Whirlpool EV150N User Manual
use&care guide
NO-FROST
UPRIGHT
Model EV150N
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ir-Freezers, Ice Makers, Dishwashers, Built-In Ovens anb Surface Units, Ranges, Microwave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Room Air Conbilioners, Dehumibitiers, Automatic Washers, Clothes Dryers, Freeze
Please read this
Use and Care Guide
before you do anything else...
This booklet tells you how to start your freezer,
Cleon it and adjust controis.
Treat your new freezer with care. Use it only to
do what home freezers are designed to do.
Parts and features
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...
When you need service, or call with a question,
have this information ready:
1. Complete Modei and Sériai Numbers from fhe
piate iocated as shown]
2. Purchase dafe from sales si ip.
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this
book, your warranty and sales slip together in a
handy place.
Please complete and mall the Owner Regis
tration Card turnished with this product.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company and Telephone Number
Contents p,g3
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 Power Saving Control
Removing and Adjusting Freezer Shelf . 5
Adjusting the Freezer Shelves
Changing the Light Bulb
Removing the Bottom Trivet
The Key Eject Lock
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©1987 Whirlpool Corporation
Safety first
Child entrapment and suffocation
are not problems of the post. Junked
or abandoned freezers ore still dan
gerous...even if they will “just sit in
the garage for o few days.”
If you ore 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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The Signal Light
Optional Automatic Ice Maker
Energy Saving Tips.................................... 7
CLEANING YOUR FREEZER ...................... 7
Cleaning Chart
FREEZING FOOD IN YOUR FREEZER
Packaging and Sealing Food
To Wrap Foods
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Storing Frozen Food
VACATION AND MOVING CARE
Vacations
Shutting Off and Moving
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE . 11
FREEZER WARRANTY
REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOOD LOSSES . 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°Cj,
• 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 safe place, 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 fhe unit, and
the wall.
5. Allow '/2 inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the freezer
for ease of installation,
6. If the freezer is to be in a corner, you might want to
leave extra space on the hinge side so the door
can be opened wider
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,
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
surface finish.
NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE the Tech Sheet fas
tened under the freezer at the front.
Plug it in...
3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle
Level freezer...
so the door will stay open at any position.
1. Keep the 4 bolts that hold refrigerator in shipping
crate. They are the levelling legs.
2. Screw these bolts all the way into bolt holes at the
bottom corners of refrigerator. Move refrigerator
into place.
3. Adjust each leg until the refrigerator won't rock.
4. Adjust front legs to level the refrigerator
- To raise corners, turn legs in direction shown,
- To lower corners, turn legs in direction shown.
5. Check with level.
Retaining Clip
Freezer
Power Plug
Recommended Grounding Method
A115 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 oniy this appliance be provided. Use a
receptacle which cannot be turned oft 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.
3-prong
grounding plug
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