Whirlpool 4ED27DQ User Manual

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HomeX Appliances

Use And Care

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 26
If You Need

Assistance
Or Service

Warranty

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5

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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

WITH THIRSrCgySHER'

MODELS 4ED27DQ 4ED25DQ

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 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.

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

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

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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.

• 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 Controi panel Light

number label
(on side wall)

Utility

compartment

Adjustable

slide-out

Spillguard*

shelves

Slide-out
freezer
baskets^

Temperature
controlled
meat drawer

Adjustable
door bins

Meat drawer
temperature
control
(on side wall)

Control panel

Leveling rollers
(behind base grille)

Base grille

Crisper light

Humidity-

controlled

crisper

Deep

adjustable

door bins

with bin

glides^

^Number varies

with model.

Model 4ED27DQ

shown.

Freezer control Refrigerator control

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

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5 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.

OR

• 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.

6
6

Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 220 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.

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Installing it properly

1. Allow 1.25 cm ('/2 inch) space on each
side and at the top of the refrigerator for
ease of installation.

2. 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.

3. The refrigerator can be flush against the
wall.

4. Make sure ice maker water supply has
been connected. Refer to Installation
Instructions.

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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;

OSING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Setting the controls
Changing the control settings
Removing the door shelf fronts
Removing the door trim
Adjusting the door bins
Adjusting the door bin glides
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ..11
Using the egg bin
Removing the crisper and

crisper cover..........................................12

Adjusting the crisper humidity
control

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Removing the meat drawer and

cover......................................................13

Adjusting the meat drawer

temperature...........................................13

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Removing the snack bin

9

Adjusting the wine rack

9

Removing the freezer baskets

Removing the freezer shelf...................14

Using the THIRSTCRUSHER*

dispensing system

Using the automatic ice maker...............17

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.

REFRIGERATOR

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.

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 • Door opened often

section • Large amount of food added
too warm

REASON:

• Room temperature too warm

• 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 • Door opened often
section

too warm

Refrigerator

section for your conditions
too coid

ice not • Heavy ice usage
made fast • Very cold room temperature
enough (can’t cycle often enough)

Both • Door opened often
sections
too warm

• Large amount of food added

• Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)

• Controls not set correctly

• Large amount of food added

• 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

Freezer C

Refrigerator 2

Freezer

Refrigerator

Freezer

Refrigerator

Freezer

3

B

3

C

4

B

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.