Roper RT14EK User manual

UseAndCare

A Note To You 2

Important Safety

Instructions 3

Parts And Features 4

Before Using Your

Refrigerator 6

Using Your

Refrigerator 8

Caring For Your

Refrigerator 13

Food Storage Guide 16

If You Need

Assistance

Or Service 18

Warranty 20

1-800~44-ROPER

Call us with questions or comments.

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS

MODELS RT14DK RT14EK RT14GD

RT14DM RT14HD

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Roper@ appliance.

You purchased a quality, worldclass 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 complete

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 This symbol will help you avoid actions

dangers as personal injury, burns, fire which could cause product damage

and electrical shock. (scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to

. your personal property.

Our toll-free number, 1-80044-ROPER (l-800-447-6737),

is available 24 hours a day.

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

us. 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 diagrams on

pages 4 and 5). 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

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 allow children to operate, play with,

refrigerator. or crawl inside the refrigerator.

*Child entrapment and suffocation are l Never clean refrigerator parts with

not problems of the past. Junked or flammable fluids. The fumes can create a

abandoned refrigerators are still danger- fire hazard or explosion.

ous ... even if they will “just sit in the . FOR YOUR SAFETY l

garage a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrig- DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR

erator, do it safely. Please read the OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND

enclosed safety booklet from the Asso- LICUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR

ciation of Home Appliance Manufactur- ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES

ers. Help prevent accidents. CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR

EXPLOSION.

I - 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

55°F (13°C).

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. (Refer to the

Electrical Requirements and Grounding

Instructions Sheet.)

l Do not load the refrigerator with food

before it has time to get property 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 have

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

illustration exactly. This manual is designed to cover several models.

Control panel (all models)

Temperature control Light switch

Models RT14DM

Automatic ice

maker

Ice bin

Partial shelf -

Control panel -

Model and

serial number

label y

(on side wall)

Crisper cover \

Butter

-compartment

Models RT14GD (shown), RT14HD and RT14DK

ice cube

(on side wall)

Models RT14EK

Control panel

Model and

serial number

label

(on side wall)

Slide-out

wire shelves

Butter

compartment

Butter dish

~UIGD only)

Butter

, compartment

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

In This Section

Page

Cleaning your refrigerator ................ .6 Installing it properly ........................... 7

Plugging it in ....................................... 6 Leveling it ............................................ 7

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

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 your thumb to make a ball,

then remove.

l Soak area with liquid handdishwashing

detergent before removing glue as de-

scribed above. Do not use sharp instru-

ments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or

abrasive cleaners. These can damage the

material. See “Important Safety Instruc-

tions” on page 3.

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent

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 and 14.

Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere

fused and properly grounded electrical

supply is required. lt 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.

See Electrical Requirements and Ground-

ing Instructions Sheet in your Literature

Package.

3-prong grounding

type wall receptacle, w

Refrigerator 1

power cord-i

grounding plug

Installing it properly

Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm) between overhead

cabinets and refrigerator top.

Allow at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) between the

refrigerator condenser on the back and the

wall.

Allow % inch (1.25 cm) on each side 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.

Level your refrigerator.

Leveling it

Your fefrigerator has 2 front, adjustable

rollers to prevent rocking on uneven floors.

To adjust rollers:

Roll refrigerator into position.

2. Adjust rollers by turning the leveling

screws, located at the front of the base.

l Turn clockwise to raise.

l Turn counterclockwise to lower.

NOTE:

Rollers are adjusted correctly

when the refrigerator no longer rocks

when the doors are opened or closed.

3. Repeat this procedure whenever the

refrigerator is moved.

NOTE: If you want the doors to close easier,

use the rollers to raise the front of the

refrigerator slightly.

I I

Use a screw-

driver to

adjust

Roller

;/yr v

Leveling screw

Raise

View of roller

with hinge in place

Leveling

screw

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page Page

Setting the temperature control ........8 Changing the light bulb ................... 11

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ....9 Reversing the door swing ................12

Removing the crispers and cover .....9 Understanding the sounds

you

Using the ice cube trays ..................10 may hear ............................................12

Using the automatic ice maker ........10 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 temperature control, remove and adjust some

of the features in your refrigerator, and how to save energy.

Setting the temperature control

The Temperature Control is in the refrigera-

tor. It controls the temperature in both the

refrigerator and freezer compartments.

When you plug in the refrigerator for the first

time:

1. Set the Temperature Control to 3 (nor-

mal). Temperature Control adjustments

range from 1 (warmest) to 5 (coldest).

NOTE: Turning the Temperature Control

to OFF stops cooling in both the refrigera-

tor and freezer compartments, but it does

not disconnect the refrigerator from the

power supply.

2. Give the refrigerator time to cool down

completely before adding food. This could

take several hours.

3. Adjust the Temperature Control to have

food as cold as you like. The settings

indicated above should be correct for

normal, household refrigerator usage.

NOTE: The built-in exterior moisture control

continuously guards against moisture build-

up on the outside of the refrigerator cabinet.

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

The refrigerator shelves can be adjusted to

match the way you use your refrigerator.

To remove the shelves:

1. Remove items from the shelf.

2. Slide shelf straight out to the stop.

3. Lii back of shelf over stop.

4. Slide shelf out the rest of the way.

To replace the shelves:

1. Slide back of shelf into shelf track in wall

of cabinet.

2. Guide front of shelf into shelf track.

3. Slide shelf in all the way.

Removing the crispers and cover

To remove the crispers:

1. Slide crispers straight out to the stop.

2. Lift the front.

3. Slide out the rest of the way.

4. Replace in reverse order.

To remove the cover:

1. Lift cover front and remove the cover

support.

2. Lift cover up and slide out.

To replace the cover:

1. Fit cover tabs into lowest cabinet slots

and push in. Lower the front retainers into

place.

2. Insert cover support (with the long tab

toward the front) into the groove on the

underside of the cover.

NOTE: If the support needs adjustment,

turn base clockwise to raise or counter-

clockwise to lower.

Lift cover front,

then the back.

Using the ice cube trays

(RT14DK, RT14HD, and RT14GD)

If you don’t use the cubes, they may shrink.

The moving cold air starts a slow evapora-

tion. The longer you store cubes, the smaller

they get.

To remove ice:

1. Hold tray at both ends.

2. Twist slightly.

Using the automatic ice maker

(Optional on RT14DK, RT14EK, RTl4HD, and RT14GD,

factory-installed on RT14DM)

If you have an automatic ice maker, or if you

plan to add one later, there are a few things

you will want to know:

l For models RT14DK, RT14EK, RT14HD

and RT14GD: The aluminum water inlet

tube, supplied with your refrigerator, is in

the rear bottom of the refrigerator, on the

compressor support plate. Use this tube

instead of the tube provided in the acces-

sory kii.

l The ON/OFF lever is a wire signal arm.

DOWN to make ice automatically

UP to shut off the ice maker

IMPORTANT: Do not turn ice maker on

until it is connected to the water supply.

Instructions for ice maker water supply

hook up are attached to the back of the

refrigerator cabinet.

l The dial or lever on the side of the ice

maker changes the size of the cubes.

l Good water quality is important for good

ice quality. Try to avoid connecting the ice

maker to a softened water supply. Water

softener chemicals, such as salt from a

malfunctioning softener, can damage the

ice maker mold and lead to poor ice

quality. If a softened water supply cannot

be avoided, make sure that the water

softener is well maintained and operating

properly.

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