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REFRIGERATOR USER
INSTRUCTIONS
THANK YOU for purchasing this high-quality product. If you should experience a problem not covered in TROUBLESHOOTING,
please visit our website at www.whirlpool.com for additional information. If you still need assistance, call us at 1-800-253-1301.
In Canada, visit our website at www.whirlpool.ca or call us at 1-800-807-6777.
You will need your model and serial number, located on the inside wall of the refrigerator compartment.
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REFRIGERATOR SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediatel
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Before You Throw Away Your Old Refrigerator or Freezer: Proper Disposal of ■ Take off the doors. Your Old Refrigerator ■ Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside. WARNING Suffocation Hazard Remove doors from your old refrigerator. Failure to do so can result in death or brain damage. IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous, even if they will sit for “just a few days.”
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Door Removal, Leveling and Alignment Gather the required tools and parts and read all instructions before starting installation. Save these instructions for future reference. NOTE: Before moving your product into your home, measure the doorway of your home to see whether you need to remove the refrigerator and freezer doors. If door removal is necessary, see the instructions below. IMPORTANT: Before you begin, turn the refrigerator control OFF or turn cooling off. Unplug refrigerator or discon
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NOTE: This may require two people - one to lift the door and Remove the Doors another to feed the water tubing and wiring through the hinge. Be sure the hole in the hinge is clear of obstructions, then gently pull one water tube through the hinge. (Avoid kinking the tube.) Next, gently pull the other water tube through the WARNING hinge, again avoiding kinks. Finally, gently pull the wiring bundle (including the grommet and wiring plugs) through the hinge. IMPORTANT: Rest the door on its
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5. Reconnect water tubing and wiring. Door Alignment IMPORTANT: Do not intertwine the water tubing and wiring bundles when reconnecting them. A refrigerator that is not level from side-to-side may appear to ■ Push the larger ⁵⁄₁₆" (7.94 mm) water tube into the blue have doors that are not properly aligned. If the doors appear this fitting until it stops, then push the smaller ¹⁄₄" (6.35 mm) way, use the instructions in the previous section to check the water tube into the green fitting unt
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4. While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex key into the upper hole and slightly rotate the hex key until it is engaged in the setscrew. 3. Repeat the previous steps to install the refrigerator door handle. 4. Save all instructions. 5. Using a clockwise motion, tighten the setscrew until it begins To Remove the Handles: to contact the shoulder screw. 1. Lift the handle directly upward, and pull it off of the door. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to begin fastening the lower setscr
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NOTES: ■ This refrigerator is intended for use in a location where the Water Supply Requirements temperature ranges from a minimum of 55°F (13°C) to a Gather the required tools and parts before starting installation. maximum of 110°F (43°C). The preferred room temperature Read and follow the instructions provided with any tools listed range for optimum performance, which reduces electricity here. usage and provides superior cooling, is between 60°F (15°C) TOOLS NEEDED: and 90°F (32°C).
