Whirlpool ET18NK No-Frost Refrigerator User Manual

Whirlpool ET18NK No-Frost Refrigerator

Parts and features

Important Safety Instructions

You are personally responsible for making sure. is not near an oven, radiator, or other heat source. that your refrigerator… is properly maintained.

•  It is installed and leveled on a floor that will hold l is out of the weather. The weight, and in an area suitable for its size and l is used in an area where the room temperature is used. will not fall below 55, F (13°C).
•  is connected only to the right kind of outlet, with the right electrical supply and grounding. (Refer
• is not used by anyone unable to operate it to your “Electrical Requirements and Grounding properly. Instructions:‘)
• It is not loaded with food before it has time to get
• used only to do what home refrigerators are properly cold. designed to do.

Before using your refrigerator

1. Remove sales labels…
2. Clean it…
3. Plug 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. Do not use an extension cord. Use a receptacle that cannot be turned off with a switch or pull chain. See the individual electrical requirements and grounding instruction sheet in your literature package.

Install properly…

1. Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm) between overhead cabinets and the refrigerator top.
2. Allow at least an inch (2.5 cm) between the refrigerator condenser on the back and the wall.
3. Allow an inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the refrigerator for ease of installation.
4. If the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space on the hinge side so the door can be opened wider.
5. If your refrigerator has an ice maker, make sure the ice maker water supply has been connected. Refer to Installation Instructions.

Level refrigerator-freezer…

This refrigerator has 2 threaded levelling legs that are shipped in a separate package

1. Screw these legs all the way into the bolt holes at the bottom corners of the refrigerator. Roll the refrigerator into place.
2. Lower legs just enough to lift the rollers off the floor,
3. Adjust each leg until the refrigerator won’t rock.
4. Adjust the front legs to level the refrigerator. To raise corners, turn legs in the direction shown. To lower corners, turn legs in the direction shown.
5. Check with the level

Using your refrigerator

Setting the 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 3. -R
2. Set the FREEZER CONTROL to 6

Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. [This may take several hours.) These settings should be about right for normal household refrigerator usage. The controls will be set about right when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.

• Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
• Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.

Changing the control settings…
If you need to adjust the temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below.

Power Saving Control…

The Power Saving Control on the Control Con- 1. Use the “CONSUMES LESS ENERGY” setting when the sole operates electric heaters around the door humidity is low. openings.

Adjusting the refrigerator shelves

To remove the shelves:

1. First, remove food from the shelf. GUIDE STOP
2. Slide the shelf straight out to the stop.
3. Lift the front, slide the shelf the rest of the way out. SHELF STOP

To replace the shelves:

1. Fit the back of the shelf on top of the guides with wire stops on the bottom of the guides.
2. Lift front, slide shelf in until it clears guide stops.

Removing crispers and crisper cover…

To remove the crispers:

1. Slide the crisper straight out to the stop, lift the front, then slide the rest of the way out.
2. Replace in reverse order.

To remove the cover:

1. Lift the front and remove the cover support.
2. Lift out the cover by pulling up and out.

To replace the cover:

1. Fit the back of the cover into the notch supports on the walls of the refrigerator, then lower the front into place.
2. Replace the cover support with the long tab toward the front. NOTE: If the support needs adjustment, turn base right to raise, or left to lower.

Changing the light bulb…

1. Reach behind the control console to find the bulb
2. Remove bulb.
3. Replace with a 40-watt appliance bulb.

Reversing the door swing…
You can change the hinges on your refrigerator so the doors open the other way. You will need a #20 Torx head screwdriver. Refer to the instruction sheet included with your refrigerator.

Ice cube trays… (Model ETISJK only)
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.

