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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.
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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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Adjusting refrigerator
shelves
Shelves can be adjusted to match the
way you use your refrigerator
Shelf glide
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.
Removing crisper and crisper
cover Lift the back.
To remove crisper:
1. Slide crisper straight out.
2. Replace in reverse order.
To remove cover:
1. Lift back, then slide to the rear until
the front can be lifted.
2. Lift cover up and out.
To replace cover:
1. Slide the front cover tabs in from
the rear of the front supports on the
refrigerator walls.
2. Lower back of cover into place.
Ice cube trays
Remove ice by slightly twisting the tray
with both hands.
NOTE; The longer ice cubes are stored,
the smaller they get. Slow evaporation is
caused by the movement of cold air.
Changing the light bulb
^WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Unplug the refrigerator or
disconnect the main electric power
supply to the refrigerator before
changing a bulb. Failure to do so
can result in electrical shock or
injury.
1. Disconnect refrigerator from power
supply.
2. Reach behind the Control Console
to find bulb.
3. Remove bulb.
4. Replace with a 40-watt appliance
bulb.
5. Reconnect power supply.
NOTE: Not all commercial appliance
bulbs will fit your refrigerator. Be sure to
replace a bulb with one of the same size
and shape.
Normal operating sounds
You can expect to hear the following
sounds when your refrigerator-freezer is
operating;
■ Water sounds as water gurgles
through tubing for a few minutes
after refrigerator stops running. You
may also hear defrost water running
into the defrost water pan.
■ Operating sounds from the high
efficiency compressor and motor. It
may run longer than your older
refrigerator.
Energy saving tips
• Check the door gaskets for a tight
seal. Level the refrigerator to be
sure of a good seal.
• Clean dust and lint from the
condenser coils every other month.
• Open the doors as seldom as
possible. Decide what you need
before you open the door. Remove
everything you need at one time.
Organize and label food so you will
not have to search for items you
want. Close door immediately after
you remove food items.
■ Store food in the refrigerator and
freezer so that air movement is not
blocked.
• Set the refrigerator temperature so
that the drinks remain cold enough
for your family's taste and ice cream
remains firm. Do Not set
temperature colder than it needs to
be.
■ Set the Exterior Moisture Control to
the OFF position unless moisture
forms on the outside of the
refrigerator.
■ Do Not install your refrigerator next
to your range, water heater,
furnace, radiator, other heat sources
or in direct sunlight.
Food storage suggestions
Food placed in the refrigerator should be
wrapped or stored in air and moisture
proof material. This prevents food odor
and taste transfer throughout the
refrigerator. For dated products, check
code date to ensure freshness.
The freezer section is designed for
storage of commercially frozen food and
for freezing food at home. For further
information about preparing food for
freezing or food storage times, contact
your local Cooperative Extension Service
or check a freezer guide or cookbook.
Freezing
Do not expect your freezer to quick-
freeze any large quantity of food. Put no
more unfrozen food into the freezer than
will freeze within 24 hours. (No more
than 2 or 3 pounds of food per cubic foot
of freezer space.) Leave enough space
for air to circulate around packages. Be
careful to leave enough room at the front
so the door can close tightly. Storage
times will vary according to the quality
of the food, type of packaging or wrap
used (air and moisture proof), and
storage temperatures which should be
0°F(-17.8°C).
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Cleaning Your Refrigerator
The refrigerator section defrosts
automatically. The freezer section needs
defrosting from time to time. The freezer
section should be defrosted whenever
frost builds up to a 1/4-inch (6 mm)
thickness.
Defrosting the freezer
awarning
Electrical Shock and Product
Damage Hazard
■ Do Not place electrical devices in
freezer to aid defrosting. Electri
cal shock and injury could occur.
■ Do Not use an ice pick, knife or
other sharp-pointed tool to
defrost freezer. Damage could
occur.
1. Turn the Temperature Control to
OFF and unplug power cord.
2. Put empty pan in the refrigerator on
the top shelf in the center.
3. Move frozen food and ice to the
refrigerator section.
4. Close the refrigerator door. Leave
the freezer door open.
5. Put a pan of hot water in the
freezer. This helps melt the frost.
Don’t place the pan over drain hole
in center of the freezer.
6. Defrost water will drain through
drain hole into the pan you put in
the refrigerator section. You may
have to melt frost from the drain
hole by pouring a little hot water
around it.
7. Wash the inside of the freezer with
a solution of 2 tablespoons (26 g) of
baking soda and one quart (.95 L)
warm water. Rinse and dry
thoroughly.
8. Remove the pan of defrost water
from the refrigerator; put frozen
food and ice back into freezer.
9. Reconnect power cord and reset
the Temperature Control.
Put a pan
of hot water
in freezer to
to catch defrost water.
There is a cold plate on the back wall at
the top of the refrigerator section. When
the refrigerator motor runs, frost collects
on the cold plate. When the motor turns
off, the frost melts.
Defrost
Water from this melted frost drips into a
drain trough just below the cold plate.
Then it runs down the back wall and
through the drain just above the crisper.
