Whirlpool FREEZERS User Manual

Home Appliances

Use And Care

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A Note to You Refrigerator Safety Parts and Features Before Using Your

Refrigerator Using Your

Refrigerator Caring for Your

Refrigerator Food Storage Guide .. .28

Troubleshooting

Requesting Assistance

or Service Index Warranty

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A Note to You

Refrigerator Safety Parts and Features

Before Using Your Refrigerator..............6

Using Your Refrigerator

Setting the controls Changing the control settings

Removing the door shelf fronts..............9

Removing the door trim

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

Removing the snack bin Removing the crisper and

crisper cover

Removing the meat drawer

and cover...............................................12

Adjusting the meat drawer

temperature...........................................12

Removing the freezer bin/basket Removing the freezer shelves

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Using the ice and water dispensers Using the automatic ice maker Removing the ice maker

storage bin Solving common ice maker/dispenser

problems Attaching the ice maker to a

water supply.........................................18

Removing the base grille.....................21

Changing the light-^elbs Understanding the sounds you

may hear Saving energy

Caring for Your Refrigerator Food Storage Guide

Troubleshooting.....................................30

Requesting Assistance or Service........31

Index........................................................32

Warranty

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A Note to You

Thank you for buying a ROPER® appliance.

ROPER appliances give you all the functionality of name brand appliances at a value price. To ensure you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly

and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Registra tion Card provided with your appliance. This card helps us notify you about any new informa tion on your appliance.

Please record your model's information.

Whenever you call to request service on

your appliance, you need to know your

complete model number and serial number.

You can find this information on the model

and serial number label (see diagrams on

pages 4-5 for location of label).

Please also record the purchase date of

your appliance and your dealer's name,

address, 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 Address Dealer Phone

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Refrigerator Safety

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains statements under warn ing symbois. Piease pay speciai attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the symbol.

AWARNING

This symbol alerts you to such dangers as fire, electrical shock,

burns, and personal injury.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

AWARNING

• 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 sit 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 Manu

facturers. Help prevent accidents.

To reduce the risk of fire, eiectrical shock, or

injury when using your refrigerator, foiiow these basic precautions:

• 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.

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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 Requirements and Grounding Instructions Sheet.)

• Do not load the refrigerator with 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.

Parts and Features

This section contains captioned illustrations. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like.

NOTE; The model you have purchased may have all or some of the parts and features

shown and they may not match the illustration exactly. This manual covers several

models.

Control panel

Style 1

Automatic ice maker

ice bin Lower freezer

iight Removable

wire shelves

Removable door

shelf fronts

Freezer bin Base grille

Light

Model and serial

number label

(on side wall)

compartment

Adjustable glass

Crisper light

Meat drawer

(on side wall)

Utility

shelves

Snack bin

Crisper

air control

Leveling rollers

(behind base

grille)

Removable

door shelf

fronts

Style 3

Control panel Automatic

ice maker

PARTS AND FEATURES

— Light

Utility

compartment

Ice bin Lower

freezer light

Removable

wire shelves

Stationary door shelves

Freezer bin/basket

Base grille Leveling

rollers ■

(behind base grille)

Modei and serial

number label

(on side wall)

Adjustable

shelves

Crisper

Meat drawer Meat drawer

air controi

(on side wall)

Stationary

door shelves

Before Using Your Refrigerator

It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install it, and level it.

Cleaning your refrigerator

Removing packaging materials

Remove tape and any inside labels (except

the model and serial number label) before

using the refrigerator.

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the front.

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.

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 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.

See Electrical Requirements and Ground ing Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.

Cleaning it before use

After removing all packaging materials,

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3-prong grounding type wall receptacle

Refrigerator

power cord

clean your refrigerator before

using it, if necessary. See cleaning instructions on pages 24-25.

3-prong grounding plug

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BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Installing it properly

1. Allow V2 inch (1.25 cm) space on each side and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of installation.

2. If the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space on the hinge side closest to the wall so the door can be opened wider.

