Whirlpool ET18PK User Manual
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Use And Care
A Note To You
Important Safety
Instructions
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Parts And Features
Before Using Your
Refrigerator
Using Your
Refrigerator
Caring For Your
Refrigerator
Food Storage Guide 16
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service
Warranty
1-800-253-1301
Call us with quastions or comments.
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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS
MODELS ET22PK ET20PK ET18PK
A NOTE TO YOU
A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class 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 howto operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa
tion 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.
Awarning
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.
Acaution
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301,
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
Important Safety Instructions
^WARNING
• 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.
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your
refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Help us help you
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°C).
• 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 Require
ments and Grounding Instructions Sheet.)
• Do not load 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.
• 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.
• FOR YOUR SAFETY •
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.
OR
• 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 “Impor
tant 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.
PARTS AND FEATURES
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 modei 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.
Freezer
shelf
Freezer light
(ET22PK)
Utility
compartment
Butter
' compartment
Adjustable
> door bins
Deep
adjustable
• door bins
■ Bin giide
Leveling rollers
(behind base grille)
Control panel
Refrigerator
control
Exterior moisture
control
Model ET20PK shown
Light
switch
Base griile
Freezer
control
BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Before Using Your
Refrigerator
In This Section
Cleaning it
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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Installing it properly
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Cleaning it
Clean your refrigerator before using it, if neces
sary. See cleaning instructions on page 14.
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 Grounding
Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.
3-prong grounding
type wail receptacle
Refrigerator
power cord
3-prong
grounding plug
Installing it properly
1. Allow '‘A inch (1.25 cm) space on each side
and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of
installation.
2. 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.
3. The refrigerator can be flush against the wall.
BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Leveling it
Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling screws-one
on the right and one on the left. To adjust one or
both of these, follow the directions below.
1. Remove base grille. (See page 12.)
2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.
3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.
4. Check with level.
5. Replace base grille. (See page 12.)
Front
roller
Right to raise;
left to lower
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