Whirlpool RT16VK User Manual

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Use And Care

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A Note To You 2

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Important Safety Instructions 3

Parts And Features 4 Before Using Your

Refrigerator 6 Using Your

Refrigerator 8 Caring For Your

Refrigerator 16

Food Storage Guide 20 If You Need

Assistance Or Service

Warranty

1-800-44-ROPER

Call us with questions or comments.

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

MODELS RT16DK RT16VK

A NOTE TO YOU

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Roper* appliance.

You have purchased a quality, world-class 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 com plete 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.

Awarning

This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.

This symbol will help you avoid actions which could cause product damage

(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to

your personal property.

Acaution

Our toll-free number, 1-800-44-ROPER (1-800-447-6737), 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 22. 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

__________________________________

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Important Safety Instructions

AWARNING

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

• Read all instructions before using the

refrigerator.

• Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still danger ous ... even if they will “just sit in the garage a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrig

erator, do it safely. Please read the enclosed safety booklet from the

Association of Home Appliance Manu facturers. Help prevent accidents.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Help us help you

Please:

• Install and level the refrigerator on a floor that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.

• Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,

radiator or other heat source.

• Do not use the refrigerator in an area where the room temperature will fall below 55°F(13°C).

• Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

• 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.)

• Do not load the refrigerator with food

before it has time to get properly cold.

• Use the refrigerator only for the uses

described in this manual.

• Properly maintain the refrigerator.

• Be sure the refrigerator is not used by

anyone unable to operate it properly.

• Never allow children to operate, play with,

or crawl inside the refrigerator.

• 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.

PARTS AND FEATURES

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

Model RT16VK

Ice cube trays and

shelf

Easy-clean

freezer

bottom

Control panel

Model and

serial

number label

(on side wall)

Crisper cover

Crispers

Snap-off

shelf trim

Utility

compart

ment

Slide-out

wire shelves

Slide-in

shelf trim

Base grille

Leveling

rollers

(behind base

grille)

Model RT16DK

Ice cube trays and sheK

Easy-clean

freezer bottom

PARTS AND FEATURES

Snap-off

shelf trim

Utility

compartment

Control panel Model and

serial number label (on side wall)

Meat drawer

Crisper cover

Crispera

Control panel (all models)

Slide-out

wire shelves

Slide-in

shelf trim

Base grille

Leveling

rollers

(behind base

grille)

Refrigerator

control

Freezer control

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Before Using Your Refrigerator

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.

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:

• Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then

remove.

• Soak area with liquid hand-dishwashing

detergent before removing glue as de scribed above. Do not use sharp instru ments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive cleaners. These can damage the material. See “Important Safety Instruc

tions” 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 16-17.

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. 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 Ground

ing Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.

3-prong grounding type wall receptacle

Refrigerator power cord

3-prong grounding plug

BEFORE USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Installing it properly

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

2. 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.

3. The refrigerator can be flush against the

back wall.

Leveling it

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 14.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclock wise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 14.)

Front

roller

Right to raise;

left to lower

Use a screw

driver to adjust

Raise

Leveling ^o^^ screw

USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page

Setting the controls...............................8

Changing the control settings Removing the drop-in

door trim pieces....................................9

Removing the snap-off door trim ....10

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ..10

Removing the meat drawer and cover

Removing the crispers and crisper cover

Adjusting the crisper cover track ...12

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.

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Using the ice cube trays......................12

Using the optional

automatic ice maker............................12

Removing the base grille Changing the light bulbs

Understanding the sounds

you may hear

Saving energy.....................................15

Reversing the door swing

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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 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

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14 14

2. Set the Freezer Control to 3 (Recom mended Setting). Freezer Control settings

range from 1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

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 9.

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