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Use & Care Guide
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions..... 1-2
Food Storage Tips..................... 22-24
Installation ...................................... 3-7
Care and Cleaning.................... 25-28
Temperature Controls................. 8-10
Operating Sounds ........................... 29
Fresh Food Features ................. 11-14
Troubleshooting......................... 30-33
Freezer Features.............................. 15
Warranty & Service ...............
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Important Safety Instructions Installer: Please leave this guide with this appliance. DANGER Consumer: Please read and keep this Use and To reduce risk of injury or death, follow basic Care Guide for future reference; it provides the precautions, including the following: proper use and maintenance information. Important: Child entrapment and suffocation are Keep sales receipt and/or canceled check as proof not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned of purchase. refrigerators are still dangero
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Important Safety Instructions WARNING To reduce risk of fire, electric shock, serious 13. Always disconnect refrigerator from electrical injury or death when using your refrigerator, supply before attempting any service. Disconnect follow basic 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. Observe
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Installation Location Door and Hinge Removal • Do not install refrigerator near oven, radiator or Some installations require door removal to get other heat source. If not possible, shield refrigerator refrigerator to final location. with cabinet material. WARNING • Do not install where temperature falls below 55° F To avoid severe personal injury or death, (13° C) or rises above 110° F (43° C). Malfunction observe the following: may occur at this temperature. • Disconnect power to refrigerator b
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Installation 3. Close doors. Leveling 4. Remove top hinge covers by CAUTION removing Phillips screws. To protect personal property and refrigerator 5 5. Unscrew ⁄16” hex head screws from from damage, observe the following: top hinges. • Protect vinyl or other flooring with cardboard, rugs, For water dispensing or other protective material. models only: • Do not use power tools when performing leveling • Do not remove screw procedure. connecting green ground wire. To enhance the appearance and ma
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Installation • Determine which CAUTION door needs to be To avoid property damage or possible injury, raised. follow basic precautions, including the • Turn front roller following: adjustment screw 1 • Consult a plumber to connect ⁄4” O.D. copper (A) clockwise to tubing to household plumbing to assure raise front corner of compliance with local codes and ordinances. door. • Confirm water pressure to water valve is between • If one refrigerator door has reached the limit of 35 and 100 pounds per
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Installation Plastic Handle with Extensions 3. Place brass nut (A) and sleeve (B) Attach Extensions to Handle: on copper tube end as illustrated. Reminder: Do not use an old 1. Align handle and extension as shown. sleeve. The nut and sleeve are B 2. Place extension in handle opening. provided in the Use and Care A packet. 3. Apply slight pressure to both sides of the extension piece. 4. Place end of copper tubing into water valve inlet port. Shape 4. Slide extension until it B tubing slightly. D
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Installation To Remove: To Install: 1. Grasp the lower part of the handle firmly, 1. Release top door trim by Door Clip removing Phillips screws from slide up, lift and remove from the top of fresh food door, retaining surface. screws for later use. Wide-by-Side™ Handles 2. Align notches on back of handle with retaining clips on doors. Insert Materials Needed: clips into notches and slide handle • Gloves to protect hands down until it contacts bottom trim. 1 • Plastic door handle removal card (o
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Temperature Controls Temperature Control Guide Dial Temperature Controls Refrigerator too warm Turn the Refrigerator control (select models) to next higher number. The controls are located at the back left of the Refrigerator too cold Turn the Refrigerator control refrigerator compartment. to next lower number. Freezer too warm Turn the Freezer control to Note: The Freezer control turns the cooling system next higher number. on. Neither section will cool if freezer control is set to OFF. Freezer
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Temperature Controls • Except when starting the refrigerator, do not change Temperature Control Guide either control more than one number at a time. Refrigerator too cold Set the Refrigerator control to • Allow 24 hours for temperatures to stabilize. next higher number by pressing the pad. Temperature Control Guide Refrigerator too warm Set the Refrigerator control to Refrigerator too warm Set the Refrigerator control to next lower number by next higher number by pressing the pad.