3. The refrigerator can be flush against the wall.

Leveling it

Your refrigerator has two 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 21.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclock wise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 21.)

Front

roller

Right to raise;

left to lower

Use a screw

driver to adjust

Raise

Lower

Using Your Refrigerator

To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it properly. This section tells you how to set the controls, remove and adjust some of the features in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

Setting the controls

Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are

in the refrigerator. When you plug in the refrigerator for the first time:

1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 3. Refrigerator Control adjustments range

from 1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

2. Set the Freezer Control to B.

Freezer Control adjustments range from

A (warmest) to C (coldest).

3. Give the refrigerator time to cool down

completely before adding food. This may take several hours.

The settings indicated above should be

correct for normal, household refrigerator

usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm. If you need to adjust these settings, see “Changing the

control settings” on page 9.

REFRIGERATOR

Is COLDEST

NOTE: The Automatic Exterior Moisture

control continuously guards against moisture buildup on the outside of your refrigerator cabinet. This control does not have to be set or adjusted.

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USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. If you have questions, call our toll-free number,

1-800-44-ROPER.

CONDITION: Refrigerator

section too warm

REASON:

• Door opened often

• Large amount of food added

• Room temperature too warm

• Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

• Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

RECOMMENDED CONTROL SETTINGS:

Refrigerator Freezer

4 A

Freezer section

too warm

Refrigerator section

too cold

Ice not made fast enough

Both sections too warm

• Door opened often

• Large amount of food added

• Very cold room temperature (can’t cycle often enough)

• Controls not set correctly for your conditions

• Heavy ice usage

• Very cold room temperature (can’t cycle often enough)

• Door opened often

• Large amount of food added

• Very warm or very cold room Freezer temperatures

Removing the door shelf fronts

(on some models)

Remove the door shelf fronts for easier

cleaning.

To remove shelf fronts:

1. Remove all items from the shelf.

2. Pull out on the inside tab at each end of the shelf front.

3. Pull shelf front straight out.

Refrigerator 3 Freezer

Refrigerator Freezer

Refrigerator

Freezer

Refrigerator 4

3 C

To replace shelf fronts:

1. Line up each end of the shelf front with the button on the door liner wall.

2. Push shelf front straight back until it snaps securely into place.

3. Replace items on the shelf.

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Removing the door trim (dispenser area)

(on some models)

Remove the trim above the dispenser area

for easier cleaning.

To remove trim:

1. Remove all items from the shelf.

2. Pull straight up at each end of the trim.

To replace trim:

1. Line up each end of the trim above the trim pocket opening in the door liner wall.

2. Push the trim straight down until it stops.

3. Replace items on the shelf.

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

Adjust the shelves to match the way you use

your refrigerator. Glass shelves are strong

enough to hold bottles, milk, and other heavy food items.

To remove the shelves:

1. Remove items from the shelf.

2. Tilt shelf up at front.

3. Lift shelf up at back.

4. Pull shelf straight out.

To replace the shelves:

1. Guide the rear shelf hooks into the slots

in the shelf supports on the back liner

wall.

2. Tilt front of shelf up until hooks drop into slots.

3. Lower front of shelf to a level position.

Glass shelves are heavy. Be careful.

NOTE: Wire shelves on some models.

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USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Removing the snack bin

(on some models)

To remove the snack bin:

1. Slide snack bin straight out to the stop with an even, constant motion.

2. Lift the front.

3. Slide bin out the rest of the way.

4. Replace in reverse order.

Removing the crisper and crisper cover

To remove the crisper:

1. Slide the crisper straight out to the stop.

2. Lift the front slightly.

3. Slide out the rest of the way.

4. Replace in reverse order.

Pull out to the

stop, lift the front,

and pull again.

To remove the cover:

1. Hold cover firmly with both hands and lift front of cover off supports.

2. Lift cover out by pulling up and out.

To replace the cover:

1. Fit back of cover into notch supports on walls of refrigerator.

2. Lower front into place.

Lift the cover

front, then

the back.

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