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Please read this Use and Care Guide before you do anything else... This booklet tells you how to start your freezer, defrost it, clean it and adjust controls. Treat your new freezer with care. Use it only to do what home freezers are designed to do. Parts and features Key Eject I Lock Defrost Water Drain and Drain Cover Model and Serial Number Plate Light Cop,, your 3lodel and Serial Numbers here... et. I serdlce or call with u question W+I.Y ready 1.
Contents Page SAFETY FIRST BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN -3 Cleanrng Install Properly Level Chest Freezer Remove .)ales Labels Install Defrost Drain Cover Ct,sanlt Plug It In USING YOUR FREEZER CLEANING 4 4 4 4 6 Chart 6 FREEZING FOOD IN i&JR’idiiiik Packaging and Sealing To Wrap Foods Loading Storing Frozen Food VACATION : : 7 7 88 Moving ::: : IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE 1.
Install properly... Install defrost drain coveG.. Ikl Allow room to open 1 Remove cover 2 Check drawing 3. Install cover from literature package on front cover for placement lid 2 inches Clean it . .. at back Clean your freezer using It See cleaning instructions on page 1 Check weight the strength of the floor of a fully loaded freezer 2 Pick a safe flammables It should hold the away from in- place, indoors, such as gasoline. at least 3 Inches (7.
Using your freezer Setting the temperature control... Adjusting 1 Insert a coin In the slot of the Temperature Control to turn it. 2 Turn control to Number 3 This setting IS designed to maintain the temperature at or near O’F ( 17.8 C) under normal operating condrtions 1 Turn control atures 2 Turn to lower the temperature to higher number number control... for colder for less cold temper- temperatures. Cooling freezer first...
Energy Saving Tips... l FIII to capacity. Follow recommended procedures for freezing foods. Set Temperature Control to provide temperatures around 0°F ( ~ 17.8”C) There is no need to store foods below 0°F l Check lid gasket and level cabinet to ensure a good lid seal Keeping freezer locked ensures lid closure. Keep lid openings to a mrnrmum. Remove several items at one time. Keep contents organrzed to elrminate searching l l Do not let frost build (6 mm) thick.
Freezing food in your fre sezer n To wrap foods... 1. Cut sheet of wrapping material about onethird longer than distance around food to be wrapped. Place wrapping sheet on flat surface with food in center of sheet When freezer has cooled to a safe storage temperature, It may be loaded with frozen food. When you plan to freeze unfrozen food, see the folIowIng c-hart for the amount to freeze at one time. 2.
Storing frozen food... Loading... After food is frozen, stack packages anywhere in the freezer. Packages should not extend above the cabinet edge or they may keep the lid from closing and sealing properly 1. Before freezing large quantities of food, turn Temperature Control to highest setting and let freezer operate for several hours. After loading all food ltems. return TemDerafure Control to the usual seftln& Foods to be troren near side wall \ 2.
Vacation and moving care Vacations... Shutting Arrange for someone to make regular checks of your freezer to maKe sure It ISoperating and electrlclty has not been Interrupted 1. Remove and 2. Unplug freezer If freezer off and moving... is shut off for more than 24 hours: store all food 3. Clean thoroughly. See “Cleaning your freezer,” page 6. 4. Block lid open for air circulation. Turn lock to locked position with lid open.
If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these four steps: --Y jn \, !3 1. Before calling for assistance... Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind If electricity power WIII be off by calling the If sewice IS to be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep freezer closea Most food ~111stay frozen 9 If sewice is to be interrupted longer than 24 hours, do this. 1. Remove aI1 unfrozen food and store in a frozen food locker OR.
3. If you need setice*... 4. If you have a problem*... Whrrlpool has a nationwide network of franchised TECH-CARE’ Service Companies.
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