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use&care guide
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Whirlpool
Qidjil£. SERIES
NO-FROST
REFRIGERATOR
Model ED19EK
Freezers. Relrieerator-Freezers. Ice MaKers. Dishwashers. Built-In Ovens, and Surface Units. Ranges. Microwave Ovens. Trash Compactors. Room Air Conditioners. Dehumidiliers
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Please read this
Use and Care Guide
before you do anything else...
This booklet tells you how to start your refrig
erator, clean it, move shelves and adjust con
trols. It even tells you what new sounds to expect
from your refrigerator.
Treat your new refrigerator with core. Use it
only to do what home refrigerators ore de
signed to do.
Parts and features
Air Control
Freezer Light
Power Saving
Controi
Light
Utility
Compartment
Temperature
Control
Stationary
Freezer
Sheives
ice Trays
Freezer
Storage Bin
Modei and
Serial Number
Base Grille
Plate
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...
When you need service or call with a question,
have this information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers (from the
plate located as shown).
2. Purchase date from sales slip
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this
book, your warranty and sales slip together in a
handy piace.
Modei Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company and Telephone Number
Adjustabie
Shelves
Utility Bin
I ^ Crisper
Meat pan
Meat Pan
Controi (not
shown)
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Safety first
Child entrapment, and suffocation, are
not things of the past. Junked or abandoned
refrigerators are still dangerous...even if
they will "just sit in the garage for a few
days."
If you are getting rid of your old
refrigerator, do it safely. Please read the
enclosed safety booklet from the Associa
tion of Home Appliance Manufacturers.
Help prevent accidents.
Contents
BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN
Install Properly
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Level Refrigerator-Freezer
Remove Sales Labels
Clean It
Plug It In
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USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Setting the Controls..........................
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. . . 4 CLEANING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
. . . 5 Cleaning Chart ....................................
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Changing the Control Settings......... . . . 5
Power Saving Control
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Adjusting Meat Pan Temperature ... . . . 6
Adjusting the Refrigerator Shelves ... . . 6 IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE
Removing the Crisper, Meat Pan
and Covers.................................... . . . 6
Removing the Freezer Shelves
Removing Freezer Bin
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. . . 6 3. If You Need Service
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Ice Cube Trays................................. . . . 7
©1985 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you plug it in
IMPORTANT
Before using your refrigerator, you are personally
responsible for making sure that it...
• is installed and leveled on a floor that will hold
the weight, and in an area suitable for its size
and use.
• is connected only to the right kind of outlet, with the
right electrical supply and grounding, [Refer to
your "Electrical Requirements and Grounding
Instructions."]
• is used only for jobs expected of home re
frigerators.
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Changing the Light Bulbs
Removing the Base Grille
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Optional Automatic Ice Maker ............
Sounds You May Hear
Energy Saving Tips
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FOOD STORAGE GUIDE.......................
Storing Fresh Food
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Freezing and Storing Frozen Foods ...
VACATION AND MOVING CARE
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1. Before Calling For Assistance
2. If You Need Assistance
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4. If You Have a Problem
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is not near an oven, radiator or other heat source,
is properly maintained,
is out of the weather.
is used in an area where the room temperature will
not fall below 55° F [13° C).
is not used by those who may not understand how
it should be used.
is not loaded with food before it has time to get
properly cold.
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Install properly...
1, Allow ’/2 inch (1,25 cm] space on each side and at
the top of the refrigerator tor ease of installation,
2, If 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 back can be flush against the wall.
Level refrigerator-freezer...
Remove sales labels...
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label, tape and
any inside labels before using the refrigerator
To remove any remaining glue:
1. Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball then remove.
OR
2. Soak area with dishwashing detergent solution (1
teaspoon detergent in 1 quart warm water) before
removing glue as described in step 1.
DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or
toxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, car
bon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the
material.
NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE ANY PERMANENT IN
STRUCTION LABELS INSIDE YOUR REFRIGERATOR.
Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under
the refrigerator at the front.
Clean it...
Clean your refrigerator
before using it.
See cleaning instructions
on page 9.
Plug it in...
3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle
1. Remove base grille (see page 7 ).
2. To raise front, turn each screw to the right,
3. To lower front, turn each screw to the left.
4. Check with level.
3-prong
Refrigerator
Power Cord
RECOMMENDED GROUNDING METHOD
A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere fused
and properly grounded electrical supply is re
quired. It is recommended that a separate circuit
serving only this appliance be provided.
