Whirlpool WRS321SDHB01, WRS321SDHV01, WRS321SDHW01, MSS25N4MKZ00, WRS321SDHZ01 Owner’s Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

AND OWNER’S MANUAL

Side by Side Refrigerator

Do Not Throw Away - Additional important safety information included.

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INSTRUCTIONS D’INSTALLATION

ETMANUELDUPROPRIÉTAIRE

Réfrigérateur côte à côte

Ne pas jeter – Autres consignes de sécurité importantes ci-jointes.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

AND OWNER’S MANUAL ..............................................................1

REFRIGERATOR SAFETY ..............................................................2

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................3

Unpack the Refrigerator ...............................................................3

Door Removal, Leveling, and Alignment .....................................4

Handle Installation and Removal .................................................6

Location Requirements ................................................................7

Electrical Requirements ...............................................................7

Water Supply Requirements ........................................................7

Connect Water Supply .................................................................8

REFRIGERATOR CARE ...............................................................10

Cleaning .....................................................................................10

Lights ..........................................................................................11

Vacation and Moving Care .........................................................11

TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................12

PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET ...................................................17

Notes ..........................................................................................34

INSTRUCTIONS D’INSTALLATION

ET MANUEL DU PROPRIÉTAIRE .................................................1

SÉCURITÉ DU RÉFRIGÉRATEUR...............................................18

INSTRUCTIONS D’INSTALLATION .............................................19

Déballage du réfrigérateur..........................................................19

Retrait, mise au niveau et alignement des portes .....................20

Installation et retrait des poignées .............................................22

Exigences d’emplacement .........................................................23

Spécications électriques ..........................................................23

Spécications de l’alimentation en eau .....................................24

Raccordement à la canalisation d’eau ......................................24

ENTRETIEN DU RÉFRIGÉRATEUR ............................................26

Nettoyage ...................................................................................26

Lampes .......................................................................................27

Précautions à prendre pour lesvacances ou

le déménagement ......................................................................28

Tablette de congeateur (le nombre de tablettes varie selon le

modèle) .......................................................................................28

DÉPANNAGE .................................................................................29

FEUILLES DE DONNÉES SUR LA PERFORMANCE ................34

W11159298A

REFRIGERATOR SAFETY

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

DANGER

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:

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons when using the refrigerator,

follow basic precautions, including the following:

follow instructions.

You

can be killed or seriously injured if you don't

instructions.

 Plug into a grounded 3-prong outlet.

 Do not remove the 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.

 Connect only to the potable water supply.

 Use non-flammable cleaner.

 Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, well

away from the refrigerator.

 Use two or more people to move and install the refrigerator.

 Disconnect the power before installing the 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).

PLEASE KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS

 This appliance is not intended for use by persons

(including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

 Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not

play with the appliance.

 If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the

manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified person in order to avoid a hazard.

 Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans

with a flammable propellant in this appliance.

 This appliance is intended to be used in household and

similar applications such as:

- Staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;

- Farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;

- Bed and breakfast type environments;

- Catering and similar non-retail applications.

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.

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.

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.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Unpack the Refrigerator

WARNING

Excessive Weight Hazard

Use two or more people to move and install refrigerator.

Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.

Remove packing materials. Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing alcohol, ammable uids, or abrasive cleaners to remove tape or glue. These products can damage the surface of your refrigerator. For more information, see “Refrigerator Safety.”

When Moving Your Refrigerator:

Your refrigerator is heavy. When moving the refrigerator for cleaning or service, be sure to cover the oor with cardboard or hardboard to avoid oor damage. Always pull the refrigerator straight out when moving it. Do not wiggle or “walk” the refrigerator when trying to move it, as oor damage could occur.

Important information to know about glass shelves and covers:

Do not clean glass shelves or covers with warm water when they are cold. Shelves and covers may break if exposed to sudden temperature changes or impact, such as bumping. Tempered glass is designed to shatter into many small, pebble-size pieces. This is normal. Glass shelves and covers are heavy. Use both hands when removing them to avoid dropping.

Door Removal, Leveling, and Alignment

Gather the required tools and parts and read all instructions before starting installation. Save these instructions for future reference. NOTE: Before moving your product into your home, measure the doorway of your home to see whether you need to remove the

refrigerator and freezer doors. If door removal is necessary, see the instructions below. IMPORTANT: Before you begin, unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. Remove food, the ice storage bin (on some models), and any

adjustable door or utility bins from doors. TOOLS NEEDED: Bubble level; at-blade screwdriver; 5/16" and 11/16" wrench; 1/4", 3/8", and 5/16" hex-head socket wrenches,

Phillips screwdriver tip #2 with 4" long as minimum, TORX T30† screwdriver.

