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Use & Care Guide
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions.... 1-2 Storing the Refrigerator................ 14
Installation ..................................... 3-6 Care & Cleaning ....................... 14-15
Temperature Controls ...................... 7 Troubleshooting........................ 16-18
Warranty & Service ........................ 19
Looking Inside............................... 8-9
Ice Service ....................................... 10 Guide d’utilisation et
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Important Safety Instructions Installer: Please leave this manual with this appliance. DANGER Consumer: Please read and keep this Use & Care Guide To reduce risk of injury or death, follow basic for future reference. This manual provides proper use and precautions, including the following: maintenance information. IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation Keep sales receipt and/or cancelled check as proof of are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned purchase. refrigerators are still da
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Important Safety Instructions WARNING To reduce risk of fire, electric shock, serious injury or 13. Always disconnect refrigerator from electrical death when using your refrigerator, follow these basic supply before attempting any service. Disconnect precautions, including the following: power cord by grasping the plug, not the cord. 1. Read all instructions before using the refrigerator. 14. Install refrigerator according to Installation Instructions. All connections for water, electrical 2. Ob
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Installation Your new refrigerator was packed carefully for shipment. Remove and discard shelf packing and tape. TURN CLOCKWISE TO RAISE CABINET CORNER TURN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TO Location Figure 2 LOWER CABINET CORNER • Allow for a free flow of air through the front base grille. Front Base Grille (on select models) • Install the refrigerator where the room temperature The front base grille (select models) which was will not go below 55° F (13° C). With temperatures packaged inside the refrigerat
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Installation 14. Attach the middle hinge with the screws removed WARNING 5 from the opposite side and secure them using a ⁄16” To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe wrench. personal injury or death: 15. Carefully place freezer door on top of hinge arm. • Disconnect power to refrigerator before reversing Use foam door spacer to set gap. doors. Reversing Doors Tools Required: 5 • ⁄16" end wrench Note • Phillips screwdriver • Putty knife • Do not discard the foam door spacer. Doors may 5
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Note: Phillips screw driver is required for Installation installation. Refrigerator Door Handle Installation Freezer Door Handle Installation STEP 1 STEP 1 Fasten with screw Fasten with screw SCREW SCREW STEP 2 STEP 2 Align handle with mounting screw Align handle with mounting screw 2 1 2 HANDLE SCREW SCREW HANDLE 1 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 3 STEP 4 Secure top end of Push handle down Rotate handle Secure bottom end of handle with two screws handle with two screws. Do not over-
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Installation Materials Needed Connecting the Water Supply 1 • ⁄4" outer diameter flexible copper tubing (select models) 1 • Shut-off valve (requires a ⁄4" hole to be drilled into water supply line before valve attachment) WARNING • Adjustable wrench To reduce the risk of injury or death, follow 1 • ⁄4" hex nut driver basic precautions, including the following: • Read all instructions before installing ice maker. Note • Do not attempt installation if instructions are not • Add 8' to tubing lengt
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Temperature Controls In some models the fresh food control is located at the • Except when starting the refrigerator, do not change top of the fresh food compartment and the freezer either control more than one number at a time. control is located at the back of the freezer • Allow 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize before compartment as show below: resetting. • Changing either control will have some effect on the temperature of the other compartment. 4 TEMPERATURE CONTROL GUIDE Fresh Food A
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Looking Inside The bucket-style Door Shelves accommodate a variety of Fresh Food Compartment container sizes and shapes. Shelves (style may vary) To Remove: • Grasp the shelf on each end. CAUTION To avoid personal injury or property damage: • Lift the shelf up and out. • Never attempt to adjust a shelf when it is loaded To Reinstall: with food. • While holding the shelf on each end, slide the shelf in • Confirm that shelf is secure prior to loading items and down. onto it. • Push down on the i
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Looking Inside Can Rack (select models) Freezer Compartment The Can Rack slides out CAUTION from underneath a shelf. It To avoid personal injury or property damage: can hold up to twelve 12-ounce beverage cans. • Never attempt to adjust a shelf when it is loaded with food. To Remove: • Confirm that shelf is secure prior to loading items • Pull rack out to full extension. Tilt up the front of rack onto it. and pull straight out. To Install: Some refrigerators have a full-width shelf in the freez
