Hotpoint CSX22DK, CSX22DL, CSX24DK, CSX24DL Use And Care Manual

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ApplianceRegistration

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RepairService 19

13aseGrille 4

SafetyInstructions 3

(Me andCleaning 13

Shelves 10

Condenser

13

StorageDrawers

H, 12

EnergySaver

5“

Drawer&CoverRemoval U

Energy-SavingTips 2

TemperatureControls 5

FoodStorageSuggestions

9

Vacation& MovingTips

14

StorageTimes

6

Warrantv

BackCover

IceDispenser 6-8 WaterFilterAccessory 8
Icemaker 6-8

Installation 3,4

AdapterPlug

4

AdjustableRollers 4
Clearances

4

ElectricalRequirements 3,4
ExtensionCord

4

Grounding 3
Location 4

WaterSupplytolcemaker 4

LightBulbReplacement 14

UseandGutof

CSX22D ­CSX24D

withW!&

wed

water

Service

ModelandSerialNumbers 2
ProblemSolver 15-17

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Readthis

Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
propdy.

Keepit handyforanswersto your
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
your phonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodeland
serial

numbers.

You’11seethem onalabelatthe
bottom,justinsidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationGird that camewith
your refrigerator.

Beforesendingin theregistration
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModelNumber

Usethesemodelandserial
numbersinanycorrespondenceor
servicecallsconcerningyour
refrigerator.

If youreceived23(kum3ged
refrigerator,immediatelycontact
thedealer(orbuilder)thatsoldyou
therefrigerator.

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Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice,check
theProblemSolveronpages15-17.
Itlistscausesofminoroperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.

@Locationofyour refrigeratoris
important.Avoidlocatingitnext to
your range,aheatingventor where
thesunwillshinedirectlyonit.

*Don’topenthedoorsmoreoften
thannecessary.

~Closethe

ckws assoonaspossible,

particularlyinhot,humidweather.
@Besurethedoorsareclosed

tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse
or retiringforthenight,checkto
besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.

@Storeonlythosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationinyourrefrigerator.

@Wipemoisturefrombottlesand
cartonsbeforeputtingtheminthe
refrigerator.

@K~p foodscoveredtoreduce
moisturebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.

*If youturnthecontrolstothe
coldestpositionforquickchilling
or freezing,besuretoturnthem
backtoregularsettings.

e Don’tovercrowdyourrefrigemtor.
Overcrowdingcanrequireextra
electricalenergytokeepeverything
COOI.

SerialNumber

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TheUnitedStatesDepartmentof

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AgricultureinHomeandGarden
BulletinNo.69says:

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repairs.

Note: we strongly

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“.. .YWrnay safelyrefreezefrozen that anysfxvicih~,b6’~&%ormd =’-=’=­foodsthathavethawediftheystill

byaquaiifi~mdE@~a.h . =- --

,:.,.,..:l:,$s.....!!. ,

containicecrystalsorif theyare

B.Beforeckxming., .’ - ~-- --

still cold—below40”F.

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.Thaweit groundmeats,poult~ ,

.~fg~~~~~,the@kigmitcmshfxM s ;=- ----

or fishthat haveanyoff-odoror

beunpluggedinordertoavoid ~~.

off-colorshouldnotbe refrozen

contactwithaliw?tiire”fiiamefit. =-

andshouldnotbe eaten.Thawed

(A:bumd-outtightbulb may ;~~’- -

icecreamshorddbediscarded.If

?3N23.kwhen.liieih~repkx%d.),

theodororcolorofanyfoodis

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pooror questionable,getridofit.

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Thefoodmaybe dangeroustoeat.

position&Itwrmt’removepower ~“ -- ,
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reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,

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particularlyfruits,vegetablesand

iathg~rwemcebfe~losivefum’m, _

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pre~aredfoods.Theeatingquality ‘ ~. ‘ “ .- ‘.,.. ~
ofred-meatsis affectedlessthan

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MH,IREPRO~ER
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Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
waUoutlet.

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Becauseufpotential safetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
secommendagainstuseofan
adapterplug. Eowever, if youstill
electto useanadapter,wherelocal
codespermit,a.TEMPORARY

CONNECTIONmaybemadetoa
properlygroundedtwo-prongwall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2)availableatmostlocal
hardwarestores.

