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Whirlpool EH15VSXL Use And Care Manual page 3

Chest freezer

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Using your freezer
Setting
the Cold Control...
1. Insert a coin In the slot of the Cold
Control
to
turn it
Note: When freezer
is first started
the compressor
will run constantly
until the cabinet
is cooled.
It
may take up to 6 to 8 hours or longer, depending
on room temperature
and the number
of times
the freezer
lid is opened.
2. Turn control
to Number
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After the cabinet
is cooled
the compressor
will
tarn zero zone temperatures
under normal
op-
turn on and
off as needed
to keep
freezer
at
erating
conditions
proper
temperature.
Adjusting
Cold Control
. . .
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Turn control
to higher
number
for colder
temperatures
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Turn to lower number
for less cold temperatures
The outside
of your freezer
may feel warm. This
is normal.
The freezer's design
and main function
is to remove
heat from packages
and air space
inside
the freezer.
This heat is transferred
to the
room air so the walls of the freezer
may be warm.
Coollng
Freezer
First.. .
l
Allow freezer
to cool 6 to 8 hours before
filling
with frozen food.
l
Let it cool
overnight
before
adding
large
amount
of unfrozen
food.
Temperature
Alarm..
.
When
the Temperature
Alarm
Switch
is ON, the
Temperature
Sensor in the
ON
freezer
senses freezer
tem-
perature.
If the temperature
becomes
too warm,
the Temperature
Alarm
is designed
to sound
a
continuous
tone.
You will hear a different
sound
if the battery
is
a boutto
wear out.The alarm
is designed
to beep
(chirp)
every
30 to 60 seconds
to indicate
a fail-
ing battery.
If the Temperature
Alarm
sounds
a continuous
tone
and
the
Temoerature
OFF
lml
The Temperature
Alarm
[located
on the lower
right front of the freezer]
works together
with an
electronic
Temperature
Sensor (located
inside
the freezer
- sensing
freezer
temperature)
to
alert
the user to an abnormal
condition
which
has caused
freezer
temperature
to rise to a level
which
may be unsafe for frozen food storage.
It is
designed
to sound
a continuous
tone
if the
freezer
becomes
warm.
Freezer
temperature
may
become
too warm
if...
l
The lid is not tightly
closed.
l
The lid has been
opened
too many
times, or
has been
left open
too long.
l
The Cold
Control
is not set correctly.
l
A large
food load
has been
added.
l
The freezer
is disconnected.
*There
has been
a power
failure,
or a circuit-
breaker
is tripped
or a fuse blown.
Alarm
switch
is ON, move
the switch to OFF.
Make sure you know why the freezer
became
too warm. If the problem
is serious (power
failure]
and service
or assistance
is needed,
see page
8. If the problem
is simple
[lid open,
freezer
un-
plugged]
correct
it. Move the switch
back
to ON
when the freezer
is cold
again.
Check
the battery
often
by moving
the Tempera-
ture
Alarm
Switch
to the
Test position.
The alarm
should
sound a continuous
TEST
tone, regardless
of freezer
temperature.
If the alarm
doesn't
sound
a tone
with the switch
in the TEST position,
replace
the
battery
immediately.
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