Whirlpool ET1NK User Manual
NO-FROST
REFRIGERATOR-
FREEZER
Model El’78NK
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 retrigerator with care. Use it
only to do what home refrigerators are designed to do.
Parts and features
freezer Shelf
Light
Saving
Control
Freezer
Crisper
Cover
1 lit
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Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...
When vou neea ser-xe or call with a questlon.
hove this Information ready
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers [from the
label located as shown)
2. ?urchose dote from sales slip
Copv thrs inform&on tn these spaces Keep this
book, your warranty and sales slop together In a
handv Dlace
Pledse complete and mail the Owner Regis-
tration card furnished with this product.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company and Telephone Number
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- Compartment
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\ Pan
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d Adjustable
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b
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- Serial Number
Butter
Meat
Shelves
Stationary
Door
Shelves
Model and
Label
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Contents
Page
SAFETY FIRST.
BEFOREYOUPLUGITIN ,,.,I,,,,.,,.,, 3
Install Properly
Level Refrigerator-Freezer
Remove Sales Labels
Clean It.,
Plugltln
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR,
Setting the Controls
Changing the Control Settings
Power Saving Control
Adjusting the Refrigerator Shelves
Moving the Meat Pan
Removing the Crispers and Cover
Changing the Light Bulb
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Removing and Adjusting the
Freezer Shelf
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3 Ice Cube Trays
Optional Automatic Ice Maker
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Sounds You May Hear
Energy Saving Tips
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4 CLEANINGYOUR REFRIGERATOR
4 Cleaning Chart.
4 FOOD STORAGEGUIDE
5 Storing Fresh Food
Storing Frozen Food
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5 VACATION AND MOVING CARE
5 IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE
I, Before Calling for Assistance
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2. If You Need Assrstance
3. IfYouNeedServrce I~I.I,I.,,.,II.I 11
4. IfYouHaveaProblem .,,,,.,.,,,.,, 11
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Before you plug it in
IMPORTANT
Before using your refrigerator, you are personally
responsible for maklng sure that It
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IS Installed and leveled on a floor that WIII hold
the werght. and in an area surtoble for Its size
and use
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rscor,nected only to the rrght kind of outlet, wrth the
rrght electrrcal supply and groundrng [Refer to
your ‘Electrical Requirements and Groundrng
Instructions”)
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IS
used only for jobs expected of home re-
frigerators
IS
not near an oven, radiator or other heat source
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IS
properly maintained
IS
out of the weather
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IS used In on area where the room temperature WI/I
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not fall below 55 F (13 C)
IS not used by those who may not understand
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how
It should be used
IS
not loaded with food before It has time to get
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properly cold
Install properly.. .
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 dishwashing detergent solution (I
teaspoon detergent in 1 quart warm water] before
removing glue as descrrbed In step 1.
DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or
toxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the
material.
NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE ANY PERMANENT IN-
STRUCTION LABELS INSIDE YOUR REFRIGERATOR.
Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under
the refrigerator at the front.
Clean it...
Clean your refrigerator
before usrna It.
See cleaning rnstructions “:
on page 8
1 Allow 3 ,nches (7 5 cm) between overhead cabl-
nets and refrigerator top
2 Allow at least an Inch (2 5 cm) between the
refrigerator condenser on the back and the wall
3 Allow :
refrigerator for ease of lnstallatron
4 If the refngerator IS to be against a wall, you might
want to leave extra space on the hinge side so the
door can be opened wrder
Inch (1 25 cm) on each srde of the
Level refrigerator-freezer.. .
Levelling Leg
Raise Lower
This refrigerator has 2 threaded levelling legs that are
shipped in a separate package
I. Screw these legs all the
bottom front corners of refrigerator
2. Roll the refrigerator into place.
3. Lower legs just enough to M-t front rollers off floor
4. Adjust front legs to level the refrigerator
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To raise corners, turn legs in direction shown.
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To lower corners, turn legs In directron shown.
5. Check with level.
way
into bolt holes in the
Plug it in...
&prong grounding
type wall receptacle,
3-prong
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Refrigerator
Power Cord
A 115 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only 15 or 20 ampere fused
and properly grounded electrlcal supply IS required It IS recommended that a separate clrcurt
serving only this appliance be provided
Do not use an extension cord. Use a recep-
tacle which cannot be turned off with a switch
or pull chain. See tndtvrdual electrlcal requtre-
ments and grounding Instructron sheet In your Ilterature package
grounding plug
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RECOMMENDEDGROUNDING METHOD
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