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BOTTOM FREEZER REFRIGERATOR User’s Guide Please read this guide thoroughly before operating and keep it handy for reference at all times. P/No. MFL37933564...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions 3–9 Crisper Humidity Control Parts and Features Removing Crisper Refrigerator Installation 11–20 Glide‘N’Serve Unpacking Your Refrigerator Modular Door Bin Installation Dairy Bin Base Cover Utility Bin Removing and Replacing Dispenser Drip Tray Your Refrigerator Handles ❿...
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SAFETY MESSAGES BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This guide contains many important safety messages. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. It alerts you to safety messages that inform you of hazards that can kill or hurt you or others, or cause damage to the product. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the hazard signal word DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION.
GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS IMPORTANT: Please read carefully. Use a receptacle which cannot be turned off with a switch or pull chain. Do not use an extension TO CONNECT ELECTRICITY cord. Where a standard two-prong wall outlet is w w WARNING encountered, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have it replaced with a properly Electrical Shock Hazard grounded three-prong wall outlet.
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w w WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your product, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following. Read all instructions before using this appliance. 1. When connecting the power The dedicated outlet should be used.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2. When using the refrigerator When the power cord or the power plug is Wait for 5 minutes or damaged or the holes of longer when the outlet are loosed, do reconnecting the plug. After not use them. It may cause the operation of 5minutes the freezer to fail.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2. When using the refrigerator Do not place flower vase, cup, In case of thunder and lightning, or not in cosmetics, medicine or any use for a long period of time, container with water on the detach the power plug. refrigerator.
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w w CAUTION Violating this direction may cause injury or damage house or furniture. Always be careful, please. Do not insert the hands into Do not touch food or containers at the the ice bucket or the ice freezer with wet hands. dispenser.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS w w WARNING w Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction. w Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer. w Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.
PARTS AND FEATURES Use this page to become more familiar with the parts and features.Page references are included for your convenience. NOTE: This guide covers several different models. The refrigerator you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed below. The locations of the features shown below may not match your model.
REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION INSTALLATION w w WARNING • To minimize noise and vibration, the refrigerator MUST be installed on a solidly constructed floor. Excessive Weight Hazard • Carpeting and soft tile surfaces are not Use two or more people to move and install recommended.
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REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION HOW TO REMOVE DOOR HANDLES To move refrigerator through a house door, it maybe necessary to remove refrigerator and freezer door handles. NOTE: Handle appearance may vary from illustrations on this page. 1. Removing Refrigerator Handle Mounting Fasteners •...
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REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION HOW TO REPLACE DOOR HANDLES NOTE: Handle appearance may vary from illustrations on this page. 1. Replacing Refrigerator Door Handle • Place the handle on the door by adjusting handle footprints to fit mounting fastners and tighten the set screws with a 2.5 mm (3/32") Allen wrench.
REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION REMOVING AND REPLACING IMPORTANT: When lifting the hinge free of the latch, be careful that the door does not fall REFRIGERATOR DOORS forward. To remove the left refrigerator door: • Lift the door from the middle hinge pin and Pull the water tube out of the fitting while pressing remove the door.
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REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION Replacing Refrigerator Door: ❿ ❿ Right Door ❿ ❿ Left Door • Lower the door onto middle hinge pin (8). • Lower the door onto middle hinge pin (9). • Fit top hinge (6) over hinge lever latch (7) and •...
REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION HOW TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL 3. With both hands, hold both sides of the door and pull it up to separate it from the rails. THE PULLOUT DRAWER w w CAUTION • To avoid possible injury or product or property damage, you will need two people to perform the following instructions.
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REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION 3. With both hands, hold both sides of the door w w CAUTION and pull it up to separate it from the rails. • To avoid possible injury or product or property damage, you will need two people to perform the following instructions.
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REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION HOW TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL 3. Lower door into final position and tighten the screws (3). Make sure you have a right rail THE PULLOUT DRAWER cover for each side. w w CAUTION • To avoid possible injury or product or property damage, you will need two people to perform the following instructions.
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REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION 3. Lower door into final position and tighten the w w CAUTION screws (3). Make sure you have a right rail • To avoid possible injury or product or property cover for each side. damage, you will need two people to perform the following instructions.
REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION LEVELING AND DOOR ALIGNMENT Door Alignment If the space between your doors is uneven, follow Leveling the instructions below to align the doors: After installing, secure the product with the LEG 1. With one hand, lift up the door you want to not to move left or right.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR ENSURING PROPER AIR SETTING THE CONTROLS CIRCULATION • The LED display shows the temperature settings, dispenser options, water filter, door alarm, and In order to ensure proper temperatures, air must locking status messages. flow between the refrigerator and freezer sections.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURES Display Power-Saving Mode AND DISPLAY This function places the display into the Power- Saving Mode. Adjust Freezer Temperature To adjust the temperature in the freezer compartment, press the FREEZER button to FREEZER cycle through the the range of available settings. EXPRESS FRZ.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR OPERATING THE DISPENSER Controlling The Dispenser Light Press the LIGHT/FILTER Dispensing Crushed Ice button to turn the LIGHT / FILTER dispenser light on and off. Press the ICE TYPE button to illuminate the ICE TYPE Crushed Ice icon. Press the push ice switch with a glass or other container and crushed ice...