WARNING

Electrical Shock Hazard

Disconnect power before removing doors.

Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.

Top Left Hinge

Do not remove A screws

Wiring

A CB

A. Wiring plugs B. Wiring clip C. Grommets

Water Dispenser Tubing

Door Removal Top Right Hinge

Full Refrigerator

Do not remove A screws

Cabinet

Left and Right Bottom Hinge

Do not remove B screws

Leveling screws

Lower

Raise Lower

Locking Nut

Raise

11/16"

wrench

Freezer door

A. Face of tting

A. Pull to the right for extraction B. Twist and pass underneath door

†

TORX and T30 are trademarks of Acument Intellectual Properties, LLC.

Base Grille Water Filter Door and Base Grille

Water

lter door

Adjustable front wheels

Base grille

Phillips screws

Pull toward you.

Refrigerator

door

Loosen

Alignment Screw

Lower

5/16"

wrench

Tighten

Raise

Remove the Doors

If your refrigerator does not t through the doorway or you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, follow the steps below for door removal.

12. If your refrigerator without doors does not pass through the

doorway, you may remove both bottom hinges. Use a 5/16" nut driver to remove these. See graphic 9.

IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw B.

Replacing or Reinstalling Door and Hinges

WARNING

Electrical Shock Hazard Disconnect power before removing doors. Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock.

1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power.

2. Fully open both doors. See graphic 1.

3. If your model has water dispensing, please open the water

lter door by pulling it toward you. See graphic 2. It is not necessary to remove the water lter itself.

4. Pull the base grille toward you from the sides and then from

the center until it dislodges. See graphic 2.

5. To remove the base grille, twist and pull the right side until this

side passes underneath the refrigerator door. See graphic 3. Then pull the left side of the base grille for complete removal.

6. If your model has water dispensing in the door, disconnect the

water dispenser tubing located below the freezer door.

■ Press the blue outer ring against the face of tting and pull

the dispenser tubing free. See graphic 4.

NOTE: Keep the water tubing connector attached to the tube that runs underneath the freezer. The door cannot be removed if the connector is still attached to the tube that runs through the door hinge.

7. If your model has water dispensing in the door, disconnect the

wiring located below the freezer door. See graphic 5.

■ Remove the wiring clip and the bracket wire using a 1/4"

hexagonal head socket wrench.

■ Disconnect the wiring plugs from the bracket wire.

8. Close the freezer door and use a TORX T30 screwdriver to

remove the top hinge completely. See graphic 6. IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw A. Hold the door

while hinge is being removed.

9. Lift the freezer door straight up off from the bottom hinge. See

graphic 7. The water dispenser tubing and wiring will remain attached to the freezer door.

NOTE: This may require two people, one to lift the door and another to feed the water tubing and wiring into the bottom hinge pin.

IMPORTANT: Rest the door on its side on a soft, clean surface, such as a towel, blanket, or piece of cardboard. This will help to avoid scratching or damaging the door, water tubing, and wiring.

10. Close the refrigerator door and use a TORX T30 screwdriver

to remove completely top hinge. See graphic 8. IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw A. Hold the door

while hinge is being removed.

11. Lift the refrigerator door straight up off from the bottom hinge.

See graphic 7. IMPORTANT: Rest the door on its side on a soft, clean

surface, such as a towel, blanket, or piece of cardboard. This will help to avoid scratching or damaging the door

If your doors and bottom hinges have been removed, please follow the next instructions for re-installation:

1. Reinstall both bottom hinges using a 5/16" nut driver to

tighten screws. See graphic 9.

2. If your model has water dispensing in the door:

■ Lift the freezer door enough to feed the water dispenser

tubing and wiring through the bottom hinge pin.

NOTE: This may require two people, one to lift the door and the other to feed the water tubing and wiring into the bottom hinge pin. See graphic 7.

■ Insert the freezer door into the bottom hinge pin.

IMPORTANT: Hold the door while hinge is being installed

3. Close the freezer door to align and reinstall the top hinge.

Use a TORX T30 screwdriver to tighten the screws. See graphic 8.

IMPORTANT: Provide additional support for the door while top hinge is being reinstalled. Do not depend on the door magnets to assure the door to the cabinet.

4. If your model has water dispensing in the door, connect the

water dispenser tubing. For the connection, push the tubing into the dispenser tubing until black mark touches the face of tting. See graphic 4.

5. Connect the wiring. See graphic 5.

6. Reinstall the wiring clip & the bracket wire using a 1/4"

hexagonal head socket wrench.

