Whirlpool EH230F User Manual

use&care guide

Model EH230F

•Freezers. Ice Makers. Dishwashers. Built-In Ovens and Surtace Units. Ranges. Microwave Ovens. Trash Compactors. Room Air Conditioners. Dehumidiliers. Automatic Washers. Clothes Dryers, Freeze

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

This booklet tells you how to start your freezer,

defrost it, Cleon it and adjust controls.

Treat your new freezer with care. Use it only to

do what home freezers are designed to do.

Parts and features

Key Eject

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
plate located as shown),

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

book, your warranty and sales slip together in a
handy place.

Please complete and mail the Owner Regis

tration Card furnished with this product.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company and Telephone Number

Contents

SAFETY FIRST............................................. 3

BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN........................... 3

Install Properly
Level Chest Freezer
Remove Sales Labels

Install Defrost Drain Cover ........................ 4

Clean It ...................................................... 4

Plug It In..................................................... 4

USING YOUR FREEZER

Setting the Temperature Control

Adjusting the Temperature Control .... 5

Cooling Freezer First
The Sliding Baskets
The Key Eject Lock

The Interior Light........................................ 6

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©1987 Whirlpool Corporafion

Safety first

Child entrapment and suffocation

are not problems of the past. Junked
or abandoned freezers are still dan
gerous...even if they will "just sit in
the garage for 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 Manu
facturers. Help prevent accidents.

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The Signal Light

Energy Saving Tips.................................... 6

CLEANING YOUR FREEZER

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Cleaning Chart .......................................... 7

FREEZING FOOD IN YOUR FREEZER

Packaging and Sealing Eood

To Wrap Foods

Loading...................................................... 9

Storing Frozen Food

VACATION AND MOVING CARE............. 9

Vacations ......................................: ... . 9

Shutting Off and Moving

IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE tO

FREEZER WARRANTY
REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOOD LOSSES 12

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Before you plug it in

IMPORTANT

Before using your freezer, you are personaiiy re-

sponsibie for making sure that it,,

• is installed and levelled 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."]

• is used only for jobs expected of home freezers

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

is properly maintained,
is out of the weather,
is used in on area where the room temperature

will not exceed 110“F (43,3’C)
is not run where there are explosive fumes,
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 properly...

Allow room to open lid

Install defrost drain cover...

1, Remove cover from literature package,
2, Check drawing on page 2 for placement.
3, Install cover.

2 Inches at bock

SS

3 inches

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

2 Pick a safe place, indoors, away from in

flammables such as gasoline.

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,

A. It should not be necessary to remove the lid during

installation. If, for'any reason, the hinges need ad

justment, see your authorized WHIRLPOOL dealer,

5 Do nof cover the freezer with items such as

blankets, sheets, tablecloths, etc.

3 inches I

Level chest freezer...

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

seal properly.

Check with levei

Plug it in...

Retaining Clip

Freezer

Power Plug

3-prong grounding

type woli receptacle

3-prong

grounding plug

Remove sales labels...

Remove any labels before using the freezer.

To remove any remaining glue:

1, Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then remove,

OR

2, Soak area with dishwashing detergent solution (1

teaspoon detergent in 1 quart warm water) before

removing glue as described in step 1.

DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or

foxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, car
bon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the
material.

NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE the Tech Sheet on inside
of compressor compartment door.

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 receptacle

which cannot be turned off with a switch or pull

chain. Do not use an extension cord.

Attach retaining clip over power cord plug from
literature package inside the freezer.

See individual electrical requirements and ground
ing instruction sheet in your literature package.