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR SETTING THE FUNCTIONS Resetting The Filter Indicator Press and hold the Press the button for the desired function to view LIGHT/FILTER button for LIGHT / FILTER and select other settings. more than 3 seconds to reset the filter indicator Setting The Dispenser Lock after the water filter has been replaced.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR IN-DOOR ICE BIN 2. To remove the in-door ice bin, grip the front handle, slightly lift the lower part, and slowly w w CAUTION pull out the bin as shown. • Keep hands and tools out of the ice bin door and dispenser chute.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR ADJUSTING CONTROL SETTINGS FOOD STORAGE GUIDE Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely Wrap or store food in the refrigerator in airtight before making final adjustments. It is best to wait and moisture-proof material unless otherwise 24 hours before doing this.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR STORING FROZEN FOOD Freezing Your freezer will not quick-freeze any large NOTE: For further information about preparing quantity of food. Do not put more unfrozen food food for freezing or food storage times, check a into the freezer than will freeze within 24 hours. freezer guide or a reliable cookbook.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR REFRIGERATOR SECTION • Folding a shelf—You can store taller items such as a gallon container or bottles by simply REFRIGERATOR SHELVES pushing the front half of shelf underneath back half of shelf. The shelves in your refrigerator are adjustable to Pull toward you to returm to a full shelf.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR CRISPER HUMIDITY CONTROL GLIDE‘N’SERVE You can control the amount of humidity in the The Glide‘N’Serve provides storage space with a moisture-sealed crispers. Store vegetables or variable temperature control that keeps the fruits requiring more or less humidity in separate compartment colder than refrigerator.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR MODULAR DOOR BIN UTILITY BIN The door bins are removable for easy cleaning Store the utility bin on interior shelf, not on door and adjusting. shelf. 1. To remove the bin, simply lift the bin up and w w CAUTION : Do not use the utility bin as an ice pull straight out.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR FREEZER SECTION DURABASE DIVIDER The Durabase divider allows you to organize the ICE BIN Durabase area into sections. To separate the ice bin, pull out the drawer to full extension. Gently lift and pull out the ice bin. To reinstall, simply set the ice bin in its correct position.
USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR FILTER Replace with a new cartridge. 1. Use the handle to twist the cartridge clockwise It is recommended that you replace the filter about one turn, until the handle is in a when the water filter indicator reaches 0 or the horizontal position.
CARE AND CLEANING INSIDE WALLS (allow freezer to w w WARNING warm up so cloth won’t stick) To help remove odors, you can wash the inside of the refrigerator with a mixture of baking soda and warm water. Mix 2 tablespoons baking soda to 1 quart of water (26 g soda to 1 liter water.) Be sure the baking soda is completely dissolved so does it not scratch the surfaces of the...
CARE AND CLEANING POWER INTERRUPTIONS WHEN YOU MOVE 1. If the power will be out for 24 hours or less, When you are moving your refrigerator to a new keep all refrigerator doors closed to help foods home, follow these steps to prepare it for the stay cold and frozen.
ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC ICEMAKER NOTE: If the cube size is smaller or larger than w w WARNING you expected, you can regulate the size with the cube size button. Every time you press the cube size button, the Personal Injury Hazard indicator moves up on light.
CONNECTING THE WATER LINE • Two 1/4″ ″ outer BEFORE YOU BEGIN diameter This water line installation is not warranted by the compression nuts refrigerator or icemaker manufacturer. Follow these and 2 ferrules instructions carefully to minimize the risk of (sleeves) to connect expensive water damage.
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CONNECTING THE WATER LINE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 7. CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE (CONTINUED) VALVE Place the compression nut and ferrule 4. FASTEN THE SHUTOFF VALVE (sleeve) for copper tubing onto the end of the tubing and connect it to the shutoff valve. Fasten the shutoff valve to the cold water pipe with the pipe clamp.
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CONNECTING THE WATER LINE 9. CONNECT THE TUBING TO THE 10. TURN THE WATER ON AT THE REFRIGERATOR SHUTOFF VALVE Removing and Replacing Valve Cover Tighten any connections that leak. Reattach the compressor compartment NOTE: access cover. • Before making the connection to the refrigerator, be sure the refrigerator power cord is not plugged into the wall outlet.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE UNDERSTANDING SOUNDS YOU • The defrost timer will click when the automatic defrost cycle begins and ends. The thermostat MAY HEAR control (or refrigerator control, depending on the Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your model) will also click when cycling on and off. old one didn’t make.
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check if… Then… ❿¤Modern refrigerators with more storage COMPRESSOR The refrigerator that was replaced was MOTOR SEEMS an older model. space require more operating time. ❿¤The motor will run longer under warm TO RUN TOO The room temperature is hotter than MUCH normal.
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check if… Then… ❿ Discard first few batches of ice to avoid ICE HAS OFF- The icemaker was recently installed. TASTE OR discolored or off-flavored ice. ODOR ❿ Throw away old ice and make new The ice has been stored for too long. supply.
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check if… Then… ❿ Locate air vents by using your hand to TEMPERATURE The air vents are blocked. Cold air IS TOO WARM circulates from the freezer to the fresh sense airflow and move all packages OR THERE IS food section and back again through that block vents and restrict airflow.