Whirlpool ED20PK, ED22PK User Manual
Use And Care
A Note To You
Important Safety
Instnictions
3
Parts And Features
Before Using Your
Refiigerator
Using Your
Refiigerator
Caring For Your
Refiigerator
Food Storage Guide 20
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service 22
Warranty
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
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MODELS ED20PK ED22PK
A NOTE TO YOU
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 infomnation 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
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
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.
• Never allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.
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
SS^Fiia^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.
• 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 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
LIOUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR
ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES
CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR
EXPLOSION.
PARTS AND FEATURES
Parts And Features
This section contains captioned illustrations. Use them to become familiar with where all parts
and features are located and what they look like.
Controi panei
Model and
Removable
freezer
shelves
Freezer light
serial number
(on side wall)
compartment
label
Utility
Ice cube
trays and
ice bin
Crisper light
(ED22PK)
Crisper cover
Crisper
Meat drawer
Freezer bin
Leveling
roilers
(behind base
grilie)
Adjustable
glass shelves
Egg bin
Shelf glide
Gallon-deep
door shelves
(Adjustable
door bins on
ED22PK)
Tail-bottle
retainer
(not shown-
on ED22PK)
Snack bin
(not shown-
on ED22PK)
Base grille
Model ED20PK shown
Control panel
Freezer control
Refrigerator control
BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Before Using Your
Refrigerator
In This Section
Cleaning it
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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5 Leveling it
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Cleaning it
Removing packaging materials
Remove tape and any inside labels (except
the rtxxJel 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 “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 17-18.
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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 sen/ing 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 Ground
ing Instructions Sheet in your Literature
Package.
3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle
Refrigerator
power cord
3-prong
grounding
plug
BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Installing it properly
1. Allow Vi 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.
3. The refrigerator can be flush against the
wall.
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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 14.)
2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.
3. To lower front, turn screw counterclock
wise.
4. Check with level.
5. Replace base grille. (See page 14.)
Right to raise;
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Using Your Refrigerator
In This Section
Setting the controls
Changing the control settings
Adjusting the door bins......................9
Adjusting the bin/shelf glide
Removing the tail-bottle retainer.. ....9
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ..10
Using the egg bin
Removing the crisper and
crisper cover....................................
Removing the meat drawer
and cover
Removing the snack bin...................12
To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it
property. This section tells you how to set the controls, remove and adjust some of the fea
tures in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.
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Removing the freezer shelves..
Removing the freezer bin
Removing the freezer
door shelves
Using the optional
automatic ice maker
Removing the base grille
Changing the light bulbs
Understanding the sounds
you may hear
Saving energy.............................
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Setting the controls
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.
Refrigerator Control adjustments range from
1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).
2. Set the Freezer Control to B.
Freezer Control adjustments range from
A (warmest) to C (coldest).
REnWlERATOR
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
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” below.
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
questions, call our Consumer Assistance
Center number. (See page 23.)
CONDITION: REASON:
Refrigerator
section
too warm
Freezer
section
too warm
Refrigerator • Controls not set correctly
section
too coid
• Door opened often
• Large amount of food added
• Room temperature too warm
• Door opened often Refrigerator
• Large amount of food added
• Very cold room temperature
(can't cycle often enough)
for your conditions
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.
• Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
• Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
Freezer
Refrigerator 2
Freezer
A
3
C
B
ice not
made fast
enough
Both
sections
too warm
• 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
Refrigerator 3
Freezer
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
C
B
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