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Misintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Usethesemodel andserialnumbmx
inanycorrespondenceor service

caHsconcerningyourrefrigerator.
If ym.Breceiveda damaged

refrigerator, immediatelymmtact
thedealer(or builder)that SCMyou
therefrigerator.

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Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp, write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

You’llseethemcma labelatthe
bottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoon the
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingintheregistration
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

savetimeand money.
Beforeyol.1request

SHWk~,check

theProblemSolveronpages13and

14.Itlistsminorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.

ModelNumber

* Besurethedoorsareclosed

tightly.Before~eavingthehouse
or retiringforthenight,checkto
besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openacckkrltdly.

*Storeonlythose foodsrequiring
refrigerationMyour rcfrigerwtor.

@M’ym I-MMan

donot.pkm!

fingersor amme

while the

refrigeratoris he This

wi~lpreventcontactwiththemoving

partsof’theejectormechanism,or

withtheheatingelementthat
releasesthecubes,

@~~~’~lx$frew?efrom?n

which !&weWwwd

The?hited StatesDepartmentof
.AgricultureinHomeandGarden
BulletinNo.69says:

“.. .Yiitimaysafelyrefreezefrozen

foodsthatlwe thawediftheystill
containicecrystalsoriftheyare
stillCOM-—4AOW

.T.hawedgm.mdmeats,poultry

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or fishthathaveanyoff-odoror
off-colorshouldn~tberefrozen
andshodd not beeaten.Thawed.
icecreamshould1%discarded.If ,

theodororcolorofanyfoodis
poor or questionable,get rid ofit. ~

Thefogd-maybedangerousto~ati ,

“Even pardal thawinganqrefrt?ahlg‘“,

reducetheeatingqualityOf
particularlyfruits}vegetablesand
preparedfoods.Theeatingquality ‘

ofredmeats

isaffectedlessthan ,

foods

foods, ,

beslm toremoveh? dtms. mm l!t$=:--

willnxke the possibilityof

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danf$mtochildren.

.A.Beforemakinganyrepairs. , ..: ‘

,­Pk3te:Westrongly~ecommend‘ ~-­thatanyservicingbe’@zfmmed &
bya qualifiedidvkitm.1.

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refrigcratoiskx.dd s-~=
beutipluggedinorder to avoid .=- ‘-­co~t.actvdh alivewirefilament. - E--–.;----..j-

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PREFERRED
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INSUREFWliER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE

Wherea standardtwo-prongwall =-.=: --

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outletisencountered,it is Your

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(cOntinud)–ImORTNT...PleaseRead

Ilecauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions, ,

westronglyrecommendagainstuse
ofanadapterphg, However,ifyou
stillelectto useanadapter,where

klcdcodespermit,iimvIPoRAR..

CONNECTIONmavbemadeto a
properlygrounded~wo-prongwall

byuse ofa W listedadapter

outlet
(Fig.2;availableatmostlocal­hardwarestores.

THUIPORAFNMETHOD

Fig: 2 ‘“

Thelargerslotin theadaptermust

bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe

wallo~tlettoprovideproperpolarity
intheconnectionofthepowercord.

CAUiXMJ:Attachinganadapter
groundterminaltowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundanappliance
unlesscoverscrewis metal,and
not insulated,andwalloutletis
groundedthroughhousewiring.
Youshouldhavecircuitcheckedby
aqualifiedelectricianto makesure
the outletisproperlygrounded.

Whendiscmnecthg thepower

cordfromtheadapter.alwayshold
the adapterwithonehand.Ifthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalis verylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.

Should

theadapterground

terminalbreak,DOJWTUSEW
appiianceuntilaproperground
hasagainbeenestablished.

use cm%

Becauseofpotentialsafety
hazardsundercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord. However,

BEFOREUSE

ifyoustill electtouseanextension
c~’d,it is absolutelynecessarythat
itbea UL listed3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts.Suchextension

cords are ,

obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.

Therefrigeratorshould.ahvays

bepluggedintoitsmm

Mividutal

ekctricd outlet—

(II5volt,60Hertz,or 10Qvolt,50

Hertz,singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea
firehazardfromoverheatingwires.

