Whirlpool EB21DKXDB01 User Manual

WhMpool

HomeX Appliances

Use And Care

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A Note to You

Refrigerator Safety Parts and Features Before Using Your

Refrigerator Using Your

Refrigerator Caring for Your

Refrigerator

Food Storage Guide ...19

Troubleshooting

Requesting Assistance

or Service Warranty

1-800-253-1301

Call our Consumer Assistance Center

with questions or comments.

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2V NO-FROST DESIGNERSTYLE™ BOTTOM FREEZER REFRIGERATOR

PART NO. 2173957

Table of Contents

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A Note to You............................................................2

Refrigerator Safety...................................................3

Parts and Features...................................................4

Before Using Your Refrigerator .............................5

Using Your Refrigerator

Setting the controls Changing the control settings Adjusting the door bins Adjusting the EZ-TRACPC” refrigerator shelf Adjusting the cantilever refrigerator shelves Removing the meat drawer and cover Removing the crispers and crisper cover Adjusting the crisper humidity control

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Removing the freezer baskets Using the optional automatic ice maker

Attaching the ice maker to a water supply

Removing the base grille

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Changing the light bulbs.....................................14

Understanding the sounds you may hear Saving energy Reversing the door swing

Caring for Your Refrigerator Food Storage Guide Troubieshooting Requesting Assistance or Service Warranty

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A Note to You

Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL® appliance.

Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL Refrigerators are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. This card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Please record your model's information.

Whenever you call to request service on your appli ance, you need to know your complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number label (see diagram on page 4

for location of label).

Please also record the purchase date of your appli ance and your dealer’s name, address, and telephone number.

Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll free from anywhere in the U.S.A. 24 hours a day.

Model Number. Serial Number . Purchase Date. Dealer Name Dealer Address Dealer Phone

1-800-253-1301

Refrigerator Safety

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains statements under warning sym-

bois. Please pay special attention to these symbois and foilow any instructions given. Here is a brief expianation of the use of the warning symboi.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This symbol alerts you to dangers such as fire, electrical shock, burns, and personal injury.

ÀWARNING

▲WARNING

• Read ail instructions before using the refrigerator.

• Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are stiii dangerous ... even if they wiii “just sit in the garage a few days."

If you are getting rid of your oid refrigerator, do it safeiy. Please read the enclosed safety booklet from the Association of Home Appiiance Manufac turers. Help prevent accidents.

To reduce the risk of fire, electricai 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 fioor that wiil hold the weight and in an area suitabie 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 oniy to the proper kind of outlet, with the correct electricai supply and ground ing. (Refer to the Electrical Requirements and Grounding Instructions Sheet.)

• Do not load the refrigerator with food before it has time to get properiy coid.

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

• Properly maintain the refrigerator.

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

• Never ailow children to operate, play with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.

• Never ciean refrigerator parts with fiammable fiuids. 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. Page references are included for your convenience.

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 covers several models.

Refrigerator light

(beneath the control panel) (p. 14)

Model and serial number label

(on side wall) (p. 2)

Meat drawer

(p. 9)

Crisper cover

(p. 10)

Ice cube trays and shelf

Ice bin

Slide-out freezer baskets

(P. 10)

Control panel

(p. 6)

Utility

compartment

E2-TRACK™

glass shelf

(P- 8)

Egg bin

(on some

models)

Adjustable

door bins

(P- 7)

Slide-out

glass shelves

(P. 9)

Crispers with

humidity control

(p. 10)

Freezer light

(p. 14)

Leveling rollers

(behind base grille)

(P- 5)

Control panel

COLDEST 5

4"^ 1^2

REFRIGERATOR

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Refrigerator control

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Base grille

(p. 14)

OFF [| ON

EXTERIOR

MOISTURE

CONTROL

Exterior moisture

control

COLDER C — 1 1 A WARMER

FREEZER

Freezer control

Before Using Your Refrigerator

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.

Cleaning your refrigerator

Removing packaging materials

Remove tape and any inside labels (except the model and serial number label) before using the refrigerator.

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the front.

To remove any remaining tape or iabei giue:

• Rub briskly with thumb. OR

• Apply liquid hand-dishwashing detergent to area

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.

Plugging 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.

Installing it properly

1. Allow Vz 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 back wall.

Cleaning it before use

After removing all packaging materials, clean your refrig

erator before using it, if necessary. See cleaning instructions on page 16.

3-prong grounding type wall receptacle

Refrigerator

power cord

3-prong grounding plug

Leveling it

Your refrigerator has two 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 14.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 14.)

Using Your Refrigerator

To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it properly. This section tells you how to set the controls, remove and adjust the features in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

Setting the controls

Temperature control

Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the

refrigerator. When you plug in the refrigerator for the

first time:

1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 3 (Recommended Setting). Refrigerator Control settings range from

1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

COLDEST 5 ,

REFRIGERATOR

2. Set the Freezer Control to B (Recommended Setting). Freezer Control settings range from

A (warmest) to C (coldest).

COLDER C _ I I. A WARMER

Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. This may take several hours. The settings indicated above should be correct for normal, household refrigerator usage. The controls are 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 7.

Exterior moisture control

The Exterior Moisture Control operates electric heaters

around the door openings. These heaters help keep moisture from forming on the outside of the refrigerator

cabinet.

• Use the OFF setting when humidity is low.

• Use the ON setting if moisture forms on the outside of

the refrigerator cabinet.

FREEZER

EXTERIOR MOISTURE

COm-ROL

Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. If you have any questions, call our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301, from anywhere in the U.S.A.

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

• Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

• Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

CONDITION:

Refrigerator section too warm

Freezer section

too warm

Refrigerator

section too cold

Ice not made

fast enough

Both sections

too warm

REASON:

• Door opened often

• Large amount of food added

• Room temperature too warm

• 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 SETTINGS:

Refrigerator Freezer

Between B and C

Adjusting the door bins

To remove door bins:

1. Lift bin up.

2. Pull bin straight out.

To replace door bins:

1. Slide bin in above desired support button.

2. Push down until it stops.

Support button

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