NO-FROST REFRIGERATORFREEZER Model ET20RK & Model ET20RM
Please read this Use and Care Guide before you do anything else... This booklet tells you how to start your refrigerator, 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. Use it only to do what home refrigerators are designed to do.
Contents Page Page SAFETY FIRST BEFOREYOU PLUG IT IN., Install Properly Level Refrigerator-Freezer Remove Sales Labels.. Clean It :: Plug Itln USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR, Setting the Controls. Changing the Control Settings Power Saving Control Removing Frozen Food Basket Adjusting the Refrigerator Shelves Adjusting the Door Shelves Removing Crispers, Meat Drawer and Crisper Cover Adjusting Crisper Humidity Controls Moving the Deli Basket and Cover..
Install properly... Remove sales labels... Remove the Consumer Buy and any inside labels before tor. To remove any remaining 1. Rub briskly with thumb to remove. OR Guide label, tape using the refrigeraglue: make a ball, then 2. Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue as described in step 1. DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or toxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, carbon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the material.
REFRIGERATOR INDICATOR LIGHT POWER SAVING CONTROL LIGHT SWITCH FREEZE Setting the controls... Controls forthe refrigerator and freezer are In the refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in for the first time... 1. Set the REFRIGERATOR CONTROL TO 4. 2. Set the FREEZER time to cool down com- These settings should be about right for normal household refrigerator usage. The controls will be set about right when milk or Refrigerator Control adjustments range from 1 to 8.
Removing the frozen food basket... I 1. Slide basket straight out to the stop, lift front, then slide the rest of the way out. 2. Replace in reverse order. PULL OUT TO THE STOP, LIFT FRONT AND PULL AGAIN Adjusting the refrigerator shelves... Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you use your refrigerator. Glass shelves are strong enough to hold bottles, milk and other heavy food items To remove 1. Tilt up at 2. Lift up at 3. Pull shelf GLASS SHELVES HEAVY. BE CARE Adjusting glass shelves: front.
Adjusting the crisper humidity control... You can control the amount of humidity in the moisture-sealed crisper. 1. The control can be adjusted to any settrng between LOW and HIGH. 2. LOW (open] lets moist air out of crisper for best storage of fruits and vegetables with skins. 3. HIGH (closed] keeps moist air in the crisper for best storage of fresh IeafY vegetables Moving the meat drawer and cover.. . To remove the meat drawer: 1. Slide the meat drawer out to the stop. 2. Lift the front. 3.
Removing- the base grille... To remove METAL CLIPS the grille: r 1. Open the door. 2. Pull grille outwards as shown. 3. Do not remove Tech sheet fastened grille. Ice compartment -I SUPPORT TABS To replace the grille: 1. Line up grille support tabs with metal 2. Push firmly to snap into place. 3. Close the door behind clips. door.. . Pull the Ice compartment door panel bottom and slide it to the rear out from the Ice cube trays... To remove ice: 1. Hold tray at both ends. 2. Slightly twist.
l l If you remove the Ice bin. raise the signal arm to shut off the ice maker. When you return the bin, push it all the way In and lowerthe arm to the ON position. If cubes are stored too long, they may develop an off-flavor...like stale water. Throw them away. They will be replaced. Cubes in the ice bin can also become smaller by evaporation ‘5 L P a’ \’ 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.
Cleaning chart... Part What to use How to clean Removable parts (shelves, crisper, meat drawer, freezer basket, deli basket, etc.) Sponge or cloth: mild detergent and warm water. . Wash removable parts by hand warm water and a mild detergent. l Rinse and dry. Outside Sponge, cloth or paper towel; mild detergent: appliance wax [or good auto paste wax; Waxing Inside walls (Freezer should be allowed to warm up so cloth won’t stick.
Food storage guide STORING FRESH FOOD Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham, bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in original wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the label says it’s okay to store on the shelf. Do not freeze Fresh Poultry...Wrap in plastic wrap. The plastic on poultry, as purchased, may be used for storage.
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. The way you close and seal the package must not allow air, moisture or vapor in or out. Packaging done in any other way could cause food odor and taste transfer throughout the refrigerator and drying of frozen food.
Freezing Vegetables - Freeze only fresh highquality 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 recommended container and freeze. Do not freeze lettuce, celery, carrot sticks. potatoes or fresh tomatoes. All will become limp or mushy.
IMPORTANT: Do not expect your freezer to quickfreeze any large quantity of food. Put no more unfrozen food into the freezer than will freeze within 24 hours. (No more than 2 to 3 pounds of food per cubic foot of freezer space.) leave enough space for air to circulate around packages. Be careful to leave enough room at the front so the door can close tightly.
Vacation and Moving Care Short vacations... Moving... 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. Empty the ice bin. If your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker, shut off the ice maker water supply a day ahead of time. Disconnect the water line.
If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these five steps: 1. Before calling for assistance... Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of 3ny kind. If your m is the circuit = Have circuit = I:, tne refrigerator will not operate: power supply cord plugged into a live with the proper voltage? [See page 4.
3. If you need service:.. Whirlpool has a nationwide net- work of franchised TECH-CARE” service companies. TECH-CARE d service technicians are trained to TECU-CARE F?!!H’SE~s~~~J fulfill the product warranty and provide after-warranty service, anywhere in the United States.
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I WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR WARRANTY LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL .. . --. DlmiM WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP’ replacement parts and repair labor lo correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a franchised TECH-CARE” service company. LIMITED FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP replacement parts for electronic control system if defective in materials or workmanship. [Electronic models only.
