Estate TS20AK Owner's Manual
UseAndCare
A Note To You
LiiiEZafety
Parts And Features
Eititig Your
Using Your
Refrigerator
Caring For Your
Refrigerator
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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
MODEL TS20AK
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A Note To You
Thank you for buying an Estate@ appliance.
You purchased a quality,
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 complete
and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us
notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these
symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each
symbol.
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home appliance. Years of engineering experience went
This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as personal injury, burns, fire
1 and electrical shock.
This symbol will help you avoid actions
which could cause product damage
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Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1301,
is toll-free, 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first
see “If You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 20. If you need further help, feel free to call
our Consumer Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s
complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and
serial number label (see diagram on page 4). For your convenience, we have included a
handy place below for you to record these numbers, the purchase date from the sales slip
and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book and the sales slip together in
a safe place for future reference.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Phone
Important Safety Instructions
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Read all instructions before using the
refrigerator.
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Child entrapment and suffocation are
not problems of the past. Junked or
abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous . . .
even if they will “just sit in the
garage a few days.”
If you are getting rid of your old refrig-
erator, do it safely.
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Never allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.
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Install and level the refrigerator on a floor
that will hold the weight and in an area
suitable for its size and use.
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Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,
radiator or other heat source.
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Do not use the refrigerator in an area
where the room temperature will fall below
55°F (13°C).
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Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.
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Connect the refrigerator only to the proper
kind of outlet, with the correct electrical
supply and grounding.
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Do not load the refrigerator with food
before it has time to get properly cold.
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Use the refrigerator only for the uses
described in this manual.
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Properly maintain the refrigerator.
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Be sure the refrigerator is not used by
anyone unable to operate it properly.
Never clean refrigerator parts with
flammable fluids. The fumes can create a
fire hazard or explosion.
. FOR YOUR SAFETY
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DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR
OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR
ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES
CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR
EXPLOSION.
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Parts And Features
This section contains captioned illustrations. Use them to become familiar with where all parts
and features are located and what they look like.
Control panel
Ice cuoe rrays
Lower freezer
light \
Freezer’control
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Refrigerkor control
Confrol panel
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shelf fronts
Before Using Your Refrigerator
In This Section
Cleaning
Plugging it in
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.
your refrigerator
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Installing it properly
Leveling it
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Cleaning your refrigerator
Removing packaging materials
Remove tape and any inside labels (except
the model and serial number label) before
using the refrigerator.
To remove any remaining glue:
l Rub briskly with your thumb to make a ball,
then remove.
OR
l Soak area with liquid hand-dishwashing
detergent before removing glue as described above. Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or
abrasive cleaners. These can damage the
material. See
tions” on page 3.
“Important
Safety Instruc-
NOTE:
instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do
not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under
the refrigerator at the front.
Do not remove any permanent
Cleaning it before use
After removing all packaging materials,
clean your refrigerator before using it, if
necessary. See cleaning instructions on
pages
15
and 16.
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Plugging it in
Recommended Grounding Method
A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere
fused and properly grounded electrical
supply is required. It is recommended that a
separate circuit serving only this appliance
be provided. Use a receptacle which cannot
be turned off with a switch or pull chain. Do
not use an extension cord.
See Electriial Requirements and Grounding Instructions Sheet in your Literature
Package.
3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle
Refrlgerato
power cord
grounding plug
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Installing it properly
1. Allow
2. If the refrigerator is to be against a wall,
3. The refrigerator can be flush against the
l/i inch (1.25 cm) space on each
side and at the top of the refrigerator for
ease of installation.
you might want to leave extra space on
the hinge side closest to the wall so the
door can be opened wider.
wall.
Leveling it
Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling
screws-one on the right and one on the left.
To adjust one or both of these, follow the
directions below.
1.
Remove base grille. (See page 13.)
2. To raise front, turn screw clocMse.
3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.
4.
Check with level.
5. Replace base grille. (See page 13.)
Right to
Use a screw-
driver to adjust
raise;
left to lower
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Using Your Refrigerator
In This Section
Setting the controls
Changing
Removing the door shelf fronts
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves . ...9
Removing the crisper and
crisper cover
Removing the meat drawer
and cover
Adjusting the meat drawer
temperature
To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it
properly. This section tells you how to set the controls, remove and adjust some of the fea-
tures in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.
the control settings . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Removing the freezer shelves . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the ice cube
Using the optional automatic
ice maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Removing the
Changing the light
Understanding the sounds
you may hear
Saving energy
trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
base
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Setting the controls
Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in
the refrigerator. When you plug in the refrigerator
for the first time:
1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 3.
Refrigerator Control adjustments range from
1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).
2. Set the Freezer Control to B.
Freezer Control adjustments range from
A (warmest) to C (coldest).
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