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NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS MODELS RT18AK A NuteToYou Important Safety Instructions Parts And Features Before Using Your Refrigerator Using Your Refrigerator p$;epo;our Food Storage Guide 17 IfYou Need Assistance Or Service Warranty l-800-44-ROPER Call us with questions or comments. RT18BK RT18DK RTZOAK RT18BM RT18EK RTZOCK...
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A Nose ToYou Thank you for buying a Roper You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely.
Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions: Read all instructions before using the refrigerator. Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous .__ even if...
Parts And Features This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. all parts and features are located and what they look like. The model you have purchased or some of the parts and features shown and may not match the illustration exactly. This manual is designed to cover several models.
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Models RTl8DK (shown) and RT18EK Control panel hdel aerial number label (on side wall) Meat drawer (RTISDK only) Adjustable wire shelves Leveling rollem (behind base grille) Models RTZOAK (shown) and RTZOCK Ice cube trays Freezer shelf lc-, Control panel Model and aerial urn ber label (on aide wall?
Before Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Clean it ..............6 Plug It In .
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Level it Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling screws-one on the right and one on the left. To adjust one or both of these, follow the directions below. Remove base grille. (See page 13.) 2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise. 3.
Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Setting the controls Changing the control settings ..9 Adjusting the refrigerator shetvee ..9 Removing the meat drawer and cover..10 Removing the crispers and crisper cover..ll Removing the trivet and cover ..ll Removing the freezer shelf..
Changing the contro1 If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. If you have questions, call our Consumer Assistance Center number. (See page 21.) CONDITION: REASON: If Refrigerator Door opened often Section is Large amount of food added...
Removing the meat drawer Models RT18AK, RTl8BK, To remove the meat drawer: 1. Slide meat drawer out to the stop. 2. Lift front of meat drawer. 3. Slide meat drawer out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. To remove the cover: 1.
Removing the crispers To remove the crispers: 1. Slide the crisper straight out to the stop. 2. Lift the front. 3. Slide out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. To remove the cover: 1. For some models: Push up glass insert from the bottom, then slide it out with both hands.
Removing the freezer To remove the shelf: 1. Lii front of shelf slightly. 2. Lit back of shelf off supports. 3. Replace in reverse order. Using the ice cube trays If cubes are not used, they may shrink. The moving cold air starts a slow evaporation. longer cubes are stored, the smaller they get.
Because of new plumbing connections, ice may be discolored or off-flavored. Discard the first few batches of ice. lf ice is not being made fast enough and more ice is needed, turn the Refrigerator Control toward a higher number. Wait a day and, if necessary, turn the Freezer Control toward A.
Reversing the door swing You can change the hinges on your refrigerator so the doors open the other way. Refer to the instruction sheet included with your refrigerator. Understanding Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one didn’t. Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned about them.
WHAT TO USE PART Sponge or cloth with Defrost pan mild detergent and warm water Condenser coils Vacuum cleaner with extended narrow attachment Floor under Floor cleaners refrigerator Vacation and moving Long vacations Remove all the food if you are going for a month or more.
Power interruptions If electricity goes off, call the power company. Ask how long power will be off. 1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed. This will help foods stay frozen. 2. If service is to be interrupted longer than 24 hours: (a) Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker.
Butter or margarine Keep opened butter in covered dish or closed compartment. When storing an extra supply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze. Cheese Store in the original wrapping until you are ready to use it. Once opened, rewrap tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
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Freezer food storage chart Storage times will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (air and moisture proof) and the storage temperature (which should be 0°F [-17.8%]). FOOD STORAGE TIME Fruits Citrus Commercially frozen Juice concentrates...
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If You Need Assistance Or Sewice This section is designed to help you save the cost of a service call. Part 1 of this section outlines possible problems, their causes, and actions you can take to solve each problem. Parts 2 and 3 tell you what to do lf you still need assistance or service.
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Remember: Motor running time depends on different things: number of door openings, amount of food stored, temperature of the room, setting of controls, etc. Your new refrigerator may be larger than your old one so it has more space to be cooled. It also has a regular freezer instead of a frozen food compartment.
E. Any labor costs during the limited warranties. F. Repairs to parts or systems caused by unauthorized This Roper appliance is warranted by Whirlpool Corporation. under this warranty for incidental or consequential same time period stated in the express warranties for Roper Brand Appliances.
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