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HowtheEnergysaver

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~nergy-SavingTips .. . .. . .. ...2

hportant SafetyInstructions.. ..3

HowtoConnectElectricity. . ...3

kstallationRequirements.... . .3,4

HowtoAdjustRollers. . .. .. ...4

Howto SetTemperature

Controls.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..l . ...5

HowtoUse

EnergySaverSwitch. . . . . . . ...5

FoodStorageSuggestions.. . ...6

Shelves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...7

StorageDrawer:. . . . . . . .. . . ...8

IceSefiice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...9

Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..+9

UserMaintenance

Instructions. . . . . . ..-. -.. . . ..lO

The ProblemSolver. . . . . ...11-H

IfYouNeedService. . . . . . . . . .fi

Warranty. . . . . . . . . .. BackCover

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrefrigerator
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

You’llseethemona labelatthe
bottom,just insidethefreshfood
compartmentdoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourrefrigerator.

Beforesendingintheregistration
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Model Number

9..

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrefrigerator.

Myoureceiveda

damaged

refrigerator,

immediatelycontact
thededer (orbuilder)thatsoldyou
the refrigerator.

Savetime and money.

Beforeyou request service,

check

theProblemSolveronpages11-13.

Itlists minorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.

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@Be

surethedoorsareclosed
tightly.Beforeleavingthehouse
or retiringfortie night,checkto
besurethedoorshaven’tbeenleft
openaccidentally.

@Storeody thosefoodsrequiring
refrigerationin yourrefrigerator.

*Wipemoisturefrombottlesand

cartonsbeforeputtingtl~em.in tie
refrigerator.

~Keepfoodscoveredtoreduce

moisturebuildupinsidethe
refrigerator.

~ If youturn,thecontrolstQtie
coldestpositionforquickchilling

or freezing,besureto turn them
backtoregularsettings.

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w~Gwhen usingthis

pphance,alwaysexercisebasic

stietyprecautions,includingtie

following:

e

w ref~~mtor mu~be

proprly ti~~ed h accortice
withthe h~ation Mmctiom
beforeit is used. See

grounding

instructionsbelowandonpage4.

e Nwer mpl~ yourrefrigerator
byp-g on the ~wer cord.

AIW~Sgrip~~Ugfidy andp~
straightoutfromtheoutlet.

@Rep&or replacetiediafily

M eleetricsetice cor~ that
havekome

fmyd or otherwise

bagd. Dono~usea cordthat

shows>racksor abrasiondamage
alongitslengthorateithertheplug
orconnectorend.

pwer cord.

@After your refrigeratoris in
o~mtion, do not touch thecold
surfaces7particularlyw~e~ ~a~*

are dmp or wet.

Stin mayadhere

totheseextremelycoldsurfaces.

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~If y4Dwrefdgem@rhm an

aabmatic

ice-er, do notplace

fmgemor -~ onthe autimatic
icemtig mechtim Wme the
refrigem@r&pBuwedh. This
WM

~reventcontactwiththemoving
partsoftheejectormechanism,or
withthe heatingelementthat
releasesthecubes.

~ hn9t pfm frozenfmm
wtich have thawd completely.

The UnitedStatesDep~ent of
AgricultureinHomeandGarden

BulletinNo.69says:

“.. .Youmaytiely refiwzefrozen

foodsthathavethawediftheysttil
containicecrystis oriftheyare
Sti cold—below40°~.

“.. .mawd groundmeats,poultry,
orfishthat haveanyoff-odoror

off-colorshouldnotberefrozen
andshouldnotbeeaten.Thawed
ice creamshotidbediscarded.If
tie odororcolorofanyfoodis
poor or questionable,getridofit.
Thefd maybedangeroustoeat.

“Even@d thwingmd ~wg
reducetheeatingqualityoffoods,

partictiarlyfiits, vegetablesand
preparedfinds.Theeatingquality
ofredmeatsis affectedlessthan

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ForFH@ndsafety~

thk

app~iancemmtbe

properlygmumde~.

