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UseAndCare
A Note To You 2
Important Safety
Instructions
3
Parts And Features 4
Before Using Your
Refrigerator 5
Using Your
Refrigerator
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Caring For Your
Refrigerator
14
Food Storage Guide 16
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service
18
Warranty 20
NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
MODELS 3VET23DK 3VET21DK 3VETlSDK
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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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Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions: l Never clean refrigerator parts with flam- l Read all instructions before using the mable fluids. The fumes can create a fire refrigerator. 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 . .
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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. The model you have purchased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and they may not match the illustration exactly. This manual is designed to cover several models. Removable shelf Freezer light Ice cube trays and (3VET23DK) (3VET23DK and 3VET21 DK) shelf I / Shelf glides Freezer shelf M
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Before Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing it properly Cleaning it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 5 Leveling it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plugging it in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. Th
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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 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. 3. The refrigerator can be flush against the back wall. Leveling it Right to raise; Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling left to lower screws-one on the right and one on the left. Use a screwdriver To adjust one or bot
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Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page I the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting Removing the freezer shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1 Changing the control settings . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Raising the ice compartment door . 11 the door bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adjusting Using the ice cube trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1 Adjusting the bin/shelf
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Exterior moisture control The Exterior Moisture Control operates electric un MOISTURE CONTROL heaters around the door openings. These heaters help keep moisture from forming on the ON outside of the refrigerator cabinet. 1. Use the OFF setting when humidity is low. 2. Use the ON setting if moisture forms on the outside of the refriaerator cabinet. Changing the control settings l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator or freezer, use
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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 down until it stops. Adjusting the bin/shelf glides The bin/shelf glides can be used to secure odd-shaped items or to separate other items. 1. Grasp glide. 2. Slide glide along bin/track. Adjusting the refrigerator shelves Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you use your refrigerator. Glass shelves a
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Removing the meat drawer and cover To remove the meat drawer: Pull out to the stop, lift the front and pull 1. Slide meat drawer out to the stop. again. 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. Tilt front of cover up. 2. Lift back of cover. 3. Pull cover straight out. 4. Replace cover in reverse order. Removing the crispers and crisper cover Pull out to the To remove the crispers: top, lift t
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Adjusting the crisper humidity c 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 freezer shelf (3VET21 DK AND 3VET23DK) The upper freezer shelf can be removed for easier cleaning. To remove
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light bulbs Changing the Electrical Shock Hazard Before removing a light bulb, either unplug the refrigerator or disconnect the electricity leading to the refrigerator at the main power supply. Failure to do so could result in electri- cal shock or personal injury. To change the refrigerator light: 1. Disconnect refrigerator from power supply. 2. Reach behind the Control Panel to remove bulb. 3. Replace with a 40-watt appliance bulb. 4. Reconnect refrigerator to power supply. To c
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Reversing the door swing You can change the hinges on your refrig- erator so the doors open the other way. Refer to the instruction sheet included with your refrigerator. Understanding the sounds you may hear Your new refrigerator may make sounds that Water sounds your old one didn’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 afte
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Caring For Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page Cleaning your refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Power and moving care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Holiday 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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HOW TO CLEAN PART WHAT TO USE Defrost pan Sponge or cloth with l Remove base grille. (See page 12.) l To remove defrost pan, lift pan over wire brace (behind refrigerator mild detergent and warm water on top of motor) (remove tape; if any). l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly. . 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. Condenser coils Vacuum cleaner with l Remove base grille. exten
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Power interruptions OR If electricity goes off, call the power com- pany. Ask how long power will be off. (c) If neither a food locker or dry ice is available, use or can perishable food 1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or at once. less, keep both doors closed. This will help foods stay frozen. 3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will 2. If service is to be interrupted longer than stay cold longer than a freezer full of
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Meat Eggs Store without washing in the original carton Most meat can be stored in original wrap- on interior shelf. ping as long as it is air and moisture proof. Rewrap if necessary. See the following chart Milk for storage times. Wipe milk cartons. For best storage, place milk on interior shelf. APPROXIMATE TIME TYPE (DAYS)+ Butter or margarine Chicken 1 to2 Keep opened butter in covered dish or Ground beef 1 to2 closed compartment. When storing an extra 1 Steaks and roasts 3 to
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If You Need Assistana5 Or Service This section is designed to help you save the cost of a service call. First we outline possible problems, their causes and their solutions. However, you may still need assistance or service. When calling an authorized Whirlpool service company for help or calling for service, you will need to provide a complete description of the problem, your appliance’s complete model and serial numbers and the purchase date. (See page 2.) This informati’on is needed to
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Remember: 3. If you need FSP’ replace- Motor running time depends on different ment parts . . . things: number of door openings, amount of FSP is a registered trademark of Whirlpool food stored, temperature of the room, setting Corporation for quality parts. Look for this of controls, etc. symbol of quality whenever you need a Your new refrigerator may be larger than replacement part for your Whirlpool appli- your old one so it has more space to be ance. FSP replacement parts will f
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WHIRLPOOL Refrigerator Warranty LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY FSP’ replacement parts and repair labor to correct From Date of Purchase defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Whirlpool service company. FULL FIVE-YEAR FSP replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship in the sealed refrigeration WARRANTY From Date of Purchase system. These parts are: 1. Compressor 2. Evaporator
