Before You Plug It In - Whirlpool EHT182VKWR0 EHT182VKW Use & Care Manual

No-frost refrigerator-freezer
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Before you plug it in
IMPORTANT
This IS the only fine print you'll find In this booklet
Please read it to be sure you use your refrlgerotor
properly
We bulid refrigerators
to last, but we can't cor-
trol how they are used Before ustng your refrlger-
ator
~OIJ are personally
responsible
for making
sure that It
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IS Installed and leveled
on o floor that WIII hold
the weight.
and In an area sultoble
for Its size
and use
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IS connected
only to the right kind of outlet with
the right electric
supply and grounding
l
IS used
only
for jobs
expected
of home
refrtgerotors
l
IS properly
maintained
l
IS
out of the weather
l
IS used In an area where the room temperature
WIII not fall below 55 F (13 C)
l
IS
not run where there are explosive
fumes
l
IS
not used by children
or others who may not
understand
how It should be used
l
IS not loaded
with fo&
before it has time to get
properly
cold
but
do you want It
Raise
-f!P
Lower
Right
to Raise,
Left to Lower
wall receptacle
Refngerator
Power Cord
Recommended
Grounding
Method
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...lncluding
direct
sunlight.
You can install it flush against
the wall in back.
Leave
1 z Inch (1.3
cm) clearance
against
cabinets
on each
side for ease
of installa-
tion. Do You want it in a corner?
Leave some room on the wall side if
you want the doors to open wider.
Do You have
or plan
to add
the automatic
Ice maker?
Will the
refrigerator
be near a cold
water
pipe?
Some people
run the water
iine through
the floor to the basement.
Others run it behind
the cabi-
nets to the pipes
under the sink.
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
screwdriver,
turn each
screw to the right to raise the front. Turn them
to the left to lower the front. (If You have
someone
tilt the top of the
refrigerator
back
while turning,
it will be easier.)
Keep
adjusting
one or the other
until the refrigerator
won't rock
Then raise or lower both by the same number
of turns until the refrig-
erator
IS
level (use a level to check
this). If you don't have a level, the
refrigerator
will be about
right when You can open
the doors
part
way and they will stay where
you put them.
Remove
the label
and Clean.
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 label
giving
operating
instructions
for the
Refrigerator
and Freezer
Controls
or the Tech Sheet fastened
be-
hind the base grill.
To clean
your refrigerator
before
using it, check
the washing
in-
structions
in this booklet.
Plug It In.
A 120 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only, 15 ampere
fused electrical
supply
is
required.
It
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 wlth a switch
or pull chain.
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