Operating The Refrigerator; Set The Temperature Controls; Energy Saver Switch - Hotpoint CTX18 Use And Care Manual

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TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
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ALLOW 24 HOURS
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Your refrigerator has two controis
that iet you reguiate the tempera-
ture in the fresh food and freezer
compartments.
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contrcdat 5 and the FREEZER
controlat C.
For coider or warmer temperatures,
adjust the desired compartment con-
tr~i one ietter or number at a time.
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Note: Turningthe freshfoodcontrol
to "OFF" turns off EKYW! c ompart-
ments—freshfood AND freezer.
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Use the milk test for the fresh food
compartment. Piace a container of
miii<on the top sheif in the fresh food
compartment. Check it a day iater.
if the miik is too warm or too coid,
adjust the temperature controis.
Use the ice cream test for the
freezer compartment. Piace a con-
tainer of ice cream in the center of
the freezer compartment. Check it
after a day. if it's too hard or too soft,
adjust the temperature controis.
Mwaays allow 24 hours for the rdrig-
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...you may want to turn the lettered
controi one step coider, as from "C"
to "D." Cooier temperatures in the
house may cause the compressor
to operate iess frequently, thus
aiiowing the freezer compartment
to warm somewhat. To protect your
frozen food suppiy, ieave your
lettered setting at this coider setting
for the entire winter or for whatever
period of time you are turning down
your thermostat. This is especially
important when the thermostat 4
turned down for an extended period.
This change shouid have no effect
on your fresh food compartment.
However, if freezing occurs, turn
the numbered controi one step
warmer, as from "5"to "4."
When you stop turning the thermo-
stat down, turn temperature controis
back to their reguiar settings.
The Energy Saver Switch is iocated
on the temperature controi panei.
This turns off heaters in your
refrigerator timt prevent moisture
from forming an the outside.
Use of the Energy Saver Switch
can save you money. i%timateci
yeariy savings, depending on your
iocai eiectric rates, areas foiiows:
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Estimated Yt?ariy %vitlgs Energy
CTX16$9.00 $16.00 $21>00 16%
CTX20 $10.00 $17.00 $23.00 16!40
With the heaters turned off, there
is a chance that moisture may form
on the outside of your refrigerator,
especially when the weather is
humid. The humidity is most iikeiy
to be high in the summer, in the
eariy morning hours, and in homes
which are not air conditioned.
Over an extended period of time,
moisture that forms on the outside
may cause deterioration of the paint
finish. it wiii be important to protect
the finish by using appiiance poiish
wax as described on page 10.
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When the Energy Saver Switch k
pushedto the right, electricity fiows
through the iow wattage heaters
which warm the outside of the cab-
inet and, under most conditions,
prevent the forming of moisture
or water dropiets.
it is not necessary to defrost the
freezer or fresh food compartments.
Your refrigerator is designed and
equipped to defrost itself
automatically.
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