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.
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