Whirlpool ET14GK User Manual

A Note To You

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Parts And Features

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Before Using Your
Refrigerator

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Using Your
Refrigerator

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Caring For Your
Refmigerator

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Food Storage Guide 16
If You Need

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Warranty

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1-800-253-1301

Call us with questions or comments.

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MODELS ETl4JK ET14JM ETl4HJ ET14GK

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 properly 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.

This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as personal injury,
and electriial shock.

This symbol will help you avoid actions

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 18. 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

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Imraortant Safetv Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when
using your refrigerator,

l Read all instructions before using the l Never allow children to operate, play with,

refrigerator. or crawl inside the refrigerator.

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*Child entrapment and suffocation are l Never clean refrigerator parts with

not problems of the past. Junked or
abandoned refrigerators are still danger-

ous . . .

garage a few days.”
erator, do it safely. Please read the

enclosed safety booklet from the Asso­ciation of Home Appliance Manufactur­ers. Help prevent accidents.

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even if they will “just sit in the

If you are getting rid of your old refrig-

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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. (Refer to the
Electrical Requirements and Grounding
Instructions Sheet.)

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.

follow these basic precautions:

flammable fluids. The fumes can create a
fire hazard or explosion.

l FOR Y-OUR SAFETY l

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR
OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND

LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR
ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES
CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR

EXPLOSION.

Parts And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar
with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. The model you pur­chased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and they may not match the

illustration exactly. This manual covers several models.

Automatic
ice maker
(not shown­ET14JM only)
ke cube
trays

Partial

freezer shetl H

Control panel ­Model and serial

number label
(on *ide wall)

Meat drawer
(not shown­ET1 4GK only)

Adjustable
wire shelves

Glass crisper
cover /

Crisper A
(2 half-width
on ET14GK)

Butter

-compartment

Model ET1 4JK shown

Control panel

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Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Cleaning your refrigerator
Plugging it in 5

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

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

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installing it properly
Leveling it

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Cleaning your refrigerator

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 your thumb to make a ball,

then remove.

OR

l Soak area with liquid hand-dishwashing

detergent before removing glue as de­scribed above. Do not use sharp instru-

ments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or

abrasive cleaners. These can damage the

material. See “Important Safety Instruc-

tions” on page 3.

NOTE:

instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do

not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under

the refrigerator at the front.

Cleaning it before use

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

necessary. See cleaning instructions on

pages 13 and 14.

Do not remove any permanent

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Plugging it in

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

See Electrical Requirements and Ground-

ing Instructions Sheet in your Literature

Package.

&prong grounding

type wall receptacle

grounding plug

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Installing it properly

1. Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm) between overhead
cabinets and refrigerator top.

2. Allow at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) between the

refrigerator condenser on the back and the

wall.

3.

Allow % inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the

refrigerator for ease of installation.
If the hinge side of the refrigerator is to be

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against a wall, you might want to leave extra
space so the door can be opened wider.

5.

Level your refrigerator.

Leveling it

Your refrigerator has 2 front, adjustable
rollers to prevent rocking on uneven floors.

To adjust rollers:

1.

Roll refrigerator into position.

2. Adjust rollers by turning the leveling
screws, located at the front of the base.

l Turn clockwise to raise.
l Turn counterclockwise to lower.

NOTE:

when the refrigerator no longer rocks
when the doors are opened or closed.

3.

Repeat

refrigerator is moved.

Rollers are adjusted correctly

this procedure whenever the

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Use a screw-

driver to adiust

NOTE:

use the rollers to raise the front of the
refrigerator slightly.

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If you want the doors to close easier,

View of roller with hinge in place ,

Leieling
screw