I A Note I I 2 To You Important Safety Instructions 3 Parts And Features 4 Before Using Your Refrigerator 5 Using Your Refrigerator 7 Caring For Your Refrigerator 15 Food Storage 17 If Guide You Need Assistance Or Service 20 Warranty 24 1-800-253-1301 Call us with questions NO-FROST or comments. * REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER MODEL .
A Note To You Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide. It is lull of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Important Safety Instructions TO reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions: l l Read all instructions refrigerator. before using the l Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous even If they will “just sit in the garage a few days ” If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, do it safely.
Parts And Features This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. all parts and features are located and what they look like. Egg bin Control panel Use them to become familiar with where Light n Ice cube trays and bin Light - ll!l!r1 . . . I I. III I IL Removable freezer shelves < E Snack bin - 1111I& Meat drawer with temtxrature !lII II IL/Ill- -.
-, Before Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page _.___._._._.._..............................~.5 Page Clean it _.__.._._..._______.~......... _..___.._____.__..._............... 5 Install it properly Plug it in __.____..._____............................................... 5 Level it . .. . ..__......_.................-......... It is important to prepare your refrigerator a power source, install it and level it. Clean _. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 6 for use.
Level it 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. 1. Remove base grille. (See page 14.) 2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise. 3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise. 4. Check with level. 5. Replace base grille. (See page 14.
Using Your Refrigerator In This Setting Section the control6 Page Page 7 Removing the snack bin ................................ 11 ........................ .8 Removing the freezer 6hehfe6 ...................... 11 Removing the freezer ............................................ Changing the control Adjusting the refrigerator settings.. Adjusting the door bin6 .................................... Adjueting the bin glide6 ....................................
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 21.) settings l l l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
Adjusting the door bins To remove door bins: 1. Lift bin up. 2. Pull bin straight out. To replace door bins: 1. Slide bin in above desired support button. 2. Push down until it stops. Adjusting the bin glides The door bin glides can be used to secure oddshaped items or to separate other items. 1. Grasp glide. 2. Slide glide along bin. Removing To 1. 2. 3. 4. the crisper and crisper remove the crisper: Slide the crisper straight out to the stop. Lift the front. Slide out the rest of the way.
Adjusting the crisper humidity control You can control the amount of humidity in the moisture-sealed crisper. l The control can be adjusted to any setting between LOW and HIGH. l LOW (open) lets moist air out of the crisper for best storage of fruits and vegetables with skins. l HIGH (closed) keeps moist air in the crisper for best storage of fresh, leafy vegetables. Removing the meat drawer To. remove the meat dt’awer: 1. Slide the meat drawer out to the stop. 2. Lift the front. 3.
Removing the snack bin To remove the snack bin: 1. Slide snack bin straight out to the stop with an even, constant motion. 2. Lifl the front. 3. Slide bin out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. Pull out to the stop, lift the front and pull again. Removing the freezer shelves The freezer shelves can be removed for easier cleaning. To remove the shelves: 1. Lii right side of shelf off supports. 2. Slide shelf out of left shelf support holes. 3. Replace in reverse order.
Using the ice cube trays If cubes are not used, they may shrink. The moving cold air starts a slow evaporation. The longer cubes are stored, the smaller they get. To remove ice: 1. Hold tray at both ends. 2. Twist slightly. Using the optional automatic If you have an automatic ice maker, if you plan to add one later (Part No. ECKMF-90) there are a few things you will want to know: l The ON/OFF lever is a wire signal arm. Down to make ice automatically. Up _. to shut off the ice maker.
l Good water quality is important for good ice quality. It is not recommended that the ice maker be connected to a softened water supply. Water softener chemicals, such as salt from a malfunctioning softener, can damage the ice maker mold and lead to poor ice quality. If a softened water supply cannot be avoided, it is important that the water softener be well maintained and operating properlv.
Removing the base grille To remove the grille: 1. Open both doors. 2. Pull base grille forward to release the support tabs from the metal clips. 3. Do not remove Tech Sheet fastened behind the grille. To 1. 2. 3. Condenrer coils - - replace the grille: Line up grille support tabs with metal clips. Push firmly to snap into place. Close the doors. See cleaning instructions for defrost pan and -condenser coils on page 16.
Caring For Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page Cleaning your refrigerator Vacation and moving ___. _.__..____._.__.____....... 15 Power interruptions .._..._..._.__...__................~...17 care . .. . ._.. . .. _. . . . . . . . . . .._.__.._16 Your refrigerator is built to give you many years of dependable service. However, there are a few things you can do to help extend its product life.
PART WHAT TO USE Defrost pan (behind refrigerator on top of motor) Sponge or cloth with mild detergent and warm water HOW TO CLEAN l l l l l l Condenser coils Vacuum cleaner wrth extended narrow attachment l l l Floor under refrigerator Floor cleaners l l l l Vacation Long and moving base grille. coils when dusty or dirty.
Power interruptions If electricity goes off, call the power company. Ask how long power will be off. I. 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. OR (b) Place 2 Ibs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for every cubic foot of freezer space. This will keep food frozen for 2 to 4 days.
Butter or margarine TYPE Keep opened butter in covered dish or closed compartment. When storing an extra supply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze. APPROXIMATE (DAYS)’ Chicken 1 to 2 Bacon 5 to 7 Leftovers Cold cuts 3 to 5 Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Plastic containers with tight lids can also be used Varietv meats 1 to2 TIME I Cheese Store in the original wrapping until you are ready to use it. Once opened, rewrap tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Freezer food storage chart Storage times will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (air and moisture proof) and the storage temperature (which should be 0°F [-17.8”C]).
If You Need Assistance Or Service This section is designed to help you save the cost of a service 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. When calling our Consumer Assistance Center for help or calling for service, please provide a detailed description of the problem, your appliance’s complete model and serial numbers and the purchase date. (See page 2.
Remember: Motor running time depends on different things: number of door openings, amount of food stored, temperature of the room, setting of controls, etc. Your new refrigerator may be larger than your old one so it has more space to be cooled. It also has a regular freezer instead of a frozen food compartment. All this means better refrigeration and may require more running time than your old one. 2. If you need assistance ... Call Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number.
WHIRLPOOL@ Refrigerator Warranty LENGTHOFWARRANTY WHIRLPOOL FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP@ replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized WhirlpoolSM service company. FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship in the sealed refrigeration system. These parts are: 1. Compressor 2. Evaporator 3. Condenser 4. Drier 5.
