Whirlpool WRS315SDHW00, WRS315SDHB01, WRS315SDHZ01, WRS315SDHZ00, WRS315SDHW01 Owner’s Manual

User Guide

Side by Side Refrigerator

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In an effort to conserve natural resources, this refrigerator includes a condensed User Guide. A complete User Instructions manual for your
model can be downloaded at www.whirlpool.com/manuals. The model number is located on the inside wall of the refrigerator compartment.
To request a printed copy of the User Instructions manual (shipping and handling fees may apply), call 1-800-253-1301 in the U.S.A. or
1-800-807-6777 in Canada.

Register your refrigerator at www.whirlpool.com. In Canada, register at www.whirlpool.ca.

Para una version de estas instrucciones en español, visite www.whirlpool.com.

Your safety and the safety of others are very important.

We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages.

This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.”

These words mean:

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t

immediately follow instructions.

DANGER

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions.

WARNING

All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the
instructions are not followed.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING:

Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
Do not remove ground prong.
Do not use an adapter.
Do not use an extension cord.
Disconnect power before servicing.
Replace all parts and panels before operating.
Remove doors from your old refrigerator.

State of California Proposition 65 Warnings:
WARNING: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
WARNING: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

Use nonflammable cleaner.
Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from

refrigerator.
Use two or more people to move and install refrigerator.
Disconnect power before installing ice maker (on ice maker kit ready

models only).
Use a sturdy glass when dispensing ice (on some models).
Do not hit the refrigerator glass doors (on some models).

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PROPER DISPOSAL OF
YOUR OLD REFRIGERATOR

WARNING

Suffocation Hazard
Remove doors from your old refrigerator.
Failure to do so can result in death or brain damage.

IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the

past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous, even if
they will sit for “just a few days.” If you are getting rid of your old
refrigerator, please follow these instructions to help prevent accidents.

Before You Throw Away Your Old Refrigerator or Freezer:

Take off the doors.
Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb

inside.

OPERATING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Important information to know about disposal of
refrigerants:

Dispose of refrigerator in accordance with Federal and Local
regulations. Refrigerants must be evacuated by a licensed,
EPA certified refrigerant technician in accordance with
established procedures.

Using the Controls

For your convenience, your refrigerator controls are preset at the
factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make sure that the
controls are still preset. The Refrigerator Control and the Freezer
Control should both be set to the “mid-settings.”

IMPORTANT:

The Refrigerator Control adjusts the refrigerator compartment
temperature. Every click on “Temp Setting” button makes
refrigerator compartment colder, once you get to the last level
the system will go back to the initial level.

The Freezer Control adjusts the freezer compartment temperature.
Settings to the front of the mid-setting make the temperature less
cold. Settings to the back of the mid-setting make the temperature
colder.

Wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator. If you add
food before the refrigerator has cooled completely, your food may
spoil.

NOTE: Adjusting the Refrigerator and Freezer Controls to a higher
(colder) than recommended setting will not cool the compartments any
faster.

Adjusting Controls

Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It
is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator. The
settings indicated in the previous section 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 temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, use the
settings listed in the chart below as a guide. Wait at least 24 hours
between adjustments.

CONDITION/REASON: ADJUSTMENT:

REFRIGERATOR
too warm

FREEZER too warm/
too little ice

REFRIGERATOR
too cold

FREEZER too cold FREEZER Control one setting lower

REFRIGERATOR Control one setting
higher

FREEZER Control one setting higher

REFRIGERATOR Control one setting
lower

Crisper Humidity Control (on some models)

You can control the amount of humidity in the moisture-sealed crisper.
Adjust the control to any setting between LOW and HIGH.

LOW (open) for best storage of fruits and vegetables with skins.
HIGH (closed) for best storage of fresh, leafy vegetables.

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ICE AND WATER

Water and Ice Dispensers

NOTES:

The dispensing system will not operate when either door
(refrigerator or freezer) is open.

Allow 24 hours for the refrigerator to cool down and chill water.
Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Discard the first

three batches of ice produced. Wait 72 hours for full ice production.

