Whirlpool ET18LK Use And Care Manual

Whirlpool no-frost refrigerator-freezer use and care guide

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A Note To You
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Important
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Instructions
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Parts And Features
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Before Using Your
Refrigerator
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7
Caring For Your
Refrigerator
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Food Storage Guide 16
Warranty
20
1-800-253-I 301
Call us with questions
or comments.
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NO-FROST
REFRIGER.\TOR-FREEZERS
MODELS
ET20LK
ET18LK
ET18UK

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  • Page 1 NO-FROST REFRIGER.\TOR-FREEZERS MODELS A Note To You Important Safetv Instructions Parts And Features Before Using Your Refrigerator Caring For Your Refrigerator Food Storage Guide 16 Warranty 1-800-253-I 301 Call us with questions or comments. ET20LK ET18LK ET18UK...
  • Page 2: A Note To You

    A Note To You Thank buying a Whirlpool You have purchased a quality, world-class home applian se. Years of engineering into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy man i years of trouble-free developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable your appliance properly and safely.
  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these b: .sic 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...
  • Page 4 Freezer shelf base grille) Control panel REFRIGERATOR EXTERIOR MOISTURE COhlROL COWER. Refrigerator Exterior control control Use them to become familiar with where MO gel ET18LK shown moisture Light switch Utility compartment Butter compartment Adjustable > glass shelves Shelf glide Base grille...
  • Page 5: Before Using Your Refrigerator

    Before Using Your Refrigerator It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section will tell you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install it and level it. Cleaning Clean your refrigerator before using it, if neces- sary.
  • Page 6 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 12.) To raise front, turn screw clockwise. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise. Check with level.
  • Page 7 Using Your Refkiigerator In This Section Setting the controls ..I7 Changing the control settings..Adjustlng the shelf glide ... 9 Adjustlng the refrigerator shelves ... 9 Removlng the meat drawer and cover..9 Removlng the crispers and crisper cover..
  • Page 8: Changing The Control

    Changing the control 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 19.) CONDITION: REASON: If Refrigerator Door opened often Section is Large amount of food aljded...
  • Page 9: Adjusting The Shelf Glides

    Adjusting the shelf glides The shelf glide can be used to secure odd- shaped items or to separate other items. To adjust the shelf glide: 1. Grasp glide. 2. Slide glide along track. NOTE: The shelf glide cannot be removed. Adjusting the refrigerator Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you...
  • Page 10: Using The Ice Cube Trays

    --c- emoving the crispers To remove the crispers: I. 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. Push up glass insert from the bottom, then slide it out with both hands.
  • Page 11 Using the optional If you have an automatic ice maker, or if you plan to add one later (Part No. ECKMF-90) there are a few things you will want to know: The ON/OFF lever is a wire signal arm. Down . _. to make ice automatically. up .
  • Page 12: Changing The Light Bulbs

    Changing the light Electrical Shock Hazard Before removing a light bulb, either unplug the refrigerator or disconnect the electricity leading to the refrigerator at the main power supply. Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury. To change the refrigerator light: 1.
  • Page 13: Reversing The Door Swing

    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 the sounds Your new refriqerator may make sounds that your old one didn’t.%ecause the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned about them.
  • Page 14 Caring For Your IRefrigerator In This Section Cleaning your refrigerator ....... 14 Vacation and moving care .
  • Page 15: Vacation And Moving

    WHAT TO USE PART -. .I-- Sponge or cloth with Defrost pan mild detergent and warm water Vacuum cleaner with Condenser coils 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.
  • Page 16: Power Interruptions

    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.
  • Page 17: Storing Frozen Food

    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.
  • Page 18: If You Need Assistance Or Service

    If You Need Assistance Or Service This section is designed to help you save the cost of a ser dice 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 if you still need assistance or service.
  • Page 19 IJ$ ed to build every new Whirlpool appliance. To locate FSP replacement refer to Step 3 above or call the Whirlpool C’)nsumer Assistance Center number in Step 2. 5. If you are not...
  • Page 20: Warranty

    Outside the United States, a different warranty may apply, For details, please contact your authorized Whirlpool distributor or military exchange. If you need service, first see the “Assistance “Assistance or Service,”...

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