Whirlpool RT16DK User Manual

No-Frost

Refrigerator-Freezer

Use and

Care Guide

Home Appliances

RT14CK RT18BK RT14DK RT18BM RT14DM RT18DK RT16DK RT20AK RT18AK RT20CK

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

NOTE: Because this Use and Care Guide covers several models, not all features discussed will apply to your specific model.

It is your responsibility

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 gromded 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.

■ Is not loaded with food before it has time to get properly cold.

Contents

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

RT14DKandRT14DM RT14CK RT16DK and RT18DK RT18AK, RT18BK and RT18BM, RT20CK___________________ RT20AK

Using[ Your Re&lgerator

Setting the controls Changing control settings Exterior moisture control

Adjusting refrigerator shelves. Removing meat drawer and cover Removing ciispers and crisper cover__7 Removing freezer shelf . Removing the base grille Ice cube trays. Automatic ice maker

Changing the light bulb(s) Food Storage Guide Cleaning Your Refrigerator Caring For Your Refrigerator

If electricity goes off.

Vacation and moving guide .

Energy saving tips

Reversing the door swing _ 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

freezer.

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 ruing your refrigerator-freezer, 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.

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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.

■ 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 9.

C. Plug it in

Recoinineiided 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 literature package for complete details.

D. Install properly

Install the refrigerator according to the dimensions shown below.

Leave extra space along the hinge-side wan 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 cabinets and top of refrigerator.

refrigerator for easier installation.

1 in. (2.5 cm) min. between refrigerator condenser coils and the wall. (Models RT20CK and RT20AK can be flush against 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 GASOUNE 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-freezer

Follow the leveling instructions for your refrigerator model. Make sure the refrigerator is level for efficient operation.

Models RT14DK, RT14DM, RT14CK and RT16DK (RT14DK and RT14DM do not have rollers.)

Leveling leg

Raise

1. Two threaded leveling legs are secured into the base of the refrigerator. Remove the legs and insert them into the holes at the bottom front comers of the refrigerator. Carefully roll or shde the refrigerator into place.

2. Turn legs to the left until rollers are completely off the floor.

3. Adjust each leg so that refrigerator does not rock.

4. Place a level on top of the refrigerator-first side to side, then front to back. Turn leg clockwise to raise the front of the refrigerator. Turn leg counterclockwise to lower the front of the refrigerator.

5. Check the levelness again and repeat step 4 until the refrigerator is level.

Lower

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Parts and Features

Models RT18AK, RT18BM, RT18BK, RT18DK

Use screwdriver to adjust .1

Front roller t

Leveling screw I Rais®

Right to raise; left to lower

Lower

1. Place a level on top of the refrigerator-first side to side, then

front to back. Turn each leveling

screw clockwise to raise the front of the refrigerator. Turn each leveling screw counterclockwise to lower the front of the refrigerator.

2. Check the levelness again and repeat step 1 until the refrigerator is level.

Models RT20CK, RT20AK

Models RT14DK and RT14DM (shown)

Automatic Ice maker (RT14DM) OR Ice cube trays (RT14DK)

Refrigerator control

Model and serial number label

Light Exterior

moisture control

Freezer control

Leveling leg

Juice can

rack

Crisper

cover

1. Remove base grille. (See page 7.)

2. Place a level on top of the refrigerator-first side to side, then

front to back. Turn each leveling

screw clockwise to raise the front of the refrigerator. Turn each

leveling screw counterclockwise to lower the front of the refrigerator.

3. Check the levelness again and

repeat step 2 until the refrigerator is level.

4. Replace base grille. (See page 7.)

Model RT14CK

Ice cube trays

Refrigerator control '

Model and

serial number

label Ught. Ehcterlor

moisture control.

Freezer control

Leveling leg and roller,

Juice can

rack

Crisper

cover

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Models RT16DK and RT18DK (shown)

Ice cube txays

Refrigerato^ control

Model and serial number label '

Light Exterior

moisture control

Freezer control •

Meat drawer (RT18DK)

Juice can

rack

Freezer

shell

(RT18DE)

Crisper

cover

Leveling leg and roller (RT16DK) OR Leveling roller (RT18DK) '

Models RT18AK, RT18BK and RT18BM (shown)

Automatic ice maker (RT18BM) OR Ice cube trays (RT18AE and RT18BK)

Freezer shelf Refrigerator

control

Model and serial number

label Light Meat drawer Exterior

moisture

control Freezer

control

Crisper

cover

Crispers Leveling

roller

Crispers

Utility

compartment

Butter

compartment

Adjustable

shelves

(glass for

RT18AK,

wire for

RT18BK

and

RT18BM)

Stationary

door shelves

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