Whirlpool EH18VSXL User Manual

Whirlpool

Use and Care

Guide

Safety
First

Child entrapment,
and suffocation, are not
things of the past.
Junked or abandoned

freezers are still dan
gerous...even if they will
“just sit in the garage a
tew days.”

If you are getting rid
of your old freezer, do it
safely. Please read the
enclosed safety book
let from the Association

of Home Appliance
Manufacturers. Help
prevent accidents.

Defrost Water
Drain Cover

CHEST FREEZER

Model EH18VSXL

Key-Eject Lock

Interior Light

Baskets

Cold Control

Copy Your Model Number and Serial Number Here

When you need service, or
call with a question, have
this information ready:

1. Complete Model and Se

rial Numbers (from the plate
on the lower right side of the
cabinet).

2. Purchase date trom sales

slip.

Copy this information in

these spaces. Keep this

book, your warranty and

sales slip together in a handy

place.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company and Telephone Number

Temperature
Alarm Switch

Model and Serial
Number Plate

Before you plug it in

Before using your freezer, you ore personally

responsible for making sure that it...

• 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 electric supply and grounding
(see below)

• Is used only for jobs expected of home

freezers.

• is not near an oven, radiator or other heat
source.

Install Properly...

Allow room to open tid

2 inches at back

1_

I 3 inches

1. Check the strength of the floor. It should hold
weight of fully loaded freezer.

2. 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 fo open all the
way.

3. It should not be necessary to remove the lid
during installation. If, for any reason, the hinges
need adjustment, see your authorized
WHIRLPOOL dealer.

4. Do not cover the freezer with items such as

blankets, sheets, tablecloths, etc.

3 Inches

Remove Sales Label...

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label before
using the freezer. Remove any left over glue with
rubbing alcohol.

Note; DO NOT REMOVE the Care and Ser

vice label on the inside lid. This permanent
label provides immediate information
should it be needed. Do not remove Tech
Sheet permanently attached to back of

cabinet.

Clean It...

Clean your freezer before using it. See clean
ing instructions on page 4.

2

• is properly maintained.

• is in a dry sheltered area.

• is used in an area where the room tempera
ture will not exceed 110 F (43.3 C).

• is not run where there are explosive fumes.

• is not used by children or others who may not
understand how it should be used.

• is not loaded with food before it has time to
get properly cold.

Level Chest Freezer...

from end to end and front to back so that the lid

will seal properly.

Install the Battery...

You will find the freezer key and a 9-volt al
kaline battery packed inside the freezer. Install
the battery by following instructions on page 4.

The Temperature Alarm will sound a continu
ous tone if the Temperature Alarm Switch is in the

ON or TEST position. Move the switch to OFF until

the freezer Is cold. Then move It to ON.

Install the Defrost Drain Cover...

Packed Inside the freezer is the Defrost Drain

Cover and a hose adapter. Keep the hose
adapter in

ing the freezer. Install the Defrost Drain Cover
over the opening in the lower left, front corner of
your freezer.

a handy place to use when defrost

Plug It In..

3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle

Freezer

Recommended Grounding Method

A 120 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only, 15 ampere fused

electrical supply is required. It is recommended

that a separate circuit serving only this appli
ance be provided. The receptacle should not

be controlled by a wall switch or pull chain.

Attach retaining clip over power cord plug

from the literature package inside your freezer.

Do not use an extension cord.

3-prong
grounding plugpower cord

Using your freezer

Setting the Cold Control...

1. Insert a coin in the slot of the Cold Control to
turn it

2. Turn control to Nunnber 3. This setting will main

tain zero zone temperatures under normal op

erating conditions.

Adjusting Cold Control...

• Turn control to higher number for colder

temperatures,

• Turn to lower number for less cold temperatures.

Temperature Alarm...

Cooling Freezer First...

• Allow freezer to cool 6 to 8 hours before tilling

with frozen food.

• Let it cooi overnight before adding large

amount of unfrozen food.

Nofe: When freezer is first started the compressor

will run constantly until the cabinet is cooled. It
may fake up to 6 to 8 hours or longer, depending
on room temperature and the number of times
the freezer lid is opened.

After the cabinet is cooled the compressor will

turn on and off as needed to keep freezer at

proper temperature.

The outside of your freezer may feel warm. This
is normai. The freezer's design and main function
is to remove heat from packages and air space
inside the freezer. This heat is transferred to the
room air so the wails of the freezer may be warm.

When the Temperature

Alarm Switch is ON, the
Temperature Sensor in the
freezer senses freezer tem
perature. If the temperature becomes too warm,
the Temperature Alarm is designed to sound a
continuous tone.

You wiil hear a different sound if the battery is

a bout to wear out. The alarm is designed to beep
(chirp) every 30 to 60 seconds to indicate a fail
ing battery.

The Temperature Alarm (located on the lower
right front of the treezer) works together with an
electronic Temperature Sensor (located inside

the freezer - sensing freezer temperature) to

alert the user to an abnormal condition which

has caused freezer temperature to rise to a level
which may be unsafe for frozen food storage. It is
designed to sound a continuous tone if the
freezer becomes warm.

Freezer temperature may become too warm

it...

• The lid is not tightly closed.

• The lid has been opened too many times, or
has been ieft open too long.

• The Cold Control is not set correctly.

• A large food load has been added.

• The freezer is disconnected.

• There has been a power faiiure, or a circuit­breaker is tripped or a fuse biown.

If the Temperature Alarm

sounds a continuous tone OFF

and the Temperature
Alarm switch is ON, move
the switch to OFF.

Make sure you know why the freezer became

too warm. If the problem is serious (power fa Mure)
and service or assistance is needed, see page

8. If the problem is simple (lid open, freezer un
plugged) correct it. Move the switch back to ON
when the freezer is cold again.

Check the battery often

by moving the Tempera

ture Aiarm Switch to the

Test position. The alarm

should sound a continuous
tone, regardiess of freezer
temperature. If the alarm doesn't sound a tone
with the switch in the TEST position, replace the

battery immediately.

TEST