Whirlpool 8ET18DK Bedienungsanleitung

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER 8ET20DK 8ET18DK

UseAndCareGuide ‘W

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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.

Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1 301,

is toll-free, 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 20. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer

Assistance 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

ImDortant Safetv Instructions

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

refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

Read all instructions before using the

Never allow children to operate, play with, or

refrigerator. crawl inside the refrigerator.

Child entrapment and suffocation are not

Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable

problems of the past. Junked or abandoned fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or

refrigerators are still dangerous even if explosion.

they will “just sit in the garage a few days.” . FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator,

do it safely. Please read the enclosed safety

booklet from the Association of Home

Appliance Manufacturers. 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:

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.

9 Do not use the refrigerator in an area in an area

where the room temperature will fall below 55°F

(13°C).

Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

Connect the refrigerator only to the proper kind

of oulet, with the correct electrical supply and

grounding. (Refer to the Electrical Require-

ments and Grounding Instructions Sheet.)

Do not load the refrigerator with food before it

has time to get properly cold.

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.

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.

9 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.

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. The model you have purchased may have all

or some of the parts and features shown and they may not match the illustration exactly. This manual is

designed to cover several models.

Ice cube trays and shelf Freezer light Removable shelf

\ (8ET20DK) (8ET20DK)

shelf

panel

Ice bin

Freezer

Control

Model and serial

number label

(on side wall)

Butter

compartment

Model 8ET20DK shown

Control panel

REFRIGERATOR EXTERIOR MOISTURE CONTROL

COLDER .

Refrigerator

control Exterior moisture Light

control switch Freezer

control

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

In This Section

Paae Page

Cleaning it -5

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

Plugging it in ....................................................... 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 15.

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. 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.

See Electrical Requirements and Grounding

Instructions Sheet in your Literature Package.

3-prong grounding

type wall receptacle

Refrigerator

power cord

grounding plug

Installing it properly

1. Allow % inch (1.25 cm) 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 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.

Right to raise;

left to lower

Use a screwdriver

Remove base grille. (See page 13.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

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

Front

roller

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Page

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

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

Adjusting the door bins ..................................... 8

Adjusting the bin/shelf glides .......................... .9

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

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

Removing the crispers and crisper cover.. ....10

Adjusting the crisper humidity control .......... 10

Removing the freezer shelf.. ............................ 11

Page

Raising the ice compartment door.. ............. 11

Using the ice cube trays ............................... 11

Using the automatic ice maker.. ................... 12

Changing the light bulbs ............................... 13

Removing the base grille .............................. 13

Reversing the door swing.. ........................... 14

Understanding the sounds you may hear.. .I4

Saving energy ................................................ 14

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.

Use the OFF setting when humidity is low.

2. Use the ON setting if moisture forms on the

outside of the refrigerator cabinet.

REFRIGERATOR

4 WARMER COLDER b

FREEZER

4 WARMER COLDER b

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. If you have questions, call our

Consumer Assistance Center number. (See

page 21.)

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 SETrINGS:

Refrigerator 6

Freezer D

Refrigerator 4

Freezer A

Refrigerator 2

Freezer A

If ICE isn’t

MADE FAST

ENOUGH

If BOTH

SECTIONS

are TOO WARM

Heavy ice usage

Very cold room temperature

(can’t cycle often enough)

Door opened often

Large amount of food added

Very warm or very cold room

temperatures

Refrigerator 4

Freezer A

Refrigerator 6

Freezer C

Adjusting the door bins

To remove door bins:

1. Lift bin up.

2. Pull bin straight out.

To replace door bins:

1. Slide bin in above desired support button.

2. Push down until it stops.

Adjusting the bin/shelf glides

The bin/shelf glides can be used to secure odd-

shaped items or to separate other items.

Grasp glide.

2. Slide glide along bin/track.

NOTE: Shelf glides cannot be removed.

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you

use your refrigerator. Glass shelves are strong

enough to hold bottles, milk and other heavy food

items.

To remove glass shelves:

1. Remove items from shelf.

2. Tilt shelf up at front.

3. Lift back of shelf.

4. Pull shelf straight out.

To replace glass 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.

Glass shelves are heavy.

Be careful.

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:

1. 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.

ull out to the stop,

lift the front

and pull again.

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:

1. Replace metal cover support on wall supports

in front section of cabinet.

2. Fit back corner of cover frame into notch

supports on walls of refrigerator, then lower

front onto metal cover support.

3. Slide back of glass insert into cover frame.

Then lower front to level position.

Remove the

glass insert.

Lift front of

cover frame,

then the back.

Adjusting the crisper humidity control

You can control the amount of humidity in the

moisture-sealed crisper.

The control can be adjusted to any setting

between LOW and HIGH.

LOW (open) lets moist air out of the crisper for

best storage of fruits and vegetables with skins,

HIGH (closed) keeps moist air in the crisper for

best storage of fresh, leafy vegetables.

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