Whirlpool RS22AW, RS25AW, RS22BR, RS20DK User Manual

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Home Appliances
UseA~Care
A Note To You Important Safety
Instructions Parts And Features Before Using Your
Refrigerator
Using Your
Refrigerator Caring For Your
Refrigerator
Food Storage Guide 24
If You Need Assistance Or Service
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Warranty
I-800-44-ROPER
Call us with questions or comments.
NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS
MODELS RS20AK RS22AW RS25AW
RS20DK
RS22BR
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Note To You
Thank you for buying a Roper@’ appliance.
You purchased a quality, wor/&c/ass 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.
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.
Our toll-free number, I-800-44-ROPER (l-800-447-67371, 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 Number­Purchase Date _
Dealer Name Dealer Phone
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Important Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:
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l Read all instructions before using the
refrigerator.
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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 refrig-
erator, do it safely.
l Never allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.
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Please:
l Install and level the refrigerator on a floor
that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.
l Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,
radiator or other heat source.
l Do not use the refrigerator in an area
where the room temperature will fall below 55°F (13°C).
l Keep the refrigerator out of the weather. l Connect the refrigerator only to the proper
kind of outlet, with the correct electrical supply and grounding.
l Do not load the refrigerator with food
before it has time to get properly cold.
l Use the refrigerator only for the uses
described in this manual.
l Properly maintain the refrigerator. l Be sure the refrigerator is not used by
anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Never clean refrigerator parts with
flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.
l FOR YOUR SAFETY l
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

This section contail% 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
maker
wire shelves
Removable door
Freezer basket
Leveling rollers. (behind base grille)
ice
Control panel _ Light
Models RS22AW (shown) and RS22BR
Model and serial
_ number label
(on side wall)
Utility
- compartment Adjustable glass
- shelves
Meat drawer Meat drawer
air control
(on side wall)
del and serial
number label
Meat drawer Meat drawer
(on side wall)
Model RS20AK
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Control panel 4 Ice cube trays 4 Lower freezer
base grille)
Model RSZODK
Control panel Ice cube trays
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----Light
Utility
-compartment Model and serial
lnumber label
(on side wall)
Adjustable glass
> shelves
lCrisper
Meat drawer Meat drawer
air control
- side wall) Removable door
shelf fronts
, Light
Utility
-compartment
Lower freezer
Removable
Freezer trivet, Base grille
\ Leveling . rollers
(behind base grille)
Model and serial
Anumber label
(on side wall)
Adjustable wire
- shelves
yCrisper , Meat drawer
Meat drawer
, air control
(on side wall)
Stationary
-door shelves
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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:
l Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then
remove.
OR
l 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.
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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.
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3-prong grounding type wall receptacle
Refrigerator power cord
grounding plug

Installing it properly

1. Allow l/2 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 counterclock­wise.
4. Check with level.
5. Replace base grille. (See page 17.)
Right to raise;
left to lower
Use a screw-
driver to adjust

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section
Setting Changing the control
Removing the door shelf fronts . . . . . . . . 9
Removing Adjusting the refrigerator shelves . . 10 Removing Removing the crisper and
crisper
Removing the meat drawer
and Adjusting the meat drawer
temperature
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 fea­tures in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.
the controls
the door trim
the snack
cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
settings . . . . . . . . . . . 9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Removing the freezer shelves . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the ice and water
dispensers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the automatic ice maker . . . . . . . . 14
Removing the ice maker storage bin
Solving common ice maker/ dispenser problems
Removing the Changing the Understanding the sounds you
may hear Saving energy
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base grille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
light bulbs
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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 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.
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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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.
l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. l Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments. l Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
CONDITION: Refrigerator
section too warm
Freezer section too warm
Refrigerator section too cold
Ice not
made fast enough
Both sections too warm
REASON:
l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Room temoerature too warm
l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
l Controls not set correctly
for your conditions
l Heavy ice usage l Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Very warm or very cold room
temperatures
RECOMMENDED CONTROL SElTINGS:
Refrigerator 4 Freezer
A
Refrigerator 3 Freezer
C
Refrigerator 2 Freezer
B
Refrigerator 3 Freezer
C
Refrigerator 4 Freezer
B

Removing the door shelf fronts

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.
(on soFe models)
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