Whirlpool 4ET20ZK User Manual

Whirlpool

HomeAppliances

UseAndCare

A Note To You Important Safety

Instructions

Parts And Features Before Using Your

Refrigerator Using Your

Refrigerator Caring For Your

Refrigerator Food Storage Guide 18 If You Need

Assistance Or Service

Warranty

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

MODEL 4ET20ZK

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 20. 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

^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 Asso ciation of Home Appliance Manufactur ers. Help prevent accidents.

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

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.

Freezer shelf

Ice cube trays

Ice bin

Control panel

Model and serial number label (on side wall)

Meat drawer

Crisper cover

Crispers

Leveiing rollers

(behind

base griile)

Utility

compartment

Butter

compartment

Control panel

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Refrigerator

controi

EXTERIOR MOISTURE CONTROL

Exterior moisture Light

control switch

FREEZER

Freezer controi

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

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 your 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 14 and 15.

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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 (Vs 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 12.)

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 12.)

Right to raise;

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page Setting the controls Changing the control settings

Adjusting the shelf glide Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ...9

Removing the meat drawer

and cover

Removing the crispers and

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

Removing the freezer shelf............... .10

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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Using the ice cube trays

Changing the light bulbs

Removing the base grille Reversing the door swing Understanding the sounds

you may hear

Saving energy

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Setting the controls

Temperature 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 4.

Refrigerator Control adjustments range from 1 (warmest) to 8 (coldest).

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2. Set the Freezer Control to C.

Freezer Control adjustments range from A (coldest) to D (warmest).

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.

FREEZER

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