Please read this Use and Care Guide before you do anything else... This booklet tells you how to start retrigerator, clean It, move shelves and adjust controls. it even tells you what new sounds to expect from your refrigerator. Treat your new refrigerator with care.
Control Settings ... Changing Power Saving Control ... Adjusting the Refrigerator Shelves Removing the Crispers and Cover 01987 Whirlpool Corporation Before you plug it in Important Before using your refrigerator, you are personally responsible for making sure that it...
Install properly... 1. Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm] between overhead inets and the refrigerator top. 2. Allow at least an inch (2.5 cm] between the re- frigerator condenser on the back and the wall. 3. Allow Y2 inch (1.25 cm] on each side of the re- frigerator for ease of installation.
REFRIGERATOR CONTROL POWER SAVING CONTROL Setting the controls... Controls forthe refrigerator and freezer are in the refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged IEFllCw!*Ton .WlsYEl . CMDfl. 1. Set the REFRIGERA- TOR CONTROL to 3. 2. Set the FREEZER CONTROL to B. Changing the control settings...
Adjusting the refrigerator shelves... To remove the shelf: 1. First, remove food from shelf. 2. Slide shelf straight out to stop. 3. Lift front, slide shelf the rest of the way out. To replace the shelf: 1. Fit back of shelf on top of guides with wire stops on the bottom of guides.
Automatic ice maker... If you have Model ET16JM and have the auto- matic ice maker accessory or if you have Model ET16JK and plan to add one later [Part No. ECKMF-83), there are a few things you will want to know: The ON/OFF lever is a wire signal arm.
Cleaning your refrigerator Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost automatically. But both should be cleaned once a month to help prevent odors from building up.Of course, spills should be wiped up right away. Cleaning chart... Part What to use Removable parts Sponge or cloth;...
Food storage guide STORING FRESH FOOD There is a right way to package refrigerated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer, take the time to study these recommended steps. Leafy Vegetables...Remove store wrapping and trim or tear off bruised and discolored Wash in cold water and drain.
FREEZING & STORING FROZEN FOODS The freezer section is designed for storage of commercially frozen foods and for freezing foods at home. Packaging - The secret of successful freezing is in the packaging. The wrap you use must be air, moisture and vapor proof.
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Freezlng Vegetables - Freeze only fresh high- quality vegetables picked when barely mature. For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours after picking. Wash in cold water, sort and cut into appropriate sizes. Blanch or scald. Pack in recom- mended container and freeze.
IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more unfrozen food freezer than will freeze into the within 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of food per cubic foot of freezer space.) enough space for air to circulate ages.
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Short vacations... No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be away for less than four weeks. Use up perishables; freeze other items. If your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker: 1. Turn it off. 2. Shut off the water supply to the ice maker. 3.
All this means better refrigeration and may require more running time than your old one. If you need assistance%. Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE@ service sistance telephone number. anywhere in the U.S.:...
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TECH- Corporation for quality parts. Look for this sym- bol of quality whenever you need a replace- ment part for your Whirlpool replacement parts will fit right and work right, because they are made to the same exact- ing specifications used to build every new Whirlpool appliance.
God or use of products Any food loss due to product Service under the full warranties service company WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUEN- TIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow the exclusion or consequentlal damages This warranty glves you specific which vary from state to state.
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