7. Connect the wiring plugs from the bracket wire.

8. Lift the refrigerator door enough to insert the door into the

bottom hinge pin. See graphic 7.

IMPORTANT: Hold the door while hinge is being installed.

9. Close the refrigerator door to align and reinstall the top hinge.

Use a TORX T30 screwdriver to tighten the screws. See graphic 6.

IMPORTANT: Provide additional support for the door while top hinge is being reinstalled. Do not depend on the door magnets to assure the door to the cabinet.

Leveling and Door Closing

Your refrigerator has two front adjustable wheels. See graphic 1. These are used to level the refrigerator under uneven oor

conditions or want the doors to close more easily. Please follow the instructions below:

1. Use a Bubble level to check levelness of oor where the

rear side of the refrigerator will rest. If the refrigerator is not leveled, adjust or add the shim on ooring to create a leveled oor for the rear side wheels. A leveled rear side prevents the refrigerator cabinet from forming a twist.

2. Place the refrigerator into its nal location in the kitchen and

open both doors.

3. Fully open both doors. See graphic 1.

4. If your model has water dispensing in the door, please open

the water lter door by pulling it toward you. See graphic 2. It is not necessary to remove the water lter itself.

5. Pull the base grille toward you from the sides and then from

the center until it dislodges. See graphic 2.

6. To remove the base grille, twist and pull the right side until this

side passes underneath the refrigerator door. See graphic 3. Then pull the left side of the base grille for complete removal.

7. Raise the wheels while one person pushes on the refrigerator

to lift from front side. Use the bubble level on top of the refrigerator or on its side to level the refrigerator. Check bubble level and at the same time observe the gaps and squareness to the adjacent cabinets, furniture or trim. If adjacent furnishings are not level, it may not be possible to achieve even gaps when product is level. Continue adjusting until all four corners are steady without rock.

8. Use a 3/8" nut driver to turn the leveling screws located in

both sides of the refrigerator. See graphic 10. Depending on uneven oor conditions, you must turn one or both screws to the right or left several times to raise or lower the refrigerator.

9. Close both doors and check that they close as easily as

you like. If not, turn both screws to the right to raise the refrigerator by tiling it more to the back until the doors close as easily as you like.

10. Check and make sure to the technician sheet is placed in the

base grille cavity before assembling this into the cabinet.

11. Reinstall the base grille into the cabinet, introducing the left

side rst and then the right side of the base grille. See graphic

3. You may accommodate the water dispenser tubing and wiring into base grille cavity below the left bottom hinge.

12. Attach the base grille pushing into the cabinet clips. See

graphic 2.

Door Alignment

The refrigerator doors are designed to be slightly misaligned vertically when the refrigerator is empty. Please follow the next steps to align the refrigerator doors.

1. Use an 11/16" open-ended wrench tool to loosen the locking

nut located below the refrigerator door. See graphic 11. Accommodate the wrench tool so that it ts in the space.

2. Use a 5/16" open-ended wrench tool to turn the alignment

screw. See picture 12. Depending on how the refrigerator door is misaligned in relation to the freezer door, you must turn the screw to the right to raise or to the left to lower the refrigerator door until both doors have been aligned vertically.

3. Tighten the 11/16" locking nut with the wrench tool.

4. Attach the base grille if it was dislodged.

A. Shoulder screws B. Setscrews inside the handle

3. Firmly push the handle toward the door until the handle base

is ush against the door.

4. While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex key

into the upper hole and slightly rotate the hex key until it is engaged in the setscrew.

Handle Installation and Removal

PARTS INCLUDED: Door handles (2), 1/8" hex key, spare

setscrew(s)

To Install the Handles: NOTE: The handle mounting setscrews are preinstalled in the

handle.

1. Remove the handles, which are packed inside the refrigerator. NOTE: To avoid scratching the nish, place the handles on a

towel or other soft surface.

2. Open the freezer door. On the refrigerator door, place the handle on the shoulder screws with the setscrews facing the freezer.

5. Using a clockwise motion, tighten the setscrew until it begins

to contact the shoulder screw.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to begin fastening the lower setscrew..

7. Once both setscrews have been partially tightened as outlined

in the previous steps, fully tighten both the upper and lower setscrews.

IMPORTANT: When the screws feel tight, tighten them an additional quarter-turn. The handle is not properly installed without this extra tightening.

8. Open the refrigerator door and close the freezer door. Repeat

steps 2 through 7 to install the other handle onto the freezer door with the setscrews facing the refrigerator.

9. Save the hex key and all instructions.

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