Whirlpool ET18HK User Manual
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REFRIGERATOR-
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FREEZER
Model ET18HK
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Model ETl8GK
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Please read this
Use and Care Guide
before you do anything else...
This booklet tells you how to start your
refrigerator, clean it, move shelves and adjust
controls. It even tells you what new sounds to
expect from your refrigerator.
Treat your new refrigerator with care. Use it
only to do what home refrigerators are designed
to do.
Parts and features
ICE CUBE
TRAYS
ADJUSTABLE
FREEZER SHELF \
REFRIGERATOR\
CONTROL
MODEL AND,
SERIAL
NUMBER
LABEL
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SAVING
CONTROL
FREEZER
CONTROL
MEAT PAN
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- JUICECAN
COMPARTMENT
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COMPARTMENT
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/(ETlBGK-glass)
DOOR SHELVES
RACK
UTILITY
BUTTER
ADJUSTABLE
SHELVES
STATIONARY
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LEVELLING
ROLLER H
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product. Then complete the form below. Have this Infxrna+lcl;? ready
if you need service or call with a question.
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Copy Model and Serial Numbers from label
[see diagram above] and purchase date
from sales slip.
9 Keep this book and sales slip together in a
handy place
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Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number
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Contents
SAFETY FIRST
Important Safety Instructions
BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Remove Sales Labels..
Clean It
Plug It In
Install Properly : : : 1’ :
Level Refrigerator-Freezer
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR, : :
Setting the Controls,
Changing the Control Settings
Power Saving Control
Changing the Light Bulb
Adjusting the Refrigerator Shelves
Moving the Meat Pan and Cover
Removing Crispers and Crisper
Cover
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Reversing the Door Swing 7
Removing and Adjusting
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the Freezer Shelf 7
Ice Cube Trays 7
Optional Automatic Ice Maker 7
Sounds you May Hear 8
Energy Saving Tips 8
CLEANING YOUR REFRIGERATOR.. 8
Cleaning Chart 9
FOOD STORAGE GUIDE IO
Storing Fresh Food 10
Storing Frozen Food 11
VACATION AND MOVING CARE.. 14
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE. 15
WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR
WARRANTY............................ 16
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Important Safety Instructions
COpOratiOn
You are personally responsible for making sure
that your refrigerator...
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is installed and leveled on a floor that will hold
the weight, and in an area suitable for its size and
use.
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is connected only to the right kind of outlet, with
the right electrical supply and grounding. [Refer
to your “Electrical Requirements and Grounding
Instructions:‘)
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is used only to do what home refrigerators are
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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 temperature
will not fall below 55’F r13”Cl.
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is not used
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by anyone unable to operate it
properly.
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is not loadec
properly COIL.
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Before using your refrigerator
1. Remove sales labels...
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label, tape
and any inside labels before using the refrigerator To remove any remaining glue:
1. Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball then
remove.
OR
2. Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue as described in
step 1.
DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or
toxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, etc. These can dumage the
material.
NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE ANY PERMANENT INSTRUCTION LABELS INSIDE YOUR REFRIGERATOR.
Do not remove the Tech sheet fastened under
the refrigerator at the front.
2. Clean it...
Clean your refrigerator before using it. See
cleaning instructions on page 8.
3. Plug it in...
J-PRONG GROUNDING
TYPE WALL RECEPTACLE
4. Install properly...
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1. Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm] between overhead cabinets and refrigerator top.
2. Allow at least an inch (2.5 cm) between the refrigerator condenser on the back and the wall.
3. Allow ‘/2 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.
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5. Level refrigerator-freezer...
USE SCREWDRIVER
TO ADJUST
REFRlGERAiOR
POWER CORD
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.
Do not use an extension cord. Use a receptacle which cannot be turned off with a switch or
pull chain. See individual electrical requirements
and grounding instruction sheet in your literature
package.
3-PRONG
GROUNDING PLUG
RAISE
RIGHT TO RAISE;
LEFT TO LOWER
1.
To raise front, turn each screw to the right
2. To lower front, turn each screw to the left.
3. Check with level.
Using your refrigerator
REFRIGERATOR CONTROL
Setting the controls...
Controls forthe 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.
Changing the control settings...
If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator
or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below.
CONDITION: REASON:
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO WARM
If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM
QUE$TIONS?
. ..call your
COOL-LINE ’ Section is
service
assistance
telephone
number
(page 15 I.
If Refrigerator
TOO COLD
If ICE isn’t
MADE FAST ENOUGH
If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM
POWER SAVING CONTROL LIGHT SWITCH
REFRIGERATOR
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
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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 when ice cream is firm.
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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.
FREEZER CONTROL
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:
Refrigerator
Freezer
Refrigerator
Freezer
Refrigerator
Freezer
Refrigerator
Freezer
Refrigerator
Freezer
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Power Saving Control...
The Power Saving Control on the Control Console operates electric heaters around the door
openings. These heaters help keep moisture from
forming on the outside of the refrigerator.
1. Use the “CONSUMES LESS ENERGY” setting when
humidity is low.
2. Use the “REDUCES EXTERIOR MOISTURE” setting if
moisture forms on the outside of the refrigerator.
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