Whirlpool 8ED27DQ User Manual
IMO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
8ED22DQ 8ED25DQ 8ED27DQ
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UseAndCareGuide
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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
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Food Storage Guide 20
If You Need
Assistance Or
Service
Warranty
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1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments
from anywhere in the U.S.A..
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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
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301, is toll-free, 24 hours a day.
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 our Consumer
Assistance Center. 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
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. Please read the enclosed safety
booklet from the Association of Home
Appliance Manufacturers. 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 55°F (13°C).
• Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.
• Connect the refrigerator only to the proper kind
of outlet, with the correct electrical supply and
grounding. (Refer to the Electrical Require
ments and Grounding Instructions Sheet.)
• 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.
Also, 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 “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
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.
Light -
(8ED27DQ
and 8ED25DQ)
Automatic ice
maker with
cubed and
crushed ice
Removable
freezer shelves
(number varies
with model)
Snack bin
Slide-out
freezer baskets
(number varies
with model)
Meat drawer
with tempera
ture control
Adjustable
door bins
Meat drawer
temperature
control ^
(on side wall)
Controi panel
Light
Model and
serial number
label
(on side wall)
Utility
compartment
Wine rack
Door bin glides
(number varies
with model)
Egg bin
Adjustable
Slide-out
spillguard
shelves
Deep
adjustable
door bins
Crisper light
Crisper with
humidity
control
Control panel
Leveling rollers
(behind base grille)
Freezer control
Base grille Model 8ED27DQ shown
Refrigerator control
Before Using Your Refrigerator
In This Section
Clean it............................................................................................5 Install it properly.
Plug it in.........................................................................................5 Level it
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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Clean it
Clean your refrigerator before using it, if neces
sary. See cleaning instructions on page 18.
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.
3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle
Refrigerator
power cord
3-prong
grounding plug
Install it properly
1. Allow ’/2 inch (1.25 cm) 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 1 Va inch
(2.9 cm) between the refrigerator door and
wall is required, or a minimum of 1V2 inch
(3.8 cm) 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.
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 16.)
2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.
3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.
4. Check with level.
5. Replace base grille. (See page 16.)
Right to raise;
Using Your Refrigerator
In This Section
Setting the controls.......................................................................^
Changing the control settings.....................................................8
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves..............................................8
Adjusting the door bins
Adjusting the door bin glides......................................................9
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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Removing the freezer baskets
Removing the freezer shelf...................................................11
THIRSTCRUSHER™ dispensing system
Using the automatic ice maker..............................................13
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Removing the ice maker storage bin....................................14
Solving common ice maker problems..................................15
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Removing the door trim (dispenser area)....15
Removing the base grille.......................................................15
Changing the light bulbs........................................................15
Understanding the sounds you may hear ...17
Saving energy
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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
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.
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