Whirlpool 3VED23DQ User Manual

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Home Appliances

UseAndCare

A Note To You Important Safety

Instructions Parts And Features Before Using Your

Refrigerator Using Your

Refrigerator Caring For Your

Refrigerator

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A Note To You

Thank you folr 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 tJse 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 complete 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.

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.

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

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

using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

l Read all instructions before using the

refrigerator.

l 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 refrig-

erator, do it safely.

l Never allow children to operate, play

with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.

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Please:

l Install and level the refrigerator on a floor

that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.

l Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,

radiator or other heat source.

l Do not use the refrigerator in an area

where the room temperature will fall below

13°C (55°F).

l Keep the refrigerator out of the weather. l Connect the refrigerator only to the proper

kind of outlet, with the correct electrical

supply and grounding.

l Do not load the refrigerator with food

before it has time to get properly cold.

l Use the refrigerator only for the uses

described in this manual.

l Properly maintain the refrigerator. l Be sure the refrigerator is not used by

anyone unable to operate it properly.

l Never clean refrigerator parts with

flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

l FOR YOUR SAFETY l

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. 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

Slide-out

freezer

basketst

(on some models)

Light

/ -A.

number label (on side wall)

- Crisper light

Utility

Temperature-

controlled

door bins (on

some models)

Meat drawer temperature control N (on side wall)

Leveling rollers (behind base grille)

t Number varies with model

Control panel

FREDER

REFRIGERATOR

Base grille

Humidity-

controlled

- crisper Deep

adjustable

door bins

with bin

Model 3VED29DQ

glidest

shown

Freezer control

Refrigerator control

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Cleaning Plugging

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Installing it properly

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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.

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 glue:

l Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then

remove.

l 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.

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 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 Ground-

ing Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.

Installing it properly

1. Allow 1.25 cm (I,$ inch) space on each side and at the tfop of the refrigerator for ease of installation.

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

3. The refrigerator can be flush against the 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

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 counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

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

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Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Setting the controls Changing the control settings.. Removing the door shelf fronts Removing Adjusting the door Adjusting the door bin glides.. Adjusting the refrigerator shelves . .l 1

Using the egg Removing the crisper and

crisper cover

Adjusting the crisper humidity control

Removing the meat drawer and cover

Adjusting the meat drawer

temperature

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.

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Removing

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

Removing Changing the light bulbs Understanding the sounds you

may hear Saving energy

the snack bin

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problems

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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. 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 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.

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.

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

REASON:

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

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

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RECOMMENDED CONTROL SElTINGS:

Refrigerator 4 Freezer

Freezer section too warm

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

(can’t cycle often enough)

Refrigerator section

l Controls not set correctly

for your conditions

too cold Ice not

made fast enough

Both sections too warm

l Heavy ice usage l Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

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

temperatures

Removing the door shelf fronts

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.

Refrigerator 3 Freezer

Refrigerator 2 Freezer

B ’

Refrigerator 3 Freezer

Refrigerator 4 Freezer

(on some models)

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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