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.

« SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS ■

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.

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 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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