Roper RT20DKXDN00 Use And Care Manual

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Table Of

Contents . . . . . . . . . . 2

A Note

To You

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Refrigerator

Safety

. . . . . . . . 3

Parts And

Features . . . . . . . . 4

Before Using
Your Refrigerator

. . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using Your
Refrigerator

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Caring For
Your Refrigerator

. . . . . . . . . 18

Food Storage Guide . ...22

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . 24

Requesting
Assistance

Or Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Index

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Warranty

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Table Of Contents

A Note To You .............................................

.2

Refrigerator Safety ......................................

3

Parts And Features ............... . .....................

.4

Before Uslng Your Refrigerator

................. .6

Cleaning your refrigerator ........................

.6

Plugging it in ..............................................

.6

Installing it properly

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.7

Leveling it ..................................................

.7

Uslng Your

Refrigerator .............................

.8

Setting the controls ...................................

.8

Changing the control settings.. ..................

.9

Removing the drop in door trim pieces

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Removing the snap on door trim

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Using the flip up door shelf

..................... .10

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves..

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Removing the meat drawer
and cover

................................................ .12

Removing the crispers and
crisper cover

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13

Adjusting the crisper cover track

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.13

Adjusting the freezer shelf..

..................... .14

Using the ice cube trays

.......................... .14

Using the automatic ice maker..

.............. .I5

Removing the base grille..

....................... .16

Changing the light bulbs..

........................ .16

Understanding the sounds

you may hear

.......................................... .17

Saving energy

......................................... .I7

Reversing the door swing..

...................... .I7

Carlng For Your Refrigerator

................... .18

Cleaning your refrigerator..

...................... .I8

Vacation and moving care..

..................... .20

Power interruptions

.................................

.21

Food Storage Gulde

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.22

Storing fresh food

.................................... .22

Storing frozen food

.................................. .23

Troubleshootlng

.......................................

.24

Requestlng Assistance Or Service

......... .25

Index

..........................................................

.26

Warranty

....................................................

.28

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Roper@ appliance.

Roper appliances give you all the functionality of name brand appliances at a value price. To
ensure you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It
contains valuable information about 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 card helps us notify you about any new information
on your appliance.

Please record your model’s information.

Whenever you call to request service on

Model

Number

your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.

Serial Number

You can find this information on the model
and serial number label (see diagrams on

Purchase Date

pages 4 and 5 for location of label).

Dealer Name

Please also record the purchase date of

your appliance and your dealer’s name,

Dealer Address

address and telephone number.

Dealer Phone

Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for

future reference.

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Refrigerator Safety

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains statements under
warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols

and

follow any
instructions given. Here is a brief explana­tion of the use of the symbol.

IMPOWANT SAFEl-Y INSTRUCTIONS

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or Injury when
uslng your refrigerator,

follow these basic precautions:

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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 refrig­erator, do it safely. Please read the
enclosed safety booklet from the
Association of Home Appliance Manu­facturers. Help prevent accidents.

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Never allow children to operate, play with,
or crawl inside the refrigerator.

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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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Help us help you

Please:

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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 fail 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. (Refer to the

Electrical Requirements and Grounding

Instructions Sheet.)

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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.

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Parts And Features

Below are illustrations of your appliance with the parts and features called out. To help you

find information on specifE parts or features faster, page references are included.

NOTE: The model you purchased may have ail or some of the parts and features shown and

they may not match the illustrations exactly. This manual covers several models.

Control panel (all models)

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Snap on

door trim

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Flip up door

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Snap on

door trim

@- 10)

Leveling rollers
(behind base
grille) (p. 7)

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STYLE 2

Ice cube

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STYLE 3

Ice cube trays
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label (on side

wall)
Slideout

wire shelves.

Crisper

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Base grille

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Drop In

door trim

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- Base grille
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Before Using Your
Refrigerator

It is important to prepare yourrefrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it,

connect it to a power source, install it and level it.

Cleaning your refrigerator

Removing packaging materials

NOTE:

Do not remove any permanent

Remove tape and any inside labels (except

instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do

the model and serial number label) before

not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under

using the refrigerator.

the refrigerator at the front.

To remove any

remaining glue:

Cleaning it before use

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Rub briskly with thumb to make a bail,

After removing all packag-

then remove.

q

ing materials, clean your

OR

refrigerator before using it,

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Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing

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if necessary. See cleaning

detergent before removing glue as

instructions on pages 18-l 9.

described above. Do not use sharp

instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable

fluids or abrasive cleaners. These can

damage the material. See ‘Important
Safety instructions” on page 3.

Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere
fused and properly grounded electriil
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 Electrical Requirements and Ground­ing Instructions Sheet in your Literature
Package.

3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle

Refrigerator

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power cord 7

grounding .

Plug

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Installing it properly

1. Allow ‘15 inch (1.25 cm) space on each
side and at the top of the refrigerator for
ease of installation.

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

3. The refrigerator can be flush against the
back 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 16.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclock-

Right to

Use a screw-

driver to adjust

wise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 16.)

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Using Your Refrigerator

To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it
property. This section tells you how to set the controls, remove and adjust some of the
features in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

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
(Recommended Setting).

Refrigerator
Control settings range from 1 (warmer) to
5 (cooler).

2. Set the Freezer Control to 3 (Recom­mended Setting).

Freezer Control settings

range from 1 (warmer) to 5 (cooler).

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

The settings indicated above should be

correct for normal, household refrigerator

usage. The controls are set correctly when
milk or juice is as cold as you like and when

ice cream is firm. If you need to adjust these
settings, see “Changing the control settings”
on page 9.

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Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures in the

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Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed

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Wait at least 24 hours between

in the chart below

as a

guide: If you have

questions, call us at l-800-447-6737.

adjustments.

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Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

CONDITION: REASON:

RECOMMENDED

CONTROL SElTlNGS:
Refrigerator

Freezer

Refrigerator
section
too warm

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Door opened often

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Large amount of food added

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Room temperature too warm

Freezer
section

too warm

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Door opened often

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Large amount of food added

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

Refrigerator
section
too cold

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Controls not set correctly for
your conditions

Ice not

made fast

enough

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Heavy ice usage

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Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

Both sections

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Door opened often

too warm

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Large amount of food added

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Very warm or very cold room

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temperatures

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