Whirlpool 6ET18DK User Manual

Whirlpool

Use And Care

Important Safety Instructions

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Parts And Features Before Using Your

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If You Need Assistance Or Service

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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

MODELS 3ET22DK 6ET20DK

3ET18DK 6ET18DK

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 howto 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.

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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 18. If you need further help, feel free to call an authorized WhirpooP“ 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 dangerous ... even if

they will “just sit in the garage a few days."

If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator,

do K 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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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.

• Connect the refrigerator only to the proper kind of outlet, with the correct electrical supply and grounding.

• Use the refrigerator only for the uses described in this manual.

• Do not install the refrigerator near an oven, radiator or other heat source.

• Properly maintain the refrigerator.

• Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

• Do not use the refrigerator in an area where the room temperature will fall below 13°C (55°F) .

• Be sure the refrigerator is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

• Do not load the refrigerator with food before it has time to get properly cold.

• 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.

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. The model you have purchased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and they may not match the illustration exactly. This manual is designed to cover several models.

Ice cube trays Freezer light Removable shelf

and shelf (3ET22DK) (GET20DK and 3ET22DK)

Shelf glides

compartment

Utility

Model and serial number label (on side wall)

Utility bin Meat drawer

Adjustable

shelves (Spillguard shelves on 3ET22DK)

Crisper cover Humidity-

controlled crispers

Leveling rollers (behind base grille)

Control panel

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EXTERIOR MOISTURE CONTRO!.

— compartment

Butter

Adjustable

door bins

Bin glides

Deep

adjustable

door bins

Shelf glide

Base grille

Model 3ET22DK shown

FREEZER

Refrigerator

control

Exterior moisture

control

Light

switch

Freezer control

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Clean it

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Plug it in

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

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Clean it

Clean your refrigerator before using it, if neces sary. See cleaning instructions on page 14.

Plug 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.

Install it properly

1. Allow 1.25 cm {'A 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.

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Level 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 counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 12.)

Right to raise;

left to lower

Front roller

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