Using Your Refrigerator; Setting The Controls; Changing The Control Settings - Whirlpool ET18RK Use & Care Manual

Using Your Refrigerator
Setting the controls
Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the
refrigerator. To adjust a control, reach under the
console and turn the knob. When the refrrgerator
is plugged in for the first time.
1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 4.
2. Se1 the Freezer Control to C.
Give the refngerator time to cool down completely
before adding food. (This may take several hours.)
These settings should be about right for normal
household refrigerator usage.
The controls will be set about right when mrlk
or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream
is firm.
Refngerator Control adjustments range from
1 to 8. Freezer Control adjustments range from
A to D.
Changing the control settings
If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigera-
tor or freezer, use the settings listed In the chart
below as a guide.
l
Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
. Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
l
Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
CONDITION:
If Refrigeralor
Section is
TOO WARM
If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO COLD
REASON:
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Room temperature too warm
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very cold room temperature
(can't cycle often enough)
Controls not set correctly
for your conditions
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:
Refrigerator 6
Freezer D
Refngerator 4
Freezer A
Refrigerator 2
Freezer A
If ICE isn't
MADE FAST ENOUGH
Heavy ice usage
Very cold room temperature
(can't cvcle often enough)
Refrigerator 4
Freezer A
If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM
Door opened oHen
Large amount of food added
Very warm or very cold room
temoeratures
Refngerator 6
Freezer
C
5