Whirlpool RT16DKXDN03 User Manual

Home Appliances

UseAndCare

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A Note To You

Refrigerator Safety Parts And Features.. Before Using

Your Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using Your

Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Attaching the optional

ice maker to a water

supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Reversing the

door swing ..,.............. 22

Caring For

Your Refrigerator . . . . . . . . . 24

Food Storage Guide . . . . 28

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 30

Requesting Assistance

Or Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

I-800-44-ROPER

Call us with questions or comments.

NO-FROST TOP-FREEZER REFRIGERATOR

PART NO. 2193498

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A Note To You.. Refrigerator Safety

Parts And Features Before Using Your Refrigerator

Cleaning your refrigerator Installing Plugging Leveling

Using Your

Setting the controls Changing the control settings..

Removing the drop-in door

trim pieces

Removing the snap-on door trim Using the flip-up door shelf

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

Removing the meat drawer and cover

Removing the crispers and crisper cover

Adjusting the crisper cover track

Adjusting the freezer shelf..

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Using the optional automatic

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Attaching the optional ice maker

to a water supply

Removing the

Changing the light bulbs

Understanding the sounds

you may hear

Saving energy Reversing the door swing

Caring For Your Refrigerator..

Cleaning your refrigerator Vacation and moving care..

Power interruptions

Food Storage Guide

Storing fresh food.. Storing frozen food

Troubleshooting

Requesting Assistance Or Service.. ....

Warranty ..................................................

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A Note To You

Thank you for buying a ROPER@ appliance.

ROPER appliances give you all the functionality of name brand appliances at a value price. To ensure you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information about 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 card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Please record your model’s information.

Whenever you call to request service on your appliance, you need to know your 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 location of label).

Please also record the purchase date of your appliance and your dealer’s name, address, and telephone number.

Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference. 2

Model Number

Serial Number Purchase Date Dealer Name Dealer Address Dealer Phone

Refrigerator Safety

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains statements under warning symbols. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow any

instructions given. Here is a brief explana-

tion of the use of the warning symbol.

This symbol alerts you to hazards such as fire, electrical shock, or other

injuries.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using the refrigerator.

Never allow children to operate, play

with. or crawl inside the refriaerator.

Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

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.

. FOR YOUR SAFETY

Proper disposal of your old refrigerator

Suffocation Hazard

Remove doors from your old refrigerator.

Failure to do so can result in death or brain damage.

IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous . . . days.” If you are getting rid of your old

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even if they will sit for “just a few

refrigerator, please follow the instructions

below to help prevent accidents.

BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY YOUR OLD

REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER:

Take off the doors. Leave the shelves in place so that children

may not easily climb inside.

Parts And Features

Below are illustrations of your appliance with the parts and features called out. To help you

find information on specific parts or features faster, page references are included.

NOTE: The model you purchased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and

they may not match the illustrations exactly. This manual covers several models.

Control panel (all models)

STYLE 1

Refrigerator control

Freezer control

Leveling rollers

(behind base

grille)

(P. 8)

STYLE 2

freezer bottom

STYLE 3

Ice cube trays

Easy-clean freezer bottom

Control panel

(P. 9)

Model

and serial

number label -

(on side wall)

Meat drawer

(P. 13)

Slide-out wire shelves

(P. 12)

d Freezer shelf

(P- 15)

Snap-on

door trim

- compartment

(P. 11)

Utility

Drop-in

door trim

. Crisper cover

(P. 11)

(P. 14)

-cc Base grille

(P. 19)

Before Using Your Refrigerator

It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it, install it, connect it to a power source, and level it.

Cleaning your refrigerator

Removing packaging materials

Remove tape and any inside labels (except

the model and serial number label) before using the refrigerator.

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction labels inside your refrigerator Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the front.

To remove any remaining glue:

l Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball,

then remove.

l 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” on page 3.

Installing it properly

Allow I/Z inch (1.25 cm) space on each side and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of installation.

If the hinge side of the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space so the door can be opened wider.

The refrigerator can be flush against the

back wall.

Cleaning it before use

After removing all packaging materials,

clean your refrigerator before using it, if necessary. See cleaning instructions on

pages 24-25.

Plugging it in

Fire Hazard Do not use an extension cord. Doing so can result in death, fire,

or electrical shock.

Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Failure to follow these instructions

can result in death or electrical shock.

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.

3-prong grounding type wall receptacle \

Refrigerator power cord

’ 3-prong

grounding PfW

Leveling it

Burn Hazard

Do not touch refrigeration tubes near defrost pan.

Doing so can result in burns.

Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling screws -one on the right and one on the

left. To adjust one or both of these, follow

the directions below.

1. Remove base grille. (See page 19.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 20.)

Right to

raise; left to

lower

Use a screw-

driver to adjust

Using Your Refrigerator

To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it properly. This section tells you how to set the controls, remove and adjust some of the features in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

Setting the controls

Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are

in the refrigerator. When you plug in the refrigerator for the first time:

1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 3 (Recommended Setting). Refrigerator Control settings range from 1 (warmer) to 5 (cooler).

2. Set the Freezer Control to 3 (Recommended Setting). Freezer Control settings range from 1 (warmer) to 5 (cooler).

3. Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. This may take several hours.

The settings indicated above should be

correct for normal, household refrigerator

usage. The controls are set correctly

when milk or juice is as cold as you like

and when ice cream is firm. If you need to adjust these settings, see ‘Changing the

control settings” on page 10.

Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures in the

refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. If you have questions, call us at l-800-447-6737.

CONDITION:

REASON:

l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. l Wait at least 24 hours between

adjustments.

l Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

RECOMMENDED CONTROL SETTINGS: Refrigerator

Freezer

Refrigerator section

too warm

Freezer section too warm

Refrigerator section too cold

Ice not made fast enough

Both sections too warm

l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Room temperature too warm

9 Door opened often

l Large amount of food added l Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

l Controls not set correctly for

your conditions

. Heavy ice usage

l Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

l Door opened often l Large amount of food added l Very warm or very cold room

temperatures

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