Whirlpool 4ET18ZK User manual

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UseAndCare

A Note To You

Important Safety

Instructions

Parts And Features

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

Using Your

Refrigerator

Caring For Your

Refrigerator

Food Storage Guide 15

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS Mq

MODEL 4ET18ZK

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.

You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone

into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have

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 Owner-

ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa-

tion 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 17. If you need further help, feel free to call an authorized

Whirpool service company. 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:

9 Read all instructions before using the

Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable

refrigerator. fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or

Child entrapment and suffocation are not explosion.

problems of the past. Junked or abandoned . FOR YOUR SAFETY

refrigerators are still dangerous _. even if

they will “just sit in the garage a few days.” DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR

If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS

do it safely. Help prevent accidents. IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER

APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A

Never allow children to operate, play with, or FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

crawl inside the refrigerator.

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Please:

Install and level the refrigerator on a floor that

will hold the weight and in an area suitable for

its size and use.

Do not install the refrigerator near an oven,

radiator or other heat source.

Do not use the refrigerator in an area where the

room temperature will fall below 13°C (55°F).

Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

. Connect the refrigerator only to the proper kind

of outlet, with the correct electrical supply and

grounding.

Do not load the refrigerator with food before it

, .

Also, remove tape and any inside labels (except

the model and serial number label) before using

the refrigerator.

To remove any remaining glue:

Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then

remove.

. 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 “lmpor-

tant Safety Instructions” above.

nas time to get properly cold.

9 Use the refrigerator only for the uses described

in this manual.

Properly maintain the refrigerator.

Be sure the refrigerator is not used by anyone

unable to operate it properly.

NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction

labels inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the

Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the

front.

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 Freezer shelf

! :

Ice bin -

Control panel

Model and

serial number

label (on side

wall)

Meat drawer -

Utility bin -

Adjustable

wire shelves *

Crisper cover

Crispers A

Leveling rollers’

(behind base grille) \ Base grille

Utility

,compartment

Butter

-compartment

H Shelf glide

Extra deep

door shelf

Refrigerator

control Exterior moisture Light

control switch Freezer

control

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

Page Page

...............,.............. ... ... ... ..............

5 Installing it properly ........................................5

............................ ...... ....... .........

5 Leveling it ..,...................................................... 6

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

a power source, install it and level it.

Cleaning it

Clean your refrigerator before using it, if neces-

sary. See cleaning instructions on page 13.

Plugging it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A 220 Volt, 60 Hz., 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.

Installing it properly

1. Allow 1.25 cm (% inch) space on each side

and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of

installation.

2. 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.

3. The refrigerator can be flush against the 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 counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

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

Front

roller

Right to raise;

left to lower

Use a screwdriver

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page

Setting the controls -7

........................................... .

Changing the control settings.. ........................ .B

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

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ................... .9

Removing the meat drawer and cover.. ........... .9

Removing the crispers and crisper

cover..

....

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

Using the ice cube trays ............................... 1C

Changing the light bulbs.. ............................. 1I

Removing the base grille .............................. 1.i

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

Understanding the sounds you may hear.. .12

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

In order to obtain the best possible results from your refrigerator, it is important that you operate it

properly. This section will tell you how to do just that.

Setting the controls

Temperature controls

Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the

refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in

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 D (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 will be 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.

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.

1. Use the OFF setting when humidity is low.

2. 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 refrigerator

or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart

below as a guide.

Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.

Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

CONDITION:

If Refrigerator

Section is

TOO WARM

If Freezer

Section is

TOO WARM

If Refrigerator

Section is

TOO COLD

REASON:

Door opened often

Large amount of food added

Room temperature too warm

Door opened often

Large amount of food added

Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

Controls not set correctly

for your conditions

RECOMMENDED

CONTROL SElTINGS:

Refrigerator 6

Freezer D

Refrigerator 4

Freezer A

Refrigerator 2

Freezer A

If ICE isn’t Heavy ice usage

MADE FAST Very cold room temperature

ENOUGH (can’t cycle often enough)

Refrigerator 4

Freezer A

If BOTH Door opened often Refrigerator

SECTIONS Large amount of food added Freezer

are TOO WARM Very warm or very cold room

temperatures

Adjusting the shelf glide

The shelf glide can be used to secure odd-

shaped items or to separate other items.

To adjust the shelf glide:

1. Grasp glide.

2. Slide glide along track.

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

Shelves can be adjusted 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:

1. 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.

3. Pull cover straight out.

4. Replace cover in reverse order.

Pull out to the stop, lift

the front and pull again.

Removing the crispers and crisper cover

To remove the crispers:

Slide the crisper 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. Push up glass insert from the bottom, then

slide it out with both hands,

2. Lift front of cover frame.

3. Pull cover frame up and out.

4. Remove metal cover support.

To replace the cover:

Replace metal cover support on wall supports

in front section of cabinet.

Fit back corner of cover frame into notch

supports on walls of refrigerator, then lower

front onto metal cover support.

Slide back of glass insert into cover frame.

Then lower front to level position.

Pull

out to the stop,

lift the front

and pull again.

Remove the

glass insert.

Lift front of

cover frame,

then the back.

Removing the freezer shelf

To remove the shelf:

Lift front of shelf slightly.

2. Lift back of shelf off supports,

3. Replace in reverse order.

Using the ice cube trays

If cubes are not used, they may shrink. The

moving cold air starts a slow evaporation. The

longer cubes are stored, the smaller they get.

To remove ice:

Hold tray at both ends.

2. Twist slightly.

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