The drain leads to a defrost water pan
on the top of the refrigerator motor. Heat
from the motor evaporates the water
If the drain becomes clogged, force
warm water mbced with baking soda
through the drain until the water flows
freely.
Cleaning tips
Both sections should be cleaned about
once a month. To help prevent odors,
wipe up spills immediately.
1. Turn Temperature Control to OFF
and unplug power cord.
2. Take out all removable parts and
clean according to the following
chart:
PART
Removable parts
(shelves, crisper, etc.)
Outside
Inside walls
(Allow the freezer walls to warm up
so cloth won't stick)
WHAT TO USE
Sponge or cloth; mild detergent
and warm water.
Sponge, soft cloth or paper towel;
mild detergent and warm water;
appliance wax (or good auto
paste wax).
Sponge, soft cloth or paper towel;
mild detergent and warm water
OR 2 tablespoons (26 g) baking
soda to 1 quart (0.95 L) warm
water.
HOW TO CLEAN
• Wash with wet sponge or cloth.
■ Rinse and dry.
■ Wash with wet sponge, cloth or paper
towel.
• Rinse and dry.
■ Twice a year — apply appliance wax or
good auto paste wax to painted metal
surfaces with a clean, soft cloth.
Waxing painted, metal surfaces
provides rust protection.
■ Do Not use wax on plastic parts.
• Wash with wet sponge, cloth or paper
towel.
• Rinse and dry.
continued on next page
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PART
Door liners and gaskets
WHAT TO USE
Sponge, soft cloth or papi'i towel
mild deterrjeiil and waim water
HOW TO CLEAN
• Wash with wot sponge, cloth or paper
tOWI'l
• Kmseanddry
Plastics
(covers and panel.s)
Defrost pan
(belimd refrigerator on top of the
motor)
Condenser coils
(behind refrigerator)
Floor under refrigerator
Soft, clean sponge or soft cloth,
mild detergent and warm water
Sponge or soft cloth: mild
delergeiU and warm water
Vacuum cleaner with brush
auachmeni.
Floor cleaners.
Caring For Your Refrigerator
• Wash with wei siiongc or cloLli
• Rinse and dry
• Move refrigerator out away from wall
• Do Not remove defrost pan.
• Wash defrost pan with wet sponge or
cloin.
■ Rinse and dry.
• Move refrigerator back into place.
• Check levelness of refrigerator.
• Move refrigerator out away from wall
• Vacuum dust and lint from condenser
coils at least every other month.
■ Move refrigerator back into place,
leaving 1 inch (2.54 cm) between the
wall and condenser coils.
■ Check levelness of refrigerator.
• Move refrigerator out away from wall.
■ Clean the floor.
■ Move refrigerator back into place.
■ Check levelness of refrigerator.
If electricity goes off baked goods.
1. Gall the power company.
Ask how long power will be off.
2. Keep freezer closed if service is to
be interrupted 24 hours or less.
This will help food will stay frozen.
3. If service is to be interrupted
longer than 24 hours, do this:
Remove all frozen food and store in
a frozen food locker;
OR
Place 2 lbs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in
freezer for every cubic foot of
freezer space. This will keep foods
frozen for 2 to 4 days.
Food containing ice crystals may be
safely refrozen, but the quality and flavor
of the food may be affected.
Use refrozen food quickly If the
condition of the food is poor, or you feel
it is unsafe to eat, dispose of it
immediately.
Vacation and moving guide
Short vacations
(less than 4 weeks)
■ Use up perishable foods.
■ Freeze other food items.
Long vacations (more than 4 weeks)
AWARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
Wear gloves to protect your hands
from dry ice bums. Failure to do so
could result in dry ice bums.
OR
If dry ice or a food locker is not
available, use or can perishable
food at once.
NOTE: A full freezer stays colder longer
than a partly filled one. A freezer full of
meat stays colder longer than a freezer
■ Remove all food.
■ Turn Temperature Control to OFF.
■ Unplug refrigerator.
• Clean, rinse and dry the interior.
■ Keep refrigerator and freezer doors
slightly open by taping wood or
rubber blocks at the top of each
door. This allows air to enter the
refrigerator cind freezer sections
and prevents odors and mold from
building up inside while you're
away.
awarning
Personal Injury Hazard
Do Not allow children to climb on,
play near or crawl inside the
refrigerator when the doors are
blocked open. They may become
injured or trapped.
• To restart refrigerator when you
return, see page 3 for resetting
control.
Moving
• Remove all food.
■ Pack frozen foods in dry ice.
• Turn Temperature Control to OFF.
• Unplug refrigerator.
• Clean, rinse and dry the interior.
■ Take out all removable parts.
■ Wrap removable parts in paper and
tape them all together. Store inside
refrigerator.
« Screw in leveling legs.
• Tape the doors shut.
• Tape the electric cord to the cabinet
exterior.
• When you reach your new home,
replace the removable parts and
follow steps beginning on page 2
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Before You Call For Service
If you are having an operating problem,
check the chart to see what the cause
might be before you call for assistance.