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ICE ICE L LEV EVEL EL % % % % % % 5 50 0 7 75 5 1 10 00 0 Ice Service • When the ice cubes are ejected it is normal for Ice Cube Trays several cubes to be joined together at the ends. They Select models are equipped with ice cube trays. To can easily be broken apart. The ice maker will release the ice cubes from a tray, hold the tray upside continue to make ice until the supply of ice cubes down over a container and twist both ends. raises the sensor arm, shutting the ice maker off. • Certain so
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Food Storage Tips Fresh Food Storage Frozen Food Storage • The fresh food compartment of a refrigerator should • The freezer compartment of a refrigerator should be be kept between 34° F (1° C) and 40° F (4° C) with kept at approximately 0° F (-18° C). To check the an optimum temperature of 37° F (3° C). To check the temperature, place an appliance thermometer temperature, place an appliance thermometer in a between the frozen packages and check after 24 glass of water and place in the center of
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Food Storage Tips Food Storage Chart Storage times are approximate and may vary depending on type of packaging, storage temperature, and the quality of the food when purchased. FOODS REFRIGERATOR FREEZER STORAGE TIPS DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter 1 month 6-9 months Wrap tightly or cover. Milk and cream 1 week Not recommended Check carton date. Close tightly. Don’t return unused portions to original container. Don’t freeze cream unless whipped. Cream cheese, cheese spread and 1-2 weeks Not recommended Wr
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Food Storage Tips FOODS REFRIGERATOR FREEZER STORAGE TIPS POULTRY AND FISH Chicken and Turkey, whole 1-2 days 12 months Keep in original packaging for refrigeration. Place in the Meat Chicken and Turkey, pieces 1-2 days 9 months and Cheese Drawer. When Fish 1-2 days 2-6 months freezing longer than 2 weeks, overwrap with freezer wrap. MEATS Bacon 7 days 1 month Beef or lamb, ground 1-2 days 3-4 months Fresh meats can be kept in original packaging for refrigeration. Beef or lamb, roast and steak 3
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Storing the Refrigerator 5. Clean and dry the refrigerator thoroughly. Vacations* 6. Leave the doors open to prevent odors. If you will be gone for a month or less, leave the controls at the usual settings. WARNING During longer absences: Water damage due to improper disconnection and 1. Remove all food. drainage may cause mold/mildew growth. 2. Shut off the ice maker (if installed) and the valve where Moving* you tapped into the water line to supply the refrigerator. When moving, follow instruc
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Care & Cleaning WARNING CAUTION To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe the personal injury or death, disconnect power to following: refrigerator before cleaning. After cleaning, connect • Do not touch refrigerated surfaces with wet or damp power. hands, they may stick to the cold metal surfaces. • Before cleaning the freezer, allow it to warm up. • Allow glass shelves to warm up before immersing in warm water. Refrigerator Cleaning C
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Troubleshooting Normal Operating Sounds Improvements in refrigeration design may produce sounds in your new refrigerator that are different or were not present in an older model. These improvements were made to create a refrigerator that is better at preserving food, is more energy efficient, and is quieter overall. Because new units run quieter, sounds may be detected that were present in older units, but were masked by higher sound levels. Many of these sounds are normal. Please note that the
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Troubleshooting Review this chart of troubleshooting tips first…you may not need to call for service at all. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Won’t run Power cord not plugged in. Push plug into outlet. No power to outlet. Replace fuse, reset circuit breaker. Set fresh food control (see page 7). Fresh food control set to “OFF” position. Wait 25 minutes for defrost cycle to end. Refrigerator is in automatic defrost. Relocate unit to proper climate (see Installation on Room temperature less than
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Troubleshooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Automatic icemaker Sensor arm in up position. Adjust sensor arm down to “ON” position. not working Cabinet not level. Level unit (see page 3). Water supply not connected or Connect water supply, or clear obstructions. restricted. Freezer too warm. Adjust freezer temperature control (see page 7). Ice cubes have Old cubes. Discard; ice cubes may absorb odors which affect odor/taste taste. Bad water quality. Contact local water treatment company. F
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Warranty & Service What is Not Covered By These Warranties Warranty 1. Conditions and damages resulting from any of the following: Limited One Year Warranty - a. Improper installation, delivery, or maintenance. b. Any repair, modification, alteration, or adjustment not authorized by the Parts and Labor manufacturer or an authorized servicer. For one (1) year from the original retail c. Misuse, abuse, accidents, unreasonable use, or acts of God. purchase date, any part which fails in d. Incorre
