Whirlpool 3ET16NK User Manual

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

8ET17NK 3ET16NK

Use And Care Guide

A Note To You Important Safety

Instructions

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Parts And Features Before Using Your

Refrigerator Using Your

Refrigerator

Caring For Your Refrigerator

Food Storage Guide

Reversing The Door Swing

If You Need

Assistance Or Service

Warranty

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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.

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 23. If you need further help, feel free to call an authorized Whirlpool service center. 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

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

(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to

your personal property.

Dealer Name Dealer Phone

acaution

Important Safety Instructions

^WARNING

•Read all 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. Please read the enclosed safety booklet from the Association of Home Appliance Manu facturers. Help prevent accidents.

Help us help you

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.

To reduce the risk of fire, eiectrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

•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.

• 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

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.

Ice cube trays and bin

Freezer shelf Easy-clean

freezer bottom

Control panel Model and serial

number label (on side wali)

Siide-out wire sheives

Crisper cover Crispers Leveling roilers

(behind base griiie)

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Snap-off

sheif trim

Utiiity

compartment

Utiiity bin

Meat drawer

and cover

Drop-in

door trim

Base grille

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page Cleaning your refrigerator

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 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 glue:

• Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then

remove.

• Soak area with liquid hand-dishwashing

detergent before removing glue as de scribed above. Do not use sharp instru ments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive cleaners. These can damage the material. See “Important Safety Instruc tions” 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 15-16.

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Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method A 115 Volt, 60 Hz (Plug 1) or 220/240 Volt,

50 Hz (Plug 2), 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.

Plug 1

Installing it properly

1. Allow 1.25 cm (V2 inch) 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 13.)

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 13.)

Front roller

Right to

raise; ieft to

iower

Use a screw

driver to adjust

Raise

Leveiing Lower screw

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page

Setting the controls Changing the control settings

Removing the drop-in door

trim pieces..................................................9

Removing the snap-off door trim Removing the snap-off trivets Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ..10 Removing the meat drawer

and cover

Removing the crispers and

crisper cover............................................11

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.

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Adjusting the crisper cover track ... 11 Adjusting the freezer shelf Using the ice cube trays

Removing the base grille

Changing the light bulbs

Understanding the sounds you may hear

Saving energy

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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 (Recom

mended Setting). Freezer Control settings range from 1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

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 8.

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