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Connect to Water Line Connect to Refrigerator IMPORTANT: If you turn the refrigerator on before the water line is Style 1 connected, turn the ice maker OFF. 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. 2. Remove and discard the short, black plastic part from the end 2. Turn OFF main water supply. Turn ON nearest faucet long of the water line inlet. enough to clear line of water. 3. Thread the nut onto the end of the tubing. Tighten the nut by 3. Use
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Style 3 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. Install Air Filter 2. Remove and discard the black nylon plug from the gray water (on some models) tube on the rear of the refrigerator. On some models, your refrigerator's accessory packet includes 3. If the gray water tube supplied with the refrigerator is not long an air filter, which must be installed prior to use. On some models, enough, a ¹⁄₄" x ¹⁄₄" (6.35 mm x 6.35 mm) coupling is needed in the air filter is already installed at th
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4. On models with notches: Installing the Produce Preserver (on some models) ■ Slide the indicator down into the notches, facing outward. NOTE: The indicator will not easily slide into the notches if the rear bubble has not been popped. CAUTION: IRRITANT ■ Close the air filter door, and check that the indicator is MAY IRRITATE EYES AND SKIN. DANGEROUS FUMES visible through the rectangular hole in the door. FORM WHEN MIXED WITH OTHER PRODUCTS. On models without notches: Do not mix with cleanin
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Installing the Status Indicator (on some models) Adjusting the Controls The Produce Preserver comes with a status indicator, which For your convenience, your refrigerator and freezer controls are should be activated and installed at the same time the pouch is preset at the factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make installed. sure that the controls are still set to the “mid-settings.” The factory recommended set points are 37°F (3°C) for the refrigerator and 0°F (-18°C) for the
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When adjusting temperature set points, use the following chart as Door Ajar Alarm a guide. The Door Ajar Alarm feature sounds an alarm when the refrigerator or freezer door is open for 5 minutes and the product cooling is CONDITION: TEMPERATURE turned on. The alarm will repeat every 2 minutes. Close both ADJUSTMENT: doors to turn it off. The feature then resets and will reactivate when either door is left open again for 5 minutes. REFRIGERATOR too cold REFRIGERATOR Setting 1° higher
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Calibrate Measured Fill Chilled Door Bin (on some models) Household water pressure may affect the accuracy of the Measured Fill feature. For optimum performance of your water Cool air from the freezer is directed to the refrigerator door bin dispenser, you must first calibrate Measured Fill. directly beneath the vents. IMPORTANT: Flush the water system before calibrating Measured NOTE: The dairy compartment and can rack are not associated Fill. with the Chilled Door Bin feature. 1. Place a
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To Dispense Water (Measured Fill): 5. To stop dispensing before the selected volume has been dispensed, remove the glass from the dispenser pad OR Measured Fill allows you to dispense a specified amount of water press the MEASURED FILL button a second time. with the touch of a few buttons. NOTE: If you stop dispensing before the desired volume has NOTE: The amount of water you select will be dispensed. Be sure been dispensed, the digital display will continue to show how that the containe
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The Dispenser Light Style 1 When you use the dispenser, the lights will automatically turn on. Turning the Ice Maker On/Off: If you want the lights to be on continuously, you may choose The On/Off switch can only be accessed when the ice storage bin either ON or DIM. If you want only the dispenser pad lighting to be has been removed. The switch is located on the freezer door, on on continuously, choose PADS. The display screen indicates the left side of the wall that surrounds the ice stora
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2. Replace the bin by sliding it onto the door, then tilting it back Changing the Water Filter into an upright position. The release lever will click when the bin is securely in place. Style 2 Turning the Ice Maker On/Off: ■ To turn ON the ice maker, simply lower the wire shutoff arm. ■ To manually turn off the ice maker, lift the wire shutoff arm to the OFF (arm up) position and listen for the click. Ice can still be dispensed, but no more can be made. NOTE: The ice maker has an automatic
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3. Wash stainless steel and painted metal exteriors with a clean sponge or soft cloth and a mild detergent in warm water. Lights 4. There is no need for routine condenser cleaning in normal NOTE: Not all bulbs will fit your refrigerator. Be sure to replace the home operating environments. If the environment is bulb with one of the same size, shape and wattage. particularly greasy or dusty, or there is significant pet traffic in ■ The dispenser lights are LEDs that cannot be changed. the h
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The doors are difficult to open Ice and Water The ice maker is not producing ice or not enough ice WARNING ■ Refrigerator connected to a water supply and the supply shutoff valve turned on? Connect refrigerator to water supply and turn water shutoff valve fully open. ■ Kink in the water source line? A kink in the line can reduce water flow. Straighten the water source line. ■ Ice maker turned on? Make sure wire shutoff arm or switch (depending on model) is in the ON position. Explosion Ha
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■ Ice clogged in the ice storage bin or delivery chute? The dispenser water is not cool enough (on some models) Remove clogged ice, using a plastic utensil if necessary. Clean chute and bottom of storage bin using a warm moist cloth, and dry both thoroughly. To avoid clogging and maintain NOTE: Water from the dispenser is chilled to only 50°F (10°C). a fresh supply of ice, empty the storage bin and clean both the ■ New installation? Allow 24 hours after installation for the bin and deliver
