Whirlpool ET16JKXL User Manual

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Guide
Please read this Use and Care Guide
before you do
anything else...
This booklet tells You how to
start Your refrigerator, clean it,
trols. It even tells You what to
do if you hear strange sounds or think something is wrong.
Treat Your new refrigerator
with care Use it only to do what
home refrigerators are de-
signed to do.
NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
Model ET16JKXL
Care
Copy Your Model Number and Serial Number Here
If you have to call for service, the service technician will ask for your Model and Serial Numbers. Your refriger­ator has these numbers on a plate just above the base grill. Copy them in the spaces below while You are think­ing about It.
Keep this book in a handy place. Your warranty and sales slip should be kept with it.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase/Installation Date
Service Company and Telephone Number

Before you plug it in

IMPORTANT
Before usrng your refrrgerator. you are personally responsible for making sure that It
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IS Installed and leveled on a floor that WIII hold the werghr. and in an area suitable for Its stze and use
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connected only to the right kind of outlet, with
the right electrrc supply and grounding
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IS used only for jobs expected of home
refrigerators
Pick the Right Place.
Save steps by putting your refrigerator near the countertop. It should not be near a stove, radiator, water heater or any source of heat...including direct sunlight.
You can install it flush against the wall in back. Leave % Inch (1.3 cm] clearance against cabinets on each side for ease of instal­lation. Do you want it in a corner? Leave some room on the wall side if you want the doors to open wider.
Planning to add the automatic ice maker? Will the refrigerator be near a cold water pipe? Some people run the water line through the floor to the basement. Others run rt behind the cabinets to the pipes under the sink.
Make Sure It’s level.
Remove the base grill to uncover the two leveling legs. Turn each leg to the right to lower the front. Turn them to the left to raise the front. (If you have someone tilt the top of the refrigerator back while turn­ing, it will be easier.]
Keep adjusting one or the other until the refrigerator won’t rock.
Then raise or lower both by the same number of turns until the refrig­erator is level (use a level to check this). If you don’t have a level, the refrigerator will be about right when you can open the doors part way and they WIII stay where you put them.
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IS properly maintained.
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out of the weather
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IS used In an area where the room temperature
WI/I
not
fall
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not run where there are explosive fumes
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not used by chrldren or others who may not
understand how It should be used
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IS not loaded with food before it has time to get properly cold
below 55 F (13 C)
sink
and next to a
3-prong
rounding plug
Refrigerator
Power
Cord
Recommended
Grounding Method
Peel Off the labels.
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label and other inside labels before using the refrigerator. Any glue left can be taken off with rubbing alcohol.
Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened behind the base grill.
Wash It.
To clean your refrigerator before using it, check the washing in-
structions in this booklet.
Plug It In.
A 120 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only, 15 ampere fused electrical supply is required. It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided.
Do not use an extension cord. Use a receptacle which cannot be
turned off wlth a switch or pull chain.

Cleaning your refrigerator

Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost aUtOmatICallY. But both should be cleaned about once a month to help Prevent odors from building up. Of course, spills should be wiped up right away.
To clean Your refrigerator, unplug it, turn the Refrigerator Control t0 OFF, take out all removable parts, and clean it according to the following directions.
Inside.
You can wash the parts You take out in the sink with a mild soap Or mild detergent and warm water. Harsh cleansers. scouring powders and solvents should never be used on any part of your refrigerator.
Wash the walls with a solution of two tablespoons (309) of baking soda mixed with one quart (1L) of warm water. Rinse well and dry. Let the freezer warm up with the door open for 10 or 15 minutes SO the cloth doesn’t stick.
The inside of the door, including the gasket, should be washed with warm water and a mild soap or mild detergent.
Do not use cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum products. They can damage the gasket and plastic finish.
Outside.
Wash the outside with warm water and a mild detergent. Rinse
well and dry.
Waxing is recommended in high humidity areas. Use a good auto paste wax or an appliance wax on painted metal surfaces. Do not use on plastic because it may damage these parts.
Underneath.
To remove the base grill, open the door and lift up on the two tabs
Grill-holding Tabs
that show through the grill at both &nds near the top. When you’ve lifted the tabs, swing the top of the grill forward. Lift the grill off the bottom supports.
The defrost water pan is on the left and the condenser is on the right. Pull out the defrost pan and wash. There may be tape holding
It In place Remove the tape and lift the pan over the wire brace in front of it Make sure the notched corner is in the rear when you put it back, and that You push it all the way in. The defrost drain tube should point into the pan.
Clean dust from the condenser with a vacuum cleaner. The con-
denser should be cleaned every two or three months.
If your refrigerator has an ice maker, make sure You don’t slide the
Lift Up
refrigerator oul farther than the ice-maker water supply line allows.
Heat is removed from Your refrigerator and transferred to the con­denser. From there, the heat is spread into the room. Dust on the condenser insulates it and reduces the heat leaving it. If the heat Can’t get out easily. the refrigerator will have to run longer to keep
food cold.

Energy Saving Tips

You can help your refrigerator use less electrlclty.
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Check door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the
cabinet to be sure of a good seal.
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Clean the condenser coil regularly
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Open the door as few times as possible Think about what you need before you open the door Get everything out at one time. Keep fo&s or­ganized so you won’t have to search for what you want Close door as soon as food
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Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don’t overcrowd It so atr movement
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blocked.
is removed
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It
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a waste of electrlclty to set the refrigerator and freezer to temperatures colder than they need to be If Ice cream is f\rm In the freezer and drinks are as cold as your family likes them, that’s cold enough.
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Keep the Power Saving Control on OFF unless
moisture forms on the refrigerator exterior.
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Make sure your refrigerator IS not next to a heat source such as a range, water heater, furnace, radiator. or In direct sunlight
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