Whirlpool 3ED22DQ User Manual

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Use And Care

A Note To You

Important Safety

Instructions

Parts And Features Before Using Your

Refrigerator

Using Your Refrigerator

Caring For Your Refrigerator

Food Storage Guide 26 If You Need

Assistance Or Service

Warranty

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS

WITH THIRSrCgUSHER'

MODELS 3ED27DQ 3ED25DQ 3ED22DQ

Dispensing System

6ED27DQ 6ED25DQ 6ED22DQ

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A NOTE TO YOU

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool* appliance.

You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience went into its manufacturing. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please com plete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.

AWARNING

This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.

This symbol will help you avoid actions which could cause product damage

(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to

your personal property.

ACAUTION

Help when you need it.

If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first see “If You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 28. If you need further help, feel free to call an authorized Whirlpool service company. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number label (see diagram on page 4). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers, the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date

Dealer Name. Dealer Phone

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Important Safety Instructions

AWARNING

•Read ali instructions before using the refrigerator.

•Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still danger ous ... even if they will “just sit in the garage a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrig

erator, do it safely.

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

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

using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

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Please:

• Install and level the refrigerator on a floor that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.

• Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,

radiator or other heat source.

• Do not use the refrigerator in an area where the room temperature will fall below

13°C (55°F).

• Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

• Connect the refrigerator only to the proper kind of outlet, with the correct electrical supply and grounding.

• Do not load the refrigerator with food before it has time to get properly cold.

• Use the refrigerator only for the uses described in this manual.

• Properly maintain the refrigerator.

• Be sure the refrigerator is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

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

• FOR YOUR SAFETY •

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.

PARTS AND FEATURES

Parts And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. Your refrigerator may have some or all of the features shown, and they may not look like the illustrations. This manual covers many models.

Model and serial

Automatic ice maker with cubed and crushed ice

Ice bin

Light

Removable wire shelves^

Snack bin

Light (on some models)

Control panel

number label (on side wall)

Utility

compartment

Wine rack

Egg bin

Adjustable

slide-out

Spillguard™

shelves

Slide-out

freezer

baskets^

Temperaturecontrolled

meat drawer

Adjustable door bins (on some models)

Meat drawer temperature control (on side wall)

Leveling rollers (behind base grille)

t Number varies with model

Control panel

Base grille

Crisper light

Humidity-

controlled

crisper

Deep

adjustable

door bins

with bin

glides^

Model 3ED27DQ

shown

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Cleaning it Plugging it in

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.

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Installing it properly

Leveling it

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Cleaning it

Removing packaging materials

Remove tape and any inside labels (except

the model and serial number label) before

using the refrigerator.

To remove any remaining giue:

• Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then remove.

• Soak area with liquid hand-dishwashing detergent 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.

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 pages 23-24.

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Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 220 or 240 Volt, 50 Hz., AC only 15 or

20 ampere fused and properly grounded electrical supply is required. It is recom

mended 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.

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Installing it properly

Allow 1.25 cm (Va inch) space on each

side and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of installation.

If the refrigerator is to be against a wall,

you might want to leave extra space on the hinge side closest to the wall so the door can be opened wider.

The refrigerator can be flush against the

3. wall.

4. Make sure ice maker water supply has

been connected. Refer to Installation Instructions.

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 20.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclock wise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 20.)

Right to raise;

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Setting the controls Changing the control settings

Removing the door shelf fronts .... ...9

Removing the door trim Adjusting the door bins Adjusting the door bin glides Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

Using the egg bin...............................

Removing the crisper and

crisper cover........................................

Adjusting the crisper humidity control

Removing the meat drawer and

cover.....................................................

Adjusting the meat drawer

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Removing the snack bin

Adjusting the wine rack

Removing the freezer baskets... Removing the freezer shelf Using the THIRSTCRUSHER*

dispensing system Using the automatic ice maker.. Removing the ice maker

storage bin......................................

Solving common ice maker/ dispenser problems

Removing the base grille Changing the light bulbs Understanding the sounds you

may hear

Saving energy

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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 some of the features in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

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.

Refrigerator Control adjustments range from 1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

2. Set the Freezer Control to B.

Freezer Control adjustments range from

A (warmest) to C (coldest).

3. Give the refrigerator time to cool down com pletely 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.

NOTE: The Automatic Exterior Moisture control continuously guards against moisture build-up on the outside of your refrigerator cabinet. This control does not have to be set or adjusted.

REFRIGERATOR

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures In refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide.

CONDITION: Refrigerator

section too warm • Room temperature too warm

REASON:

• Door opened often

• Large amount of food added

' Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments. * Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

RECOMMENDED CONTROL SETTINGS:

Refrigerator

Freezer

4 A

Freezer section • Large amount of food added too warm

Refrigerator section too cold

Ice not made fast enough

Both sections too warm

• Door opened often

• 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

Refrigerator 3

Freezer C

Refrigerator 2

Freezer

Refrigerator 3

Freezer C

Refrigerator 4

Freezer B

Removing the door shelf fronts (on some models)

Remove the door shelf fronts for easier

cleaning.

To remove shelf fronts;

1. Remove all items from the shelf.

2. Pull out on the inside tab at each end of the shelf front.

3. Pull shelf front straight out.

To replace shelf fronts:

1. Line up each end of the shelf front with the button on the door liner wall.

2. Push shelf front straight back until it snaps securely Into place.

3. Replace items on the shelf.

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