Thepowercord ofhis applianceis
eq~]ippedwitha three-prong
(gr’~undiflg)plugwhichmates

with

““‘~2-sfandardtiree-prong (grounding)

‘“” walloutlet(Fig, 1)tominimizethe

Havewalloutletandcircuitchecked
byq~~ifiedelectriciantom&e

~-Z2,~]ossibilityofelectricshockhazard

i~~j fromthisappliance.

sureoutletis properlygrounded.

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thatofmanyotherfoods.Use

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refromnfotis

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tosaveasmuchoftheireating

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qutityasyoucan:’

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aromd thehome butnoth u=,
be sm @removethe dmr$,

This
WWrduce thepossibilityof
dangertochildren.

*Unplugyom

refr=igera~r:

A.

Beforemakinganyrepairs.

Note:Westronglyrecommend
thatanyservicingbeperformed
bya qualifiedindividud.

B.Beforecleaning.
C.Beforereplactiga bumd-out

lightbdb, therefrigeratorshould
beunpluggedinordertoavoid

contactwithalivewireflament.
(Aburned-outlightbdb may

breakwhenbeingreplaced.)

Note:TurningcontroltoOFF
positiondoesnot remove~wer
tothelightcircuit.

Wherea standardtwo-prongwdl
outletisencountered,itisyour
personalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveitreplacedwiti
aproperly groundedthree-prong
walloutlet.

useofAdapterPlug

Becauseofpotentialsafetyh-ds

underwrtainconditions,westrong~y
*mmenda_use Ofan_r
plug.However,ifyoustallelect
touseanadapter,wherelocal

codespermit,a TEMPOMRY
CONNE~ION m~ybemadetoa

properlygroundti two-prongwall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2iavailableatmostlocal­hardwarestores.

TEMPORARYMETHOD

(AOAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMiTTEOINCANAOA)

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FIRMCWNECTION

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BEFOREUSE

Largerslotinadaptermustbe
alignedwithlargerslotinwall
outletto provideproperpolarityin
connectionofpowercord.

CAmON: Attachingadapter

groundterrnindtowalloutletcover
screwdoesnotgroundtheappiiance
unlesscoverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andwdloutletisgrounded

throughhousewiring.Youshould

havethecircuitcheckedbyaqtiified
electriciantomakesurethe outlet
is

properlygroundd.

men dkonnmti~ the pwer

cord fmm gheatipter~ fli~y~hold
theadapterwithonehand.If this
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreak

withrepati use.
should theada@r ground

~y~in~~b~~k, M

~mUSEthe
appiianeeWmtilapmwrground
hasagainken-~~~~~e

useof

E.tiensionCOF*

Becauseofpotentialsafety
h=rds undercertainconditions,
westronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanextensioncord.However,
ifyoustillelecttouseanextension
cord,itisabsolutelynecessarythat

itbeaULlisted3-wiregrounding
typeapplianceextensioncordhaving
agroundingtypeplugandoutlet
andthat theelectricalratingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum)and

120volts.Suchextensioncordsare
obtainablethroughyourlocal
serviceorganization.

The refrigerator should

always
be pl~ged hh ik own
hdividud el=trical outlet—

(115volt,60Hertz,or 100volt,50

Hertz,singlephaseAC).Thisis

recommendedforbestperformance

andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcouldcause
afirehazardfromoverheatingwires.

Refrigeratorbation

M notbh~ refr~era~r where

*mpmture WWgok~ow W°F.

&ause it willnotrunoftenenough
tomaintainpropertemperatures.

M _ iton a

flmr strong
en@@ m SUppfi a fuu~yBoadd
mf*emtir.

Also see

Energy-SavingTips

regardinglocation.

clearances

Allowthefollowingclearancesfor

easeof’insti~lationandproperair
circulation.

sides . . . . . . . . . . . ..** 3/4°

Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~”

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..t. ~”

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~~*:7 ~fi:~i~”rie.,,

Considerprovidingwatersupply
to refrigeratorlocation.Itwill
simplificonnectionofoptional
auton~aticicemakershouldyou

wi~htQin~~lloneata laterdate.

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Adjustablerolkm, whichenable
youtomoveyourrefrigeratoraway
fromthewallforcleaning,are
locatedbehindthebasegrille.
Theserollersshouldbesetsothe
refrigeratorisfirmlypositionedon
thefloorandthefrontisraisedjust
enoughthatthedoorscloseeasily
whenopenedabouthalfway.

