Whirlpool RT12FC User Manual

Cycle Defrost

Refrigerator-Freezers

Use and

Care Guide

Appliances

RT12FC
RT14FC

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 wananty 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 immediately
in the unlikely event of a product-safety
recall.

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 connected 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

Important Safety Instructions _
Before Using Your Refrigerator.
Parts and Features
Using; Your Refrigerator

Setting the control
Exterior moisture control
Adjusting refrigerator shelves.
Removing crisper and crisper cover_____4
Ice cube trays.
Changing the light bulb _
Normal op>erating sounds
Energy saving tips

Food storage suggestions
Cleaning Your Refrigerator
Defrosting the freezer
Cleaning tips

Caring For Your Refrigerator.

If electricity goes off.
Vacation and moving guide ,

Before You Call For Service _
Warranty

How to get service or assistance

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Important Safety Instructions

Awarning

1. Read all operating instructions
before using your 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

D. Install properlyA. 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 5.

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 cannot be turned
off with a switch or pull chain. Do not

use an extension cord.

See Electrical Requirements and

Grounding Instruction Sheet in literature

package for complete details.

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
sunlight;

■ in an area where the room
temperature will fall below 55°F

(13“C).

3 In. (7.5 cm) min. between overhead

1/2 in. (1.25 cm) on each side of the

refrigerator for easier installation.

1 in. (2.5 cm) min. between refrigerator

condenser coils and the back wail.

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 LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF

THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.

THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

E. Level refrigerator

Make sure the refrigerator is level for

efficient operatioiL

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.

Parts and Features

Model RT12FC

Ice cube
Irays

Light

Model and
serial number
label
(on side wall)

Temperature
control

Exterior moisture control

Crisper

cover
Crisper
Leveling

legs

Juice can

rack

Egg nest

Butter

compartment

Stationary

door shelves

Adjustable

shelves

Using Your Refrigerator

Setting the control

The Temperature Control for tlie

refrigerator and freezer is in the
refrigerator. When the refrigerator is
plugged m for the first time;

1. Set the Temperature Control to 3

tEMPERATURE

4 CONTROL

2. Let the refrigerator and freezer
compartments get cold for several
hours before adding food.

3. When the refrigerator keeps milk or
juice as cold as you like and the
freezer compartment keeps ice
cream firm, the settings ate correct
for your household.

Model RT14FC

Ice cube
trays

Light
Model and

serial number
label
(on side wall)

Temperature

control
Exterior

moisture
control

Crisper
cover

Crisper
Leveling

legs

Juice can

rack

Egg nest

Butter

compartment

Stationary

door shelves

Adjustable

shelves

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

1. Use the OFF setting when humidity

is low.

2. Use the ON setting if moisture
forms on the outside of the
refrigerator.