Whirlpool RSZZBR User Manual

Home Appliances

Use And 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 20

If You Need Assistance Or Service 22

Warranty

1^-44-ROPER

Call in with question* or comments.

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS

MODELS RS20CK RS22BR RS25BR

A NOTE TO YOU

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Thank you for buying a Roper appliance.

You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have 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 K carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa tion 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.

^WARNING

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 toii-free number, 1-800-44-ROPER (1-800-447-6737), is avaiiabie 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 22. 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 diagram on page 4). 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 dangerous ... even if

they will *^ust 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 Manufacturers. Help prevent accidents.

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

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Help us help you

Please:

• Install and level the refrigerator on a floor that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.

• Connect the refrigerator only to the proper kind of outlet with the correct electrical supply and grounding. (Refer to the Electrical Require ments and Grounding Instructions Sheet.)

• Use the refrigerator only for the uses described in this manual.

• Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,

radiator or other heat source.

• Properly maintain the refrigerator.

• Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

• Do not use the refrigerator in an area where the

room temperature will fall below 55°F (13‘C).

• Be sure the refrigerator is not used by anyone

unable to operate it properly.

• Do not load the refrigerator with food before it

has time to get properly cold.

• 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.

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

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 “Impor

tant Safety Instructions” above.

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

PARTS AND FEATURES

Parts And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. 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 is designed to cover several models.

Light (RS25BR) Control panel Light

Automatic ice maker (RS22BR and RS25BR) OR Ice cube trays (RS20CK)

Ice bin (RS22BR and RS25BR)

Light

Removable freezer shelves (number varies with model)

Stationary door shelves

Freezer bin/basket (plastic-RS22BR,

wire-RS25BR)

OR Freezer trivet (RS20CK)

Leveling rollers

(behind base

grille)

Model and

serial

number label (on side wall)

Utility

compartment

Adjustable

shelves

Stationary

door shelves

(Adjustable

door bins

on RS25BR)

Crisper light

(RS25BR)

Crisper

Meat drawer Meat drawer

air control

(on side wall)

Base grille

Model RS22BR shown

Control panel

FREEZER

Freezer control

REFRK^RATOR

Refrigerator control

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EFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

In This Section

Plug it in

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

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Install it properly

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Clean it

Clean your refrigerator before using it, if neces sary. See cleaning instructions on page 18.

Plug it in

Recommended Grounding Method

Alls 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 Grounding

Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.

3-prong grounding type wall receptacle

Refrigerator power cord

3-prong grounding plug

Install it properly

1. Allow Vi 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.

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Level 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. Rennove base grille. (See page 15.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 15.)

Front

roller

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Usng Your Refngerator

In This Section

Setting the controls Changing the control settings _ _ At^usting the door bins _ Adjusting the refrigerator shelves » Removing the crisper and crisper cover... Removing the meat drawer and cover Adjusting the meat drawer temperature... Removing the freezer shelves Removing the freezer trivet Removing the freezer bin/basket

In order to obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it property. This section will tell you how to do just that.

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7 Using the ice cube trays

Using the automatic ice maker Removing the ice maker storage bin Using the Ice dispeitser

9 Solving common Ice maker/

.10 dispenser problems _

10 Removing the base grille

Changing the light bulbs________________ Understanding the sounds you may hear _.17

11 Saving energy

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Setting the controls

Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in for the first time:

1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 3.

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

REFRIGERATOR

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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 com

pletely before adding food. This may take several hours.

The settings indicated above should be correct for normal, household refrigerator usage. The controls will be 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 8.

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.

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 us. (See page 23.)

CONDITION: If Refrigerator

Section is TOO WARM

If Freezer Section is

TOO WARM

If Refrigerator

Section is TOO COLD

If ICE isn’t

MADE FAST

ENOUGH If BOTH

SECTIONS are TOO WARM

REASON: Door opened often

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

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 temperatures

' Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

' Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

RECOMMENDED CONTROL SETTINGS:

Refrigerator

Freezer A

Refrigerator 3

Freezer

Refrigerator

Freezer

Refrigerator

Freezer

Refrigerator 4

Freezer

2 B

Adjusting the door bins (rs25br)

To remove bins:

1. Lift bin up.

2. Pull bin straight out.

To replace bins:

1. Slide bin in above desired support button.

2. Push bin down until it stops.

NOTE: Large bins are designed to fit in the top portion of the refrigerator door only.

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