Whirlpool EF19MK User Manual

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NO-FROST
REFRIGERATOR-

FREEZER

Model EF19MK

Please read this
Use and Care Guide
before you do anything else...

This booklet tells you how to start your
refrigerator, clean it, move shelves and adjust
controls. It even tells you what new sounds to
expect from your refrigerator.

Treat your new refrigerator with care. Use it
only to do what home refrigerators are designed
to do.

Parts and features

TEMPERATURE
CONTROL

BUTTER

CRISPERS WITH
HUMIDITY CONTROL1 1 1

ICE CUBE
TRAYS

SLIDE-OU
FREEZER
BASKET

MODEL AND
SERIAL NUMBER
LABEL

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COMPARTMENT

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LIGHT SHIELD

FREEZER

LIGHT SHIELD

BASE GRILLE

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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 label located as shown).

2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this

book, your warranty and
handy place.

Please complete and mail the Owner Regis-

tration card furnished with this product.

Sales

slip together in a

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase D,,+e

Service Company and Telephone Number

Contents

SAFETY FIRST
BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN

Install Properly
Level Refrigerator-Freezer

Remove Sales Labels.
Clean It
Plug It In

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR,

Setting the Controls
Changing the Control Settings
Power Saving Control
Adjusting Crisper Humidity Control
Adjusting the Shelves
Removing the Freezer Shelf
Removing the Crispers and Covers
Removing the Freezer Basket

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Moving the Meat Pan

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Changing the Light Bulb..
Removing the Base Grille

Ice Cube Trays
Optional Automatic Ice Maker
Sounds you May Hear
Energy Saving Tips

CLEANING YOUR REFRIGERATOR..

Cleaning Chart

FOOD STORAGE GUIDE

Storing Fresh Food
Freezing and Storing Frozen Foods

VACATION AND MOVING CARE.
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE
REFRIGERATOR WARRANTY,

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Before you plug it in

important

Before using your refrigerator, you are personally
responsible for making sure that it...

9 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:‘)

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IS used only for jobs expected of home
refrigerators.

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is not near an oven, radiator or other heat

source.

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is properly maintained.

1 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.

Install urouerlv...

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1.

Allow YZ 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 so the door
can be opened wider.

3. The refrigerator back can be flush against the
wall.

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 liquid hand dishwashing
detergent 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 IN­STRUCTIONS 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.

Level refrigerator-freezer.. .

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USE SCREWDRIVER

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IGHT TO RAISE;

LEFl TO LOWER

1.

Remove base grille [see page 7).

2. To raise front, turn screw in direction shown.

3. To lower front, turn screw in the direction shown.

4. Check with level

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TO ADJUST

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ELLING SCREW

Plug it in...

3-PRONG GROUNDING
TYPE WALL RECEPTACLE

REFRIGERATOR
POWER CORD

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.

Do not use an extension cord. Use a recepta­cle which cannot be turned off with a switch or

pull chain.

and grounding instruction sheet in your literature
package.

See individual electrical requirements

B-PRONG
GROUNDING PLUG

Using your refrigerator

POWER SAVING CONTROL

TEMPERATURE CONTROL

Setting the controls...

Controls forthe refrigerator and freezer are in the

refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in for

the first time...

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1. Set the TEMPERA­TURE CONTROL to 3.

2. Set the Air CON­TROL to B.

Changing the control settings...

If you need to adjust temperatures in the re­frigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the
chart below.

AIR OUTLET

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 nor-

mal 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.

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Adjust the Temperature Control first.

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Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

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Then adjust the Air Control, if needed.

AIR CONTROL

CONDITIONS
If Refrigerator

Section is
TOO WARM

If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM

QUESTIONS? Section is
. ..call your
COOL-LINE”
service
assistance
telephone
number

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If Refrigerato

TOO COLD
If ICE isn,t

MADE FAST ENOUGH

If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM

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REASONS

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)

Controls not set correctly
for your conditions

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

Power Saving Control...

The Power Saving 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.

RECOMMENDED SEllINGS:
Temperature Control

Air Control

Temperature Control
Air Control

Temperature Control
Air Control

Temperature Control
Air Control

Temperature Control
Air Control

2. Use the “ON” setting
if moisture forms on

the outside of the
refrigerator.

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4

A

2
B

3

A

4

B