Do not use an extension cord. Use a recep
tacle which cannot be turned off with a switch
or pull chain. See individual electrical require
ments and grounding instruotion sheet in your liter
ature package.
grounding plug
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Using your refrigerator
Temperature Control
Setting the controls...
The Temperature Control is in the refrigerator and
the Air Control is in the freezer secfion. When the
refrigerator is plugged in for the first time...
1. Set the TEMPERATURE,CONTROLto3.
2. Set the AIR CON
TROL to 3.
Changing the control settings...
If you need to adjust temperatures in the refriger
ator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart
below.
QUESTIONS?
...call your
COOL-LINEservice
assistance
telephone
number
(page 15).
CONDITION:
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO WARM
If Freezer
Section Is
TOO WARM
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO COLD
If ICE Isn't
MADE FAST ENOUGH
If BOTH SECTIONS Door opened often Temperature Control
are TOO WARM
REASONS: RECOMMENDED SETTINGS:
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Room temoerature 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)
Large amount of food added
Very warm or very cold
room temperatures
Power Saving Control...
Give the refrigerator time to cool down com
pletely before adding food. [This may take sev
eral hours.]
These settings should be about right for
normal household refrigerator usage.
The controls will be set about right when milk or
juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream
is firm.
Do not block the air outlet on the control panel.
Blocking it can slow the air movement needed to
keep temperatures at the level you set.
• Adjust the Temperature Control first.
• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
• Then adjust the Air Control, if needed.
Temperature Control
Air Control
Temperature Control
Air Control
Temperature Control
Air Control
Temperature Control
Air Control 4
Air Control
OFF ^
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^ON
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
The Power Saving Control on the Control Con
sole operates electric heaters around the door
openings. These heaters help keep moisture from
forming on the outside of the refrigerator.
1. Use the "OFF" set
ting when humidity
is low.
2. Use the "ON"setting
if moisture forms
on the outside of the
refrigerator.
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Adjusting meat pan temperature.
Cold air flows against the
meat pan through an opening
between the freezer and the
refrigerator. This helps keep the
meat pan colder than the rest
of the refrigerator.
Set the control to let more or
less cold air through.
Use Control to Adjust
Meat Pan Temperatures
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves...
Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you use
your refrigerator.
To remove shelves:
1. Tilt up at front.
2. Lift up at back,
3. Pull shelf straight out.
To replace:
1, Guide the rear hooks into the slots in the shelf
supports.
2, Tilt up front of shelf until hooks drop into slot. Lower
front of shelf to level position.
Removing the erisper, meat pan and eovers...
Removing Crisper and Meat Pan:
1. Slide crisper and meat pan straight out to stop,
2. Lift the front,
3. Slide the rest of the way out.
4. Replace In reverse order.
Removing Covers:
• Covers are held in place by two pegs at the back
and two notched tabs in front,
1. Press front tabs out of the way
2. Lift cover front,
3. Lift back off the pegs,
4. Replace in reverse order
Snap Back Into Place.
Removing freezer shelves...
1. Lift front slightly.
2. Lift back off supports.
3. Replace in reverse order.
Lift the Front
Then the Back
Push the Tab
to Clear the Cover.
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Removing freezer bin...
For proper air movement, keep the freezer bin in
place when the refrigerator is operating.
To remove the bln:
• Slide out to the stop.
• Lift the front to clear the stop.
• Slide out the rest of the way.
To replace the bln:
• Place bin on the slides.
• Make sure the stops clear
the front of the slides.
• Slide bin in.
Ice cube trays...
If cubes are not used, they may shrink. The moving
cold air starts a slow evaporation. The longer cubes
are stored, the smaller they get.
Changing the light bulbs...
WARNING: Before removing the light shield for
cleaning or for replacing the bulb,
unplug the refrigerator or turn off
electricity leading to refrigerator at
the main power supply. Shock and
injury could occur.
To remove ice:
1. Hold tray at both ends.
I 2. Slightly twist.
Light buibs behind refrigerator and freezer con
trol consoles:
1, Pull control knob straight off.
2, Pull bottom of control panel straight out.
3, Lift top of panel off supports.
4, Replace with a 40-watt appliance bulb.
5, Replace panel in reverse order
Removing the base grille...
1 Open the doors.
2, Pull grille outwards as shown.
