Whirlpool TT18EK, TT18CK User Manual
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Important Safety
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Parts And Features
Before Using Your
Refrigerator
Using Your
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MODELS TT18CK TT18EK lT20AK lT20BK
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A Note To You
Thank you for buying an Estate appliance.
You have purchased a quality, worldclass home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
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, l-800-253-1 301,
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 20. 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 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
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Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk
refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:
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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 ti
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.
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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 install the refrigerator in an area where
the room temperature will fall below 55°F
(13%).
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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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fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your
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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.
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FOR YOUR SAFETY
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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.
Also, remove tape and any inside labels (except
the model and serial number label) before using
the refrigerator.
To remove any remaining glue:
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Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, 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 “lmpor-
tant Safety Instructions” above.
NOTE:
labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the
Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the
front.
Do not remove any permanent instruction
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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 may not match the illustration exactly. This manual is
designed to cover several models.
Control panel (all models)
Refrigerator
control
Exterior moisture
control
Models TT18CK (shown) and lT18EK
Model and
Light
switch
JJ III
control
Butter
- compartment
) Crisper cover
Base grille
Models TTZOAK (shown) and lT2OBK
Ice cube tray8 -
Freezer shelf -
Control panel -
Model and
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number label H
(on side wall)
Meat drawer H
Adjustable
shelves (glass on
lT2OAK, wire
on TTPOBK)
Leveling
_ compartment
Butter
Utility
- compartment
c Crisper cover
/ Crispers
, Base grille
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Before Using Your Refrigerator
In This Section
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Clean
Plug it in
It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section will tell you how to clean it, connect it to
a power source, install it and level it.
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Install it properly
Level it
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Clean it
Clean your refrigerator before using it, if necessary. See cleaning instructions on page 15.
Plug 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 sewing 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.
&prong grounding
type wall
Refrigerator
power cord
receptacle,
grounding plug
Install it properly
1.
Allow lh 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 wall.
4. If your refrigerator has an automatic ice
maker, hook up the ice maker water supply.
(See Installation Instructions.)
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Level 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 13.)
2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.
3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.
4.
Check with level.
5. Replace base grille. (See page
13.)
Right to raire;
left to lower
Use a rcrewdriver
Front
roller
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Using Your Refrigerator
In This Section
the control6 ............................................ 9
Setting
Changing
Adju6ting
Removing
Removing the crisper6 and crisper cover..
Removing
Removing the freezer 6helf
In order to obtain the best possible resufts from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it
properly. This section will tell you how to do just that.
the control retting6.. ........................ .9
the refrigerator 6helve6 ................... .9
the meat drawer and cover.. ......... .10
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the trivet and cover ....................... .ll
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Using the ice cube
U6ing the optional automatic ice maker.. ...
Changing the light
Removing the ba6e grille
Reversing the door
Understanding the 6ound6 you may hear .
Saving energy ................................................
Setting the controls
Temperature controls
Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the
refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in
for the first time:
1.
Set the Refrigerator Control to 4.
Refrigerator Control adjustments range from
1 (warmest) to 8 (coldest).
4 WARMER
tray6 ................................
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bulb6 ...............................
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REFRIGERATOR
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2. Set the Freezer Control to C.
Freezer Control adjustments range from
A (coldest) to D (warmest).
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 will be 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.
Exterior moisture control
The Exterior Moisture Control operates electric
heaters around the door openings. These heaters
help keep moisture from forming on the outside
of the refrigerator cabinet.
1. Use the OFF setting when humidly is low.
2. Use the ON setting if moisture forms on the
outside of the refrigerator cabinet.
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FREEZER
4 WARMER
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EXTERIOR MOISTURE CONTROL
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COLDER F
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