Whirlpool EV090F User Manual
use&care guide
UPRIGHT
Model EV090F
ilor-Freezers. Ice Makers. Dishwashers. Built-In Ovens and Surface Units, Ranges. Microwave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Room Air Conditioners, Oehumidifiers, Automatic Washers Clothes Dryers Freez
Please read this
Use and Care Guide
before you do anything else...
This booklet tells you how to start your freezer,
defrost it, Cleon it and adjust controls.
Treat your new freezer with care. Use it only to
do what home freezers are designed to do.
Parts and feature
Permanent
Information
Label
Door Handle
Shelves
Signal Light
Model and Serial
Number Plate
(Not Shown)
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...
When you need service, or call with a question,
have this information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers from the
plate 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 artd mail the Owner Regis
tration Card furnished with this product.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company and Telephone Number
Temperature
Control
(Not Shown)
Contents ,^33
SAFETY FIRST
BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN
Install Properly
Level Freezer
Remove Sales Labels
Clean It....................................................... 4
Plug It In .................................................... 4
USING YOUR FREEZER
Setting the Temperature Control
Adjusting the Temperature Control
Cooling Freezer First ................................. 5
The Signal Light
Removing the Freezer Shelves.................. 5
Energy Saving Tips.................................... 5
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©1987 Whirlpool Corporation
Safety first
Child entrapment and suffocation
are not problems of the past Junked
or abandoned freezers are still dan
gerous ..even it they will just sit in
the garage for a tew days '
It you are getting rid of your old
freezer, do it safely Please read the
enclosed safety booklet from the
Association of Home Appliance Manu
facturers Help prevent accidents
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CLEANING YOUR FREEZER....................... 6
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Cleaning Chart........................................... 6
FREEZING FOOD IN YOUR FREEZER
Packaging and Sealing Food
To Wrap Foods
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Storing Frozen Food.................................. 8
VACATION AND MOVING CARE
Vacations
Shutting Off and Moving............................. 9
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE 10
REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOOD LOSSES.... 11
FREEZER WARRANTY.............................. 12
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Before you plug it in
IMPORTANT
Before using your freezer, you are personally re
sponsible for making sure that it...
• is installed and levelled on a floor that will hold the
weight, and in an area suitable for its size and use,
• is connected only to the right kind of outlet, with the
right electrical supply and grounding. [Refer to
your “Electrical Requirements and Grounding
Instructions.")
• is used only for jobs expected of home freezers.
• is not near an oven, radiator or other heat source,
is properly maintained.
' is out of the weather.
is used in an area where the room temperature
will not exceed 110“F (43.3°C).
' is not run where there are explosive fumes,
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,
Install properly...
1. Check the strength of the floor It should hold the
weight of a fully loaded freezer.
Remove sales labels...
Remove any labels before using the treezer.
To remove any remaining glue:
1. Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then
remove.
OR
2. Soak area with dishwashing detergent solution (1
teaspoon detergent in 1 quart warm water) be
fore removing glue 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 the Care and Service
label on inside door or the Tech Sheet on back
of cabinet.
2. Pick a safe place, indoors, away from inflam
mables such as gasoline.
3. Spacers are packed in the freezer. Install them as
shown to keep freezer at least 2 inches (5 cm) from
the wall.
4. Remove the shipping block.
5. Allow at least 3 inches (7,5 cm) air space on top
and each side of the freezer
6. Do not cover the freezer with items such as
blankets, sheets, tablecloths, etc.
Level freezer...
1. Slide freezer into place.
2. Level freezer using wood shims so that door will stay
open at any position.
Plug it in...
3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle
Retaining Clip
Freezer
Power Plug
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.
Attach retaining clip over power cord plug from
literature package inside the freezer
prong
grounding plug
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