® Home Appliances UseAndCare G U I D E A Note To You 2 Important Safety Instructions 3 Parts And Features 4 Installing Your Freezer 5 Using Your Freezer 7 Caring For Your Freezer 10 If You Need Assistance Or Service 12 Warranty 16 1-800-253-1301 Call us with questions or comments.
A N O T E T O YOU 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 full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
I M PO RTAN T SAFETY IN STRU CTIO NS Important Safety Instructions WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your freezer, follow these basic precautions: • Read all operating instructions before using your freezer. • Child entrapment and suffocations are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned freezers are still dangerous, even if they will “just sit in the garage for a few days.” If you are getting rid of your old freezer, do it safely.
P A R T S A ND F E AT URE S Parts And Features This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like.
IN STALLIN G YO U R FREEZER Installing Your Freezer In This Section .......................................................... Page Installing the handle .............................. 5 Cleaning your freezer ............................ 5 Locating the proper electrical supply . 5 ....................................................... Page Choosing the proper location ............ 6 Completing the installation ................ 6 Proper installation of any appliance is very important.
IN S T AL L ING Y OUR F REEZER Choosing the proper location ➧ ➧ 3 inches min. ➧ 3 inches min. ➧ ➧ ➧ Read the following items before choosing the location for the freezer. See “Completing the installation” below before sliding freezer into place. 1. Pick a safe place, indoors, away from flammables such as gasoline. 2. Check the strength of the floor. It should hold the weight of a fully loaded freezer. 3. Allow at least 3 inches (7.5 cm) of air space at top and both sides of freezer. 4.
U SIN G YO U R FREEZER Using Your Freezer In This Section .......................................................... Page ....................................................... Page Setting the temperature control ........... 7 Adjusting the temperature control ...... 7 Using the refrigerated shelves ............. 8 Using the storage gate .......................... 8 Removing the base grille .................... 8 Using the drain system ....................... 9 Changing the light bulb ...............
U S IN G YOUR F R E E Z E R Using the refrigerated shelves Your freezer is equipped with refrigerated interior shelves. Packages in direct contact with the shelves will have the best refrigeration. Fresh, unfrozen food packages should be stored directly on the shelves and not on top of already frozen food packages. When placing the food packages in your freezer, please remember: • The cabinet shelves have the best freezing capability.
U SIN G YO U R FREEZER Using the drain system (on some models) The freezer’s drain system consists of: • drain cap and sleeve (at the liner and cabinet bottom); and • drain hose. The drain hose carries defrost water out of the freezer, and through the area behind the base grille, into a customer provided pan for disposal. Drain cap Sleeve Drain hose NOTE: The drain cap must be removed before defrosting the freezer, and replaced securely afterward.
C A R ING F OR YOUR F R EEZER Caring For Your Freezer In This Section .......................................................... Page Cleaning manual-defrost models ....... 10 Cleaning frost-free models ................. 11 ....................................................... Page What to do during power outages ... 11 Moving care ....................................... 11 Your freezer is designed to give you years of dependable service.
CARIN G FO R YO U R FREEZE R CARIN G FO R YO U R FREEZER Cleaning frost-free models Frost-free means that you will never have to defrost your Freezer. Frost is removed by air moving and collecting any moisture and depositing it on the cooling coil. The cooling coil periodically warms up just enough to melt the frost and it then flows down to the drain pan (located behind the base grille) where it is evaporated. Complete cleaning should be done at least once a year. 1.
IF Y O U NE E D A S S IS T A NCE O R SERVICE 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.
IF YO U N EED ASSISTAN CE O R SERVICE 2. If you need assistance … Call Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number. Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.: 1-800-253-1301 and talk with one of our trained consultants. The consultant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliance or, if service is necessary, recommend a qualified service company in your area. If you prefer, write to: Mr.
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WHIRLPOOL Domestic Freezer Warranty ® LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP® replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. FULL TEN 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 4. Drier 2. Evaporator 5. Connecting Tubing 3. Condenser WHIRLPOOL WILL NOT PAY FOR A.
