Whirlpool ET14UK, ET14JM User Manual

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A Note To You

Parts And Features

Before Using Your Refrigerator 5

Using Your Refrigerator

Caring For Your Refrigerator 13

Food Storage Guide 15

If You Need Assistance Or senfice

Warranty

1-800-253-1301

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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

MODELS ETl4JK ET14JM ET14UK ETl4ZK

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A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.

You have purchased a quality, worldclass home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have 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, burns, fire and electrical shock.

This symbol will help you avoid actions which could cause product damage (scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to your personal property.

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

Important Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

Read all instructions before using the refrigerator.

Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous . . . even if

they will “just sit in the garage a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, do it safely. Please read the enclosed safety booklet from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. Help prevent accidents.

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Please:

Install and level the refrigerator on a floor that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.

Do not install the refrigerator near an oven, radiator or other heat source.

Do not use the refrigerator in an area where the room temperature will fall below 55°F (13%).

Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

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.)

Do not I,oad the refrigerator with food before it has time to get properly cold.

Use the refrigerator only for the uses described in this manual.

Properly maintain the refrigerator.

Be sure the refrigerator is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

of fire, electrical shock,

Never allow children to operate, play with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.

Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

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.

Also, remove tape and any inside labels (except the model and serial number label) before using the refrigerator.

To remove any remaining glue:

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

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” above.

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the front.

or injury when using your

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Parts And

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 have purchased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and they may not match the illustration exactly. This manual is designed to cover several models.

Automatic

ice maker (ET14JM only not shown)

Ice cube trays

Features

Partial

freezer ohelf -

Meat drawer (ETl4ZK only not ohown)

Glass crisper

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- compartment

Butter

Model ETl4JK shown

Control panel

Temperature control Light switch

Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Cleaning

Plugging it in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section will tell you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install it and level it.

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In8talling it properly

Leveling it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Cleaning it

Clean your refrigerator before using it, if necessary. See cleaning instructions on page 13.

Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 115 Volt AC, 60 Hz., 15 or 20 ampere fused and properly grounded electrical supply is required. It is recommended that a separate circuit sewing 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 Grounding

Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.

Installing it properly

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.

4. If the hinge side of the refrigerator is to be 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 is equipped with 2 front, adjustable rollers to prevent rocking on uneven

floors.

To adjust rollers:

Roll refrigerator into position.

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

Turn clockwise to raise.

Turn counterclockwise to lower.

NOTE:

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

3. Repeat this procedure whenever the refrigerator is moved.

NOTE:

the rollers to raise the front of the refrigerator slightly.

Rollers are adjusted correctly when the

If you want the doors to close easier, use

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\ LeGeling screw

Use a screwdriver

to adjust

Roller

Wow of roller with hinge in place

Lekling screw

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