Flush the Water System

Air in the water dispensing system can cause the water dispenser to
drip. After connecting the refrigerator to a water source or replacing the
water filter, flush the water system. Flushing the water dispensing
system forces air from the water line and filter, and prepares the water
filter for use.

NOTE: As air is cleared from the system, water may spurt out of the
dispenser.

1. Using a sturdy container, depress and hold the water dispenser

lever for 5 seconds, then release it for 5 seconds.

2. Repeat Step 1 until water begins to flow.

3. Once water begins to flow, continue depressing and releasing the

dispe

nser lever (5 seconds on, 5 seconds off) until a total of 3 gal.

(12 L) has been dispensed.

Additional flushing may be required in some households.

The Water Dispenser

IMPORTANT:

Dispense at least 1 qt (1 L) of water every week to maintain a fresh
supply.

If the flow of water from the dispenser decreases, it could be
caused by low water pressure.

With the water filter removed, dispens
water. If 1 cup of water is dispensed in 8 seconds or less, the
water pressure to the refrigerator meets the minimum
requirement.

If it takes longer than 8 seconds to dispense 1 cup of water,
the water pressure to the refrigerator is lower than
recommended. See “Water Supply Requirements” (in the User
Instructions or the Installation Instructions and Owner’s
Manual) or “Troubleshooting” for suggestions.

To Dispense Water:

1. Press a sturdy glass against the water dispenser lever.

Hold the glass close to the water dispenser spout to ensure
that the water dispenses into the glass.

2. Remove the glass to stop dispensing.
IMPORTANT: The small tray at the bottom of the dispenser is

designed to catch small spills and allow for easy cleaning.
There is no drain in the tray.

The Ice Dispenser

Ice dispenses from the ice maker storage bin in the freezer when the
dispenser lever is pressed. To turn off the ice maker, see “Ice Maker
and Storage Bin.”

Your ice maker can produce both crushed and cubed ice. Before
dispensing ice, select which type of ice you prefer.

Press the CRUSHED button for crushed ice,

or the CUBED button for cubed ice.
For crushed ice, cubes are crushed before
being dispensed. This may cause a slight
delay when dispensing crushed ice. Noise from the ice crusher is normal,
and pieces of ice may vary in size.

e 1 cup (237 mL) of

When changing from crushed to cubed, a few ounces of crushed ice
will be dispensed along with the first cubes.

To Dispense Ice:

1. Press the button to select the desired type of ice.

WARNING

Cut Hazard
Use a sturdy glass when dispensing ice.
Failure to do so can result in cuts.

2. Press a sturdy glass against the ice dispenser lever. Hold the glass

close to the ice guide to ensure that the ice dispenses into the
glass.

IMPORTANT: You do not need to apply a lot of pressure to the lever
in order to activate the ice dispenser. Pressing hard will not make
the ice dispense faster or in greater quantities.

3. Remove the glass to stop dispensing.

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B

D

C

A. Water dispenser lever
B. Water dispenser spout
C. Ice dispenser lever
D. Ice guide

The Dispenser Light

On some models, the dispenser light will automatically turn on when
you use the dispenser.

If you want the light to be on
continuously, press the
LIGHT ON button. To turn the
light back off, press the
LIGHT OFF button.

The dispenser lights are LEDs that
cannot be changed. If it appears
that your dispenser lights are not working, see “Troubleshooting”
for more information.

The Dispenser Lock

The dispenser can be turned off for easy cleaning or to avoid
unintentional dispensing by small children and pets.

NOTE: The lock feature does not shut off power to the refrigerator, to
the ice maker, or to the dispenser light. It simply deactivates the
dispenser lever. To turn off the ice maker, see “Ice Maker and Storage
Bin.”

To lock the dispenser, press
the LOCK button. To unlock
the dispenser, press the
UNLOCK button.

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Ice Maker and Storage Bin

Allow 24 hours to produce the first batch of ice. Discard the first
three batches of ice produced.

The quality of your ice will be only as good as the quality of the
water supplied to your ice maker. Avoid connecting the ice maker to
a softened water supply. Water softener chemicals (such as salt)
can damage parts of the ice maker and lead to poor quality ice. If a
softened water supply cannot be avoided, make sure the water
softener is operating properly and is well maintained.

