Whirlpool ED22RK Use & Care Manual
Use & Care Guide
Freezer
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Refrigerator Exterior moisture
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Model and serial
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Leveling rollers
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Contents
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Important Safety Instructions..
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Before Using
Your Refrigerator.. .....................
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Using Your Refrigerator
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Setting the controls ........................................
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Changing the control settings..
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Exterior moisture control
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Adjusting the refrigerator shelves..
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Adjusting the door bins
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Adjusting the door bin glides
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Removing the crispers and crisper cover
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Adjusting the crisper humidity control
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Removing the meat drawer and cover
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Adjusting the meat drawer temperature
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Removing the snack bin
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Removing the freezer shelves .......................
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Removing the freezer bin
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Changing the
light bulbs.. ...............................
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Removing the base grille
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Ice cube trays
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Optional automatic ice maker
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Sounds you may hear
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Energy saving tips..
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Cleaning Your Refrigerator..
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Food Storage Guide
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Storing fresh food
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Storing frozen food
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Caring For Your Refrigerator..
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Vacation and moving care
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Power interruptions
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If You Need Service Or Assistance
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Whirlpool Refrigerator Warranty .................
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0 1991 Whirlpool Corporation
Remove the consumer Buy Guide Label, tape and
any inside labels (except model and serial number
label) before using the refrigerator.
To remove any remaining glue:
. Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then
remove.
OR
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Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing
detergent before removing glue as described
ahove. 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
Tecl Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the
front.
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product. Then
complete the form below. Have this information
ready if you need service or call with a question.
. Copy model and serial numbers from label (see
diagram on front cover) and purchase date from
sales slip.
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Keep this book and sales slip together in a
handy place.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number
Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your
refrigerator, follow basic precautions including the following:
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Read all instructions before using the
refrigerator.
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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 refrigera-
tor, do it safely. Please read the enclosed
safety booklet from the Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers. Help
prevent accidents.
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Never allow children to operate, play with,
or crawl inside the refrigerator.
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Never clean refrigerator parts with
flammable fluids. The fumes can create a
fire hazard or explosion.
* FOR YOUR SAFETY
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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.
It is your responsibility to be sure your
refrigerator:
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is installed and leveled on a floor that will
hold the weight, and in an area suitable for its
size and use.
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is connected only to the proper kind of outlet,
with the correct electrical supply and grounding. (Refer to the Electrical Requirements
and Grounding Instruction Sheet.)
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is used only to do what home refrigerators
are designed to do.
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is not near an oven, radiator or other heat
source.
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is properly maintained.
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is out of the weather.
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is used in an area where the room tempera-
ture will not fall below 55°F
(13°C).
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is not used by anyone unable to operate it
properly.
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is not loaded with food before it has time to
get properly cold.
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Before Using Your Refrigerator
3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle
Flefrigerato
power cord
3-proAg
grounding plug
Right to raise;
left to lower
Use screwdriver
Clean it
Clean your refrigerator before using it. See
cleaning instructions on page 12.
Plug 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.
Install properly
1.
Allow l/2 inch (1.25 cm) space on each side
and at the top of the refrigerator or 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 back can be flush against the
wall.
4. If your refrigerator has an ice maker, make
sure ice maker water supply has been
connected. Refer to Installation Instructions.
Level refrigerator-freezer
1.
Remove the base grille. (See page 9.)
2. To raise front, turn screw in direction shown.
3. To lower front, turn screw in direction shown.
4. Check with level.
5. Replace base grille. (See page 9.)
Leveling screw
Using Your Refrigerator
Setting the controls
Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the
refrigerator. To adiust a control, turn knob. When
the refrigerator is plugged in for the first time:
1. Set the refrigerator Control to 3.
2. Set the Freezer Control to B.
Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. (This may take
several hours.)
These settings should be 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.
Refrigerator Control adjustments range from
1 to 5. Freezer Control adjustments range from
AtoC.
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 16.)
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Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
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Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
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Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
RECOMMENDED
CONDITION: REASON:
CONTROL SElTINGS:
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO WARM
If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM
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)
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
A
Refrigerator
Freezer
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO COLD
Controls not set correctly
Refrigerator 2
for your conditions
Freezer
B
If ICE isn’t
MADE FAST
ENOUGH
If BOTH
SECTIONS
are TOO WARM
Heavy ice usage
Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle of-ten enough)
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very warm or very cold room
temperatures
Refrigerator 3
Freezer
C
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
B
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Using Your Refrigerator
Contmued
Exterior moisture control
The Exterior Moisture Control on the Control
Console operates electric heaters around the
door openings. These heaters help keep
moisture from forming on the outside of the
refrigerator.
1. Use the OFF setting when humidity is low.
2. Use the ON setting if moisture forms on the
outside of the refrigerator.
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Adjusting the refrigerator shelves
Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you
use your refrigerator. Glass shelves are strong
enough to hold bottles, milk and other heavy food
items.
To remove the glass shelves:
1. Remove items from shelf.
2. Slide shelf out with an even, constant pull to
the stop.
Be careful when
handling glass items.
3. Lift front and slide out the rest of the way.
To move shelf guides to new position:
1. Lift front of guide. Pull guide forward off rear
support. Repeat for other guide.
2. To replace guide, push guide onto rear
support. Push front of guide down onto
support.
To replace the glass shelves:
1. Guide rear of shelf info shelf guide.
2. Slide shelf into place.
Adjusting the door bins
To remove the door bins:
1. Lift bin up.
2. Pull bin straight out.
To replace the door bins:
1. Slide bin in above desired support button.
2. Push bin down until it stops.
NOTE: Large bins are designed to fit in the top
portion of refrigerator door only.
Adjusting the door bin glides
The door bin glides can be used to secure odd
shaped items or to separate other items.
1. Grasp glide.
2. Slide glide along bin.
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