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French Door
Bottom Mount
Refrigerator
Use & Care Guide
www.maytag.com www.maytag.ca
U.S.: 1-800-688-9900 Canada: 1-800-807-6777
W10558103A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Each appliance that leaves our factory is inspected the Maytag Brand family of high-quality thoroughly to ensure that it is working properly. ® appliances. Your new Maytag French Door Please read the Use and Care Instructions in this Refrigerator combines advanced cooling guide before operating your new refrigerator. Like technology with simple operation and high all appliances, your refrigerator may require efficiency. m
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Safety REFRIGERATOR SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't imm
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PARTS AND FEATURES AC B I D A. Ice maker H B. Air filter C. Water filter D. Door bins E. Crispers E F. Pantry drawer G. Freezer drawer H. LED ramp-on lighting ® I. In-Door-Ice ice dispensing system F G What’s New Behind the Doors? ® Your Maytag French Door Refrigerator comes equipped with various innovative storage and energy efficient features. Water Filter Energy and Normal Operating Sounds ® Your new French Door Bottom Mount refrigerator has been NSF Certified filter reduces chlorine tas
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Install INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Unpack the Refrigerator When Moving Your Refrigerator: WARNING Your refrigerator is heavy. When moving the refrigerator for Excessive Weight Hazard cleaning or service, be sure to cover the floor with cardboard or hardboard to avoid floor damage. Always pull Use two or more people to move and install the refrigerator straight out when moving it. Do not wiggle or refrigerator. “walk” the refrigerator when trying to move it, as floor Failure to do so can res
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Remove and Replace Refrigerator Doors NOTE: Measure the width of your door opening, to see whether or not you need to remove the refrigerator doors to move the refrigerator into your home. If door removal is necessary, see the following instructions. IMPORTANT: If the refrigerator was previously installed and you are moving it out of the home, before you begin, turn the refrigerator control OFF. Unplug the refrigerator or disconnect power. Remove food and adjustable door or utility bins from d
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Install Remove Right-Hand Refrigerator Door Remove Left-Hand Refrigerator Door IMPORTANT: The tubing and wiring for the water dispenser run through the left-hand door hinge, so they must be disconnected WARNING before removing the door. 1. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the cover from the top hinge. A Electrical Shock Hazard Disconnect power before removing doors. B Failure to do so can result in death or electrical shock. 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. 2. Keep the refrig
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3. Disconnect the wiring plug located on top of the door hinge. 5. Lift the refrigerator door from the bottom hinge pin. The top hinge will come away with the door. ■ Grasp each side of the wiring plug. With your left thumb, press down to release the catch and pull the sections of NOTE: It may not be necessary to remove the bottom hinges the plug apart. and brake feet assemblies to move the refrigerator through a doorway. NOTE: Do not remove the green, ground wire. It should remain atta
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Install Replace Drawer Front Final Steps 1. Pull out the freezer drawer glides to their full extension. 2. Holding the drawer front by its sides, align the two plastic WARNING studs, located at the bottom, inside the drawer front, with the drawer glide bracket slots. NOTE: It helps if one person holds the drawer glides steady while another person aligns the drawer front and inserts the studs into the slots. Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground pr
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Water Supply Requirements A cold water supply with water pressure between 35 and 120 psi ■ Check to see whether the sediment filter in the reverse (241 and 827 kPa) is required to operate the water dispenser and osmosis system is blocked. Replace the filter if necessary. ice maker. If you have questions about your water pressure, call a ■ Allow the storage tank on the reverse osmosis system to refill licensed, qualified plumber. after heavy use. The tank capacity could be too small to keep
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Install 5. Place the free end of the tubing into a container or sink, and Style 2 turn on main water supply to flush out tubing until water is 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect power. clear. Turn off shutoff valve on the water pipe. 2. Remove and discard the short, black plastic part from the NOTE: Always drain the water line before making the final end of the water line inlet. connection to the inlet of the water valve, to avoid possible 3. Thread the nut onto the end of the tubing. Ti
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Handle Installation and Removal Parts Included: Refrigerator door handles (2), Freezer drawer 9. With the freezer drawer closed, place the handle onto the handle (1), ¹⁄₈" hex key, spare setscrew(s) shoulder screws so that the setscrews are facing down toward the floor. Install Handles NOTE: Handle mounting setscrews are preinstalled inside the A handle. 1. Remove the handles from the packaging inside the refrigerator, and place them on a soft surface. 2. Open a refrigerator compartment door
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Install Refrigerator Leveling, Door Closing and Alignment The base grille covers the adjustable brake feet and roller Style 2 assemblies located at the bottom of the refrigerator below the freezer drawer. Before making any adjustments, remove the base ¹⁄₄" grille and move the refrigerator to its final location. Tools Needed: ¹⁄₄" hex driver Tools Provided: ¹⁄₈" hex key wrench 1. Remove the base grille. Grasp the grille firmly and pull it toward you. Open the freezer drawer to access the
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FILTERS AND ACCESSORIES Water Filtration System 5. Turn the filter clockwise 90 degrees (¹⁄₄ turn), until it locks into Do not use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or the housing. of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before NOTE: If the filter is not correctly locked into the housing, the or after the system. Systems certified for cyst reduction water dispenser will not operate. Water will not flow from the may be used on disinfected waters that may contain dispenser
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Accessories Replace the Water Filter To purchase a replacement water filter, see “Accessories.” 2. Turn the water filter counterclockwise (to the left), and pull it straight out of the compartment. Replace the disposable water filter when indicated on the water filter status display or at least every 6 months. If water flow to NOTE: There may be some water in the filter. Some spilling your dispenser or ice maker decreases noticeably, change the may occur. Use a towel to wipe up any spills.
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■ Close the air filter door, and check that the indicator is Models without notches: visible through the window in the door. ■ Place the indicator somewhere it is easily visible - either inside the refrigerator, or elsewhere in your kitchen or home. Replacing the Air Filter The disposable air filter should be replaced every 6 months, when the status indicator has completely changed from white to red. A To order a replacement air filter, contact us. See “Accessories” for information on orde
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Accessories Installing the Status Indicator Replacing the Produce Preserver The produce preserver comes with a status indicator, which The disposable pouches should be replaced every 6 months or should be activated and installed at the same time the pouches when the status indicator changes completely from white to red. are installed. To order replacements, contact us. See “Accessories” for information on ordering. 1. Remove the used pouches from the produce preserver housing. 2. Remove th
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REFRIGERATOR USE Opening and Closing Doors There are two refrigerator compartment doors. The doors can be opened and closed either separately or together. A There is a vertically-hinged seal on the left refrigerator door. ■ When the left side door is opened, the hinged seal automatically folds inward so that it is out of the way. ■ When both doors are closed, the hinged seal automatically forms a seal between the two doors. A. Hinged seal Using the Controls The controls are located above th
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Use ■ The recommended set points should be correct for normal 3. Press the adjust UP ARROW to raise the temperature set household use. The controls are set correctly when milk or point or press the adjust DOWN ARROW to lower the juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm. temperature set point. 4. When you have finished adjusting the refrigerator set point, NOTE: Areas such as a garage or porch, may experience press TEMP to change the display to show the freezer set hotter or
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NOTE: REPLACE will remain illuminated if a filter is not Options installed or installed incorrectly. Style 1 To access available features, press the OPTIONS button to toggle through the following choices in a continuous loop: ■ Fast Ice - The Fast Ice feature assists with temporary periods of heavy ice use by increasing ice production over a 24-hour period. Fast Ice will remain on for 24 hours unless manually turned off. NOTES: ■ Fast Ice works only if the ice maker is turned on. See “Ice
