Whirlpool W10224602B - SP User Manual
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4x’
NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
Model EBISAKXL
USC
Guide
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and Care
Please read
this Use and
Care Guide
before you do
anything else.. .
This booklet tells you how to
start your refrigerator clean 11
move shelves and adjust controls It even tells you what to
do II you hear srrange sounds
or think somethlng
Treat your new refrigerator
with care Use It only to do what
home refrigerators are aesigned to do
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wrong
Freezer Shelf’I&fl‘
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Basket
Base Grill
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Model and
Serial Number
Plate
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Copy Your Model Number
and Serial Number Here
When you need service,
or call with a question, have
this information ready:
1. Complete Model and
Serial Numbers (from the
plate just above base grille].
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company and Phone Number
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2. Purchase date from sales
slip.
Copy this information
in these spaces. Keep this
book, your warranty and
sales slip together in a
handy place.
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Before you plug it in
IMPORTANT
Snug IS fine Snug IS fine
but do you war11 It but do you war11 It
that
way?
that
way?
Front Roller
Jse Screwdrrver
ievelrng
to Adjusl
Pick the Right Place.
Save steps by putting your refrigerator near the sink and next to a
countertop It should not be near a stove, radiator, water heater or
any source of heat ..rncluding direct sunlight
You can rnstall rt flush against the wall in back. Leave ’ 2 inch
(1 3 cm) clearance against cabinets on each side for ease of installation. Do you want it in a corner? Leave some room on the wall side
if you want the doors to open wider.
Planning to add the automatic ice maker? Will the refrigerator be
near a cold water pipe7 Some people run the water line through the
floor to the basement Others run it behind the cabinets to the pipes
under the srnk
Make Sure It’s level.
Your refrigerator IS on rollers, the two front ones are adjustable for
leveling.
Remove the base grill to uncover the leveling screws With a
screwdrrver, turn each screw to the rrght to raise the front Turn them
to the left to !ower the front. (If you have someone tilt the top of the
refrigerator back while turning, it will be easier.]
Keep adlustIng one or the other until the refrigerator won’t rock
Then rarse or lower both by the same number of turns until the refrigerator IS level [use a level to check thts). If you don’t have a level, the
refrigerator
door part way and It
will
be about right when you canopen the refrigerator
will
stay where you put it,
3-prong
grounding type
wall receDtacle \
Refrigerator
Power Cord
Recommended
Grounding Method
Peel Off the labels.
Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label and other inside labels
before using the refrigerator Any glue left can be taken off with
rubbing alcohol.
Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened behind the base grill.
Wash It.
To clean your refrigerator before using it, check the washing in-
structrons in this booklet
Plug It In.
A120 Volt,
required lt IS recommended that a separate circuit serving only this
appliance be provided.
DO not use an extension cord. Use a receptacle which cannot be
turned off with a switch or pull chain.
60
Hz., AC only, 15 or
20
ampere fused electrical supply IS
Cleaning J your refrigera
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost automatically.
But both should be cleaned about once a month to help prevent
odors from building up Of course, spills should be wiped up right
away
To clean your refngerator, unplug it, turn the Temperature Control
to OFF, take out all removable parts, and clean it according to the
following directions.
Inside.
You can wash the parts you take out In the sink with a mild soap or
mild detergent and warm water Harsh cleansers, scouring powders
and solvents should never be used on any part of your refrigerator.
Wash the walls with a solution of two tablespoons (309) of baking
soda mixed with one quart (11) of warm water. Rinse well and dry. Let
the freezer warm up with the door open for 10 or 15 minutes so the
cloth doesn’t stick
The inslde of the door, including the gasket, should be washed
with warm ,water and a mild soap or mild detergent
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To remove base grille
Do not use cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches
or cleansers containing petroleum products. They can damage the
gasket and plastic finish
Outside.
Wash the outside with warm water and a mild detergent Do not use
abraslve or harsh cleansers. Rinse well and dry
Wax painted metal surfaces at least twice a year with appliance
wax or a good auto paste wax. Apply wax with a clean, soft cloth. Do
not use wax on plastic parts. Waxing provides rust protection.
Underneath
To remove the base grille; open the door, then pull the grille outwards as shown
To replice base grille
To replace the base grille; line up grille supports tabs with metal
clips, push firmly to snap into place. then close the door.
The defrost water pan IS on the left and the condenser
right Pull out the defrost pan and wash. There may be tape holding
it in place. Remove the tape and lift the pan over the wire brace in
front of It Make sure the notched corner IS In the rear when you put it
back, and that you push
should point into the pan
Clean dust from the condenser with a vacuum cleaner The condenser should be cleaned every two or three months
If your refrigerator has an ice maker, make sure you don’t slide the
refrigerator out farther than the ice-maker water supply line allows
Heat IS removed from your refrigerator and transferred to the con-
Notice the
Notched Corner on the
Defrost-water Pan
denser. From there, the heat is spread into the room Dust on the
condenser insulates it and reduces the heat leaving It. If the heat
can’t get out easily, the refrigerator
food cold
Energy Saving Tips
You can Wp four refrigerator else less electr~c~‘~,
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Check aoo8 gaskets for a +Ighi sea Leve the
cabinet to t’e sure of a gocC seai
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Clean
the c.)ndenser co’ regularly
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Open the alor OS few times as posslbie Think
about whaf JOU need before you
Get everyth#lg out ot one time Keep foods orgonized so ~‘0~1 worst have to search for what
you wan? C use docx OS soor OS fooa
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Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator. but don’t
overcrowd I- so air movemen+ IS btmked
ape?
the door
IS
removed source such OS a range, water heater ftirnace.
IS
it
all the way In. The defrost drain tube
will
have to run longer to keep
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t IS a haste 3f electrlcliy to set the refrlgerafor
Jnd freezer TV temperatures colder than the\
?eed To be lf Ice cream IS fl!m n the freezer and
drinks are OS cold as your fomIiv ‘Qkes them that s
cold enough
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Keep the
molstclre forms on the refrigerator exterior
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Make sure your refrigerator IS not next to a heat
radiator or In direct sunlight
POwer .%IV~ng
Control on OFF
JnleSS
on the
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