Whirlpool EW190FX User Manual

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Whirl

Use & Care Guide

Model and serial number plate

Exterior moisture control

Pull-out basket (EV190FX and EV190NX)

Stationary freezer shelves OR Pull-out freezer shelves (EV150NX and EV190NX)

Interior light (not on EV110CX)

Temperature controi

Stationary

door

sheives

Juice can

. shelves

(not on

EV110CX)

Key eject

■ lock

(not on

EV110CX)

Signal light

(not on

EV110CX)

Basket (EV190NX)

DRAIN (EV110CX, EV150FX and EV190FX)

S-W

UPRIGHT FREEZERS

EV110CX EV150FX EV150NX EV190FX EV190NX

Conte nts

Important Safety Instructions

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Installing Your Freezer............................... 4

Using Your Freezer

Setting the temperature control Adjusting the temperature control Cooling freezer first

Exterior moisture control The pull-out basket The trivet

The freezer basket ............................................... 6

The key eject lock................................................. 6

Replacing the light bulbs

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Cleaning Your Freezer

Cleaning manual defrost models

Cleaning frost-free models.................................. 8

Cleaning the condenser coils

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Caring For Your Freezer............................. 9

If electricity goes off

Moving .................................................................. 9

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if You Need Service Or Assistance__ 10

Whiripooi Domestic Freezer Warranty. 12

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide Label, tape

and any inside labels before using the freezer.

To remove any remaining giue:

• Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball then

remove.

• 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 “Important Safety Instructions” on page 3.

NOTE: Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under the freezer at the front.

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Whirlpool Freezer Guide for your freezer. The Whirlpool Freezer Guide is a companion book

to this Freezer Use and Care Guide and is avail able free of charge. It contains information on freez ing different kinds of foods, packaging, and food storage times. The Freezer Guide also has helpful hints for saving energy and solving common freezer problems.

To order the Freezer Guide, write to: Whirlpool Corporation

Attention: Customer Service Dept. 1900 Whirlpool Drive LaPorte, IN 46305

and request the Whirlpool Freezer Guide, Part No. 1114865.

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.

Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this prod uct. Then complete the form below. Have this

information ready if you need service or call with

a question.

• Copy model and serial numbers from plate (see diagram on front cover) and purchase date from sales slip.

• Keep this book and sales slip together in a handy place.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Impor ta nt S afe ty In stru cti ons

Awarning

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your freezer, follow basic precautions including the following:

• Read all instructions before using

the freezer.

• Child entrapment and suffocation are not probiems of the past. Junked or abandoned freezers are stiii dangerous...even if they wiii “Just sit in the garage a few days.”

if you are getting rid of your old freezer, do it safeiy. Piease read the enciosed safety bookiet from the Association of Home Appiiance Manufacturers. Help prevent accidents.

• Never aiiow children to operate, play

with, or crawl inside the freezer.

• Never clean freezer parts with flamma

ble fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

• FOR YOUR SAFETY •

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQ UIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

It is your responsibility to be sure your freezer:

• is installed and leveled 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 the Electrical Requirements and Grounding

Instructions Sheet.)

• is used only to do what home freezers are designed to do.

• 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 temperature

will not exceed 110°F (43.3°).

• is not used by anyone unable to operate it

properly.

• is not loaded with food before it has time to get

properly cold.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Installing Your Freezer

3-prong grounding type wall receptacle ■

Retaining clip

3-prong grounding plug

1. Clean it Clean your freezer before using it.

1. Use a sponge, cloth or paper towel and mild detergent in warm water to clean outside and inside of freezer, door liner and gasket.

2. Rinse and dry thoroughly.

2. Plug it in

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 circuit serving only this appliance be provided. Use a re ceptacle which cannot be turned off with a switch or pull chain. Do not use an extension cord.

Attach retaining clip, from literature pack inside the freezer, over power cord plug. See Electrical Requirements and Grounding Instruction Sheet in your Literature Package.

3. Install properly

1. Pick a safe place, indoors, away from flamma-

bles such as gasoline.

2. Check the strength of the floor. It should hold

the weight of a fully loaded freezer.

3. Allow at least 3 inches (7.5 cm) air space on top of freezer and 1 inch (2.5 cm) at back Allow

'/2 inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the freezer

for ease of installation.

4. 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.

4. Level freezer

Level freezer so the door will stay open at any

position.

1. Depending on model, freezer comes with either

4 bolts that hold freezer in shipping crate or 2 threaded leveling legs.

NOTE: The 2 threaded leveling legs are shipped in a separate package.

2. Screw 4 bolts all the way into bolt holes in the

bottom corners of freezer. Screw 2 leveling legs all the way into bolt holes in the bottom front corners of freezer.

3. Slide freezer into place.

4. For models with 4 bolts, adjust each leg until the

freezer won’t rock.

5. Adjust front legs to level the freezer.

- To raise corners, turn legs in direction shown.

- To lower corners, turn legs in direction shown.

6. Check with level.

7. After freezer is fully loaded, recheck with level.

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