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Amana ARB2557CSR-PARB2557CS1 Owner's Manual
Amana ARB2557CSR-PARB2557CS1 Owner's Manual

Amana ARB2557CSR-PARB2557CS1 Owner's Manual

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Owner's Manual
Bottom Freezer
Refrigerator
Questions about your features?
Please contact us with your model and serial number:
Maytag Appliances
Attn: Amana CAIR
®
P.O. Box 39
403 West 4th Street North
Newton, Iowa 50208-0039
Ph# 1-800-843-0304 in U.S.A.
1-866-587-2002 au Canada
Internet: http:// www.amana.com
Part No. 12642719
Form No. A/11/02
Center
Keep instructions for future reference.
Keep this manual and your sales receipt together in a safe place
in case warranty service is required.
Contents
Introduction .................................................................2
Important Safety Information ......................................3
Installing Your Refrigerator ....................................4-11
Measuring the Opening ............................................4
Transporting Your Refrigerator .................................4
Selecting the Best Location......................................4
How to Reverse Refrigerator Door ...........................5
How to Install and Remove Handles ........................6
How to Remove and Install Panels ..........................7
How to Connect the Water Supply ...........................9
How to Level Your Refrigerator ..............................10
How to Perform A Temperature Test.......................11
About Your Water Filter.............................................12
Fresh Food Features ...........................................13-15
Water Dispenser .....................................................13
Interior Shelves.......................................................13
Door Storage ..........................................................13
Climate-Controlled Drawers ...................................14
Storage Drawers.....................................................14
Accessories ............................................................15
Freezer Features .................................................16-17
Automatic Ice Maker ...............................................16
Shelves ...................................................................16
Drawers ..................................................................16
Door Storage ..........................................................17
Accessories ............................................................17
Hints and Care ....................................................18-19
How to Clean Your Refrigerator .............................18
Removing Odors From Refrigerator .......................19
Energy Saving Ideas ..............................................19
Trouble Shooting .................................................20-22
Operation ................................................................21
Ice ...........................................................................22
Water Filter Data .................................................23-24
Warranty ...................................................................26
©2002 Maytag Appliances Sales Co.
MCS 16021881

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Summary of Contents for Amana ARB2557CSR-PARB2557CS1

  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Drawers ..............16 Please contact us with your model and serial number: Door Storage ............17 Maytag Appliances Accessories ............17 Hints and Care ............18-19 Attn: Amana CAIR ® Center How to Clean Your Refrigerator ......18 P.O. Box 39 Removing Odors From Refrigerator .......19 403 West 4th Street North Energy Saving Ideas ..........19...
  • Page 2: Asure™ Extended Service Plan

    Amana offers long-term service protec- Warranty service must be performed by an authorized servicer. Amana also tion for this new refrigerator. Asure™ recommends contacting an authorized servicer if service is required after warranty Extended Service Plan is specially expires.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    Important safety information RECOGNIZE SAFETY What you need to know DANGER SYMBOLS, WORDS, about safety To reduce risk of injury or death, LABELS follow basic precautions, including instructions the following: DANGER IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and DANGER – Immediate hazards which Warning Important Safety...
  • Page 4: Installing Your Refrigerator

    • Depending on the model of your Selecting the best you in the installation of your refrigerator. refrigerator, you may have one or location Amana cannot be responsible for two bracket covers. improper installation. Observe these points when choosing the final location for your refrigerator: Measuring the opening ➢...
  • Page 5: How To Reverse Refrigerator Door

    STANDARD DOOR DESIGN How to reverse WARNING 1. Perform all steps listed in How to refrigerator door To avoid possible injury and damage Remove to property, tape decorative panels Doors and Hinges (some models) securely into place (page 4). DOORS WITH TRIM AND before removing side door trim and PANELS handles.
  • Page 6: How To Install And Remove Handles

    Installing your refrigerator, cont. Installing Stainless Steel Removing Front-Mounted Handles How to install and Front-Mounted Handles 1. Remove top handle trim by remove handles 1. Loosen door clip on door removing handle with " hex head driver. screw. ⁄ For easier installation, some refrigerators 2.
  • Page 7: How To Replace The Doors And Hinges

    FREEZER HANDLES How to replace the How to remove and Installing Partial-Width Extruded doors and hinges install panels Handle ➢ Install handle (SOME MODELS) 1. Install hinge assemblies. fastening with screws • Install top hinge loosely with " hex ⁄ WARNING removed from edge head screws.
  • Page 8: How To Remove And Install The Pullout Drawer

    Installing your refrigerator, cont. 3. Pull drawer open to full extension. 3. Lower door into final position. How to remove and 4. Remove Phillips screw from each side 4. Replace and tighten Phillips screws install the pullout of rail system. (Some models) that were removed from each side of rail system.
  • Page 9: How To Connect The Water Supply

    MATERIALS NEEDED 4. Place end of copper tubing into water How to connect the valve inlet port. Shape tubing slightly – ➢ " outer diameter flexible copper ⁄ water supply DO NOT KINK – so that tubing feeds tubing straight into inlet port. ➢...
  • Page 10: How To Level Your Refrigerator