3. Do not remove Tech sheet fastened behind grille.
-Metal Clips'
Metal Clips
Support Tabs I
To replace:
1, Line up grille support tabs with metal clips.
2, Push firmly to snap into place.
3, Close the doors.
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Optional automatic ice maker...
If you have the automatic ice maker accessory or
plan to add one later (Part No. ECKMF-61), there are
a few things you will want to know:
• The ON/OFF lever is a wire signal arm.
Down...for making ice automatically;
Up.. .to shut off the ice maker.
• Shake the bin occasionally to keep cubes sepa
rated, and to obtain increased storage capacity.
Lower Signal
Arm to Start It.
Arm to Stop Ice Maker.
Raise Signal
Sounds you may hear.
Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one didn't.
Because the sounds are new to you, you might be conoerned about
them. Don't be. Most of fhe new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces like
the floor, walls and cabinets can make the sounds seem louder.
The following chart describes the kinds of sounds that might be new
to you, and what may be making them.
• It is normal for ice crescents to be attached by a
corner. They will break apart easily.
• You will hear water running when ice maker is
working. You'll hear ice fall into the bin. Don't let
these sounds bother you.
• The ice maker will not operate until the freezer is
cold enough to make ice. This can take overnight.
• Because of new plumbing connections, the first
ice may be discolored or off-flavored. Discard the
first few batches of ice.
• If ice is not being made fast enough and more ice
is needed, turn the Temperature control to a higher
number. Wait a day and, if necessary, turn the Air
Control to a higher number.
• If you remove the ice bin, raise the signal arm to
shut off the ice maker. When you return the bin,
push it all the way in and lower the arm to the ON
position.
• If cubes are stored too long, they may develop an
off-flavor... I ike stale water. Throw them away. They
will be replaced. Cubes in the ice bin can also
become smaller by evaporation.
• The ice maker water supply should not be soft
ened water. The chemicals could damage the ice
maker molds.
Possible Sounds:
• SlighI Hum, Soft Hiss:
• Clicking or Snapping
Sounds:
• Water Sounds:
Probable Causes:
You may hear the refrigerator's fan motor and moving air.
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The defrost timer makes a definite click when the refrigerator stops running. It
also makes a sound when the refrigerator starts.
When the refrigerator stops running, you may hear gurgling in the tubing for a
few minutes after it stops. You may also hear defrost water running into the
defrost water pan.
• Ice Maker Sounds:
-trickling water
-thud (clatterof ice)
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• Running Sounds:
If your refrigerator has an ice maker, you may hear buzzing (from the water
valve), trickling water and the clatter of ice dumped into the bin.
Your refrigerator has a high-efficiency compressor and motor. It will run longer
than older designs. It may even seem to run most of the time.
Energy saving tips...
You can help your refrigerator use less electricity.
• Check door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the cabi
net to be sure of a good seal.
• Clean the condenser coil regularly.
• Open the door as few times as possible. Think about
what you need before you open the door. Get
everything out at one time. Keep foods organized
so you won't have to search for what you want.
Close door as soon as food is removed.
• Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don't over
crowd it so air movement is biocked.
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It is a waste of electricity to set the refrigerator and
freezer to temperatures colder than they need to
be. If ice cream is firm in the freezer and drinks are
as cold as your family likes them, that's cold enough.
' Keep the Power Saving Control on OFF unless
moisture forms on the refrigerator exterior.
Make sure your refrigerator is not next to a heat
source such as a range, water heater, furnace, radi
ator, or in direct sunlight.
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Cleaning your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator and freezer seotions defrost
automatically. But both should be cleaned about
once a month to help prevent odors from building
up. Of course, spills should be wiped up right away.
Cleaning chart...
Part What to use
Removable parts
[shelves, crisper, meat
pan etc.)
Outside
Inside walls (Freezer
should be allowed to
worm up so cloth won't
stick.)
Door liners ond gaskets
Dark plastics
(covers and panels)
Sponge or cloth; mild
detergent and warm
water.
Sponge, cloth or paper
towel; mild detergent;
appliance wax (or good
auto paste wax).
Waxing painted metai surfaces provides rust protection.
Sponge, soft cloth or
paper towel, baking
soda, warm water, mild
detergent.
Sponge, soft cloth or
paper towel; mild
detergent, warm water.
DO NOT USE Cieaning waxes, concentrated detergents,
bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum on plastic parts.
