Whirlpool EDZOZK, EDZZZR User Manual

A Note To You

Before Using Your Refrigerator

Caring For Your Refrigerator

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If You Need

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Warranty

1400-253-1301

Call us with questions or comments.

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

MODELS EDZOZK EDZZZR

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A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance.

You have purchased a quality, worMclass 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 information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properfy and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete 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.

Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-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 24. 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

l Read all instructions before using the l Never clean refrigerator parts with

refrigerator. flammable fluicls. The fumes can create a

@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 refrig-

erator, do it safely.

eNever allow children to operate, play

with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.

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Please:

l Install and level the refrigerator on a floor

that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.

l Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,

radiator or other heat source.

l Do not use the refrigerator in an area

where the room temperature will fall below 55°F (13°C).

l Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

l Connect the refrigerator only to the proper

kind of outlet, with the correct electrical supply and grounding.

l Do not load the refrigerator with food

before it has time to get properly cold.

l Use the refrigerator only for the uses

described in this manual.

l Properly maintain the refrigerator. l Be sure the refrigerator is not used by

anyone unable to operate it properly.

fire hazard or explosion.

l FOR YOUR SAFETY l

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VlClNlTY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

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.

Automatic ke maker and

Control

panel

Llght

Door shelves

Control panel

Freezer control

Base‘ grille

Refrigerator control

Model

EDSOZK

shown

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Cleaning it Plugging it In

It is important

connect it to a power source, install it and level it.

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prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it,

Page

5 Installing It properly

Cleaning it

Removing packaging materials

Remove tape and any inside labels (except

the model and serial number label) before

using the refrigerator.

To remove any remaining glue:

l Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then

remove.

l Soak area with liquid handdishwashing

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.

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Leveling it

NOTE:

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

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Do not remove any permanent

Cleaning it before use

After removing all packaging materials, clean your refrigerator before using it, if

necessary. See cleaning instructions on

pages 19-20.

Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere fused and properly grounded electriil supply is required. ll 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 Electriil Requirements and Ground-

ing Instructions Sheet in your Literature

Package.

&prong grounding type wall receptacle \

Refrigerator power cord

3-prong grounding

PlW3

Installing it properly

Allow ‘$5 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 the hinge side closest to the wall so the door can be opened wider.

3. The refrigerator can be flush against the wall.

leave extra space on

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 16.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.

Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 16.)

Right to raise;

left to lower

Use 8 screw-

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Setting the controls Changing Adjustlng

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves . . ..Q

Using the egg bin Removing the crisper and

crisper cover

Removing the meat drawer and cover

Removing the freezer shelves . . . . . . . . . 11

Removing

Removing the freezer door shelves . ..ll

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 some of the features in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

the control the

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the

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settings . . . . . . . . . . . 8

shelf glide

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freezer bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Using

the Uslng the Ice dispenser (ED22ZR) ..12 Using

storage bin

the automatic

Removing the ice maker

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Solving common Ice maker/ dispenser

Removing Changing

Understanding the sounds you may hear

Saving

problems the

the light

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energy

ice cubs

trays

maker . . . . . . . . 13

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base grille

bulbs

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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).

3. 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

NOTE:

control continuously guards against moisture build-up on the outside of your refrigerator cabinet. This control does not have to be set or adjusted.

The Automatic Exterior Moisture

usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm. lf 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 25.)

l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. l Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments. l 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:

l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Room temperature too warm

l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Very cokf room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

l Controls not set correctly

for

your conditions

l Heavy ice usage l Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Very warm or very cold rcom

temperatures

RECOMMENDED CONTROL SETTINGS:

Refrigerator 4 Freezer

Refrigerstor 3 Freezer

Refrigerator Freezer I3

Refrigerator 3 Freezer

Refrigerator 4 Freezer I3

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