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Contents
Important Safety Instructions. ........
Before Using Your Refrigerator .......
Using Your Refrigerator. ..............
Setting the controls ...................
Changing the control settings ..........
Exterior moisture control ..............
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves .......
Moving the meat drawer and cover ......
Removing the crispers and crisper cover.
Changing the light bulb. ...............
Reversing the door swing ..............
Ice cube trays. .......................
Automatic ice maker ..................
Sounds you may hear .................
Energy saving tips ....................
Cleaning Your Refrigerator ...........
Cleaning chart .......................
Food Storage Guide ..................
Storing fresh food ....................
Storing frozen food ...................
Caring For Your Refrigerator. .........
Vacation and moving care .............
Power interruptions ...................
If You Need Service Or Assistance ....
Whirlpool Refrigerator Warranty. .....
01990 Whirlpool Corporation
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Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
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Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product.
Then complete the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with a
question.
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Copy model and serial numbers from plate
(see diagram on front cover) and purchase date
from sales slip.
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Keep this book and sales slip together in a
handy place.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide Label, tape
and any inside labels before using the refrigerator.
To remove any remaining glue:
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Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then
remove.
OR
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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” on page 3.
NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction
labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the
Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at
the front.
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Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your
refrigerator, follow basic precautions including the following:
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Read all instructions before using the
It is your responsibility to be sure your
refrigerator. refrigerator:
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Child entrapment and suffocation
is installed and leveled on a floor that will hold
are not problems of the past. Junked the weight, and in an area suitable for its size
or abandoned refrigerators are still and use.
dangerous...even if they will “just sit
in the garage a few days.”
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is connected only to the right kind of outlet,
with the right electrical supply and grounding.
If you are getting rid of your old (Refer to the Electrical Requirements and
refrigerator, do it safely. Please read Grounding Instructions Sheet.)
the enclosed safety booklet from
the Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers. Help prevent accidents.
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Never allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.
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Never clean refrigerator parts with
flammable fluids. The fumes can create
a fire hazard or explosion.
. FOR YOUR SAFETY
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DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR
OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN
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is used only to do what home refrigerators
are designed to do.
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is not near an oven, radiator or other heat
source.
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is properly maintained.
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is out of the weather.
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is used in an area where the room tempera-
ture will not fall below 55°F (13°C).
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is not used by anyone unable to operate
it properly.
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is not loaded with food before it has time to
get properly cold.
CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Before Using Your Refrigerator
1. Clean it
Clean your refrigerator before using it. See
cleaning instructions on page 10.
2. Plug 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 Grounding
Instruction Sheet in your Literature Package.
Leveling screw
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3. Install properly
1. Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm) between overhead
cabinets and the refrigerator top.
2. Allow at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) between the
refrigerator condenser on the back and the wall.
3. Allow YZ inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the
refrigerator for ease of installation.
4. If the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you
might want to leave extra space on the hinge
side so the door can be opened wider.
5. If your refrigerator has an ice maker, make sure
ice maker water supply has been connected.
Refer to Installation Instructions.
4. Level refrigerator-freezer
1. To raise front, turn screw in direction shown.
2. To lower front, turn screw in direction shown.
3. Check with level.
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Use screwdriver
to adjust
Right to raise;
left to lower.
Using Your Refrigerator
Setting the controls
Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the
refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in for
the first time:
1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 3.
2. Set the Freezer Control to B.
Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely
before adding food. (This may take several hours.)
These settings should be about right for normal
household refrigerator usage.
The controls will be set about right when milk
or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream
is firm.
Refrigerator Control adjustments range from
1 to 5. Freezer Control adjustments range from
A to C.
CONDITION:
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO WARM
If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO COLD
If ICE isn’t
MADE FAST ENOUGH
If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM
Changing the control settings
If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator or
freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below. If
you have questions, call your COOL-LINE@ setvice assistance telephone number. (See page 14.)
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Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
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Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
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Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
REASON:
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Room temperature too warm
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
Controls not set correctly
for your conditions
Heavy ice usage
Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very warm or very cold room
temperatures
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
Refrigerator 3
Freezer
Refrigerator 2
Freezer
Refrigerator 3
Freezer
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
C
A
B
A
B
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