Whirlpool UPRIGHT FREEZER User Manual
®
Home Appliances
Use And Care
GUIDE
A Note To You 2
Important Safety
Instructions 3
Parts And Features 4
Installing Your
Freezer 5
Using Your Freezer 7
Caring For Your
Freezer 10
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service 12
Warranty 16
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
UPRIGHT FREEZERS
A NOTE TO YOU
A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality,
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.
world-class
home appliance. Years of engineering experience have
WARNING
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.
!!!INSERT CAUTION HERE!!!
AC UTION
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301,
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 12. 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
plate (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 __________________________ Dealer Name ___________________________
Serial Number __________________________ Dealer Phone___________________________
Purchase Date __________________________
The Whirlpool Freezer Guide is also available.
The Whirlpool Freezer Guide is a companion
book to this Freezer Use and Care Guide and
is available free of charge. It contains information on freezing different kinds of foods,
packaging and food storage times. The
Freezer Guide also has helpful hints for saving
energy and solving common freezer problems.
To order the Freezer Guide, write to:
Whirlpool Corporation
Attention: Customer Service Dept.
1900 Whirlpool Drive
LaPorte, IN 46305
and request the Whirlpool Freezer Guide, Part
No. 1114865.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety Instructions
WARNING
• Read all operating instructions before
using your freezer.
• Child entrapment and suffocations are not
problems of the past. Junked or abandoned freezers are still dangerous, even if
they will “just sit in the garage for a few
days.”
If you are getting rid of your old freezer,
do it safely. Please read the enclosed
safety booklet from the Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers. Help
prevent accidents.
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your
freezer, follow these basic precautions:
–SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS–
Help us help you
Please:
• Install and level the freezer on a floor that will
hold the weight, and in an area suitable for
its size and use.
• Do not install the freezer near an oven,
radiator or other heat source.
• Use the freezer only in an area where the
temperature will not exceed 110°F (43.3°C)
or drop below 55°F (13°C).
• Keep the freezer out of the weather.
• Connect the freezer only to the proper kind of
outlet, with the correct electrical supply and
grounding. (See “Locating the proper
electrical supply” on page 5.)
• Do not load the freezer with food before it
has time to get properly cold.
• Use the freezer only to do what home
freezers are designed to do.
• Properly maintain the freezer.
• Make sure the freezer is not used by anyone
unable to operate it properly.
• Never allow children to operate, play with,
or crawl inside the freezer.
• Never clean freezer 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.
Also, please remove the Consumer Buy
Guide Label, materials, tape and inside
labels (except the model and serial number
label) before using the freezer.
To remove any remaining glue:
• Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then
remove.
OR
• 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” above.
NOTE: Do not remove the Tech Sheet
located on the back of the freezer.
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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.
Model and
serial number
label
(on side wall)
Temperature
control
Light
(on some
models)
Stationary
shelves
(number
varies with
model)
Storage gate
Base grille
Leveling legs
(behind base
grille)
Stationary
door shelves
(number varies
with model)
Key eject lock
(on some
models)
Drain and
drain cover
(on some
models)
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INSTALLING YOUR FREEZER
Installing Your Freezer
In This Section
..........................................................Page ....................................................... Page
Installing the handle.............................. 5 Choosing the proper location ............ 6
Cleaning your freezer............................ 5 Completing the installation ................ 6
Locating the proper electrical supply . 5
Proper installation of any appliance is very important. This section will tell you everything you need
to know to install your freezer properly.
Installing the handle
1. Remove screws from front of freezer door
and discard.
2. Locate handle assembly kit among packing
materials.
3. Attach top of handle to top hole in door with
shorter of 2 screws provided.
4. Attach bottom of handle to lower hole in
door with longer of 2 screws.
5. Snap trim piece into place.
Handle
Freezer
door
Trim piece
Use
longest
screw here
Cleaning your freezer
Clean your freezer thoroughly before using it.
1. Use a sponge, cloth or paper towel and mild
detergent in warm water to clean outside
and inside of freezer, door liner and gasket.
2. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
Locating the proper electrical supply
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.
Attach retaining clip, from literature package
inside the freezer, over power cord plug. See
Electrical Requirements and Grounding
Instructions Sheet in literature package for
complete details.
3-prong grounding type
wall receptacle
Retaining clip
Freezer
power plug
3-prong
grounding
plug
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