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Please read this Use and Care Guide before you do anything else...

This booklet tells You how to start your refrigerator, clean it, move shelves and adjust controls. It even tells you what new sounds to expect from Your refrigerator.

Treat your new refrigerator with care. Use it only to do what home refrigerators are designed to do.

Parts and features

ICE CUBE TRAYS

REFRIGERATOR CONTROL

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ADJUSTABLE

FREEZER SHELF

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POWER SAVING

CONTROL

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GLASS MEAT PAN

COVER -

MEAT PAN -

GLASS

CRISPER COVER

CRISPERS

LEVELLING

ROLLERS

Thank you 11 : k?uying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mail the Owner Registra-

tron Card provrded with this product. Then complete the form below. Have this Information ready

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Keep this t ook and sales slip together In a handy pIal e

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Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

COMPARTMENT

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COMPARTMENT

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UTILITY

BUTTER

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Service Company Phone Number

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Contents

SAFETY FIRST

Important Safely Instructions

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR.

Remove Sales Labels.. Clean It ., .., Plug It In Install Properly

Level Refrigerator-Freezer

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR..

Setting the Controls. Changing the Control Settings Power Saving Control Changing the Light Bulb

Moving the Meat Pan and Cover Adjusting the Refrigerator Shelves Removing Crispers and Crisper

Cover...........................

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Reversing the Door Swing

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Removing and Adjusting 4 4 4 4

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the Freezer Shelf Ice Cube Trays Optional Automatic Ice Maker Sounds You May Hear Energy Saving Tips

CLEANING YOUR REFRIGERATOR..

Cleaning Chart

FOOD STORAGE GUIDE

Storing Fresh Food

Storing Frozen Food VACATION AND MOVING CARE.. IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE. WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR WARRANTY.

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refrigerator...

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is installed and leveled on a floor that will hold the weight, and in an area suitable for its size and use.

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is connected only to the right kind of outlet, with the right electrical

supply and grounding. (Refer

its and Grounding

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is properly maintained.

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is out of the weather.

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is used in an area where the room temperature will not fall below 55°F (13°C).

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is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

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is not loaded with food before it has time to get properly cold.

Before using your refrigerator

1. Remove sales labels...

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label, tape and any inside labels before using the refrigerator. To remove any remaining glue:

1. Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball then

remove.

OR

2. Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue as described in step 1.

DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or

toxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, car-

bon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the

material.

NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE ANY PERMANENT IN-

STRUCTION LABELS INSIDE YOUR REFRIGERATOR.

Do not remove the Tech sheet fastened under

the refrigerator at the front.

2. Clean it...

Clean your refrigerator before using it. See

cleaning instructions on page 8.

3. Plug it in...

3-PRONG GROUNDING TYPE WALL RECEPTACLE \

4. Install properly...

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1. Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm) between overhead cabinets and the refrigerator top.

2. Allow at least an inch (2.5 cm) between the refrigerator condenser on the back and the wall.

3. Allow Yz inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the refrigerator for ease of installation.

4. If the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space on the hinge side so the door can be opened wider.

5. If your refrigerator has an ice maker, make sure ice maker water supply has been connected. Refer to Installation Instructions.

I-PRONG GROUNDING PLUG

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.

Do not use an extension cord. Use a receptacle which cannot be turned off with a switch or pull chain. See individual electrical requirements and grounding instruction sheet in your literature package.

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5. Level refrigerator-freezer.. .

USE SCREWDRIVER TO ADJUST

1. To raise front, turn each screw to the right,

2. To lower front, turn each screw to the left

3. Check with level.

Using your refrigerator

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REFRIGERATOR CONTROL

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Setting the controls...

Controls forthe refrigerator and freezerare in the refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged rn for the first time...

1. Set the REFRIGERA-

TOR CONTROL to

CONTROL to B

2. Set the FREEZER

Changing the control settings...

If you need to adjusttemperatures in refrigerator

or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below.

CONDITION: If Refrigerator

Section is TOO WARM

If Freezer Section is TOO WARM

QUESTIONS? . ..call your COOL-LINE ’ Section is service assistance

telephone

number (page 15).

If Refrigerator

TOO COLD If ICE isn’t

MADE FAST ENOUGH

If BOTH SECTIONS are TOO WARM

REASON: Door opened often

Large amount of food added Room temperature too warm

Door opened often

Large amount of food added Very cold room temperature [can’t cycle often enough]

Controls not set correctly for your conditions

Heavy ice usage Very cold room temperature (can’t cycle often enough)

Door opened often Large amount of food added Very warm or very cold room temperatures

POWER SAVING CONTROL

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LIGHT SWITCH FREEZER CONTROL

Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. (This may take several hours.]

These settings should be about right for normal household refrigerator usage.

The controls will be set about right when milk or juice is as cold as vou like when ice cream is firm.

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Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

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Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

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Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

RECOMMENDED CONTROL SETTINGS:

Refrigerator Freezer

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Power Saving Control...

The Power Saving Control on the Control Console operates electric heaters around the door openings. These heaters help keep moisture from

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humidity is low.

2. Use the “REDUCES EXTERIOR MOISTURE” setting if moisture forms on the outside of the refrigerator.

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