Toad,mt

ro~er$,removethebase

grillebygrmpingitatthebottom
andpullingitout.

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~rn rolleradjusting screws

clocbise toraiserefrigerator,

counterclockwisetolowerit. Use
adjustablewrench(3/$”hexhead
bolt)orpliers.

Men adjustingfrontrollers

forproperdoorclosure,itis
recommendedthat thebottomfront
edgeofthecabinetbeapproximately

3/411fromthefloor.

TEMPERATURE CONTRQLS

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Yourrefrigeratorhastwocontrols

thatletyouregulatethetemperature
inthefreshfoodandfreezer
compartments.

IN~IALLY, setthe =H
FOODcontrolat 5

and the

mEZ’ER controlat C.

Forcolderorwarmertemperatures,
adjustthedesiredcompartment
controloneletterornumberata time.

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Ifi/heniRitia~IySeuizgthecontiroBs

or VvhenadjEEsiiKlgtheEl~aEiow24

Note: firning the fresh food
controlto the 0~ position stops
coolingin B~H cormpartments—
fresh food

ANDfreezer—but

does not shut off power to the
refrigerator.

Usethe milk ted for the fresh food

compartment.

Placea containerof
miIkonthetopshelfinthefresh
foodcompartment.Checkita day

later.If themilkistoo warmor too

cold,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.
Usethe icecream test for the

freezer compartment. Placea
containerof icecreamin thecenter
ofthefreezercompartment.Check
itafieraday.If it’s toohardor too

sofl,adjustthetemperaturecontrols.

Always

3R~OW~~ houm for
the refrigemtor to reach the
fempemtRBre you set.

If you turnyour household

thermostat beiow

60”F.atnight

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youmaywanttoturnthe

lettered

controlonestepcolder,asfrom“C”
to “D?’Coolertemperaturesin the
housemaycausethecompressorto

operatelessfrequently,thusallowing
thefreezercompartmenttowarm
somewhat.Toprotectyourfrozen
foodsupply,leaveyour

lettered

settingatthiscoldersettingforthe

entirewinteror forwhateverperiod
oftimeyouareturningdownyour
thermostat.Thisisespecially
importantwhenthethermostatis

turneddownforanextendedperiod.
Thischangeshouldhavenoeffect

onyour freshfoodcompartment.
However,if freezingoccurs,turn
thenumberedcontrolone step
warmer,asfrom “5” to “4:’

Whenyoustopturningthe
thermostatdown,turntemperature
controlsbacktotheirregularsettings.

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TheEnergySaverSwitchislocated
onthetemperaturecontrolpanel.

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Toreduce the amountof

electricity required tooperate

your H’efrigerator,push switch

tothe left position.

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Thisturnsoffheatersinyour
refrigeratorthatpreventmoisture
fromformingontheoutside.

UseoftheEnergySaverSwitch
cansaveyoumoney.Estimated
yearlysavings,dependingonyour
localelectricrates,areasfollows:

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EslimatedYearlySavings

Energy

Model ElectricRate(PerKwh) Savings

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I $ .05 I $ .08 I $ :11 ~(~ppri.)

I CTX23j $14.00 I $23.00 I $31.00 ~ 19%

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Withthe heatersturnedoff,there
isachancethat moisturemayform
ontheoutsideofyourrefrigerator,
especiallywhentheweatheris
humid.Thehumidityis mostlikely
tobehighinthesummer,inthe
earlymorninghours,andinhomes
whicharenotairconditioned.

Overanextendedperiodoftime,
moisturethatformsontheoutside
maycausedeteriorationofthepaint
finish.Itwillbeimportanttoprotect
thefinishbyusingappliance&lish
waxasdescribed-on-pageIO:

men the Energy SaverStitch
is pmhed to the right~

elwtrici~~

flowsthroughthelowwattage
heaterswhichwarmtheoutside
ofthecabinetand,undermost
conditions,preventtheforming
ofmoistureorwaterdroplets.

Itisnotnecessarytodefrostthe

freezeror freshfoodcompartments.

Yourrefrigeratorisdesigned
andequippedtodefrostitself
automatically.