Whirlpool 3ET14GK Manual de usuario

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

8ET14GK

3ET14GK

Use And Care Guide PM

A Note To You

Important Safety

Instructions

Parts And Features

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

Using Your

Refrigerator

Caring For Your

Refrigerator

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 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 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

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

refrigerator.

l 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.

l 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.

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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 y

Freezer shelf y

Control panel -

Model and

serial

number -

label (on side

wall)

Adjustable

wire shelves 4

Crisper cover -

Crispers

Leveling

rollers

Control panel

Temperature control Light switch

’ o@j-*, r/J

c d

Butter

- compartment

drawerMeat

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

In This Section

Page Page

refrigerator .................5 Installing it properly .,..,...................... 6

....#.................................. 5 Leveling it ............................................6

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, After removing all packaging materials,

then remove. clean your refrigerator before using it, if

OR necessary. See cleaning instructions on

l Soak area with liquid hand-dishwashing pages 12-l 3.

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.

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 2

Installing it properly

Allow 7.5 cm (3 inches) between overhead

cabinets and refrigerator top.

Allow at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) between the

refrigerator condenser on the back and the

wall.

Allow 1.25 cm (l/2 inch) 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 refrigerator has 2 front, adjustable

rollers to prevent rocking on uneven floors.

To adjust rollers:

1. 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.

Use a screw-

I I

driver to adjust

View of roller with hinge in place ,

LeLeling

screw

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page Page

Setting the temperature control ........7 Using the ice cube trays ..................10

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ....8 Changing the light bulb ...................10

Removing the crispers and cover .....8 Understanding the sounds you

Removing the meat drawer may hear ............................................

and cover .............................................9 Saving energy ...................................11

Removing the freezer shelf ......m.........9

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

Adjust the refrigerator shelves to match the

way you use your refrigerator.

To remove the shelves:

1. Remove items from the shelf.

Slide shelf straight out to the stop.

3. Lift 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.

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. Remove meat drawer.

2. Push cover back to release rear clips

Remove meat

drawer before

from shelf.

3. Tilt cover up at front.

4. Pull cover forward and out.

To replace the cover:

1. Fit notches and clips on underside of

cover over rear and center cross bars on

shelf.

2. Lower cover into place.

3. Pull cover forward to secure rear clips

onto shelf.

4. Replace meat drawer.

Removing the freezer shelf

Remove the freezer shelf for easier

cleaning.

To remove the shelf:

1. Remove items from the shelf.

2. Lift back of shelf over stop.

3. Slide shelf straight out.

To replace the shelf:

1. Slide back of shelf into shelf tracks on

walls of cabinet.

2. Slide shelf in all the way.

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