OPERATING PROBLEM CHECK IF WHAT TO DO
Refrigerator will not run.
Rattling, jingling noise or
unfamiliar sounds.
Water in the defrost pan.
■ Power cord is plugged into a live
circuit with proper voltage.
• Temperature Control is turned on.
■ Fuse has blown or circuit breaker
has tripped. Also check if a time
delay fuse has been used.
• Anything is on top of or behind the
refrigerator when the refrigerator is
operating.
■ These are “normaP'operating
sounds: humming from fans,
clicking from thermostat or defrost
cycle, or defrost water draining into
the defrost pan.
■ Weather is hot and muggy.
Light does not work. ■ Fuse has blown or circuit breaker
has tripped.
■ Power cord is plugged into a live
circuit with proper voltage.
■ Bulb is burned out.
■ Firmly plug power cord into electrical
outlet. Check circuit voltage at fuse/
circuit breaker box.
■ Set refrigerator Control to a
numbered position.
• Replace fuse with a time-delay fuse
of the correct capacity. Reset circuit
breaker.
■ Remove objects from the top or from
behind the refrigerator.
■ Read the "Normal operating sounds"
on page 4.
■ Hot and muggy weather can cause
water to collect in the drain pan.
Since water levels may reach half-full
in the pan. be sure to level the
refrigerator so the pan does not
overflow.
■ Replace fuse with a time-delay fuse
of the correct capacity. Reset circuit
breaker.
■ Firmly plug power cord into electrical
outlet. Check circuit voltage at fuse/
circuit breaker box.
• Replace bulb with an appliance bulb.
Follow instructions on page 4.
Motor runs too long.
■ Condenser is free of lint and dust.
■ Weather or room is hot or muggy.
■ Door has been opened frequently or
a large amount of food has been
added to the refrigerator or freezer
compartment.
■ Remove dust and lint from the
condenser coils with a vacuum
cleaner.
■ If the temperature outside or inside is
warm, motor-running noises are
normal.
■ Decide which food items you need
before opening the refrigerator or
freezer section. Motor noise is also
normal when large amounts of food
are added to the refrigerator-freezer
compartments.
Remember — your new refrigerator
may be larger than your old
refrigerator. It may have more space
to cool, which requires a longerrunning motor.
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LIMITED WARRANTY
Appliances
LENGTH OF WARRANTY
(From date of purchase)
FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY
FULL FIVE YEAR WARRANTY
LIMITED 2ND-5TH YEAR
WARRANTY
LIMITED 2ND-5TH YEAR
WARRANTY
PRODUCTS COVERED WHAT WE WILL PAY FOR
All Roper Appliances Replacement parts and repair labor to
correct defects in materials or
workmanship.
Refrigerators
Freezers
Air Conditioners
Dehumidifiers
Microwave Ovens
Automatic Washers
Replacement parts and repair labor for
the sealed refrigeration system
(compressor, evaporator, condenser,
drier or connecting tubing) which we
find to be defective in materials or
workmanship.
Repair or replacement of magnetron
tube which we find to be defective in
materials or workmanship.
Repair or replacement of any part of
the gear case assembly which we find
to be defective in materials or
workmanship.
WHAT WE WILL NOT PAY FOR
A. SERVICE CALLS TO:
1. Correct the installation of your appliance.
2. Instruct you how to use your appliance.
3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring or plumbing.
4. Replace owner accessible light bulbs.
B. Repairs when appliance is used in other than normal, single-family household use.
C. Pick up and delivery. Your appliance is designed to be repaired in the home,
D. Damage to appliance caused by accident, misuse, fire, flood, acts of God, or use of product not approved by us
E. Any labor costs during the limited warranties.
This Roper appliance is warranted by Whirlpool Corporation. Under no circumstances shall it be liable under this warranty for
incidental or consequential damages and all implied warranties are limited to the same time periods stated in the express
warranties for Roper Brand Appliances. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages
or limitations of how long an implied warranty may last, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Outside the United States, a different warranty may apply. For details, please contact your franchised Roper distributor or military
exchange.
HOW TO GET SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE
If you need service, first see the "Before You Call For Service” section of this book. If you still need service after checking this
section, additional help can be found if you:
• Contact your selling dealer for the authorized servicer in your area*
OR
• Phone 1-800-44-ROPER (1-800-447-6737) between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday'
■For further information, write to: Consumer Relations Dept., Roper Brand Appliances, 2000 M-63 North, Benton Harbor. Ml 49022'
•When requesting assistance, please provide the model and serial numbers, date of purchase, and a complete description of the
problem. The model and serial numbers are located on a label on the inside, left wall of the refrigerator compartment. (See
illustrations on page 3.)
If you are not satisfied with the service received, contact the Major Appliance Consumer Aaion Panel (MACAP). MACAP is a group
of independent consumer experts that voices consumer views at the highest levels of the major appliance industry.
Contact MACAP only when the dealer, authorized servicer or Roper Brand Appliance warrantor have failed to resolve your problem
Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
MACAP will in turn inform us of your action.
Part No. 2152218
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