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A Note To You Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance. You have purchased a quality, wor/&c/ass home appliance. Years of engineering experience went into its manufacturing. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we 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. Also, please com- plete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appl
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Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions: l Read all instructions before using the l Never clean refrigerator parts with refrigerator. flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. @Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or l FOR YOUR SAFETY l abandoned refrigerators are still danger- DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR ous . . . even
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Parts And Features This section contains captioned illustrations. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. Model and serial number label Automatic ice Controtl panel Light (on side wall) maker with I cubed and Adiustable meat drawer (on side wall) / Leveling rollers \ Base grille (behind base grille) Control panel I I Freezer control Refrigerator control
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Before Using Your Refrigerator- In This Section Page I 5 Installing it properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cleaning it . . . . ..m.................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Leveling it . . . . ..N..................................... 6 Plugging it in I It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install i
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-- Installing it properly 1. Allow l/i inch (1.25 cm) space on each side and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of installation. 2. If the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space on the hinge side closest to the wall so the door can be opened wider. 3. The refrigerator can be flush against the wall. 4. Make sure ice maker water supply has been connected. Refer to Installation Instructions. Leveling it Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling R
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Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Page wine rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Adjusting the freezer baskets . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing the control settings . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Removing the Removing the freezer shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adjusting the door bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..9 Using the THIRSTCRUSHERTM Adjusting the door bin glides . . . . . .
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- NOTE: The Automatic Exterior Moisture 3. Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. This may control continuously guards against moisture build-up on the outside of your refrigerator take several hours. The settings indicated above should be cabinet. This control does not have to be set correct for normal, household refrigerator or adjusted. usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as coM as you like and when ice cream is firm. If you ne
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Adjusting the door bins To remove door bins: 1. Lift bin up. 2. Pull bin straight out. To replace door bins: 1. Slide bin in above desired support button. 2. Push down until it stops. Adjusting the door bin glides Use the bin glides to secure odd-shaped items or to separate other items. 1. Grasp glide. 2. Slide-glide along bin. Removing the tall-bottle retainer The tall-bottle retainer fits onto any door bin in your refrigerator. The retainer helps to hold tall-bottles in place wh
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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 glass shelves: 1. Remove items from shelf. 2. Slide shelf out with an even, constant pull. 3. Lii front and slide the rest of the way out. To move shelf guides to a new position: 1. Lift front of guide. Pull guide fonnrard off rear support. Repeat for other guide. 2. To replace guide, push g
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Removing the crisper and crisper cover To remove the crisper: Pull out to the 1. Slide the crisper straight out to the stop. 2. Lii the front slightly. 3. Slide out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. To remove the cover: 1. Hold cover firmly with both hands and lift front of cover off supports. 2. Lift cover out by pulling up and out. To replace the cover: 1. Fit back of cover into notch supports on walls of refrigerator. 2. Lower front into place. Adjusting the cr
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Removing the meat drawer and cover Pull out to the stop, lift To remove the meat drawer: the front and pull again. 1. Slide the meat drawer straight out to the stop. 2. Lii the front slightly. 3. Slide out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. To remove the cover: 1. Remove meat drawer and crisper. 2. Lii front of cover off supports. 3. Lift cover out by pulling up and out. To replace the cover: 1. Fit back of cover into notch supports on walls of refrigerator. 2. Low
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Removing the snack bin To remove the snack bin: 1. Slide snack bin straight out to the stop with an even, constant motion. 2. Lift the front. Pull out to the 3. Slide bin out the rest of the way. stop, lift the front 4. Replace in reverse order. and pull again. Adjusting the wine rack To remove the wine rack: 1. Lift front of wine rack. 2. Pull rack off rear support. 3. Replace in reverse order. Removing the freezer baskets To remove a basket: Pull out to the stop, lift the fro
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- -- Using the THIRSTCRUSHER” dispensing system The ice dispenser Ice dispenses from the ice maker storage bin in the freezer. When you press the dispenser bar, a trapdoor opens in a chute Personal Injury Hazard between the dispenser and the ice bin. Ice Tumbling ice and pressure can break a moves from the bin and falls through the fragile glass. Use a sturdy glass when chute. When you release the dispenser bar, dispensing ice or water. a buzzing sound may be heard for a few Fail
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~- - ----- The water dispenser Chilled water comes from a tank behind the meat drawer. It holds approximately 1 lh quarts (1.5 L). When the refrigerator is first hooked up, press the water dispenser bar with a glass or jar until you draw and discard 2 or 3 quarts (1.9 to 2.8 L). The water you draw and discard rinses the tank and pipes. Allow several hours to chill a new tankful. NOTE: The small tray beneath the dispenser is designed to evaporate small spills. There is no drain in th
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Removing the ice maker storage bin Remove, empty and clean the storage bin if: l the ice dispenser has not, or will not, be used for a week or more. l a power failure causes ice in the bin to melt and freeze together. l the ice dispenser is not used regularly. To remove ice bin: 1. Pull the covering panel out from the bottom and slide it to the rear. 2. Lift the signal arm so it clicks into the OFF (up) position. Ice can still be dispensed, but no more can be made. 3. Lift the front
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Solving common ice maker/dispenser problems PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTIONS Ice dispenser l Freezer door open l Close the freezer door. won’t work l Ice bin not properly l Make sure bin is pushed in all the way. installed l Wrong ice in bin . Use only crescents from ice maker. Shake the bin occasionally to keep cubes separated and to increase storage room. l Dispenser not used for l Dump old ice and make a new supply. extended periods, causing ice cubes to melt together l Ice dispenser bar
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Removing the base grille Condenser coils To remove the grille: I 1. Open both doors. 2. Pull base grille forward to release the support tabs from the metal clips. 3. Do not remove Tech Sheet fastened behind the grille. To replace the grille: 1. Line up grille support tabs with metal clips. 2. Push firmly to snap into place. 3. Close the doors. See cleaning instructions for defrost pan and condenser coils on page 22. Changing the light bulbs Electrical Shock Hazard Before removi
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To change crisper light: 1. Disconnect refrigerator from power supply. 2. Pull top of light shield forward until it snaps free. 3. Lower light shield to clear bottom supports. sper 4. Pull light shield straight out to remove. light 5. Replace bulb with a 40-watt appliance bulb. 6. Replace light shield in reverse order. 7. Reconnect refrigerator to power supply. To change light below ice bin: 1. Disconnect refrigerator from power supply. 2. Push in sides of light shield until it snaps
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Understanding the sounds you may hear Your new refrigerator may make sounds that Water sounds your old one didn’t. Because the sounds are When the refrigerator stops running, you new to you, you might be concerned about may hear gurgling in the tubing for a few them. Don’t be. Most of the new sounds are minutes after it stops. You may also hear normal. Hard surfaces like the floor, walls defrost water running into the defrost water and cabinets can make the sounds seem pan. louder.