Do not use anything sharp to break up the ice in the storage bin.
This can cause damage to the ice container and the dispenser
mechanism.

Do not store anything on top of or in the ice maker or storage bin.

Turning the Ice Maker On/Off
Style 1

To turn on the ice maker, lift open the ice maker door and lower the
wire shutoff arm to the ON position.

To manually turn off the ice maker, lift the wire shutoff arm to the
OFF (arm up) position and listen for the click. Ice can still be
dispensed, but no more can be made.

NOTE: Your ice maker has an automatic shutoff. As ice is made, the ice
cubes will fill the ice storage bin, and the ice cubes will raise the wire
shutoff arm to the OFF (arm up) position. Do not force the wire shutoff
arm up or down.

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accessed by lifting and opening the ice maker door.

To turn on the ice maker, lift open the ice maker door
switch to the ON (right) position.

To manually turn off the ice maker, lift open the ice maker

dispensed, but no more can be made.

NOTE: Your ice maker has an automatic shutoff to keep the storage

cubes will
shutoff arm to the OFF (arm up) position. When the storage bin is at
full capacity, the ice maker will automatically stop ice production,
but the ice maker On/Off switch will remain in the On (up) position.

he switch to the Off (left) position. Ice can still be

As ice is made, the ice

the ice storage bin, and the ice cubes will raise the

Removing and Replacing the Ice Storage Bin

1. Lift and hold open the ice maker door.

2. Lift the wire shutoff arm so it clicks into the OFF (up) position.

Release the ice maker door.

3. Lift up the front of the storage bin

and pull it out.

4. Replace the bin by pushing it in all

the way, or the dispenser will not
work.

5. To restart ice production, lift open

the ice maker door and push the
wire shutoff arm down to the ON
position.

Removing and Replacing the Ice Storage Bin

1.

2. ift the plastic shutoff arm so it clicks into the Off (up) position.

3.

ift up the front of the storage bin and pull it out.

4.

not work.

5. To restart ice production, lower the plastic shutoff arm into the
On (down)

sure the door is closed tightly

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the way or the dispenser will

Water Filtration System

Do not use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or
of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before
or after the system. Systems certified for cyst reduction
may be used on disinfected waters that may contain
filterable cysts.

Water Filter Status Light (on some models)

water

will help you know when to change your

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The light will turn on red. T

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his tells you that it is almost time to

change the filter.
It is recommended that you replace the filter when the status light

changes to red OR water flow to your water dispenser or ice
maker decreases noticeably.

NOTE: The filter should be replaced at least every 6 months
depending on your water quality and usage.

Resetting the Filter Status

The reset button is located on the control panel in the
refrigerator compartment. To reset the status light after changing
the filter, press the button TEMP SETTING within 3 seconds.

The status light will change from red to off when the system is
reset.

Changing the Water Filter
Style 1

A

Style 2

1. Locate the water lter cover door in the base grille, and pull

open the lter door.

A. Water lter cover door

2. Twist the water lter and turn 90° counterclockwise to unlock.

A. Water filter cover door

1. Locate the water filter cover door in the base grille, and pull open

the filter door. The filter will be released and then be ejected as the
door is opened.

2. When the door is

completely open,
pull the filter
straight out.

NOTE: There may
be some water in
the filter. Some
spilling may occur.
Use a towel to wipe
up any spills.

3. Take the new filter out of its packaging and remove the covers from

the O-rings. Be sure the O-rings are still in place after the covers
are removed.

4. With the arrow pointing to the left (toward the filter cover door’s

hinge), align the new filter with the filter housing and slide it into
place. The filter cover door will automatically begin to close as the
new filter is inserted.

5. Close the filter cover door completely in order to snap the filter into

place. You may need to press hard.

6. Flush the water system. See “Water and Ice Dispensers.”

3. Pull the lter out of the housing.

4. Remove the water lter cap from the water lter.

5. Install the water lter cap onto the new lter. Be sure to align

the arrows so the grooves in the lter align with the ribs in the
lter cap.

6. Insert the lter into the housing.

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