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TEMPORARYMETHOD -,

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PERMITTEDINCANADA)

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Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelaqgerslotinthe
walloutlettoprovideproperpolarity
inthe connectionofthepowercord.

CAUTION:Attachinganadapter
~woundterminaltowiiiloutlet-cover
screwdoesnotgroundanappliance

unlessthecoverscrewismetal,and
notinsulated,andthewalloutletis
groundedthroughthe housewiring.
Youshouldhavecircuitcheckedby
aqualifiedelectricianto makesure
the outletisproperlygrounded.

Whendisconnectingthe power
COT(IIfromtheadapter,alwayshold

theadapterwithonehand.Ifthis
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreak
withrepeateduse.

ShoUM

theadapterground

terminalbreak,IX)NOTUSEthe
appiianceuntilaproperground
has again been established.

use cods

Becauseofpotentialsaf~ hazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainsttheuseofan
extensioncord. However,ifyou
stillelectto useanextension
cord,it is absolutelynecessarythat
i!bea IX listed3-wiregrounding

typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts. Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.

The refrigeratorshouldahvays

be pluggedintoM own
individual

electricaloutIet——

(115volt,60Hertz,or 100volt,50
Hertz,singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommendedforbest performance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcausea
firehazardfromoverheatingwires.

RefrigeratorLocation

Donotinstallrefrigeratorwhere
temperaturewiligobelow60°F.

becauseitwillnot run oftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.

Doinstallitonafloorstrong

enoughtosupportitfullyloaded.

AlsoseeEnergy-SavingTips
regardinglocation.

Clearances

Mow thefollowingclearances
foreaseofinstallation,properair
circulation,andphnnbingand
e~ectricalconnections:

Sides . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 5/8”

Top

● ● *..,.• ● ● .•• ● ● ● , ● 1“

Back... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(’

AIIowthefollowingdoorcbrance:

Sides

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WaterSupplytoIcemaker

Youwillneedtoconnectyour
icemakertoa coldwaterline.A

watersupplykitcontainingcopper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsis availableatextra
cost fiornyourdealer.There should
besufficienttubingfir theicemaker
fromthecoldwatersupplytoallow
movingtherefrigeratoroutfromthe
wallseveralfeet(approximately3
coilsof l/4-inchcoppertubingthat
measuresat least10inchesin
diameter).

Romw’s

Adjustablerollers,whichenable
youtomoveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforc?,eaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille.
Theserollersshouldbesetsothat
therefrigeratorisfiiy positioned
onthefloorandthe frontisraised

justenoughthatthedoorsclose

easilywhenopenedabouthalfway.
Speciallydesigneddoorhingeslift

bothdoorsslightlywhenopened.

The forceofgravitythenhelpsclose

thedoorsautomatically.

Toadjust rollers,removethe base ~
grillehygraspingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.

Turntherolleradjustingscrews

clockwiseto raisethe refrigerator,

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counterclockwisetolowerit.Use
anadjustablewrench(3/8”hexhead
bolt)orpliers.

Whenadjustingfiontrollemfbrproper
doorclosure,werecommendthat
thebottomfrontedgeofcabinetbe
approximately5/8”fromthefloor.

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ToreplacebasegriUe,alignprongs
onbackofgrillewithclampsin
cabinetandpushforward until
grillesnapsintoplace.

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Controls

Energyfhverf$ySt@m

Youwon’tfindan “energysaver”

FREEZER

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TEMPERATURECONTROLS

Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols
thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfi-eezer
compartments.

EWI’IALLY,

set theFRESH

FOODcontrolat5 andthe

Zm controlatc.

r colder or warmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controloneletteror numberat
atime.

IMHRT’AI’W’

Wheninitiallysettingthecontrols,
orwhenadjustingthem, allow

24

hours

forthetemperaturesto
stabilize,orevenout.Dothisbefore
fiiiingtherefrigeratorwithlarge

* amountsof freshor frozenfoods.

Note:Turningthefreshfood
controlto “OFF”turnsoffcoding
inMYI’Hcompartments-fresh
hod ANDfreezer,butdoesnot

shutoffpowertotherefrigerator.

HowtoTkstTi3’qlemtures

Usethemilktestforthefresh
fbodcompartment.Placea

containerufmilk on thetopshelfin
thefreshfoodcompartment.Check
itadaylater,Hthe milkistoo
warmor toocold,adjustthe

peratt.mecontrols.

