Whirlpool RT14HD, RT14EK User Manual

UseAndCare
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A Note To You Important Safety
Instructions
Parts And Features
Before Using Your Refrigerator
Using Your
Caring For Your Refrigerator
Food Storage Guide 16
If You Need Assistance Or Service
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Warranty
1-800~44-ROPER
Call us with questions or comments.
NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS
MODELS RT14DK RT14EK
RT14DM RT14HD
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RT14GD

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Roper@ appliance.
You purchased a quality, worldclass home appliance. Years of engineering experience went into its manufacturing. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we 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 it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new information 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.
This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.
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This symbol will help you avoid actions which could cause product damage (scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to your personal property.
Our toll-free number, 1-80044-ROPER (l-800-447-6737), is available 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 18. 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 diagrams on pages 4 and 5). 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
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Important Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic
precautions:
l 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 “just 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.
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Please:
l Install and level the refrigerator on a floor
that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.
l Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,
radiator or other heat source.
l Do not use the refrigerator in an area
where the room temperature will fall below 55°F (13°C).
l Keep the refrigerator out of the weather. l Connect the refrigerator only to the proper
kind of outlet, with the correct electrical
supply and grounding. (Refer to the
Electrical Requirements and Grounding Instructions Sheet.)
l Do not load the refrigerator with food
before it has time to get property cold.
l Use the refrigerator only for the uses
described in this manual.
l Properly maintain the refrigerator. l Be sure the refrigerator is not used by
anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Never allow children to operate, play with,
or crawl inside the refrigerator.
l Never clean refrigerator parts with
flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.
. FOR YOUR SAFETY l
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR
OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LICUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR
EXPLOSION.
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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 may not match the illustration exactly. This manual is designed to cover several models.
Control panel (all models)
Temperature control Light switch
Models RT14DM
Automatic ice maker
Ice bin
Partial shelf ­Control panel ­Model and
serial number label y (on side wall)
Crisper cover
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Butter
-compartment
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Models RT14GD (shown), RT14HD and RT14DK
ice cube
(on side wall)
Butter
compartment
Butter dish
~UIGD only)
Models RT14EK
Control panel Model and
serial number label (on side wall)
Slide-out wire shelves
Butter
, compartment
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Before Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section
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Cleaning your refrigerator Plugging it in
It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it,
connect it to a power source, install it and level it.
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Installing it properly Leveling it
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Cleaning your refrigerator

Removing packaging materials
Remove tape and any inside labels (except
the model and serial number label) before
using the refrigerator.
To remove any remaining glue:
l Rub briskly with your thumb to make a ball,
then remove.
OR
l Soak area with liquid handdishwashing
detergent before removing glue as de­scribed above. Do not use sharp instru-
ments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive cleaners. These can damage the material. See “Important Safety Instruc­tions” on page 3.
NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the front.
Cleaning it before use
After removing all packaging materials, clean your refrigerator before using it, if
necessary. See cleaning instructions on
pages 13 and 14.
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Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere
fused and properly grounded electrical supply is required. lt 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.
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3-prong grounding type wall receptacle,
Refrigerator 1 power cord-i
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grounding plug
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