Whirlpool 6ET16ZK User Manual
Use & Care Guide
Ice cube
Freezer shelf
Model and
Meat drawer
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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
6ETl6ZK
Contents
Important Safety Instructions
Before Using Your Refrigerator
Using Your Refrigerator
Setting the controls ..................
Changing the control settings
Exterior moisture control
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves
Moving the meat drawer and cover.
Removing the crispers and crisper cover
Changing the light bulbs ..............
Reversing the door swing
Icecubetrays
Sounds you may hear ................
Energy saving tips ...................
Cleaning Your Refrigerator
Food Storage Guide .................
Caring For Your Refrigerator.
Vacation and moving care
Power interruptions
If You Need Service Or Assistance
Whirlpool Refrigerator Warranty
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide Label, lape
and any inside labels (except the model and serial
number label) before using the refrigeralor. To
remove any remaining glue:
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Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then
remove.
OR
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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 refngerator at
the front
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Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product.
Then complete the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with a
question.
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Copy model and serial numbers from label
(see diagram on front cover) and purchase date
from sales slip.
@ Keep this book and sales slip together in a handy
place.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number
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Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your
refrigerator, follow basic precautions including the following:
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Read all instructions before using the
refrigerator.
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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. Please read
the enclosed safety booklet from
the Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers. Help prevent accidents.
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Never allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.
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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 LIGUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN
CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
It is your responsibility to be sure your
refrigerator:
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is installed and leveled on a floor that will hold
the weight, and in an area suitable for its
and use.
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is connected only to the proper kind of
Outlet,
with the correct electrical supply and ground-
ing. (Refer to the Electrical Requirements ant
Grounding Instructions Sheet.)
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is used only to do what home refrigerators arc
designed to do.
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is not near an oven, radiator or other heat
source.
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is properly maintained.
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is out of the weather.
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is used in an area where the room temperature will not fall below 55°F (13°C).
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is not used by anyone unable to operate
it properly.
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is not loaded with food before it has time to
get properly cold.
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Before Using Your Refrigerator
Clean it
Clean your refrigerator before using it. See
cleaning instructions on page 10.
Plug it in
Recommended Grounding Method
A 115 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.
See Electrical Requirements and Grounding
Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.
Install properly
1. Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm) between overhead
cabinets and refrigerator top.
2. Allow at least an inch (2.5 cm) between the
refrigerator condenser on the back and the wall.
3. Allow ‘/2 inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the
refrigerator for ease of installation.
4. If the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you
might want to leave extra space on the hinge
side so the door can be opened wider.
Use screwdriver
to adjust
Level refrigerator-freezer
Adjustable rollers:
1. To raise front, turn each screw to the right.
2. To lower front, turn each screw to the left.
3. Check with level.
Right to raise;
left to lower
Using Your Refrigerator
The drawings in this book may vary slightly from your refrigerator model. They are designed to show the
different features of all the models covered by this book.
NOTE: Your model may not include all the features shown.
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
2. Set the Freezer Control to B.
Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely
before adding food. (This may take several hours.)
These settings should be about right for normal
household refrigerator usage.
Freezer Control
The controls will be set about right when milk
or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream
is firm.
Changing the control settings
If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator
or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below.
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Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
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Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
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Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
CONDITION:
If Refrigerator Door opened often
Section is
TOO WARM Room temperature too warm
If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO COLD
If ICE isn’t
MADE FAST ENOUGH
If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM
REASON:
Large amount of food added
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
Controls not set correctly
for your conditions
Heavy ice usage
Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very warm or very cold room
temperatures
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
Refrigerator 3
Freezer
Refrigerator 2
Freezer
Refrigerator 3
Freezer
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
C
A
B
A
B
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