INTRODUCTION Thisapplianceisequipped with a three- Your refrigerator may run for several hours
pronged grounding plug for your protection when you first start it. This is normal and
We welcome you into the Admiral family against possible electrical shock hazards.It shouldn't be cause for alarm.
must be plugged into a grounding recepta-
as an owner of a quality Home Appliance.
This product was designed, engineered, andcle.Where a standard two prong wall recep- WARM CABINET SURFACES
manufactured to the highest standards of tacleis encountered, it is thepersonal re-At times, the front surfacesof your refrig-
quality and performance. Please read these sponsibility and obligationof the customer erator cabinet may be warm to the touch.
instructions carefully to become better ac- to have it replacedwith a properlygrounded This isa normalfunctionof yourrefrigerator.
quainted with your new Admiral appliance,three-prong wall receptacle.DO NOT, under
any circumstances, cut or remove the third Thisfeature prevents moisturefrom conden-
(_ground)prong from the power cord. sing on the outsideof your refrigerator dur-
ing humid weather. This condition may be
DO NOT usean adapter plug. noticeablewhen you firststart your refrigera-
INSTALLATION AIIU.L.listedrefrigerators andfreezersare tor, during hot weather, andexcessiveor
equipped with this type plug.lengthy door openings.
LOCATION SAFETY REMINDER ENERGY SAVER CONTROL
If possible, place your model out of direct If you are not going to use your old refrig- During extremely humid weather, moisture
sunlightand away from heat sourcessuchas erator, besureto REMOVE THE DOORS so has a tendency to collect on objectsthat are
a radiator,oven, or range, a child won't beaccidentallytrapped insidecoolerthanthe surroundingair,just asdroplets
and suffocate.This is required bylaw in of water accumulateon a glasscontainingan
Your model should not beinstalledwhere many communities, iceddrinkduringa hot summerday.This refrig-
the temperature will go below 55°F.becauseeratorisbuilttoexactingstandardsand,there-
it will not runfrequently enough to maintain
proper temperatures inthe freezer.OPE RATIO N fore,contains condensatedriersthat are de-
signed to minimize any collection of moisture
For easeof installation,you should leave a SEll'rING CONTROLS on the cabinet external surface during periods
of high humidity.
space of about one-half inch between your Your new refrigerator has two controls.
refrigeratorand adjacent walls or cabinets. If One for regulating the temperature in the ENERGY SAVER
a wall prevents either door from opening at fresh food compartment and one for the ON OFF
least 900, movethe cabinet sideways aninch freezer.Thefreshfood compartment and the
or so to permit a 90°opening sobaskets and freezer compartment controls are located at
crispers canbe easily removed, the top front ofthefresh food compartment. U
LEVELING IS IMPORTANT Turn both controls to "No.5"to start your
refrigerator. If you live inan area of low humidity,or one
Arefrigeratorwill not operate properly un- inwhichthe humidityisconsiderablylowerdur-
lessit isleveland restsfirmly on all four cor- ingcertain seasons,youcan switchthe Energy
Rm
ners. Thereisa leveling screw beneath each " ISaverConrolto"ON"whichwilldisconnectthe
front corner at the base of the cabinet that I "5°I condensatedriersand decreasethe amountof
can be turned in or out as required, electricity you use.
If thefloor is not level and it isnecessary Inareasof relativelyhighhumidity,theEnergy
to raise the rearofthe cabinet, we suggest ..... ==_.SaverControl inthe "OFF" positionwill mini-
using a piece of plywood or other shim 5-NormalENERGYSAVER mize any collectionof moistureonthe outside
9-Coldest ON OFF
material, surface ofthe cabinet.
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16. s. 4] FEATURES
In a day ortwo, you maydecide that one The fresh foodcompartmentiscooledby
or both compartments should be colder or a gentle stream of circulating chilled air.
warmer.If so, adjust the control(s) as in- To maintain the natural flavor, moisture
structed in the accompanying chart,and nutrition of fresh foods, we recommend
setf,e,hfoodco.fro,on"5.""_ that you cover openfood containers.Dishes
Tostart." Set,,eeze,co.fro,on"5." or trays containing left-oversshould also be
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION .... ,.... , ................ covered to seal in flavors.Storingfoods in
AND GROUNDING Re,,igera,o,,ooWARM."high..... bet, plastic bags or in theiroriginalair tight store
wrappings reducesthe evaporation of mois-
Turn fresh food control to next
This applianceisdesigned tooperate on aRefr,geratortooCOLD: Iowe .... bet.
nominal 115 volt, 15 amp., 60 cycle line.turefromthem and lengthensstorage time.
Turn freezer controlto next
There shouldbe a separate,grounded cir- FreezertooWARM: highernumber.
cuit, serving this appliance only. DONOT Tur.f......... troIt.... t
usean extensioncord. Fr,,e,,oo COLO......... her. SHELVES
SLIDE-OUT SHELVES move on plastic
Refrigerator OFF: Set fresh food controlon off_rails and may be easily pulled forward for ac-
POWER SUPPLY CORD fa\
t,TH3-P_ USE OF CONTROLS cess to foods placed toward therear. To re-
=_OUNBNGPLUG" 1_movea slide-outshelf, pull it toward you un-
IMPORTANT: EXCEPT WHEN START- til it stops,then lift the front edge slightly
ING, DO NOT CHANGE EITHER CON-and pull.completely out.
(D TROL MORE THAN ONE NUMBER AT
/'e"_ : TEMPERATURE TO STABILIZE BE-
FORE RESE'n'ING.
fect on thetemperature of the other com-
S_OUNO4NGTYPE partment.
WALL RECEPTACLE
•LOC*,ONOF,,O_SON,ow{,¢o.0The No. 9 freezercontrol setting isrecom-
PLUGMAy lie DIFFERENTON YOURMODEL
,.ANs.o.,..,.E=E. mendedforshort term use only.