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Temperature Controls • Enable or disable audible alarms. Notes: • Adjust the light level at which the Dispenser Auto • Door openings will not deactivate Vacation Mode for Light will illuminate (when this feature is activated on the ice and water dispenser) (select models). approximately one hour after activation. • Activate the Sabbath Mode. • If vacationing for more than a few days, see the Preparing for Vacation section, page 28. To access the User Preferences menu, press and hold the Door Al
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Fresh Food Features To Slide Out Elevator™ Shelf: Shelves • Grasp the front of the shelf and pull forward. CAUTION • Push the shelf in to return to original position. To avoid personal injury or property damage, To Adjust the Elevator™ Shelf: observe the following: • Pull out the knob on the crank handle. • Never attempt to adjust a shelf that is loaded with TM • Rotate the crank clockwise to raise the shelf, and food, except in the case of the Elevator Shelf. counterclockwise to lower the heigh
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Fresh Food Features Refrigerator Pak Can Adjustable Deep Tilt-Out Door Buckets Organizer (select models) (select models) The Refrigerator Pak Can The Adjustable Deep Tilt-Out Door Bucket provides Organizer conveniently dispenses easy access to food items stored in the door. up to a 12-pack of individual To Remove Bucket: beverage cans. To load beverages • Tilt bucket out. into the organizer: • Pull straight out of the bracket. • Open a 12-pack sleeve of beverages. To Install Bucket: • Slide can
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Fresh Food Features To Remove: Temperature-Controlled Drawer (select models) • Pull drawer out to full extension. (On select This drawer can be used for storage of models, press tabs toward miscellaneous items. oneself to release drawer from rails.) Tilt up front of The drawer features a control that regulates the air temperature in the drawer. Set the drawer and pull straight out. control to Cheese to provide normal refrigerator To Install: temperature. Use the Meats setting for meats. • Inse
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Fresh Food Features Wine Rack (select models) Tall Bottle Retainer/Snugger (select models) The Wine Rack provides a place for horizontally storing wine. The The Tall Bottle Retainer rack can also hold an egg carton. prevents tall bottles from tipping forward. The Retainer Position the rack to rest on the can be placed above any left hand side of a refrigerator removable door bucket. shelf (this rack cannot be positioned on an Elevator Shelf™). The Snugger attached to the Tall Bottle Retainer ke
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Freezer Features To Install: Shelves and Baskets • Slide bin into railing below ice maker until bin locks Fixed Freezer Shelf into place. Drop ice maker arm to activate ice maker. To Remove Clip-Mounted Shelves: Important: Ice bin must be locked in place for proper ice dispensing. Turn auger driver behind bin • Lift shelf from wall mounting counterclockwise (as shown) to properly align ice bin clips and pull left side of shelf with auger driver. out of wall mounting holes. To Install Clip-Mounte
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Ice and Water cubes will rattle as they fall into an empty storage Automatic Ice Maker pan and the water valve may click or “buzz” (non-dispenser models) occasionally. • If the ice is not used frequently, the ice cubes will Note: Energy rating guides that are posted on the become cloudy, shrink, stick together and taste stale. refrigerator at the time of purchase do not include Empty the ice storage bin periodically and wash it in optional ice maker energy usage. lukewarm water. Be sure to dry t
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Ice and Water Dispenser Features Note: During initial use of water dispenser, there will be a one- to two-minute delay while water tank (select models) fills before water dispenses. Discard first 10-14 glasses of water after initially connecting refrigerator to household water supply and after extended periods of nonuse. Main To Use Dispenser Pad: Dispenser Removable Pad • Choose water selection from dispenser control panel. Tray • Press a sturdy, wide-mouthed container against dispenser pad. Wh
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Ice and Water Dispenser Lock (select models) Light (select models) The Dispenser Lock prevents ice or water from Press the Light pad once to select the Auto being dispensed. Light function which activates the dispenser light at half-power when the light sensor detects that To Lock Dispenser: the light levels in room are low. The Auto indicator • Press and hold the Lock button for three seconds. A light will illuminate. green indicator light above button will illuminate To Activate Light: when t
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Water Filter Replacing Water Filter Water Filter Removal and Installation (select models) Important: Air trapped in system may cause water and cartridge to eject. Use caution when WARNING removing. To avoid serious illness or death, do not use 1. Turn filter counterclockwise until it releases from refrigerator where water is unsafe or of unknown filter head. quality without adequate disinfection before or after 2. Drain water from filter into sink, and dispose in use of filter. normal household