Mild detergent and • Wash with a soft grit-free cloth or
warm water; soft, clean sponge.
sponge and soft, clean • Rinse and dry with a damp grit-free
cloth. cloth or chamois.
DO NOT USE paper towels, window sprays, scouring cleansers,
or flammable or toxic solvents like acetone, gasoline, carbon
tetrachloride, etc. These can scratch or damage the material.
To clean your refrigerator, turn the Temperature
Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all removable
parts, and clean it according to the following
directions.
How to clean
• Wash removable parts with warm water
and a mild detergent.
• Rinse and dry.
• Wash with warm water and a mild de
tergent Do not use abrasive or harsh
cleansers.
• Rinse and dry,
• Wdx pdinted metal surfaces at least
twice a year with appliance wax or a
good auto paste wax. Apply wax with
a clean, soft cloth. Do not use wax
on plastic parts.
• Wash with warm water and
-mild detergent or
-baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g) to
1 quart [.951] warm water
• Rinse and dry.
• Wash with mild detergent and warm
water.
• Rinse and dry.
Defrost pan
Condenser Coil Vacuum cleaner; using
Floor under refrigerator
Sponge or cloth; mild
detergent and warm
water.
the extended narrow
attachment.
Usual floor cleaners. • Roll refrigerator out only as far as water
• Remove base grille (See page?)
• To remove defrost pan, lift pan over wire
brace (remove tape; if any).
• Wash defrost pan with warm water and
mild detergent.
• Rinse and dry.
• Replace with notched corner to the
rear.
• Push it all the way in,
• Make sure defrost drain tube is pointing
into pan.
• Remove base grille.
• Clean dust and lint from condenser at
least every other month,
• Replace base grille.
supply line allows,
• Wash floor.
• Roll refrigerator back
• Check to see if the refrigerator is levei.
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Food storage guide
STORING FRESH FOOD
There IS a right wav to package and store refrig
erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer,
fake the time to study these recommended steps
Leafy Vegetables,, Remove store wrapping and
irimi or tear off bruised and discolored areas. Wash in
cold 'water and dram Place m plastic bag or plastic
contamer and store in croper Cold, moist air helps
Keep leafy vegetables fresh and cnso
Vegetables with Skins [carrots, peppers! Store
n crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.
Fruits ,,,Wasn, let dry and store in refrigerator in
plas'ic bags or crisper Do no+ w'ash or hull bemes
until they are ready to use. Sort and keeo berries in
their store container m a crisper, or store m a loosed
closed paper oag on a refrigerator shelf
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc,, keep best in ongnal wrappings Once opened, tigntiy re-wrap .ri
plastic wrap or aluminum foi
Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the la
bel says 't's okay to store on the shelf Do not freeze.
Fresh Poultry,,,Wrap in plastic wrap The plastm
wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for
storage.
STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AND CURED MEAT
Type
Variety Meats
Chicken.......................
Ground Beef
Sfeaks and Roasts ..
Cured Meats
Bacon
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Cold Cuts ...................
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Approximate Time
(days)
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1 to 2
1 to 2
1 to 2
3 to 5
7 to 10
5 to 7
3to5
*lf meat is to be stored longer than the times given.
follow the directions for freezing
NOTE: Fresh fish and sheNtish should be used the
same day as purchased
Meat' , , , Meat is perishable and expensive,,,you
won't want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling. The following list and chart give you pack
aging hints and time limits. Store meat in the meat
pan
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in
The store wrapping Vacuum packagea meat can
be frozen for as iong as one month if rhe seai is not
bmken If you 'want to keep if frozen ,onger, you
should wrap It 'With special freezer wrapping material
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
market wrapping paperand re-wrap in aluminum foi
for storing it unfrozen
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Store immediately.
Eggs
ton or use
Store without washing in the original car-
the Utility Bin that came with your
refrigerator.
Milk ,,W'ipe milk car
ns. For oesT storage, D'ace
,miilk on interior shelf
Beverages, ,Wipe bottles an
ans, Srore on a
door shelf or inside the refrige,^afor
Butter,,,Keep opened butter ci covered dish or m,
the Butter Compartment, When storing an extra sup
ply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze
Cheese , , ,Store in the original wrapping unti
you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-vzrap
tightly in plastic 'wrap or aluminum foil
Condiments , , ,Store small jars and bottles (cat
sup, mustard, jelly, olives) on the door shelves where
they are in easy reach
Leftovers ,,Cover iedovers ''Wir,h piastic wrap or
aluminum foil *o keep food from drying ou* and
transferring food odors Plashc containers "whn tigh*
has are fine, too.
