Whirlpool RT12DC User Manual
No-Frost
Refrigerator-Freezer
Use and
Gaze Guide
Appliances
RT12DC
RT14DK
RT14DM
Thank you for choosing a Roper Appliance.
This Use and Care Guide will help you
operate and maintain your new, qualitybuilt Roper refrigerator-freezer. Keep
this Use and Care Guide in a safe place
for future reference.
Complete and mail the Product Registration Card.
This card enters your warranty into our
warranty system that ensures efficient
claim processing, can be used as a proof
of purchase for insurance claims and
helps Roper to contact you iimnediately
in the unlikely event of a product-safety
recall.
NOTE: Because this Use and Care Guide
covers several models, not aU features
discussed will apply to your specific
model.
You are responsible for
It is your responsibility to be sure your
refrigerator:
■ Has been properly installed and
leveled according to the installation
instructions given on page 2.
■ Is installed on a floor that can
support the weight of the
refrigerator.
■ Is properly CQimected to a
grounded electrical circuit that
meets the electrical requirements
on page 2.
■ Is properly used only for the job it
was designed to do.
■ Is not used by children or anyone
unable to operate it properly.
■ Is cold in both the refrigerator and
freezer sections before food is
added.
Is properly maintained.
Contents
Page
Before Using Your Refrigerator 2
Parts and Features 3
Usina Your Refriaerator
Setting the controls 4
Clhantfing control settings 4
F.xterior moisture control 4
Adjusting refrigerator shelves 4
Removing crisper and crisper cover.
Ice cube trays
Automatic ice maker
Changing the light bulb 5
Normal operatirig sounds 6
Energy savina tips 6
Reversina the door swing 6
Food Storage Guide 6
Cleaning Your Refrigerator
Caring For Your Refrigerator 8
If electricity goes off
Vacation and moving guide 8
Before You Call For Service 9
Warranty
How to get service or assistance 12
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Important Safety Instructions
^WARNING
1. Read all operating instructions
before using yoiu refrigerator.
2. Child entrapment and suffocations
are not problems of the past. Junked
or abandoned refrigerators are still
dangerous...even if they will "just sit
in the garage for a few days."
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow basic precautions including the following:
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.
3. Never allow children to operate,
play with, or crawl inside the
refrigerator.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Before Using Your Refrigerator
A. Remove labels
Remove the tape and any inside labels
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" above.
NOTE: Do not remove the Tech Sheet
located on the bottom of the refrigerator.
B. Clean it
Clean your refrigerator before using it.
See cleaning instructions on page 7.
C. Plug 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 carmot be turned
off with a switch or pull chain. Do not
use an extension cord.
See Electrical Requirements and
Grounding Instruction Sheet in hterature
package for complete details.
D. Install properly
Install the refrigerator according to the
dimensions shown below.
Leave extra space along the hinge-side
wall to allow the door to be opened
wider.
Do not install the refrigerator:
■ next to an oven, radiator or other
heat source;
■ out in the weather or direct
simhght;
■ in an area where the room
temperature will fall below 55°F
(13°C).
3 in. (7.5 cm) min. between overhead
reMgerator for easier installation.
1 in. (2.5 cm) min. between refrigerator
condenser coils and the back wall.
4. 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 UQUmS IN THE VICINITY OF
THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.
THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
E. Level refrigerator
Make sine the refrigerator is level for
efficient operation.
1. Keep the 4 bolts that held the
refrigerator in the shipping crate.
They are the leveling legs.
2. Screw these bolts all the way into
bolt holes at the bottom comers of
refrigerator.
3. Adjust each leg so that refrigerator
does not rock.
4. Slide refrigerator into place.
5. Place a level on top of the
refrigerator — first side to side then
front to back. Turn leg to the left to
raise the comer of the refrigerator.
Turn leg to the right to lower the
comer of the refrigerator.
6. Check the levelness again and
repeat step 5 until the refrigerator
is level.
Page 2
Parts and Features
Model RT12DC
Models RT14DK, RT14DM (shown)
Page 3
Using Your Refrigerator
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.
2. Set the Freezer Control to B.
Refrigerator control
3. Let the refrigerator and freezer
compartments get cold for several
hours before adding food.
4. When the refrigerator keeps milk or
juice as cold as you like and the
freezer compartment keeps ice
cream firm, the settings are conect
for your household.
Exterior moisture control Light switch
Condition Check if
Refrigerator section ■ Door is opened often.
TOO WARM ■ Large amoimt of food added.
Freezer section
TOO WARM
Both sections
TOO WARM
■ Too-warm room temperature.
■ Door is opened often.
■ Large amount of food added.
■ Too-cold room temperature
(freezer can’t cycle often enough).
■ Door is opened often. Refrigerator 4
■ Large amount of food added.
■ Too-warm or too-cold room
temperatures.
Changing control settings
1. Adjust the Refrigerator Control
according to the settings listed in
the chart below.
2. Wait 24 hours or more before
making additional adjustments to
the Refrigerator Control or
adjusting the Freezer Control.
Freezer control
Set control setting
Refrigerator 4
Freezer C
Refrigerator 3
Freezer A
Freezer B
Refrigerator section
TOO COLD
Ice is not made
fast enough
Exterior moisture control
The Exterior Moisture Control operates
electric heaters around the door
openings. These heaters help keep
moisture from forming on the outside of
the refrigerator.
EXTERIOR MOISTURE CONTROL
■< OFF OON ►
m
1. Use the OFF setting when humidity
is low.
2. Use the ON setting if moisture
forms on the outside of the
refrigerator.
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• Controls not set correctly. Refrigerator
■ Heavy ice usage. Refrigerator 3
■ Very cold room temperature
(freezer can't cycle often enough).
Adjusting refrigerator shelves
Shelves can be adjusted to match the
way you use your refrigerator.
Shelf
stop
Guide
stop
Shelf
guide
To remove:
1. Remove food from shelf.
2. Slide shelf straight forward to the
guide stops.
3. Lift front until shelf clears stops,
then slide shelf out the rest of the
way.
To replace:
1. Fit back of shelf on top of guides
with wire stops on the bottom of
the guides.
2. Lift front and slide shelf in until it
clears guide stops. Slide shelf in the
rest of the way.
Freezer B
Freezer A
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