Vacation And Moving Care; Short Vacations - Whirlpool ET17SCXL Use And Care Manual

Vacation
and
moving
care
Short Vacations.
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be
away for only a few weeks. Use up the perishables;
freeze other items.
long Vacations.
Remove all the food if you are going for a month
or more.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it...rinse well
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
. ..keeping them open far enough for air to get in.
This will keep odor and mold from building up.
Tape the blocks out of a child's reach...do
not allow children near the retrlgerator when
the doors are blocked open.
To restart refrigerator, see "Using Your Refrigerator."
Moving.
Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry ice.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly.
Remove everything that comes out. Wrap all parts
well and tape them together so they don't shift and
rattle.
Screw in the leveling legs; tape the doors shut;
tape the electric cord to the cabinet. When you get
to your new home, refer to the "Before you plug it in"
section in this book.
If you need service or
assistance,
we su gest you
follow these four !!i? eps:
1. Before calling for assistance...
Performance problems often result from little things
you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind.
If your refrigerator will not operate:
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Is the Temperature Control dial turned ON?
If there is a rattling or jingling noise, or other
unfamiliar sounds:
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Is something on top or behind the refrigerator mak-
ing noise when the refrigerator is running?
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New features on your new refrigerator make new
sounds. You may be hearing air flowing from the
fans, timer clicks for the defrosting cycle, defrost
water draining into the defrost pan.
If there is water in the defrost pan:
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In hot, muggy weather, this is normal
The pan can
,, ,
even be half full. Make sure the refrigerator IS level
so the pan doesn't overflow.
If the light doesn't work:
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Check fuses and circuit breakers. Make sure it's
plugged in.
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