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FREEZING & STORING FROZEN
FOODS
The freezer section is designed for storage of com
mercially frozen foods and for freezing foods at
home
Packaging - The secret of successful freezing is in
the packaging. The wrap you use must be air,
moisture and vapor proof. The way you close and seal
the package must not allow air, moisture or vapor In or
out. Packaging done In any other way could cause
food odor and taste transfer throughout the re
frigerator and drying of frozen food.
Rigid polyethylene (plastic) containers with tight-
fitting lids, straight-sided canning/freezing jars,
heavy-duty aluminum foil, plastic-coated paper and
non-permeable plastic wraps (such as saran) are
recommended. Note: Heat-sealed boiling bags are
easy to use and can be used by themselves or as
carton liners.
Sealing-When sealing foods in bags squeeze
out the air (liquids need headspace to allow for
expansion.) Twist the top and turn it back. Fasten tie
securely around the doubled-over tail. Put the label
inside transparent bags; use self-adhesive label on
outside of opaque ones.
over twice. Finish package and tape closed, NOTE:
With unboned meats, pad sharp edges with extra
wrap or use stockinette to protect the wrap from
punctures
DO NOT USE:
• Bread wrappers
• Non-polyethylene plastic containers
• Containers without tight lids
• Waxed paper
• Waxed-coated freezer wrap
• Thin, semi-permeable wrap
None of these are totally moisture, air or vapor
proof The use of these wrappings could
cause food odor and taste transfer and
drying of frozen food.
Air-tight wrapping calls for "drugstore" wrap. Cut
the sheet about one-third longer than the distance
around the food. Bring the ends together and fold in
(toward the food) at least twice to seal out air. Crease
ends close to food, press air from package. Fold tips
Freezing Fruits - Select ripe, blemish-free fruits
Be sure they taste as good as they look. Wash 2 to
3 quarts (liters) at a time and dram. Fruit that stands
in water may lose food value and become, soggy.
Sort, peel, trim, pit and slice as needed.
Pack in rigid wide-mouthed containers or other
recommended material. Leave head space to al
low liquids to expand during freezing
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Freezing Vegetables — Freeze only fresh highquality vegetables picked when barely mature.
For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
after picking. Wash in cold water, sort and cut into
appropriate sizes. Blanch or scald. Pack in recom
mended container and freeze.
Do not freeze lettuce, celery, carrot sticks, pota
toes or fresh tomatoes. All will become limp or
mushy. Tomatoes will collapse when thawed
Freezing Cooked Food-Prepare cooked
foods as you would for the table: shorten cooking
timetO to15 minutes toallowforadditional cooking
during reheating. Omit seasonings and part of the
liquid. Plan to add them at reheating time. Pota
toes should also be added to soup and stew at
heating time. Add crumb and cheese toppings at
heating time.
Cool as rapidly as possible and freeze at once.
Liquid or semi-liquid dishes may be frozen in rec
ommended containers with head-space. Casser
oles and other more solid foods may be frozen in
the baking container. If you don't want to leave
your casserole dish in the freezer, line it with foil
Bake, cool, freeze, lift out the foil package, bag it
and return to freezer.
Freezing Meats —The meat you thaw can only
be as good as the meat you freeze, "Drugstore"
wrap in meal-size packages. Flat cuts or patties
should be wrapped individually or in layers sepa
rated by a double thickness of freezer wrap.
Make sure store wrappings are moisture and va
por proof. If not, re-wrap meats with one of the
wraps recommended under "Packaging".
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Freezing Baked Goods - Wrap baked breads
in recommended material. Thaw in wrapping. Un
baked yeast breads can be frozen after the first
rising. Punch down, wrap and freeze.
Bake cookies as usual. Cool and freeze on trays,
then pack in recommended freezer bags or car
tons. Unbaked cookies may be dropped, molded
or rolled and frozen on cookie trays. Store in bag or
carton; bake without thawing. Refrigerator-type
cookies can be wrapped and frozen in roll form.
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake.
Fruit pies are best frozen unbaked. Bake without
thawing. Bake pecan and similar pies before
freezing,,.rich fillings do not freeze solid. Cut steam
vents in top crusts when ready to bake.
