Loading...UseAndCare
A Note To You |
|
Important Safety |
3 |
Instnictions |
|
Parts And Features |
4 |
Before Using Your |
5 |
Refiigerator |
|
Using Your |
7 |
Refiigerator |
|
Caring For Your |
17 |
Refiigerator |
|
Food Storage Guide 20 |
|
If You Need |
|
Assistance |
22 |
Or Service |
|
Warranty |
24 |
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
B |
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 |
|
ACAUTION |
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.
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 |
Dealer Name. |
Serial Number |
Dealer Phone |
Purchase Date |
|
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety Instructions
AWARNING |
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when |
|
using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions: |
•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.
•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.
- 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.
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
Removable freezer shelves
Freezer light
Ice cube trays and ice bin
Crisper light (ED22PK)
Crisper cover
Crisper
Meat drawer
Freezer bin
Leveling roilers (behind base grilie)
Base grille
Model and serial number label (on side wall)
Utility compartment
Adjustable glass shelves
Egg bin
Shelf glide
Gallon-deep door shelves (Adjustable door bins on ED22PK)
Tail-bottle retainer (not shownon ED22PK)
Snack bin (not shownon ED22PK)
Model ED20PK shown
Control panel
Freezer control |
Refrigerator control |
BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Before Using Your
Refrigerator
In This Section |
Page |
|
Page |
|
|
||
Cleaning it............................. |
................. 5 |
Installing it properly............. |
................. 6 |
Plugging it in......................... |
................. 5 |
Leveling it.............................. |
................. 6 |
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 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.
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.
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.)
n
Right to raise;
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Using Your Refrigerator
In This Section |
Page |
|
|
Page |
|
|
|
|
|||
Setting the controls........................ |
|
....7 |
|
Removing the freezer shelves.. .......12 |
|
Changing the control settings....... |
.... |
8 |
|
Removing the freezer bin.......... ....... |
12 |
Adjusting the door bins.................. |
.... |
9 |
|
Removing the freezer |
13 |
Adjusting the bin/shelf glide |
|
9 |
|
............................... .......door shelves |
|
.... |
|
Using the optional |
|
||
Removing the tail-bottle retainer.. ....9 |
|
|
|||
|
automatic ice maker |
13 |
|||
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves |
10 |
|
|||
|
Removing the base grille |
14 |
|||
Using the egg bin |
|
10 |
|
||
.. |
|
Changing the light bulbs |
15 |
||
Removing the crisper and |
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
Understanding the sounds |
|
|
crisper cover |
|
11 |
|
16 |
|
.. |
|
you may hear |
|||
Removing the meat drawer |
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
Saving energy |
16 |
|
and cover |
|
11 |
|
||
.. |
|
|
|
||
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.
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. |
REnWlERATOR |
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).
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.
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.
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.)
•Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
•Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
•Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
CONDITION: |
REASON: |
RECOMMENDED |
|
CONTROL SETTINGS: |
|||
Refrigerator |
• Door opened often |
Refrigerator |
4 |
section |
• Large amount of food added |
Freezer |
A |
too warm |
• Room temperature too warm |
|
|
Freezer |
• Door opened often |
Refrigerator |
3 |
section |
• Large amount of food added |
Freezer |
C |
too warm |
• Very cold room temperature |
|
|
|
(can't cycle often enough) |
|
|
Refrigerator |
• Controls not set correctly |
Refrigerator |
2 |
section |
for your conditions |
Freezer |
B |
too coid |
|
|
|
ice not |
• Heavy ice usage |
Refrigerator |
3 |
made fast |
• Very cold room temperature |
Freezer |
C |
enough |
(can’t cycle often enough) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Both |
• Door opened often |
Refrigerator |
4 |
sections |
• Large amount of food added |
Freezer |
B |
too warm |
• Very warm or very cold room |
|
|
temperatures
Loading...