Whirlpool 8ET14GK User Manual

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

8ET14GK 3ET14GK

Use And Care Guide 10 M

A Note To You

Important Safety

Instructions

Parts And Features

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

Using Your Refrigerator

Caring For Your

Refrigerator

Food Storage Guide

If You Need Assistance Or Service

Warranty

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 18. If you need further help, feel free to call an authorized Whirlpool service 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 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 Association of Home Appliance Manu facturers. Help prevent accidents.

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.

• 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

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.

Ice cube

trays

Freezer shelf

Control panel Model and

serial number label (on side wall)

Adjustable wire shelves

Crisper cover

Crispers

Leveling rollers

Butter

compartment

Meat drawer

Control panel

Temperature control Light switch

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page 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 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 12-13.

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Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 115 Volt, 60 Hz (Plug 1) or 220/240 Volt, 50 Hz (Plug 2), 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.

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Installing it properly

1. Allow 7.5 cm (3 inches) between overhead cabinets and refrigerator top.

2. Allow at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) between the refrigerator condenser on the back and the wall.

3. Allow 1.25 cm (V2 inch) on each side of the refrigerator for ease of installation.

4. 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.

5. Level your refrigerator.

Leveling it

Your refrigerator has 2 front, adjustable rollers to prevent rocking on uneven floors.

To adjust rollers:

1. Roll refrigerator into position.

2. Adjust rollers by turning the leveling screws, located at the front of the base.

• Turn clockwise to raise.

• Turn counterclockwise to lower. NOTE: Rollers are adjusted correctly

when the refrigerator no longer rocks when the doors are opened or closed.

3. Repeat this procedure whenever the refrigerator is moved.

NOTE: If you want the doors to close easier, use the rollers to raise the front of the refrigerator slightly.

Use a screw

driver to adjust

Roller

Lower

Leveling screw

Raise

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