
INTRODUCTION If the floor is not leveland it is necessary The No.9 freezer control setting is recom-
to raise the rear of the cabinet, we suggest mended for short term use only.
We welcome you into the Admiral family rolling the rear wheels on to a piece of ply- Your refrigerator may run for several hours
as an owner of a quality Home Appliance. wood or other shim material,when you first start it. This is normal and
This product was designed, engineered, and Be sure that the two front levelers touch shouldn't be cause for alarm.
manufactured to the highest standards of the floor to lock the cabinet in place. Changing either control will have some ef-
quality and performance.Please read these fect on the temperature of the other corn-
instructions carefully to become better ac- ELECTRICAL CONNECTION partment.
quainted with yournew Admiralappliance. AND GROUNDING In a day or two,you may decide that one
This applianceis designed to operate on a or both compartments should be colderor
nominal115 volt,15 amp.,60 cycleline.
INSTALLATION warmer. If so, adjust the control(s)as in-
There should be a separate, grounded cir-structed in the accompanying chart.
cult,serving this appliance only. DO NOT freshfood control on "5."
LOCATION use an extension cord.T....... • See:................ "5."
If you have agreed to install your new re- POWERSUPPLYCOCO_'-ll_
frigeratoryourself, please follow these help- _T. 3-PRONG (_--I) Refrigerator toe WARM." T,_r_ne_.... food controlt .... t
_f_l(.INOI NGPLUG* number.
Turn fresh food control to next
ful suggestions. Refrigerator too COLD: lower number,
Turn freezer control to next
1. Remove base skids and replace front _) FreezertooWARM."higher number.
levelers.,_ (¢1_
Turn freezer control to next
2.Remove all exterior and interior tape FreezertooCOLD: lowernurnoer.
carefully and retain old tape. Make a _or OFF: Setfreshfoodcontrolon off.
small pad of this tape to pick off any re-
maining tape residues.This will elimi- _ USE OF CONTROLS
nate the need touse dangerous solventsf
GROU_INGTYPE IMPORTANT: EXCEPT WHEN START-
of any kind. WALLRECEPTACLEING, DO NOT CHANGE EITHER CON-
PRONGS ON POWERCORD
3. Removeand discard cantilever shelf"mC*_ONOF TROL MORE THAN ONE NUMBER AT
PLUG MAY BEDIFFERENT ON YOUR MOOEL
packing clipslocated just above each TH*NS.OWN"ERE. A TIME. ALLOW 24 HOURS FOR
shelfwhereithooks onto the frame.To This appliance is equipped with a three- TEMPERATURE TO STABILIZE BE-
remove a clip,wigglesideways and pull pronged grounding plug for your protection FORE RESETTING.
straight out. against possible electrical shock hazards. It
must be plugged into a grounding recepta- ENERGY SAVER CONTROL
LJ__ cle.Where a standard twoprong wall recep- During extremely humid weather, moisture
tacle is encountered, it is the personal re- has a tendency to collect on objects that are
sponsibility and obligation of the customer cooler than the surrounding air,just asdroplets
to have it replaced with a properly grounded of water accumulate on aglass containing an
three-prong wall receptacle. DO NOT, under iceddrink during ahot summer day.This refrig-
any circumstances, cut or remove the third erator is built to exacting standards and,there-
(_ground)prong from the power cord. fore, contains condensate driers that are de-
DO NOT use an adapter plug. signed to minimize any collection of moisture
All U.L. listed refrigerators and freezers are on the cabinet external surface during periods
equipped with this type plug.of high humidity.
4.Select a locationforyour newrefrigera- SAFETY REMINDER ENERGYSAVER
torawayfrom any heat sources.Allow a ON OFF
free flow of air through thefront base If you are not going to useyour old refrig-
grille, erator, be sure to REMOVE THE DOORS so
a child won't be accidentally trapped inside U
5. Your model should not be installed and suffocate. This is required by law in If you live in an area of low humidity, or one
where the temperature will go below many communities, in which the humidity is considerablylower dur-
55°F because it will not run frequently ing certain seasons, you can switch the Energy
enough to maintain proper temperature OPERATION SaverConrolto "ON" whichwill disconnectthein the freezer,condensate driers and decreasethe amount of
electricity you use.
6.For ease of installation,you should leave SETTING CONTROLS Inareasof relatively high humidity, the Energy
a space of about one-half inch between
yourrefrigerator and adjacent walls or Your new refrigerator has two controls.Saver Control in the "OFF" position will mini-
cabinets. One for regulating the temperature in the mize any collection of moisture on the outside
fresh food compartment and one for the surface of the cabinet.
LEVELING IS IMPORTANT f,eezer. The fresh food compartmentand the
A refrigerator will not operate properly freezer compartment controlsare located at WARM CABINET SURFACES
unless it is level and rests firmly on all four thetop front of the fresh food compartment. At times, the front surfacesof your refrig-
corners.Your model has four wheels and a Turn both controls to "No.5"to start your erator cabinet maybe warm to thetouch.
levelingscrew beneath each front corner at refrigerator.This isanormal function of your refrigerator.
the base of thecabinet that can beturned in This featureprevents moisturefrom conden-
sing on the outsideof your refrigeratordur-
or out as required.I ing humid weather. This condition may be
iI• 5 = Inoticeable when you first start your refrigera-
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lengthy door openings.
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5-Normal ENERGY SAVER
9-Coldest ON OFF FEATURES
L_2The fresh food compartment is cooled by
a gentle stream of circulating chilled air.
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ITo maintainthe natural flavor,moisture
I 6 • 5 • 41and nutrition of fresh foods, we recommend