Whirlpool 3ET18ZK Manuel utilisateur

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

8ET20ZK 3ET18ZK

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Use And Care Guide %I

A Note To You

Important Safety

Instructions

Parts And Features

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

Using Your

Refrigerator

Caring For Your

Refrigerator

FuMeStorage

If You Need

Assistance Or

Service

Warranty

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool* appliance.

You have purchased a quality, world-class 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 appliance. This will help

us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these

symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each

symbol.

This symbol will help alert you to such

dangers as personal injury, burns, fire

and electrical shock.

This symbol will help you avoid actions

which could cause product damage

(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to

your personal property.

Help when you need it.

If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first

see “If You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 18. If you need further help, feel free to call

an authorized Whirlpool service center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s

complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and

serial number label (see diagram on page 4). For your convenience, we have included a

handy place below for you to record these numbers, the purchase date from the sales slip

and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book and the sales slip together in

a safe place for future reference.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Dealer Name

Dealer Phone

l Read all instructions before using the

refrigerator.

*Child entrapment and suffocation are

not problems of the past. Junked or

abandoned refrigerators are still danger-

ous ... even if they will “just sit in the

garage a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrig-

erator, do it safely. Please read the

enclosed safety booklet from the

Association of Home Appliance Manu-

facturers. Help prevent accidents.

l Never allow children to operate, play with,

or crawl inside the refrigerator.

l Never clean refrigerator parts with

flammable fluids. The fumes can create a

fire hazard or explosion.

. FOR YOUR SAFETY l

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR

OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND

LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR

ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES

CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR

EXPLOSION.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Help us help you

Please:

l Install and level the refrigerator on a floor

that will hold the weight and in an area

suitable for its size and use.

l Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,

radiator or other heat source.

l Do not use the refrigerator in an area

where the room temperature will fall below

13°C (55°F).

l Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

l Connect the refrigerator only to the proper

kind of outlet, with the correct electrical

supply and grounding.

l Do not load the refrigerator with food

before it has time to get properly cold.

l Use the refrigerator only for the uses

described in this manual.

l Properly maintain the refrigerator.

l Be sure the refrigerator is not used by

anyone unable to operate it properly.

Parts And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar

with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. The model you pur-

chased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and they may not match the

illustration exactly. This manual covers several models.

Freezer shelf

Ice cube

trays -

Ice bin -

Control panel -

Model and

serial number -

label (side wall)

Meat drawer -

Crisper cover,

Crispers\

base grille)

Control panel

Utility

, compartment

Butter

_ compartment

Adjustable

-wire shelves

Egg bin

-Shelf glide

-Base grille

REFRIGERATOR EXTERIORMOISTURECONTROL FREEZER

COWER.

Refrigerator

control Exterior moisture Light

control switch Freezer

control

I 4

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

In This Section

Page Page

Cleaning your refrigerator .................5 Installing it properly ...........................6

Plugging it in .......................................5 Leveling it ............................................

It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it,

connect it to a power source, install it and level it.

Cleaning your refrigerator

Removing packaging materials

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent

Remove tape and any inside labels (except

the model and serial number label) before

using the refrigerator.

To remove any remaining glue:

l Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball,

then remove.

l Soak area with liquid hand-dishwashing

detergent before removing glue as

described above. Do not use sharp

instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable

fluids or abrasive cleaners. These can

damage the material. See “Important

Safety Instructions” on page 3.

instruction labels inside your refrigerator. Do

not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under

the refrigerator at the front.

Cleaning it before use

After removing all packaging materials,

clean your refrigerator before using it, if

necessary. See cleaning instructions on

pages 13-l 4.

Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 115 Volt, 60 Hz (Plug 1) or 220/240 Volt,

50 Hz (Plug 2), AC only 15 or 20 ampere

fused and properly grounded electrical

supply is required. It is recommended that a

separate circuit serving only this appliance

be provided. Use a receptacle which cannot

be turned off with a switch or pull chain. Do

not use an extension cord.