Usetheice creamtestforthe

freezercompartment.Placea

containeroficecreaminthecenter

oftheI%eezercompartment.Check

itafteraday.If it’stoohardortoo
soft,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Alwaysallow24hoursforthe
refrigeratorto reachthe
temperatureyouset.

Ifyouturnyour

househddthermmtat

below60T.atnight

. ..youmaywanttoturnthelettered
controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “1)7 Coolertemperaturesinthe
housemaycausethe compressorto
operatelessfrequently,thus
allowingthefreezercompartment
towarmsomewhat.Toprotectyour
frozenfoodsupply,leaveyour
letteredsettingatthiscoldersetting
fortheentirewinteror forwhatever

periodoftime youareturningdown
your thermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthe thermostatis
turneddownforanextendedperiod.

Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect
onyourfreshfoo’dcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolonestep
warmer,as from “5” to ‘q:’

%%enyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turn temperature
controlsbacktotheir regular
settings.

switchonthisrefrigerator.
Warmliquidfromtherefrigerator’s

condenserisautomaticallycirculated
aroundthefrontedgeofthefreezer
compartmenttohelpkeepmoisture
fromformingonthe outsideofthe
refrigeratorduringhumidweather.

Manyrefrigeratorsusespecial
electricheaters.Thisrefrigerator
needsnone.That’swhythereisno
“energysaver”switch..there’sno
needforit.

NoDefrosting

It isnotnecessarytodefrostthe
fkeezeror freshfd compartments.

Yourrefrigeratorisdesignedand
equippedtodefrostitself
automatically.

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‘kthe causeandslm.ddberemoved
followingirMructi6nsbeiow~d :.

s &T@ ~yq.fi~~~ngghSSWwith’ ‘ .

ice andusing marrgwor extra”taw‘“-;

gkmes. Thiscanjamthechuteor ‘ ‘c’:

causethe doorinthechutetofreeze “

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Waterflowsfromhouseholdsupply
&ro@ dualsoienoidvalve(1)to

\I~terreservoir[2)andtoautomatic
icernaker

(3) as needed.

~$7hterisfrozenincubem~~d(4)
and~jectedintostoragebin (5)

u,%ereamotor-poweredaugermoves
cubesforwardtodispensingunit.

If’henyousettheselectorswitchon

fi~~t offreezercompartmentdoor

O;ICECY.JBF.S,cubeswilldispense

dNOU@ chuteindoor whencradle

ispressed.
Whentheswitchismovedto

,~.T~~~~~WATER,waterfrol~ ­reservoirflowsthroughtubingin

~oor

(~j and isdkpensedwhen

:radk is pressed.

LigMswitch

(7)turns nightiight*

inthec!k+penseronor off.

-q;gj;~,~’~~f~hand rtighflightof~
qo{]elCX24 Only.

shut: Periodicallyopenthkfkeex% :

compartmentdoor and

kIok down ‘”-.

intoth~@mte.-Hic6isblocking ‘ ‘.
thechtite, pokeitthrotighwith ~~~ø.

awoodenspQOn.

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@h? shouldbedispenf$d~~f~~~-““’

withSOdaorother, ; ‘“.

Ikwmhgemixes.ThisWWprevent ~ -

splashingwhichisannoyingand ­which,ifthe splashreachestheice
andwaterselectorswitch,

COLM ~ c ~

cause it to stick

or bind.

@Beveragesand not .‘

be inthei$xstorage ‘:

bin.Cam;bottlesorfoodpackages ‘

in

the storagebinmaycawwthe

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Ifyouuseyourrefrigeratorbefore
thewaterconnectionismade,raisg.

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theiceaccessdoorandmakesure
theicemakerfeelerarmis inthe
OFF (up)positionasshownbelow.

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Ice access

door
lcernaker

Whenwatersupplyhasbeen
connectedto icemaker,movefeeler
armtoON(down)position.

Depresswaterdispensercradle
forabouttwominutesto remove
trappedair fromthewaterlineand
tofillwaterresmvoirautomatically.

Icecubemoldautomaticallyfills
withwateraftercoolingto freezing
tern~eratures.Firstcubesnormally

fre;ze afterseveralhours.
NOTE: Withanewly-installed

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