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Owner's Manual
Keep instructions for future reference.
Keep this manual and your sales receipt together in a safe
place in case warranty service is required.
Contents
Introduction ........................................................... 3
Important Safety Information................................. 4
Installing Your Refrigerator ................................... 5
How to Remove the Doors and Hinges ............ 5
How to Reverse the Doors ................................ 6
How to Install an
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Thank you for buying an Amana refrigerator! ™ Please read this Owner's Manual thoroughly. This manual provides proper Asure Extended maintenance information. Service Plan Complete registration card and promptly return. If registration card is missing, Amana offers long-term service call the Consumer Affairs Department. protection for this new refrigerator. Warranty service must be performed by an authorized servicer. Amana also Asure™ Extended Service Plan is recommends contacting an authorized
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Important Safety Information What You Need to Know Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels about Safety Instructions ! DANGER Warning and Important Safety DANGER—Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or Instructions appearing in this manual death. are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may ! WARNING occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, WARNING—Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe maintain
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Installing Your Refrigerator These instructions were provided to aid you in the installation of your unit. Amana cannot be responsible for improper installation. How to Transport Your Unit How do I measure an Follow these tips when moving the unit to final location: • NEVER transport unit on its side. If an upright position is not possible, lay unit on its back. opening to insure Allow unit to sit upright for approximately 30 minutes prior to plugging unit in to assure oil proper fit? return to
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Installing Your Refrigerator IMPORTANT: When working directly on doors, place doors How to Reverse the Doors on a nonabrasive surface protected by towels or rugs to avoid damage to door finish. Perform all steps listed in How to 1 Remove the Doors and Hinges. Transfer door stops from 3 bottom edge of fresh food and freezer door to Transfer cabinet plugs and cabinet opposite side of door edge. 2 screws to opposite side of cabinet. • Use a Phillips screwdriver for removal and • Remove cabinet plug
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Installing Your Refrigerator How to Install and Remove Handles continued Installing Fresh Food Side-Mounted Handles Removing Fresh Food Side-Mounted Handles If installing handles for the first time, the fresh food handles Removing handles may be necessary when transporting unit can be located on the back of the refrigerator. through tight spaces, or when reversing the door. Install handle by fastening Remove handle by removing with screws removed from three screws from side of door. edge of door
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Installing Your Refrigerator How to Remove and Install the Pullout Drawer ! WARNING To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe personal injury or death, disconnect power to refrigerator before removing doors. After replacing doors, connect power. ! CAUTION To avoid possible injury, product, or property damage, you will need two people to perform the following instructions. Removing Pullout Drawer Installing Pullout Drawer Pull drawer open to full Pull both rails out to full 1 extension. Re
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Installing Your Refrigerator How to Connect the Water Supply ! WARNING To reduce the risk of injury or death, follow basic precautions, including the following: • Read all instructions before installing device. • DO NOT attempt installation if instructions are not understood or if they are beyond personal skill level. • Observe all local codes and ordinances. • DO NOT service device unless specifically recommended in owner’s manual or published user-repair instructions. • Disconnect power to uni
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Installing Your Refrigerator How to Level Your Refrigerator If your refrigerator requires an ice maker water supply connection, proceed to How to connect the water supply section before leveling your refrigerator. ! CAUTION To protect personal property or unit from damage, observe the following: • Protect soft vinyl or other flooring with cardboard, rugs, or other protective material. • Do not use power tools when performing leveling procedure. 3 Materials Needed • / " hex head driver • Level 8
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Fresh Food Features Interior Shelves Door Storage Dairy Center ! CAUTION The dairy center provides convenient To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe the storage for items such as butter, following: yogurt, cheese, etc. This compartment • Confirm shelf is secure before placing items on shelf. is an adjustable feature located in the • Handle tempered glass shelves carefully. Shelves may door. It can be moved to several break suddenly if nicked, scratched, or exposed to different loca
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Fresh Food Features Climate-Controlled Drawers Humidity-Controlled Crisper Drawers The crisper drawer keeps produce fresh longer by providing an environment with adjustable humidity. Controls The crisper controls regulate the amount of humidity in the crisper drawer. Use the low setting for produce with outer skins. Use the high setting for leafy produce. Temperature-Controlled Drawer Chef's Pantry™ The Chef's Pantry™ system provides a drawer with a variable temperature control that keeps the co
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Freezer Features ! CAUTION Primary Features To avoid property damage, observe the following: • Do not force ice maker arm down or up. Automatic Ice Maker (some models) • Do not place or store anything in ice storage bin. Using Ice Maker for the First Time • Confirm ice bin is in place Drawers and ice maker arm is down. • After freezer section reaches Wire Basket between 0° to 2°F (-18° to -17° C), ice maker fills To remove and install basket: with water and begins operating. • To remove basket,
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Freezer Features Accessories Ice Cube Tray (some models) The ice cube tray provides an area to freeze cubes for manual dispensing of ice. To release ice cubes from tray, hold tray upside down over a storage container and twist both ends of tray until cubes release. Lower Basket Divider (some models) The lower basket divider allows the option to organize the basket area into sections. To remove and replace divider: • To remove, pull divider straight up. • To install, hook top corners of divider o
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Hints and Care What cleaners does How to Clean Your Unit Amana recommend for my stainless steel product? WARNING ! Amana has a cleaner available for To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe personal injury or death, purchase (Part # 31960801) through our disconnect power to refrigerator before cleaning. After cleaning, connect power. Consumer Affairs division. For this, or a list of other recommended cleaning products, please contact us at CAUTION ! Amana Consumer Affairs using the To a
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Hints and Care How to Remove and Replace Light Bulbs How to Get the WARNING ! Most Out of $ To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe personal injury or death, Your Energy disconnect power to refrigerator before replacing light bulb. After replacing light Dollar bulb, connect power. • When placing refrigerator into final position, allow for 1" clearance ! CAUTION around the top and sides of unit to To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe the following: supply ample ventilatio
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Trouble Shooting Today’s refrigerators have new features and are more energy efficient. Foam insulation is very energy efficient and has excellent insulating capabilities, however, foam insulation is not as sound absorbent. As a result, certain sounds may be NOISE unfamiliar. In time, these sounds will become familiar. Please refer to this information before calling service. TOPIC POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Clicking Freezer control (A) clicks when starting or Normal operation stopping compresso
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Trouble Shooting OPERATION TOPIC POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Food temperature Door is not closing properly. Refrigerator is not level. See How to Level Your Refrigerator for appears too warm details on how to level your unit. Check gaskets for proper seal. Clean, if necessary, according to cleaning instructions in owner’s manual. Check for internal obstructions that are keeping door from closing properly (i.e. improperly closed drawers, ice buckets, oversized or improperly stored containers
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Trouble Shooting OPERATION (continued) TOPIC POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Controls need to be adjusted. See controls section in your Owner’s Manual for assistance Refrigerator runs too in how to adjust your controls. frequently (continued) Door is not closing properly. Refrigerator is not level. See How to Level Your Refrigerator for details on how to level your unit. Check gaskets for proper seal. Clean, if necessary, according to cleaning instructions in owner’s manual. Check for intern
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Amana Refrigerator Warranty First Year Amana will replace, free of charge, any part which is defective due to workmanship or materials. Second through Fifth Year Amana will replace free of charge, any sealed system component (compressor, condenser, evaporator, drier and interconnecting tubing) and repair any food compartment liner (exclusive of door liner) which is defective due to workmanship or materials. Owner's Responsibility Warranty Limitations • Provide proof of purchase (sales receipt).