Automatic ice maker…

If you have the automatic ice maker accessory, it is cold enough to make ice. This can take or if you plan to add one later (Part No. ECKMF-86), overnight. There are a few things you will want to know:

• The ON/OFF lever is a wire signal arm. the first few batches of ice. Down…for making ice automatically. Up…to shut off the ice maker.
• The dial or lever on the side of the ice maker changes the size of the cubes.
• If you remove the ice bin, raise the signal arm to shut off the ice maker. When you return the bin,
• Shake the bin occasionally to keep cubes separate- push it all the way in and lower the arm to the ON rated, and to obtain increased storage capacity.
• It is normal for ice crescents to be attached by a layer. If cubes are stored for too long, they may develop corners. They will break apart easily.

Energy saving tips…

• Check door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the freezer to temperatures colder than the cabinet to be sure of a good seal. need to be. If ice cream is firm in the freezer and
• Clean the condenser coil regularly, and drinks are as cold as your family likes them.
• Open the door as few times as possible. Think cold enough about what you need before you open the door.
• Keep the Power Saving Control on.
• Get everything out at one time. Keep foods orga- LESS ENERGY unless moisture forms on refrigerator nized so you won’t have to search for what you exterior.
  want.
• Close the door as soon as the food is removed.
• Make sure your refrigerator IS not next to a heat source
• Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don’t source items such as a range, water heater, furnace, or overcrowd it so air movement is blocked. radiator or in direct sunlight.

Cleaning your refrigerator

Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost. To clean your refrigerator, turn the Refrigerator off automatically. But both should be cleaned about Control to OFF, unplugged, and take out all removable parts once a month to help prevent odors from building parts and clean them according to the following up. Of course, spills should be wiped up right away according to directions.

Cleaning chart…

Food storage guide
There is a right way to package and store refrigerated or frozen food. To keep food fresher, longer, take the time to study these recommended steps.

STORING FRESH FOOD

Leafy Vegetables…

Remove store wrapping and trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas. Wash in cold water and drain. Place in a plastic bag or plastic container and store in the crisper. Cold, moist air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp.
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers)…

Store in a crisper, plastic bags, or a plastic container.
Fruit…

Wash, let dry, and store in refrigerator in plastic bags or crisper. Do not wash or hull berries until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berries in their store container in a crisper, or store in a loosely closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf.

STORING FROZEN FOOD

The freezer section is designed for the storage of commercially frozen food and for freezing food at home.
Packaging-The secret of successful freezing is in the packaging. The wrap you use must be air, moisture, and vapor proof. The way you close and seal the package must not allow air, moisture, or vapor in or out. Packaging done in any other way could cause food odor and taste transfer throughout the refrigerator and drying of frozen food. Rigid polyethylene (plastic) containers with tight-fitting lids, straight-sided canning/freezing jars, heavy-duty aluminum foil, plastic-coated paper, and nonpermeable plastic wraps (made from Saran film are recommended. NOTE: Heat-sealed boiling bags are easy to use and can be used by themselves or as carton liners.
Sealing – When sealing food in bags, squeeze out the air [liquids need headspace to allow for expansion]. Twist the top and turn it back. Fasten the tie securely around the doubled-over tail. Put the label inside transparent bags; use a self-adhesive label on the outside of opaque ones.

FOOD STORAGE CHART

If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these five steps:

Before calling for assistance…

• Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without any tools of any kind.
• If your refrigerator will not operate:
• Is the power supply cord plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See page 4.)
• Have you checked your home’s main fuses or circuit breaker box?
• Is the Refrigerator Control ON?

If there is a rattling or jingling noise, or other unfamiliar sounds:

• Is something on top or behind the refrigerator making noise when the refrigerator is running?
• New features on your new refrigerator make new sounds. You may be hearing air flowing from the fans, timer clicks for the defrosting cycle, and defrost water draining into the defrost pan

If your ice maker will not operate:

• Has the freezer had enough time to get cold?
• With a new refrigerator, this might take overnight.
• Is the signal arm ON…in the down position?
• Is the water valve turned on? Is water getting to the ice?

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