE EV VE EL L 50 50% % 75 75% % 100 100% % Ice Service •When the ice cubes are ejected it is normal for Ice Cube Trays several cubes to be joined together at the ends. They Select models are equipped with ice cube trays. To can easily be broken apart. The ice maker will release the ice cubes from a tray, hold the tray upside continue to make ice until the supply of ice cubes down over a container and twist both ends. raises the sensor arm, shutting the ice maker off. • Certain sounds
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Food Storage Tips Fresh Food Storage Frozen Food Storage •The fresh food compartment of a refrigerator should •The freezer compartment of a refrigerator should be be kept between 34° F and 40° F with an optimum kept at approximately 0° F. To check the temperature, temperature of 37° F. To check the temperature, place place an appliance thermometer between the frozen an appliance thermometer in a glass of water and packages and check after 24 hours. If the place in the center of the refrigerator.
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Food Storage Tips Food Storage Chart Storage times are approximate and may vary depending on type of packaging, storage temperature, and the quality of the food when purchased. FOODS REFRIGERATOR FREEZER STORAGE TIPS DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter 1 month 6-9 months Wrap tightly or cover. Milk and cream 1 week Not recommended Check carton date. Close tightly. Don’t return unused portions to original container. Don’t freeze cream unless whipped. Cream cheese, cheese spread and 1-2 weeks Not recommended Wr
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Food Storage Tips FOODS REFRIGERATOR FREEZER STORAGE TIPS POULTRY AND FISH Chicken and Turkey, whole 1-2 days 12 months Keep in original packaging for refrigeration. Place in the Meat Chicken and Turkey, pieces 1-2 days 9 months and Cheese Drawer. When Fish 1-2 days 2-6 months freezing longer than 2 weeks, overwrap with freezer wrap. MEATS Bacon 7 days 1 month Beef or lamb, ground 1-2 days 3-4 months Fresh meats can be kept in original packaging for refrigeration. Beef or lamb, roast and steak 3
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Storing the Refrigerator 5. Clean and dry the refrigerator thoroughly. Vacations* 6. Leave the doors open to prevent odors. If you will be gone for a month or less, leave the controls at the usual settings. WARNING During longer absences: Water damage due to improper disconnection and 1. Remove all food. drainage may cause mold/mildew growth. 2. Shut off the ice maker (if installed) and the valve where you tapped into the water line to supply the Moving* refrigerator. When moving, follow instruc
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Care & Cleaning WARNING CAUTION To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe To avoid personal injury or property damage, personal injury or death, disconnect power to observe the following: refrigerator before cleaning. After cleaning, connect • Do not touch refrigerated surfaces with wet or power. damp hands, they may stick to the cold metal surfaces. • Before cleaning the freezer, allow it to warm up. • Allow glass shelves to warm up before immersing in warm water. Refrigerator Cleaning C
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Troubleshooting Normal Operating Sounds Improvements in refrigeration design may produce sounds in your new refrigerator that are different or were not present in an older model. These improvements were made to create a refrigerator that is better at preserving food, is more energy efficient, and is quieter overall. Because new units run quieter, sounds may be detected that were present in older units, but were masked by higher sound levels. Many of these sounds are normal. Please note that the
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Troubleshooting Review this chart of troubleshooting tips first…you may not need to call for service at all. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Won’t run Power cord not plugged in. Push plug into outlet. No power to outlet. Replace fuse, reset circuit breaker. Set fresh food control (see page 5). Fresh food control set to “OFF” position. Wait 25 minutes for defrost cycle to end. Refrigerator is in automatic defrost. Relocate unit to proper climate (see Installation on Room temperature less than
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Troubleshooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Automatic icemaker Sensor arm in up position. Adjust sensor arm down to “ON” position. not working Cabinet not level. Level unit (see page 3). Water supply not connected or Connect water supply, or clear obstructions. restricted. Freezer too warm. Adjust freezer temperature control (see page 5). Ice cubes have Old cubes. Discard; ice cubes may absorb odors which affect odor/taste taste. Bad water quality. Contact local water treatment company. F
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Warranty & Service What is Not Covered By These Warranty Warranties: Full One Year Warranty - 1. Conditions and damages resulting from any of the following: Parts and Labor a. Improper installation, delivery, or maintenance. One (1) year - From the original retail purchase date, b. Any repair, modification, alteration, or adjustment not any part which fails in normal home use will be repaired authorized by the manufacturer or an authorized servicer. or replaced free of charge. c. Misuse, abuse,
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Réfrigérateur à compartiments superposés Guide d'utilisation et d'entretien Table des matières Instructions de sécurité importantes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 Commandes de température . . . . . . 23 Intérieur du réfrigérateur . . . . . . 24-25 Production de glace . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Conseils pour la conservation des aliments . . . . . 27-29 Remisage du réfrigérateur . . . . . . . . 30 Entretien et nettoyage . . . . . .
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Instructions de sécurité importantes Installateur : Remettez ce guide au propriétaire. AVERTISSEMENT Consommateur : Veuillez lire ce Guide d'utilisation et d'entretien Pour réduire le risque d’incendie, choc électrique, blessure et le conserver pour consultation ultérieure. Il fournit les ou même la mort lors de l’utilisation du réfrigérateur, informations appropriées sur l'utilisation et l'entretien de l'appareil. suivez ces précautions de base, y compris les suivantes : 1. Lisez toutes les ins
