Whirlpool TS22AW User Manual

UseAndCare

A Note To You Important Safety

Instructions Parts And Features 4 Before Using Your

Refrigerator Using Your

Refrigerator Caring For Your

Refrigerator Food Storage Guide 24 If You Need

Assistance Or Service 26

Warranty

1-800-253-1301

Call us with questions or comments.

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

MODELS TS22AW TS22BR TS25AW

A Note To You

Thank you for buying an Estate@’ appliance.

You 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 complete 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.

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.

Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-I 301, is toll-free, 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 26. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer Assistance Center. 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 diagram on page 4). 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

l Read all instructions before using the

refrigerator.

@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 refrig-

erator, do it safely.

l Never allow children to operate, play

with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.

l Never clean refrigerator parts with

flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

l FOR YOUR SAFETY l

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.

-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Help us help you

Please:

l Install and level the refrigerator on a floor

that will hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size and use.

l Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,

radiator or other heat source.

l Do not use the refrigerator in an area

where the room temperature will fall below 55°F (13°C).

l Keep the refrigerator out of the weather. l Connect the refrigerator only to the proper

kind of outlet, with the correct electrical supply and grounding.

l Do not load the refrigerator with food

before it has time to get properly cold.

l Use the refrigerator only for the uses

described in this manual.

l Properly maintain the refrigerator. l Be sure the refrigerator is not used by

anyone unable to operate it properly.

Parts And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations. Use them to become familiar with where all and features are located and what they look like.

Control panel (all models)

FREEZER REFWGEWTOH

Model TS25AW

Control panel Light

Model and serial

pat-k

wire shelves Removable door

shelf fronts Freezer basket

stable glass

a shelves

.Crisper light /Crisper /Meat drawer

Meat drawer air

-control

(on side wall)

Removable door

-shelf fronts

Model TS22AW

Removable

wire shelves

Meat drawer

Model TS22BR

Lower freezer

Removable wire shelves

Removable door

I :-I-*

number label

(on side wall)

Meat drawer Meat drawer

door shelves

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 it

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:

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.

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 20-21.

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 Grounding Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.

3-prong grounding type wall receptacle

Refrigerator

power cord

grounding plug

Installing it properly

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

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

3. The refrigerator can be flush against the 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 17.)

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 17.)

Right to raise;

left to lower

Use a screw-

driver to adjust

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Setting

Changing the control settings . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Removing the door shelf fronts . . . . . . 10

Removing the Adjusting the refrigerator shelves . . 11 Removing the crisper and

crisper Removing the meat drawer

and Adjusting the meat drawer

temperature

Removing the freezer bin/basket . . . . 12

Removing the freezer shelves . . . . . . . . . 13

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 fea-

tures in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

the controls

cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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door trim

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Using the ice and water dispensers

Using the automatic ice maker.. Removing the ice maker

storage bin Solving common ice maker/

dispenser problems ........................

Removing the Changing the Understanding the sounds you

may hear Saving energy

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base grille ................

bulbs

light

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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. Refrigerator Control adjustments range from 1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

2. Set the Freezer Control to B. Freezer Control adjustments range from A (warmest) to C (coldest).

REFRlGEFlATOR

FREEZER

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

The settings indicated above should be

NOTE: The Automatic Exterior Moisture control continuously guards against moisture build-up on the outside of your refrigerator

cabinet. This control does not have to be set correct for normal, household refrigerator or adjusted. 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” below.

Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. If you have

questions, call our Consumer Assistance

Center number, 1-800-253-l 301.

l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

l Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

l Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

CONDITION: Refrigerator

section too warm

Freezer section too warm

Refrigerator section too cold

Ice not made fast enough

Both sections too warm

REASON:

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

l 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

l 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

RECOMMENDED CONTROL SElTINGS:

Refrigerator 4 Freezer

Refrigerator 3 Freezer C

Refrigerator 2 Freezer

Refrigerator 3 Freezer C

Refrigerator 4 Freezer

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