Whirlpool 3ET16NKXDG00 User Manual
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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
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Use And Care Guide
Table of Contents
A Note to You
Important Safety Instructions
Parts and Features
Before Using Your Refrigerator
Using Your Refrigerator
Setting the controls
Changing the control settings
Removing the drop-in door
trim pieces.....................................................9
Removing the snap-off door trim..................10
Removing the snap-off door trivets
Adjusting the door bins................................10
Adjusting the utility compartment
and tray
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves
Adjusting the EZ-Track™
refrigerator shelf..........................................12
Removing the meat drawer
and cover
RenfK>ving the crispers and
crisper cover
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Adjusting the crisper humidity
control.........................................................15
Adjusting the crisper cover track
Adjusting the freezer shelf............................16
Adjusting the half-width
freezer shelf................................................. 16
Removing the pull-out freezer floor
Using the ice cube trays...............................17
Using the optional automatic
ice maker
Removing the base grille
Changing the light bulbs
Understanding the sounds you
may hear
Saving energy.............................................21
Reversing the door swing............................21
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Caring for Your Refrigerator...........................22
Food Storage Guide
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Troubleshooting ............................................27
Requesting Service........................................27
Warranty........................................................28
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 informa
tion about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it
carefully.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains statements under
warning symbol. Please pay special attention
to this symbol and follow any instructions
given. Here is a brief explanation of the use
of the warning symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as personal injury, bums, fire,
and electrical shock.
AWARNING
Piease record your model's information.
Whenever you call to request service on
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.
You can find this information on the model
and serial number label (see diagram on
pages 4-5 for location of label).
Please also record the purchase date of
your e^}pliance and your dealer’s name,
address, 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 Saféty Instructions
ikWARNING
• Read all instructions before using the
refrigerator.
• Child entrapment and suffocation are not
problems of the past. Junked or aban
doned refrigerators are stiU dangerous ...
even if they will ‘^ust sit in the garage a
few days.”
If you are getting rid of your old refrigera
tor, do it safely. Please read the enclosed
safety booklet from the Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers. Help
prevent accidents.
To reduco tho risk of firs, sloctrical shock, or Injury when
using your rsfrigorator, follow these basic precautions:
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
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 rx)t 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 rx)t 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 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
LIOUIDS 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.
Control panels
STYLE 2
Ice cube trays
Freezer shelf
Easy-clean
freezer bottom
Control panel
Model and
serial number
label (on side
wall)
Crisper cover
Crispers
Refrigerator
control
Freezer
control
Snap-on
sheK trim
Utility
compartment
Utility bin
Meat drawer
Slide-out
wire shelves
Snap-on
shelf trim
Base grille
Leveling rollers
(behind base
grille)
ice cube
trays
and bin
Snap-on
door trim
Freezer sheK
Easy-ciean
freezer bottom
Control penel
Model and
serial
number label
(on side wall)
Meat drawer
Crisper
cover
Crispers
Leveling rollers
(behind
base grille)
Ice cube trays and
shelf
Ice bin
Freezer sheH
Pull-out
freezer floor
EZ-Treck™
Spillguard”* glass
shelf
Model and serial
number label
(on side wall)
Meat drawer
Crisper cover
Utility
compartment
Egg bln
Adjustable
wire
shelves
Snap-on
door trim
Base grille
Freezer light
Adjustable
half-width
freezer shelf
Snap-on
door trim
Control panel
Sliding utility
compartment
Sliding tray
Egg bin
Spillguard^**
glass shelves
Crisper with
humidity control
Leveling rollers
(behind base grille)
Adjustable door
bins with
bin glides
Snap-on
door trivet
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Before Using Your
Refrigerator
It is inr^rtant to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean K,
connect it to a power source, install it, and level it.
Cleaning your refrigerator
Removing packaging materiais
Remove tape and any inside labels (except
the nxxlel and serial number Icibel) before
using the refrigerator.
NOTE: Do not remove any permanent
instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do
not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under
the refrigerator at the front.
To remove any remaining giue:
• Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then
remove.
OR
• 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
Instructions” on page 3.
Plugging it in
Recommended Grounding Method
A 115 Volt/60 Hz (Plug 1), 220/240 Voh/50
Hz (Plug 2), or 220 Volt/60 Hz (Plug 3) AC
only 15 or 20 ampere fused and properly
grounded electrical supply is requir^. 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.
Cieaning it before use
After removing all packaging materials,
clean your refrigerator before using it, if
necessary. See cleaning instructions on
pages 22-23.
Plug 1
Plugs
Installing it properly
1. Allow 1.25 cm (Vi 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 19.)
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 19.)
Right to
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, rerrrave 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 (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 9.
STYLE 1
STYLE 2
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