Whirlpool 3ET14GK User manual

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
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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
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
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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
4
Temperature control Light switch
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Butter
- compartment
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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
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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-
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driver to adjust
View of roller with hinge in place ,
LeLeling
screw
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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 ............................................
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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.
2. 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.
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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. 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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