Whirlpool EV130C User Manual

use&care guide

UPRIGHT

Model EV130C

r-Freezers, Ice Makers, Dishwashers, Built-In Ovens and Surlace Units, Ranges, Microwave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Room Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, Automatic Washers. Clothes Dryers. Freezers

Please read this Use and Care Guide^ before you do anything else.

This booklet fells you how to start your freezer,

defrost it, clean it and adjust controls.

Treat your new freezer with care. Use it only to

do what home freezers are designed to do.

Parts and features

Temperature Control

Power Saving^

Control "

Stationary Freezer Shelves

Trivet

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 and mail the Owner Regis tration Card turnished with this product.

Stationary

Door

Shelves

Model and

Serial Number

Plate

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company and Telephone Number

Contents

SAFETY FIRST..................................... ... 3 CLEANING YOUR FREEZER

BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN

Install Properly................................... ... 4 FREEZING FOOD IN YOUR FREEZER

Level Freezer Remove Sales Labels Clean It Plug It In

USING YOUR FREEZER

Setting the Temperature Control .... . . . 5

Adjusting the Temperature Control .. Cooling Freezer First The Power Saving Control

Removing the Bottom Trivet..............

Energy Saving Tips

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Page ... 3 Cleaning Chart .. . 4 Packaging and Sealing Food

. . . 4 . . . 4 Loading . . . 4 Storing Frozen Food . . . 5

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. . . 5 FREEZER WARRANTY .......................... . 12

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To Wrap Foods

VACATION AND MOVING CARE

Vacations Shutting Off and Moving

IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE

REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOOD LOSSES

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Safety first

Child entrapment and suffocation

are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned freezers 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 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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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.

2. Pick a «Ole ploce, Indoors, away from In

flammables such as gasoline.

3. Allow 3 inches [7.5 cm) air space on top of freezer for proper ventilation.

4. Allow at least an inch (2.5 cm) between the freezer condenser, on the back of the unit, and the wall.

5. Allow '/2 inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the freezer for ease of installatipn.

6. If the freezer is to be against a wall, you might

want to leave extra space on the hinge side so the door can be opened wider.

7. The four bolts that held your freezer in the shipping

crate are designed to be the levelling legs. Screw the legs far enough info fhe bolf holes, in each of the four bottom corners, so the freezer stands about 1 inch (2.5 cm) off the floor.

Remove sales labels

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label and any

Inside labels before using the freezer. To remove any remaining glue:

1. Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then remove.

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 Tech Sheet tas-

tened under the treezer at the front.

Plug it in...

1. Keep the 4 bolts that hold freezer in shipping crate. They are the levelling legs.

2. Screw these bolts all the way into bolt holes at the bottom corners of freezer. Move freezer into place.

3. Adjust each leg until the freezer won't rock.

4. Adjust front legs to level the freezer.

- To raise corners, turn legs in direction shown.

- To lower corners, turn legs in direction shown.

5. Check with level.

A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere fused

and properly grounded electrical supply is re quired. It is recommended that a separate circuit 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 Individual electrical require

ments and grounding instruction sheet in your liter ature package.

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