Whirlpool RS20AK User Manual

Home Appliances

Use And Care

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Important Safety
Instructions 3

Parts And Features 4
Before Using Your

Refrigerator 6
Using Your

Refrigerator 8
Caring For Your

Refrigerator 20
Food Storage Guide 24
If You Need

Assistance
Or Service

Warranty

1-800-44-ROPER

Call us with questions or comments.

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS

MODELS

RS20AK RS22AW RS25AW
RS20DK RS22BR

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A NOTE TO YOU

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Roper® appliance.

You purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience went

into its manufacturing. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we

developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and

maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete

and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us

notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these
symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each
symbol.

AWARNING

This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as personal injury, burns, fire
and electrical shock.

This symbol will help you avoid actions
which could cause product damage

(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to

your personal property.

acaution

Our toll-free number, 1-800-44-ROPER (1-800-447-6737),

is available 24 hours a day.

If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first

see “If You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 26. If you need further help, feel free to call

us. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and serial
number. You can find this information on the model and serial number label (see diagrams on
pages 4 and 5). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to
record these numbers, the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer’s name 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 Phone

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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 danger
ous ... even if they will “just sit in the
garage a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrig

erator, do it safely.

• Never allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.

To reduce the risk of fire, eiectricai shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, foiiow these basic precautions:

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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.

• 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.

• 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.

PARTS AND FEATURES

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.

Model RS25AW

Upper freezer
light

Automatic ice
maker

Ice bin
Lower freezer

iight
Removable

wire shelves
Removable door

shelf fronts
Freezer basket
Base grille
Leveling rollers ■

(behind base
grille)

Model and serial

number label

(on side wall)

compartment

Adjustable glass

Snack bin

Crisper light

Meat drawer
Meat drawer

air control

(on side wall)

Removable door

shelf fronts

Utility

shelves

Crisper

Models RS22AW (shown) and RS22BR

Control panel
Automatic

ice maker
Ice bin
Lower

freezer light

Removable

wire shelves

Removable door

shelf fronts

Freezer bin
Base grille
Leveling rollers

(behind
base grille)

Light

Utility

compartment

Model and serial

number label

(on side wall)

Adjustable

shelves

(glass or wire)

Snack bin

(RS22AW only)

Crisper light

Crisper

Meat drawer
Meat drawer

air control

(on side wall)

Model RS20AK

PARTS AND FEATURES

Model RS20DK

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

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 it

Removing packaging materials

Remove tape and any inside labels (except
the model and serial number label) before
using the refrigerator.

To remove any remaining glue:

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

OR

• 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 any permanent
instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do
not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under

the refrigerator at the front.

Cleaning it before use

After removing all packaging materials,
clean your refrigerator before using it, if
necessary. See cleaning instructions on
pages 20-21.

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.

3-prong grounding

type wall receptacle

Refrigerator
power cord

3-prong
grounding
plug

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 2 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 17.)

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 17.)

Right to raise;

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section „

Setting the controls...........................8

Changing the control settings

Removing the door shelf fronts

Removing the door trim..................10

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ..10

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 ....12

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 fea
tures in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

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Removing the freezer shelves
Using the ice and water

9

dispensers........................................13

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Using the automatic ice maker
Removing the ice maker

storage bin
Soiving common ice maker/

dispenser probiems
Removing the base grilie
Changing the iight buibs
Understanding the sounds you

may hear...........................................19

Saving energy

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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 Controi to 3.

Refrigerator Control adjustments range from
1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

2. Set the Freezer Controi to B.

Freezer Control adjustments range from

A (warmest) to C (coldest).

3. Give the refrigerator time to cool down com
pletely 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 fo adjust these
settings, see “Changing the control settings”
on page 9.

NOTE: The Automatic Exterior Moisture control
continuously guards against moisture build-up 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.

• Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

• Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

CONDITION:
Refrigerator

section
too warm

Freezer
section
too warm

Refrigerator
section
too cold

Ice not • Heavy ice usage
made fast
enough

Both • Door opened often
sections
too warm

REASON:

• Door opened often Refrigerator

• Large amount of food added

• Room temperature 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

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

• Large amount of food added

• Very warm or very cold room
temperatures

RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:

4

Freezer

Refrigerator 3
Freezer C

Refrigerator 2
Freezer B

Refrigerator
Freezer C

Refrigerator
Freezer B

A

3

4

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.

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.