Whirlpool ET20EK User Manual
use&care guide
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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
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ICE CUBE
TRAYS
ADJUSTABLE
FREEZER SHELF
REFRIGERATOR
CONTROL
MODEL AND
SERIAL NUMBER
LABEL
(not Shown)
POWER SAVING
CONTROL
LIGHT
FREEZER
CONTROL
MEAT
DRAWER
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UTILITY
COMPARTMENT
BUHER
COMPARTMENT
ADJUSTABLE
SHELVES
BASE GRILLE
UTILITY
BIN
CRISPER
COVER
CRISPERS
LEVELLING
ROLLERS
(not shown)
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...
When you need sen/ice or coll with a question,
have this information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers (from
the label located as shown).
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this
book, your warranty and sales slip together in a
handy place.
Please complete and mail the Owner Regis
tration card furnished with this product.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company and Telephone Number
Contents
SAFETY FIRST
BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN
Install Properly .................................... 4
Level Refrigerator-Freezer
Remove Sales Labels
Clean It
Plug It In............................................... 4
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Setting the Controls
Changing the Control Settings
Power Saving Control.......................... 5
Adjusting Crisper Humidity Controls .. 6
Adjusting Refrigerator Shelves
Removing and Adjusting the Freezer
Shelf..................................................... 6
Removing Crispers and Cover.......... 6
Moving Meat Drawer and Cover
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Safety first
Child entrapment and suffocation are
not problems of the past. Junked or aban
doned refrigerators are still dan
gerous...even If they will “Just sit in the
garage for a few days.”
If you are getting rid of your old
refrigerator, do it safely. Please read the
enclosed safety booklet from the Associa
tion of Home Appliance Manufacturers.
Help prevent accidents.
Changing the Light Bulbs
Optional Automatic Ice Maker
Removing the Base Grille
Ice Cube Trays.................................... 7
Optional Automatic Ice Maker
Sound You May Hear.......................... 8
Energy Saving Tips
CLEANING YOUR REFRIGERATOR .. 8
Cleaning Chart
FOOD STORAGE GUIDE
Storing Fresh Food
Freezing and Storing Frozen Foods ... 11
VACATION AND MOVING CARE
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE . 15
WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR
WARRANTY
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Before you plug it in
Important
Before using your refrigerator, you are personaiiy
responsibie for making sure that it...
• is instaiied and leveied on a fioorthat wiii hoid
the weight, and in an area suitabie for its size
and use.
• is connected oniy to the right kind of outiet, with
the right eiectricai suppiy and grounding.
(Refer to your "Eiectricai Requirements and
Grounding instructions! )
• is used oniy for jobs expected of home
refrigerators.
is not near an oven, radiator or other heat
source.
is properiy maintained
is out of the weather.
is used in an area where the room temperature
wiii not fail below 55°F (13°C).
is not used by those who may not understand
how it should be used.
is not loaded with food before it has time to get
properly cold.
1. Allow V2 inch (1.25 cm) space on each side and
at the top of the refrigerator for ease of
installation.
2. If the refrigerator is to be against a wali, you
might want to leave extra space so the door
can be opened wider.
3. The refrigerator back can be flush against the
wali.
Remove sales labels...
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label, tape
and any inside labels before using the re
frigerator. To remove any remaining glue:
1. Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball then
remove.
OR
2. Soak area with iiquid hand dishwashing
detergent before removing giue as described
in step 1.
DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or
toxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, car
bon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the
material.
NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE ANY PERMANENT IN
STRUCTIONS LABELS INSIDE YOUR REFRIGER
ATOR.
Do not remove the Tech sheet fastened under
the refrigerator at the front.
Clean it...
Ciean your refriger
ator before using it.
See cleaning instruc
tions on page 9.
Level refrigerator-freezer...
1. Remove base griiie (see page 7).
2. To raise front, turn screw in direction shown.
3. To iower front, turn screw in the direction shown.
4. Check with level.
Plug it in...
3-PRONG GROUNDING
TYPE WALL RECEPTACLE
REFRIGERATOR
POWER CORD
RECOMMENDED GROUNDING METHOD
A115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere fused
and properly grounded electrical supply is
required. It is recommended that a separate cir
cuit serving oniy this appliance be provided.
Do not use an extension cord. Use a recepta
cle 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
Using your refrigerator
REFRIGERATOR
1ER I 4 I CO
REFRIGERATOR CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT POWER SAVING CONTROL LIGHT SWITCH FREEZER CONTROL
POWER SAVING CONTROL
CONSUMES
LESS
ENERGY
FREEZER
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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 REFRIGERA
REFRIGERATOR
ulER □□ COI
TOR CONTROL TO 4.
2. Set the FREEZER
CONTROL TO C.
To adjust a control,
reach under the console
and turn the knob.
Changing the control settings...
If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator
or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below.
Give the refrigerator time to cool down com
pletely before adding food. (This may take sev
eral hours.)
These settings shouid be about right for nor
mal 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
8. Freezer Control adjustments range from A to D.
Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
CONDITION: REASON:
QUESTIONS?
...call your
COOL-LINE®
service
assistance
telephone
number
(page 15).
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
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
Power Saving Control...
The Power Saving Control on the Control Con
sole operates electric heaters around the door
openings. These heaters help keep moisture from
forming on the outside of the refrigerator.
POWER SAVING CONTROL
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RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:
Refrigerator 6
Freezer D
Refrigerator 4
Freezer A
Refrigerator 2
Freezer A
Refrigerator 4
Freezer A
Refrigerator 6
Freezer C
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.
The indicator light will glow when the switch is in
the "REDUCES EXTERIOR MOISTURE” position.
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