    Installing your refrigerator, cont. MATERIALS NEEDED 4. Turn stabilizing legs (C) clockwise How to level your until firmly against floor. ➢ " hex head driver ⁄ refrigerator • For Pullout Drawer Models: After ➢ Level completing the above listed steps, If your refrigerator requires an ice maker turn roller adjustment screws (A) 2 to 1.
  • Page 11: How To Adjust The Temperature Controls

    How to adjust the temperature controls The controls are located at the top front of the refrigerator and freezer compartments. NOTE: The freezer control turns the cooling system on. Neither section will cool if freezer control is set to off. Refrigerator Control Freezer Control This refrigerator is designed to operate at...
  • Page 12: About Your Water Filter

    2. Remove sealing label from end of filter CARTRIDGE? ➢ Bypass cartridge DOES NOT filter and insert into filter head. water. Be sure to have replace- Amana ® Replacement Water Filter car- 3. Rotate gently clockwise until filter ment cartridge available when filter tridge model WF 50 is available through stops, and snap filter cover closed.
  • Page 13: Fresh Food Features

    Fresh food features Some models feature the Spillsaver™ Water dispenser Door storage EasyGlide™ Shelves. EasyGlide™ shelves (SOME MODELS) DAIRY CENTER feature the conven- The Water Dispenser ience of easy The Dairy Center is located on the left cleaning with a provides convenient side wall of the fresh pullout design to...
  • Page 14: Climate-Controlled Drawers

    Fresh food features, cont. See chart below for assistance with HOW DO I REMOVE THE Climate-controlled humidity drawer controls: GLASS AND CRISPER drawers FRAME IF I WANT TO • cauliflower • apples • corn • oranges CLEAN IT? • zucchini •...
  • Page 15: Accessories

    WINE TRIVET/CAN RACK PANTRY DIVIDER Accessories (SOME MODELS) (SOME MODELS) The Wine Trivet/ The Pantry Divider is GRIP PADS Can Rack acces- used to organize the (SOME MODELS) sory fits in the Chef's Pantry™ The Grip Pads pre- bottom of most drawer into sections.
  • Page 16: Freezer Features

    Freezer features Automatic ice maker Shelves Drawers (SOME MODELS) ICE SERVICE RACK WIRE BASKET CAUTION install To remove and install basket: remove rack: To avoid property damage, observe ➢ To remove the following: ➢ To install, slide basket, pull L - s h a p e d basket out to ➢...
  • Page 17: Door Storage

    Door storage Accessories FIXED DOOR SHELF ICE CUBE TRAY (SOME MODELS) (SOME MODELS) Fixed Door The Ice Cube Tray Shelf provides con- provides an area to venient storage for freeze cubes for frozen food items in manual dispensing freezer door. of ice.
  • Page 18: Hints And Care

    Hints and Care How to clean your refrigerator WARNING CAUTION To avoid electrical shock which can To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe the following: cause severe personal injury or death, • Read and follow manufacturer’s directions for all cleaning products. disconnect power to refrigerator before cleaning.
  • Page 19: Removing Odors From Refrigerator

    How to remove odors Energy saving ideas How to remove and from refrigerator replace light bulbs ➢ Avoid overcrowding refrigerator shelves. This reduces air circulation 1. Remove all food. around food and causes refrigerator to WARNING run longer. 2. Disconnect refrigerator. To avoid electrical shock which can ➢...
  • Page 20: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble shooting Today’s refrigerators have new features and are more energy efficient. Foam insulation is very energy efficient and has excellent insu- lating capabilities, however, foam insulation is not as sound absorbent. As a result, certain sounds may be unfamiliar. In time, these sounds will become familiar.
  • Page 21: Operation

    Operation PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Freezer control and lights Refrigerator is in defrost mode. Normal operation. Wait 40 minutes to see if refrigerator restarts. are on, but compressor is not operating Crisper drawer Control settings are too low. See section on Crisper drawer to adjust controls.
  • Page 22: Ice

    Trouble shooting, cont. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Crisper drawers do not Contents of drawer, or positioning of items Reposition food items and containers to avoid interference with close freely in the surrounding compartment could be the drawers. obstructing drawer. Drawer is not in proper position.
  • Page 23: Water Filter Data

    Water filter data SYSTEM SPECIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE DATA GENERAL USE SHEET REFRIGERATOR WATER FILTER CARTRIDGE CONDITIONS MODEL WF50 Read this Performance Data Sheet and compare the capabilities of this refrigera- Specifications tor with your actual water treatment Service Flow Rate (maximum) ..........0.75 GPM (2.83 L/min) needs.
  • Page 24 Water filter data, cont. State of California Department of Health Services Water Treatment Device Certificate Number 01 - 1486 Date Issued: September 21, 2001 Date Revised: March 20, 2002 Trademark/Model Designation Replacement Elements Rated Capacity WF50-WI500 WF50 500 gal WF50-NI300 WF50 300 gal WF50-KWI500...
  • Page 25 Notes...
  • Page 26: Warranty

    Owner's Manual. First Year ➢ Make product reasonably accessible for service. Amana will replace, free of charge, any part which is defective due to workmanship or ➢ Pay premium service costs for service outside technician's normal busi- materials.