Whirlpool 3ET16NK User manual

Use And Care Guide ~qq

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

8ET17NK

3ET16NK

A Note To You 2

Important Safety

Instructions

Parts And Features

Before Using Your

Refrigerator 5

Using Your

Refrigerator 7

Caring For Your

Refrigerator 15

Food Storage

Guide 18

Reversing The

Door Swing 20

If You Need

Assistance Or

Service 23

Warranty 24

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 This symbol will help you avoid actions

which could cause product damage

(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to

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 23. 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

Important Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when

using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

*Read all instructions before using the oNever allow children to operate, play with,

refrigerator. or crawl inside the refrigerator.

*Child entrapment and suffocation are aNever 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 l FOR YOUR SAFETY l

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.

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.

Ice cube trays

Model and se

number label

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 instruction labels inside your refrigerator. DO

the model and serial number label) before not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under

using the refrigerator. the refrigerator at the front.

To remove any remaining glue:

Cleaning it before use

l Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then After removing all packaging materials,

remove. clean your refrigerator before using it, if

OR necessary. See cleaning instructions on

l Soak area with liquid hand-dishwashing pages 15-l 6.

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.

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 (l/2 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.

1. Remove base grille. (See page 13.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclock-

wise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 13.)

Right to

raise; left to

Use a screw-

driver to adjust

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page Page

Setting the controls ............................ 7 Adjusting the crisper cover track ... 11

Changing the control settings ........... 8 Adjusting the freezer shelf .............. 12

Removing the drop-in door Using the ice cube trays .................. 12

trim pieces .........................*................. 9 Removing the base grille ................. 13

Removing the snap-off door trim ......9 Changing the light bulbs ................. 13

Removing the snap-off trivets ........... 9 Understanding the sounds

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves .. 10 you may hear .................................... 14

Removing the meat drawer Saving energy ................................... 14

and cover ...........................*............... 10

Removing the crispers and

crisper cover ..................................... 11

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 3

(Recommended Setting). Refrigerator

Control settings range from 1 (warmest)

to 5 (coldest).

2. Set the Freezer Control to 3 (Recom-

mended Setting). Freezer Control

settings range from 1 (warmest) to 5

(coldest).

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.

Changing the control settings

If you need to adjust temperatures in

refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed

in the chart below as a guide.

l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

l Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

l Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

CONDITION: REASON: RECOMMENDED

CONTROL SElTINGS:

Refrigerator Freezer

Refrigerator l Door opened often

section l Large amount of food added

too warm l Room temperature too warm

Freezer

section

too warm

Refrigerator

section

too cold

l Door opened often

l Large amount of food added

‘Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

*Controls not set correctly

for your conditions

Ice not

made fast

enough

l Heavy ice usage

every cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

Both

sections

too warm

l Door opened often

l Large amount of food added

*Very warm or very cold room

temperatures

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Removing the drop-in door trim pieces

To remove the trim piece:

1. Remove all items from the shelf.

2. Pull straight up on the trim piece at each

end.

To replace the trim piece:

1. Locate each end of the trim piece above

the trim pocket opening.

2. Push the trim piece straight down until it

stops.

3. Replace items on the shelf.

Removing the snap-off door trim

To remove the trim piece:

1. Remove all items from the shelf.

2. Pull out on the inside tab at each end of

the trim piece.

3. Lift trim piece straight out.

To replace the trim piece:

1. Line up ends of the trim piece with the

button on the door liner wall.

2. Push trim piece straight back until it

snaps securely into place.

3. Replace items on the shelf.

Removing the snap-off door trivets

To remove the trivet:

1. Remove all items from the shelf.

2. Pull out on the inside tab at each end of

the trivet.

3. Lift trivet straight out.

To replace the trivet:

1. Line up ends of trivet with the button on

the door liner wall.

2. Push trivet straight back until it snaps

securely into place.

3. Replace items on the shelf.

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