Whirlpool 2193496 User Manual

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Home Appliances

UseAndCare

Table of Contents

(complete)

A Note to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Refrigerator Safety . . . . . . . 3

Parts and Features . . . . . . . 4

Before Using Your

Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

Using Your

Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Attaching the optional ice maker to a water

supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Reversing the

door swing

Caring for Your

Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Food Storage Guide . . . 23 Troubleshooting Requesting

Assistance

or Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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l-800-253-1 301

Call our Consumer Assistance Center

with questlons or comments.

18’ TO 20’ NO-FROST TOP FREEZER REFRIGERATOR

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A Note to You ............................................................

Refrigerator Safety ................................................... 3

Parts and Features ...................................................

Before Using Your Refrigerator

Using Your Refrigerator.. ......................................... 8

Setting the controls ............................................... 8

Changing the control settings.. .............................. 8

Removing the drop-in door trim.. ........................... 9

Removing the snap-on door trim ........................... 9

Adjusting the door bins ....................................... 10

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves.. ...................... 10

Using the flip-up door shelf

Removing the meat drawer and cover ................ 11

Removing the crispers and crisper cover ............ 11

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4 6

Adjusting the crisper cover track Adjusting the freezer shelf Using the optional automatic ice maker Attaching the optional ice maker to a

water supply

Removing the base grille

Changing the light bulbs

Understanding the sounds you may hear

Saving energy ......................................................

Reversing the door swing Caring for Your Refrigerator Food Storage Guide Troubleshooting Requesting Assistance or Service.. Warranty

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A Note to You

Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL@ appliance.

Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL Refrigerators are easy to use, save time,

and help you manage your home better. 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 your appliante, you need to know your complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number label (see diagrams on pages 4 and 5 for location of label).

Please also record the purchase date of your appli-

ance and your dealer’s name, address, and telephone

number. Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll-free from anywhere in the U.S.A.

Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Dealer Name Dealer

Address

Dealer Phone

1-800-253-1301 1

Refrigerator Safety

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains statements under warning sym-

bols. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the warning symbol.

This symbol alerts you to hazards such as fire, electrical shock, or other injuries.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury when

using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

Read all instructions before using the refrigerator.

@Never allow children to operate, play with, or

crawl inside the refrigerator.

Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

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.

FOR YOUR SAFETY.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Proper disposal of your old refrigerator

Suffocation Hazard Remove doors from your old refrigerator. Failure to do so can result in death or

brain damage.

IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous . . . even if they will sit for “just a few days.” If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, please follow the instructions below to help prevent accidents.

BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY YOUR OLD REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER:

Take off the doors.

Leave the shelves in place so that children may not

easily climb inside.

Parts and Features

This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. Page references are included for your convenience.

NOTE: The model you have purchased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and may not match the illustration exactly. This manual covers several models.

STYLE 1

Ice cube trays \

Freezer shelf (P. 12)

Easy-clean

freezer bottom R

Control panel (P. 8)

Model and serial number label ’ (on side wall)

Meat drawer N (P. 11)

they

Adjustable

wire

Crisper

Crispers

(P. 11) F Leveling rollers,

(behind

base grille)

(P. 7)

Control panel

Refrigerator

control

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STYLE 2

serial number

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Control panel

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Before Using Your Refrigerator

It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install it, and level it. For information on how to attach the ice maker to a water supply, see page 14, or for information on how to reverse the door swing, see page 19.

Cleaning your refrigerator

Removing packaging materials

Remove tape and any inside labels (except the model

and serial number label) before using the refrigerator. To remove any remaining tape or label glue:

l Rub briskly with thumb.

l Apply liquid hand-dishwashing detergent to area

before removing glue as 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

Fire Hazard Do not use an extension cord. Doing so can result in death, fire, or

electrical shock.

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the front.

Cleaning it before use

After removing all packaging materials, clean your

refrigerator before using it, if necessary. See cleaning instructions on page 21.

Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Failure to follow these instructions can result

in death or electrical shock.

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. Use a receptacle which cannot be turned off with a switch or pull chain. Do not use an extension cord.

3-prong grounding type wail receptacle

Refrigerator power cord

3-prong grounding plug -

Installing it properly

1. Allow l/2 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

Burn Hazard

Do not touch refrigeration tubes near defrost pan.

Doing so can result in burns.

Your refrigerator has two 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 counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

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

Right to raise;

left to lower

Use a screw-

driver to adjust

screw

Using Your Refrigerator

To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it properly. This section tells you how to set the controls, remove and adjust 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 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

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

1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

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” below.

STYLE 1

STYLE 2

Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. If you have any questions, call our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1301, from anywhere in the U.S.A.

CONDITION: Refrigerator

section too warm

Freezer section too warm

REASON:

l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Room temperature too warm

l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

Refrigerator

l Controls not set correctly for your conditions

section too cold Ice not made

fast enough

l Heavy ice usage l Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. l Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments. l Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

RECOMMENDED SETTINGS:

Refrigerator

Freezer

Both sections

too warm

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

Removing the drop-in door trim

TO remove the trim piece:

1. Remove all items from the shelf.

Pull straight Up on the trim piece at each end,

To replace the trim piece:

1. Locate each end of the trim piece above the trim pocket opening.

2. Push the trim piece straight down until it stops.

Replace items on the shelf.

Removing the

To remove the trim piece:

1. km’we all items from the shelf.

2. Pull out On the inside tab at each end.

3. Lift trim piece straight out.

To replace the trim piece;

l. Line uP ends of the trim piece with the button on

the door liner wall.

2* Push trim Piece straight back until it snaps securely

into place.

RePlaCe items on the shelf.

snap-on door trim

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