Ref@y!ratorI.Jocath-Dn

DonotinstaUrefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewi!~go below60”E’.

becauseit willnotrun oftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.

Ilo installitonafloorstrong

enoughtosupportitfullyloaded.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.

Ckrances

Allowthefollowingclearances
foreaseofinstallation,properair

circulation,andphmbingand
electricalconnections:

Sides . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . 5/8”

Top. . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . 1“

Back. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. 1“

Ahwthe foilowingdoorckrance:

Sides. .

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WhenBuiklingaF4iwvHome

Considerprovidingwatersupplyto

refrigeratorlocation.Itwills~hqiify
connectionofanoptionalautomatic
icemakershouldyouwishto install
oneata~aterdate.

Rollers
Adjustablerollers,whichenable

youtomoveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille.
Theserollersshouldbe setsothat
therefrigeratorisfirmlypositioned
onthe floorandthefrontisraised

justenoughthatthedoorsclose

easilvwheno~enedabouthalfway.
Spe&Nydesigneddoor hingesl[fi
bothdoorsslightlywhenopened.
T.hpforceofgravitythenhelps
closethedoorautomatically.

Toadjustrokrs, removethebase
grillebygraspingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.

3Mmtherolleradjustingscrews

clockwiseto raisetherefrigerator,
counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
anadjustablewrench(3/8”hex
headbolt) or pliers.

Whenadjustinglkmtrollersforproper
doorcl&ure,werecommendthe
bottomfrontedgeofthecabinetbe
approximately5/8”fromthefloor.

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Toreplacebasegrille,alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin

cabinetandpushforwarduntil
grillesnapsintoplace.

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FREEZER

Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
that letyouregulatethetemperature
intheffeshfoodandfreezer
compartments.

11’WTLk.KJX,settheFRE$H

FOODcontroiat5 andthe
FREEZERcontrolatc.

Forcold&orwarmertemperatures,

_ adjustthedesiredcompartment
~ controlone letteror numberat

atime.
3NIPOR7ANT

WheninitiaUysettingthecontrols,
orwhenadjustingtheq allow24
hoursforthetemperaturesto

stabil~ orevenout.

FM& ‘llmnirrgthefreshfood

controlto “OFF”stopscooling
inBOTHcompartments-fresh
firedAND freezer—butdoesnot
shutoff powertotherefrigerator.

HowtoTest Temperatures

Usethem-ilktestforthefresh
fhodcompartment.Placea

containerof milkonthetopshelfin
thefreshfoodcompartment.Check

itadaykiter.Ifthemilkistoo
warmor toocold,adjustthe
temperaturecontrols.

G iNITIALSETTING .

E CGLDEST

INITIALSETTING5 ~RE~HFOOD

COLDEST9

Usetheicecreamtestforthe
freezepcompartment.Placea

containerofice creaminthecenter
ofthe freezercompartment.Check
itaftera day.If it’stoohardor too
soil,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Alwaysallow24hoursfor
therefrigeratorto reac~ the
temperatureyouset.

Ifyouturnyour

himeholdthermostat
belovvt50°F.

youmaywanttoturnthelettered

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controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D?’Coolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethecompressorto
operatelessfrequently,thus
allowingthefreezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
frozenfood’supply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
fortheentirewinteror forwhatever
periodOftimeyouareturningdown
yourthermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis

turneddownfor’anextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect

onyourfreshfoodcompartment.

However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,as fr6m“5” to “4:’

Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregular
settings,

atnight

Energysaversystem

Youwon’tfindan“energysaver”
switchonthisrefrigerator.

Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s
condenserisautomaticallycirculated
aroundthefrontedgeofthefreezer
compartmenttohelpkeepmoisture
fromformingontheoutsideofthe
refrigeratorduringhumidweather.

Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
needsnone.That’swhythereisno

“energysaver”switch.. there’sno

needforit.

NoDefrosting

Itisnot necessarytodefrostthe
freezeror fleshfod compartments.
Yourrefrigeratoris designedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.

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