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IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick-freeze any large
quantity of food. Put no more un
frozen food into the freezer than will
freeze within 24 hours. (No more than
2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot
of freezer space.) Leave enough
space for air to circulate around
packages. Be careful to leave
enough room at the front so the door
can close tightly.
FOOD STORAGE CHART
Storage times* will vary according to the
quality of the food, the type of packaging or
wrap used (moisture and vapor-proof), arvd
the storage temperature which should be
0°F(-17.8°C).
Food Storage time
FRUITS
Fruit Juice concentrate . ... 12 months
Commercialiy frozen fruit .. 12 months
Citrus fruit and Juices
Others
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4 to 6 months
8 to 12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen ..
Home frozen
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8 months
8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon
.............................
Corned beef
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Cured ham .........................
4 weeks or less
.......
2 weeks
1 to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters
Ground beef, lamb, veal
.......................
2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef
..............................
Lamb and veal
Pork
.................................
Sausage, fresh
...............
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6 to 12 months
6 to 9 months
4 to 8 months
1 to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef
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LairH>, veal, pork
...........
8 to 12 months
3 to 4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
Sole
................................
Blue fish, solmon
Mackerel, perch
...............
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2 to 3 months
2 to 3 months
Breaded fish (purchased) ... 3 months
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, crab, scallops
Alaskan king crab
Shrimp, uncooked
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3 to 4 months
... 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken or turkey.
... 12 months
Duck ..................................
Giblets
.................................
Cooked poultry w/gravy
Slices (no gravy)
...............
2 to 3 months
... 6 months
Food storage time
MAIN DISHES
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole ...
TV dinners...................................
. 2 to 3 months
. 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter
..............................................
Margarine.....................................
. 6 to 9 months
. 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert, brick.
__
Mozzarella, farmer's
Creamed coffage ..
3 months
DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edam, Gouda,
Swiss, etc
..........................
.. 6 to 8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
sherbet
..........................
EGGS
Whole (mixed) ..................
Whites
Yolks
..............................
..................................
9 to 12 months
9 to 12 months
9 to 12 months
(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs)
BAKED GOODS .
Yeast breads and rolls .
.......
3 months
Baked Brown 'N Serve
rolls.................................
Unbaked breads
Quick breads
Cakes, unfrosted
................
...................
...............
.......
.........
. 2 to 3 months
—
. 2to4 months
3 months
1 month
Cakes, frosted ......................... 8 to12 months
Fruitcakes
Cookie dough ...........................
Baked cookies
Baked pies
Pie dough only
*Bosed on U.S.D.A. and Michigan Cooperative Extension Service
suggested storage times.
....................................
...................
........................
..................
.......
3 months
8 to 12 months
1 to 2 months
4to6months
If electricity goes off
Call the power company. Ask how long power
will be off.
1.
If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less,
keep both doors closed. This will help frozen
foods to stay frozen
2.
If service is to be interrupted longer than 24
hours
(a) Remove all frozen food and store in a
frozen food locker. Or.,.
(b) Place 2 lbs. (0,9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. ft. of freezer space. This will keep
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
(c) If neither food locker storage nor dry ice
is available, use or can perishable food
at once.
A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly
3.
filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If
food contains ice crystals, it may be safely
refrozen, although the quality and flavor may
be affected. Use refrozen foods quickly. If the
condition of the food is poor or you have any
suspicions, it is wise to dispose ot it.
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Vacation
and
moving
care
I
Short vacations. ..
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be
away for less than four weeks. Use up perishables;
freeze other items. If your refrigerator is equipped
with an automatic ice maker, 1] turn it off, 2] shut off
the water supply to the ice maker: 3] empty the ice
bin.
Long vacations. . .
Remove all the food if you are going for a month
or more. If your refrigerator is equipped with an
automatic ice maker, turn off the water supply to
the ice maker at least a day ahead. When the last
load of ice drops, turn off the ice maker.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it...rinse well
and dry. Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
...keeping them open far enough for air to get In,
This will keep odor and mold from building up.
WARNING; Tape blocks out of a child’s
reach...do not allow children near
the refrigerator when the doors are
blocked open. They may become
injured or trapped.
To restart refrigerator, see "Using Your Refrigerator."
Moving. . .
If your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic
ice maker, shut off the ice maker water supply a
day ahead of time. Disconnect the water line. After
the last supply of ice drops, lift the signal arm to turn
off the ice maker.
Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry ice.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly.
Remove everything that comes out. Wrap all parts
well and tape them together so they don't shift and
rattle.
