Whirlpool ET25PK User Manual

UseAndCare
A Note To You Important Safety
Instmctions
Parts And Features Before Using Your
Refrigerator
Caring For Your Refrigerator
Food Storage Guide 16 If You Need
Assistance Or Service
2
3
4
5
7
14
18
Warranty
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
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MODEL ET25PK

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 h carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner ship Registration Card provided wrth 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.
^WARNING
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 sK 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 wKh 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 famiiiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like.
Freezer shelf Freezer light
Ice cube trays Ice bin
Control panel. Model and
serial number label • (on side wall)
Leveling rollers (behind base grille)

Control panel

Utility
compartment
Butter
compartment
Adjustable .door bins
Deep
adjustable
• door bins
Refrigerator
control
Exterior moisture
control
Ught
switch
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 wili tell you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install it and level it.
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Page
Installing it properly...................
5
Leveling it.................................
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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 sen/ing 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 wall 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;
ieft to lower
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