Whirlpool EH070FX User Manual
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Home^ Appliances
Use & Care Guide
CHEST FREEZERS
EH220FX EH150FX EH100FX
EH070FX EH050FX
Contents
Page
Important Safety Instructions
Installing Your Freezer
Using Your Freezer................................................... 5
Setting the temperature controls
Adjusting the temperature control
The sliding basket
The key eject lock................................................. 5
The signal light
The drain cover..................................................... 6
Changing the light bulbs
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Cleaning Your Freezer........................................ 7
Caring For Your Freezer........................................... 8
If electricity goes off
Moving
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If You Need Service Or Assistance
Whirlpool Domestic Freezer Warranty. 12
©1990 Whirlpool Corporation
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide Label, tape
and any inside labels before using the freezer.
To remove any remaining glue:
• 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 the Tech Sheet on back of
freezer cabinet.
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
Please complete and mall the Owner
Registration Card provided with this prod
uct. Then complete the form below. Have this
information ready if you need service or call with
a question.
• Copy model and serial numbers from plate
(see diagram on front cover) and purchase date
from sales slip.
• Keep this book and sales slip together in a
handy place.
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Whirlpooi Freezer Guide for your freezer.
The Whirlpool Freezer Guide is a companion book
to this Freezer Use and Care Guide and is avail
able free of charge. It contains information on freez
ing different kinds of foods, packaging and food
storage times. The Freezer Guide also has helpful
hints for saving energy and solving common
freezer problems.
To order the Freezer Guide, write to:
Whirlpool Corporation
Attention: Customer Service Dept.
1900 Whirlpool Drive
LaPorte, IN 46305
and request the Whirlpool Freezer Guide,
Part No. 1114865.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number
Imp ort an t Sa fe ty I nst ruc tio ns
^WARNING
• Read all Instructions before using the
freezer.
• Child entrapment and suffocation are
not problems of the past. Junked or
abandoned freezers are still dangerous...even If they will “Just sit In the
garage a few days.”
If you are getting rid of your old freezer,
do It safely. Please read the enclosed
safety booklet from the Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers. Help
prevent accidents.
• Never allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl Inside the freezer.
• FOR YOUR SAFETY*
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR
OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQ
UIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN
CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
To reduce the risk of fire, eiectricai shock, or injury when using your
freezer, foiiow basic precautions inciuding the foiiowing:
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
It is your responsibility to be sure
your freezer:
• 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 the Electrical Requirements and
Grounding Instructions Sheet.)
• is used only to do what home freezers are
designed to do.
• is not near an oven, radiator or other heat
source.
• is properly maintained.
• is out of the weather.
• is used in an area where the temperature will
not exceed 110°F (43.3°).
• is not used by anyone unable to operate it
properly.
• is not loaded with food before it has time to
get properly cold.
Ins ta lli ng You r F reez er
Clean it
Clean your freezer before using it.
1 ■ Use a sponge, cloth or paper towel and mild
detergent in warm water to clean outside and
inside of freezer, lid liner and gasket.
2. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
3-Prong Grounding
type Wall Receptacle
Freezer
Power Plug
Allow room to open lid
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3-Prong
Grounding Plug
2 Inches at back
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Plug it in
Recommended Grounding Method
A115 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 re
ceptacle which cannot be turned off with a switch
or pull chain. Do not use an extension cord.
Attach retaining clip, from literature pack inside
the freezer, over power cord plug.
See Electrical Requirements and Grounding
Instruction Sheet in your Literature Package.
Install properly
1. Pick a safe place, indoors, away from flamma-
bles such as gasoline.
2. Check the strength of the floor. It should hold
the weight of a fully loaded freezer.
3. Allow at least 3 inches (7.5 cm) air space on all
sides of freezer and 2 inches (5 cm) at back.
Leave room at top for lid to open all the way.
4. It should not be necessary to remove the lid
during installation. If, for any reason, the hinges
need adjustment, see your authorized
Whirlpool dealer.
5. Do not cover the freezer with items such as
blankets, sheets, tablecloths, etc.
Check with level
Level chest freezer
Level freezer from end to end and front to back so
that the lid will seal properly. Use shim(s) to level if
needed.
Install defrost drain cover
(EH220FX and EH150FX)
1. Remove defrost drain cover from literature
package.
2. Check drawing on page 6 for placement.
3. Install cover.
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