Hotpoint CTX18 Use And Care Manual page 4

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(cOntinuW)–WOmmTOs. Ple~se R~~~ C~~~~MYe
use
o fa&pkr pl~
Because ofpotential s afetyhazards
undercertain conditions, westrongly
Rollerslhve '
mm =
Somemodelshave
adjushble
rollem
thatenableyouto move
a
typeappliance e xtension c ordhaving
a grounding typeplugandoutlet
andthattheelectrical r atingofthe
cordbe 15amperes(minimum) a nd
120volts.
therefrigerator a wayfromthewall
forcleaning; o thermodelshave
adjustable. l evelingBegs. R ollersor
legsshouldbe setsotherefrigerator
is firmlypositioned onthefloor
andthefrontis raisedjust enough
thatthedoorscloseeasilywhen
openedabouthalfway.
plug.Howev;r, i f youstillelect-
to useanadapter, w herelocal
codespermit,a TEMPORARY
CONNE~ION maybemadeto a
properlygrounded two-prong wall
outletbyuseofa ULlistedadapter
(Fig.2) available at mostlocal
hardware stores.
The refr~embr should
always
be plu~ed inh ifi own
individml
electrical
outlet—
(115 volt,
60 Hertz,
or 100volt,
50 Hertz,
singlephaseAC).Thisis
recommended f orbestperformance
andto preventoverloading h ouse
wiringcircuits, w hichcouldcausea
firehazardfromoverheating w ires.
Refrigemtorlocation
Install
the refrigeratoron a floor
strong enough to support it when
it is fully loaded.
i Leveling L eg I
Do not installrefrigeratorwhere
temperature wi~lgo below 60°F.
becauseit willnotrunofienenough
to maintainpropertemperatures.
Turnthetwofrontrolleradjusting
screws
Oi
fourcornerlevelinglegs
clockwise to r~se the
refrigerator,
countercloektise to lower
it.
Whenadjusting roflersor leveling
legsfor
proper door
closure,we
recommend thatthebottomfront
Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
be
align-d
withthelarger;lotin the
walloutiettoprovide properpolarity
in theconnection ofthepowercord.
AlsoseeEnergy-Saving T ips
regardinglocation.
CA~lON: Attaching an adapter
groundterminalto the walloutlet
coverscrewdoesnotgroundthe
applianceunlessthe coverscrew
is metal,andnotinsulated,and
thewalloutletis groundedthrough
edgeofthecabinet b e approtiately
.-
~/.411 fromthe floor.
If your
refrigeratorhas a bme
— —
grille,
youcanturn theadjusting
screws through openings i n the@e.
Cleamnees
Ailow the folIowingclearances
for easeof installation andproper
air circulation:
Sides,3/4" Top,1" Back,1/2"
thehousewiring.-You s houldhave
circuitchecked ~y a qualified
electricianto m&e suretheoutlet
If Model~X19 is tobe installed
againsta wallon thehingeside,
allow1Yl"fordoorclearance.
is properlygrounded.
when
disconnwting the power
cord fmm the a&pter9
always hold
theadapterwithonehand.If this
is notdone,theadapterground
(onmodels
so
equipped)
terminalis verylik~lyto-break
If you would rather remove the
base grille,
graspthebottomof the
grilleandpullit out.
Youwillneedto connectyour
icemakerto a coldwaterline. A
watersupplykit containing copper
tubing,shut-offvalve,fittingsand
instructionsis available at extra
costfromyourdealer.
withrepeateduse.
should tile
adapter
ground
terminalbd, Do Nm USE the
appl;ance until
&
proper ground
has
again
been
esmbiished.
Becauseofpotentid safetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useof an extensioncord. However,
~ f y~~~ti~~ e le~tto use an
extension
cord, it is absolutelynecessarytl~at
it be a UL listed3-wiregrolln.dillg
Considerprovidinga watersupply
to the refrigeratorlocation.It will
simplifyconnectionof an optional
automaticicemakershouldyou
wish to installoneat a laterdate.
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To replace
the
basegrille,li~~
up -
r
the
clipson the back of the grille : ~'~
with the openingsin tt]e
baseplate '--'
and pushthe grilleforwarduntilit
snapsintoplace.