Whirlpool 6ED25DQ User Manual

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Use And Care

Important Safety Instructions

Parts And Features Before Using Your

Refrigerator Using Your

Refrigerator Caring For Your

Refrigerator

Food Storage Guide 20

If You Need

Assistance Or Service

Warranty

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS _ \

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MODELS 3ED27DQ 3ED25DQ 3ED22DQ

6ED27DQ 6ED25DQ 6ED22DQ

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 have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have 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 complete and mail the Owner ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa tion 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 22. If you need further help, feel free to call an authorized Whirpool* 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 dangerous ... even If they will “just sit in the garage a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator,

do it safely.

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

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

refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

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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 ELAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIOUIDS

IN THE VICINITY OE THIS OR ANY OTHER

APPLIANCE. THE EUMES CAN CREATE A

FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

Also, 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 described above. Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive cleaners. These can damage the material. See “Impor tant Safety Instructions" above.

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction

labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the front.

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.

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(3ED27DQ 6ED27DQ, 3ED25DQ, and 6ED25DQ)

Automatic ice maker with cubed and crushed ice —^

Ice bin —

Light

Removable freezer shelves (number varies with model)

Snack bin

Slide-out freezer baskets

(number varies

with model)

Adjustable

door bins

Meat drawer

with tempera

ture control

Control panel Light

serial number

(on side wall)

compartment

Door bin glides

(number varies

Crispers with

Model and

label

Utility

Utility bin

Wine rack

with model)

Egg bin

Adjustable

slide-out

spillguard

shelves

Deep

adjustable

door bins

Crisper light

humidity

control

Meat drawer

temperature

control

(on side wall)

Control panel

Leveling rollers (behind base grille)

Freezer control Refrigerator control

Model 3ED27DQ shown

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Cleaning it...........................................

Plugging it in..................................... ......................5

It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section will tell you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install it and level it.

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Instating it properly Leveling it

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Cleaning it

Clean your refrigerator before using it, if neces

sary. See clean.'ng instructions on page 18.

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.

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.

For ED27DQ only: A minimum of 2.9 cm

(1 Vb inch) between the refrigerator door and wall is required, or a minimum of 3.8 cm (1 '/2 inch) between the freezer door and wall is required.

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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BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

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 16.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise, n. Check with level.

"j. Replace base grille. (See page 16.)

Right to raise;

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Setting the controls Changing the control settings Adjusting the refrigerator shelves Adjusting the door bins

Adjusting the door bin glides........................

Removing the crisper and crisper cover. Adjusting the crisper humidity control ... Removing the meat drawer and cover Adjusting the meat drawer temperature.. Removing the snack bin Adjusting the wine rack

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7 Removing the freezer baskets.......................

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........9 Using the automatic ice maker...................... ...13

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Removing the freezer shelf............................ ...11

THIRSTCRUSHER* dispensing system ... ...12

9 Removing the ice maker storage bin............

Solving common ice maker problems

Removing the door trim (dispenser area) ...15

10 10 Removing the base grille

10 Changing the light bulbs................................ ...16

Understanding the sounds you may hear ...17

Saving energy.................................................. ...17

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In order to obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it properly. This section will tell you how to do just that.

Setting the controls

Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in for

the first time:

1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 3.

Refrigerator Control adjustments range from 1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

REFRIGERATOR

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...14 ...15

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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 will be 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.

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:

If Refrigerator Section is TOO WARM

If Freezer Section is TOO WARM

If Refrigerator Controls not set correctly Section is TOO COLD

If ICE isn’t MADE FAST ENOUGH

If BOTH Door opened often SECTIONS are TOO WARM

REASON:

Door opened often Large amount of food added Room temperature too warm

Door opened often Large amount of food added Very cold room temperature (can’t cycle often enough)

for your conditions

Heavy ice usage Very cold room temperature (can’t cycle often enough)

Large amount of food added Very warm or very cold room temperatures

• Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

• Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

RECOMMENDED CONTROL SETTINGS:

Refrigerator Freezer A

Refrigerator 3 Freezer C

Refrigerator 2 Freezer B

Refrigerator Freezer C

Refrigerator Freezer B

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you

use your refrigerator. Glass shelves are strong

enough to hold bottles, milk and other heavy food

items.

To remove glass shelves:

1. Remove items from shelf.

2. Slide shelf out with an even, constant pull.

3. Lift front and slide the rest of the way out.

To move shelf guides to a new position:

1. Lift front of guide. Pull guide forward off rear support. Repeat for other guide.

2. To replace guide, push guide onto rear support. Push front of guide down onto support.

To replace glass shelves:

1. Guide rear of shelf into shelf guide.

2. Slide shelf into place.

Be careful when

handling glass items.

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