Whirlpool 8ET18NK User Manual

8ET18NK 8ET20NK

8ET18NK 8ET20NK

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER 8ET18NK 8ET20NK

UseAnd Care Guide

10

A Note To You

Important Safety
Instructions

2

3

Parts And Features

Before Using Your
Refrigerator

Using Your
Refrigerator

Caring For Your

Refrigerator
Food Storage Guide 16
If You Need

Assistance Or
Service

Warranty

1-800-253-1301

Call us with questions or comments
from anywhere in the U.S.A.

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5

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14

18

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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 mall 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 18. 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. (Referto 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 iiiustrations of your appiiance. Use them to become famiiiar with where
aii parts and features are iocated and what they iook iike. The modei you have purchased may have ali
or some of the parts and features shown and they may not match the iiiustration exactly. This manual is
designed to cover several models.

Automatic

ice maker and

ice bin
(ET18NM and
ET20NM)

Controi panel

Model and

serial number

label (on side

wall)

Adjustable
wire shelves

Crisper cover

(plasic on

ETtSNKand
ET18NM,

glass on

ET20NK and
ET20NM)

Crispers
Leveling

rollers
(behind base
grille)

Ice cube trays

Butter

compartment

Meat drawer

Control panel

Refrigerator

control

Exterior moisture

control

Base grille

Light

switch

Model ET18NK shown

Freezer
control

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

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

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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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Installing it properly

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Page

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6

Cleaning it

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

Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 115 Volt AC, 60 Hz., 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

Installing it properly

1. Allow V2 inch (1.25 cm) 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 wall.

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 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