Plug 1 Plug 2

Installing it properly

Allow 1.25 cm (% inch) space on each

side and at the top of the refrigerator for

ease of installation.

If the hinge side of the refrigerator is to be

against a wall, you might want to leave

extra space so the door can be opened

wider.

The refrigerator can be flush against the

back wall.

Leveling it

Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling

screws-one on the right and one on the left.

To adjust one or both of these, follow the

directions below.

Remove base grille. (See page 11.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclock-

Use a screw-

driver to adjust

wise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 11.)

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page

Setting the controls ........*................... 7

Changing the control settings ...........8

Adjusting the shelf glide ....................9

Adjusting the refrigerator

shelves ............................*................... 9

Removing the meat drawer

and cover .........................*................s.. 9

Removing the crispers and

crisper cover .....................................10

Page

Removing the freezer shelf.. ............ 10

Using the ice cube trays ................. .I0

Changing the light bulbs ................ .I1

Removing the base grille ................. 11

Understanding the

sounds you may hear.. .................... .I2

Reversing the door swing.. ............. .I2

Saving energy ................................... 12

To obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it

properly. This section tells you how to set the controls, remove and adjust the features in your

refrigerator, and how to save energy.

Setting the controls

Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are

in the refrigerator. When you plug in the

refrigerator for the first time:

1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 4.

Refrigerator Control adjustments range

from 1 (warmest) to 8 (coldest).

2. Set the Freezer Control to C.

Freezer Control adjustments range from

A (coldest) to C (warmest).

3. Give the refrigerator time to cool down

completely before adding food. This may

take several hours.

The settings indicated above should be

correct for normal, household refrigerator

usage. The controls are set correctly

when milk or juice is as cold as you like

and when ice cream is firm. If you need to

adjust these settings, see “Changing the

control settings” on page 8.

REFRIGERATOR

4 WARMER COLDER b

(

1.WARMER mCOLOER.

Exterior moisture control

The Exterior Moisture Control operates

electric heaters around the door openings.

These heaters help keep moisture from

forming on the outside of the refrigerator

cabinet.

l Use the OFF setting when humidity is low.

l Use the ON setting if moisture forms on

the outside of the refrigerator cabinet.

Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures in l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed l Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

in the chart below as a guide. l Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

RECOMMENDED

CONDITION: REASON: CONTROL SElTINGS:

Refrigerator Freezer

Refrigerator l Door opened often

section l Large amount of food added 6 D

too warm l Room temperature too warm

Freezer l Door opened often

section l Large amount of food added 4 A

too warm l Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

Refrigerator l Controls not set correctly

section for your conditions

too cold 2 A

Ice not l Heavy ice usage

made fast l Very cold room temperature 4 A

enough (can’t cycle often enough)

Both l Door opened often

sections l Large amount of food added

too warm 6 C

l Very warm or very cold room

temperatures

Adjusting the shelf glide

Use the shelf glide to secure odd-shaped

items or to separate other items.

1. Grasp glide.

2. Slide glide along track.

NOTE: Shelf glide cannot be removed.

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

Adjust the shelves to match the way you use

your refrigerator.

To remove shelves:

1. Remove items from shelf.

2. Tilt shelf up at front.

3. Lift back of shelf.

4. Pull shelf straight out.

To replace shelves:

1. Guide the rear shelf hooks into the slots

in the shelf supports on cabinet wall.

2. Tilt shelf up at front until hooks drop into

slots. Lower front of shelf to level position.

Removing the meat drawer and cover

To remove the meat drawer:

Slide meat drawer out to the stop.

2. Lift front of meat drawer.

3. Slide meat drawer out the rest of the way.

4. Replace in reverse order.

To remove the cover:

1. Tilt front of cover up.

2. Lift back of cover.

Pull out to the stop,

lift the front and pull

again.

3. Pull cover straight out.

4. Replace cover in reverse order.

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