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If you need service or assistance, we suggest
you follow these four steps:
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1. Before calling for assistance...
Performance
problems
often
result from little things
you can find and fix yourself
without
tools of any kind
If electricity
goes off:
Learn
how
long
power
WIII be off by calling
the
power
company
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If sewice
IS to be interrupted
24 hours or less, keep
freezer
closea
Most food
~111 stay frozen
9 If sewice
is to be interrupted
longer
than
24 hours,
do this.
1. Remove
aI1 unfrozen
food
and
store in a frozen
food
locker
OR...
2. Place
2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer
for every
cu.
ft of freezer
space.
This will keep
frozen
foods
for 2
to 4 days. Wear
gloves
to protect
your hands
from
dry Ice burns
3. If neither
food
locker
storage
or dry ice is avaIl-
able,
use or can perishable
food
at once
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The length
of time food
will stay frozen
depends
on
several
factors
For Instance
a full freezer
WI/I remain
cold
longer
than
a freezer
par%ally
filled.
And
a
freezer
full or meat
will stay
cold
longer
than
a
freezer
filled
with baked
goods.
Also, If the food
still
contains
ice crystals,
It may
be safely
refrozen,
al-
though
the quality
and flavor
may be affected.
Use
this food
as soon as convenient
If the condition
of
the food
IS
poor
or IS In any way
questlonable.
it is
wise to dispose
of It
If freezer
stops running:
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Check
fuse box or circuit
breaker
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Check
electric
company
for a power
fallure
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Be sure Temperature
Control
is turned
ON
If motor
seems to run too long
I. If large
amounts
of unfrozen
food
have
been
put
into the freezer,
motor
will run longer.
2. On hot summer
days or if room
is hot, motor
will run
longer
to provide
correct
amount
of cooling.
If freezer
feels warm
During
normal
operating
conditions
the
freezer
transfers
heat
removed
from food
packages
and
air
space
to the outside
room
air. The freezer
cabinet
may feel warm
If frost builds
up on the trim strip around
top of
cabinet
1.
Check
the fit of the lid to make
sure it is sealing.
With
the lid closed,
press down
firmly on the edges
or at the
center
of the Ild. This pressure
will cause
the flexible
lid
to fit flat against
the cabinet
and
seal
2. Do not open
or close
the lid by grasping
a corner
Use the handle.
2. If you need assistance*...
Call Whirlpool
COOL-LINE*
service
assistance
telephone
number.
Dial free from:
Continental
U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-l 301
Michigan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 632-2243
Alaska
& Hawaii
. . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-l 121
and
talk
with
one
of our trained
Consultants
The
Consultant
can instruct
you In how to obtain
satisfac-
tory operation
from
your appliance
or, if service
is
necessary,
recommend
a qualified
sewice
company
In vour area
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Check
to see
if power
cord
IS
plugged
Into the
outlet
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