Screw in the levelling rollers; tape the daors shut;
tape the electric cord to the cabinet. When you get
to your new home, put everything back, and refer to
page 4, Don't forget to reconnect the water supply
line if you have an icemaker.
QUESTIONS?
...call your
COOL-LINE®
service
assistance
telephone
number
(page 15),
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If you need service or
assistance, we suggest
you follow these four steps:
1. Before caUing for assistance...
Performance problems often resulf from litfle things
you can find and fix yourself withouf fools of any kind.
If your refrigerator will not operate:
• Is the electric cord plugged in?
• Is a fuse blown or a circuif breaker tripped?
• Is the Temperature Control turned ON?
If there is a rattiing or jingling noise, or other
unfamiliar sounds:
• Is something on top or behind the refrigerator mak
ing noise when the refrigerator is running?
• New features on your new refrigerator make new
sounds. You may be hearing air flowing from the
fans, fimer clicks for the defrosting cycle, defrost
water draining into the defrost pan.
If your ice maker wiil not operate:
• Has the freezer had enough time to get cold? With
a new refrigerator, this might take overnight.
• Is the signal arm ON...in the down position?
• is the water valve turned on? Is water getting to the
ice maker?
If there Is water in the defrost pan:
• In hot, muggy weather, this is normal. The pan can
even be half full. Make sure fhe refrigerator is level
so the pan doesn't overflow.
If the light doesn’t work:
• Check fuses and circuit breakers. Make sure it's
plugged in.
If a bulb is burned out:
• See instructions for changing light bulbs on page
7. Use appliance bulbs only.
If the motor seems to run too much:
• Is the condenser, behind the base grille, free of
dusf and linf?
• On hof days, or if the room is warm, the motor
naturally runs longer.
• If the door has been opened a lot, or if a large
amount of food has been put in, the motor will run
longer to cool down the interior.
Remember: Motor running time depends on dif
ferent things: number of door openings, amount of
food stored, temperature of the room, setting of the
controls.
And, your new refrigerator may be larger than
your old one so it has more space to be cooled. It
also has a regular freezer instead of a frozen food
compartment. All this means better refrigeration and
may require more running time than your old one.
2. If you need assistance"^...
Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE® service assis
tance telephone number. Dial free from:
Continental U.S
Michigan
Alaska & Hawaii ......................(800)253-1121
and talk with one of our trained Consultants. The
Consultant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfac
tory operation from your appliance or, if service is
necessary, recommend a qudlified service company
in your area.
..........................
...................................
(800)253-1301
(800) 632-2243
3. If you need service"...
Whirlpool has a na
tionwide network of
franchised TECH-CARE®
Service Companies,
Whirlpool
TECH-CARE service
technicians are trained
to fulfill the product
warranty and provide
rfG^-GA/^£
FRANCHISED SERVICE
after-warranty service,
anywhere in the United
States, To locate
TECH-CARE service in your area, call our COOL-LINE
service assistance telephone number (see Step 2) or
look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under:
APPLIANCES-HOUSEHOLD- ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES-
MAJOR- SERVICE A REPAIR MAJOR- REPAIRING A PARTS
WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES
franchised tech-care service franchiseo tech-care service
SERVICE COMPA NIES SERVICE COM PA NIES
XYZ service CO XYZ SERVICE CO
123Maple
.................
WASHING MACHINES. DRYERS
WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES
franchised TECH-CARE SERVICE
XYZ SERVICE CO
123 Maple
OR
999-9999 123Maple
A IRONERS-SERVICING
SERVICE COMPANIES
..................
...........................
OR
999-9999
999-9999
4. If you have a problem ...
Call our COOL-LINE service assistance telephone
number (see Step 2] and talk with one of our Consulfanfs, or if you prefer, write to:
Mr Stephen E. Upton, Sr Vice President
Whirlpool Corporation
Administrative Center
2000 US-33 North
Benton Harbor, Ml 49022
*lf you must call or write, please provide: model
number, serial number, date of purchase, and a
complefe description of the problem. This informa
tion is needed in order to better respond to your
request for assistance.
FSP is a registered trademark of Whirlpool
Corporation for quality parts Look (or this symPol
of quality whenever you need a repiacemeni part
for your Whirlpool appliance. FSP replacement
parts will fit right and work right, because they are
made to the same exacting specifications used
to build every new Whirlpool appliance
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