Whirlpool ET18SK Bedienungsanleitung

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UseAndCare

A Note To You 2

Before Using Your

Refrigerator 5

Using Your

Refrigerator

If You Need

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Warranty 20

1-800-253-1301

Call us with questions or comments.

MODEL ET18SK

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.

You have purchased a quality, worldclass 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-800-253-1301,

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 18. 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

Important Safety Instructions

Read all instructions before using the

refrigerator.

Child entrapment and suffocation are not

problems of the past. Junked or abandoned

refrigerators are still dangerous ... even if

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

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.

Never allow children to operate, play with, or

crawl inside the refrigerator.

Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable

fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or

explosion.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

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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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.

Do not use the refrigerator in an area where the

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

Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.

Connect the refrigerator only to the proper kind

of outlet, 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.

Property 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.

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.

Ice cuba tray.

J I IIII1

- Meat drawer

Base grille

Control panel

control Exterior molrture

contiol Ught

switch Freexer

control

Before Using Your

Refrigerator

In This Section Paw Page

Clsaning it ...........................................................5 Installing it properly ..............-...............-..... 5

Plugging it in .......................................................5 Lsveling 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 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. 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

typs wall receptacle

Ratrigsrator

power cord

grounding plug

Installing it properly

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 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 12.)

2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise.

3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.

4. Check with level.

5. Replace base grille. (See page 12.)

Front

Right to raise;

left to

lower

Use a screwdrivcw

roller

Using Your Refrigerator

In This Section

Pam

Paw

6eting the conbols ......................................... -7

.. Using the optional automatic ice maker..

....

Changing the control settings ........................... 6 Changing the light bulbs ............................... 12

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves ................... .9 Removing the base grille .............................. 12

Removing the meat drawer and cover.. ........... .9 Reversing the door swing ............................. 13

Removing the trivet and cover ....................... .I0 Understanding the sounds you may hear.. .13

Using the ice cube trays .................................. 10 Saving energy ................................................ 13

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.

4 WARMER COLDER ä

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 19.)

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

lf 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 SETTINGS:

Refrigerator 6

Freezer D

Refrigerator

Freezer i

Refrigerator

Freezer :

lf 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

Freezer i

Refrigerator 6

Freezer C

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. Lii 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

The meat drawer and cover can be removed for

cleaning or moved to another shelf, if desired.

Remove the meat drawer first.

To remove the meat drawer: Lift the fronS

then the back.

1. Slide the drawer straight out to the stop.

2. Lift the front.

3. Slide drawer out the rest of the way.

4. Replace in reverse order.

To remove the cover:

1. Remove the meat drawer.

2. Tilt front of cover up.

3. Pull cover up and out.

To replace the cover:

1. Fit bottom notches of cover over rear and

center cross bars of shelf.

2. Lower cover into place.

3. Replace the meat drawer. stop, litt the

front and pull

again.

Removing the trivet and cover

The trivet can be removed for easier cleaning.

To remove the trivet:

1. Lii trivet up and out.

2. Replace trivet with higher edge toward the

rear of the refrigerator. Lift

trivet

and out.

To remove the cover:

1. Lift front of cover.

2. Lift cover up and out.

To replace the cover:

1. Fii cover notches into supports on walls of

refrigerator cabinet.

2. Lower the front into place.

Lift

the honf

then the back.

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:

1. Hold tray at both ends.

2. Twist slightly.

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