Whirlpool RT20DKXDN00 User Manual
UseAndCare
Table Of
A Note
Refrigerator
Parts And
P
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Before Using
Your Refrigerator
Using Your
Refrigerator
Caring For
Your Refrigerator
Food Storage Guide . ...22
Troubleshooting
Requesting
Assistance
Or Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Index
Warranty
Contents . . . . . . . . . . 2
To You
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Safety
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Table Of Contents
A Note To You .............................................
Refrigerator Safety ......................................
Parts And Features ............... . .....................
Before Uslng Your Refrigerator
Cleaning your refrigerator ........................
Plugging it in ..............................................
Installing it properly
Leveling it ..................................................
Uslng 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
Refrigerator .............................
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Adjusting the freezer shelf..
Using the ice cube trays
Using the automatic ice maker..
Removing the base grille..
Changing the light bulbs..
Understanding the sounds
you may hear
Saving energy
Reversing the door swing..
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Carlng For Your Refrigerator
Cleaning your refrigerator..
Vacation and moving care..
Power interruptions
Food Storage Gulde
Storing fresh food
Storing frozen food
Troubleshootlng
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Requestlng Assistance Or Service
Index
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.
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Model
Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
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Refrigerator Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains statements under
warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols
instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the symbol.
IMPOWANT SAFEl-Y INSTRUCTIONS
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Read all instructions before using the
refrigerator.
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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.
and
follow any
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or Injury when
uslng your refrigerator,
follow these basic precautions:
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Never allow children to operate, play with,
or crawl inside the refrigerator.
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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.
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Help us help you
Please:
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Install and level the refrigerator on a floor
that will hold the weight and in an area
suitable for its size and use.
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Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,
radiator or other heat source.
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Do not use the refrigerator in an area
where the room temperature will fail below
55°F (13°C).
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Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.
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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.)
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Do not load the refrigerator with food
before it has time to get properly cold.
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Use the refrigerator only for the uses
described in this manual.
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Properly maintain the refrigerator.
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Be sure the refrigerator is not used by
anyone unable to operate it properly.
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Parts And Features
Below are illustrations of your appliance with the parts and features called out. To help you
find information on specifE parts or features faster, page references are included.
NOTE: The model you purchased may have ail 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)
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Flip up door
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Snap on
door trim
Leveling rollers
(behind base
grille) (p. 7)
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Snap on
door trim
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WITH CUESTIOHS OR COMMENTS
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STYLE 2
Ice cube
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STYLE 3
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Snap on
door trim
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Utility
Base grille
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Freezer
Ice cube trays
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Easy-clean
Control Dane1 I
label (on side
wall)
Slideout
wire shelves.
Crisper
Crispers
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Snap on
door trim
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Utllity
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Drop In
door trim
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@- 16)
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Before Using Your Refrigerator
It is important to prepare yourrefrigerator 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
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Rub briskly with thumb to make a bail,
then remove.
OR
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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.
remaining glue:
NOTE:
instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do
not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under
the refrigerator at the front.
Cleaning it before use
Do not remove any permanent
After removing all packaging materials, clean your
refrigerator before using it,
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if necessary. See cleaning
instructions on pages 18-l 9.
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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 electriil
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.
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3-prong grounding
type wall receptacle
Refrigerator
power cord 7
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grounding .
Plug
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Installing it properly
1. Allow ‘15 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 16.)
2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.
3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.
4. Check with level.
5. Replace base grille. (See page 16.)
Right to
Use a screw-
driver to adjust
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Using Your Refrigerator
To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it
property. 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).
Control settings range from 1 (warmer) to
5 (cooler).
2. Set the Freezer Control to 3 (Recom-
mended Setting).
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 9.
Freezer Control settings
Refrigerator
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Changing the control settings
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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:
Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
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Wait at least 24 hours between
adjustments.
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Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SElTlNGS:
Refrigerator
Freezer
Refrigerator
section
too warm
Freezer
section
too warm
Refrigerator
section
too cold
Ice not
made fast
enough
Both sections
too warm
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Door opened often
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Large amount of food added
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Room temperature too warm
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Door opened often
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Large amount of food added
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Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
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Controls not set correctly for
your conditions
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Heavy ice usage
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Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
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Door opened often
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Large amount of food added
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Very warm or very cold room
temperatures
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