Whirlpool 8ET18DK User manual

NO-FROST REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER
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I A Note To You 2
Important Safety
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Parts And Features 4
Before Using Your
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Using Your
Refrigerator 7
Caring For Your
Refrigerator 17
Food Storage
Guide 20
If You Need
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Warranty 24

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 22. 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:
*Read all instructions before using the l Never allow children to operate, play with,
refrigerator. or crawl inside the refrigerator.
.Child entrapment and suffocation are l Never clean refrigerator parts with
not problems of the past. Junked or flammable fluids. The fumes can create a
abandoned refrigerators are still danger- fire hazard or explosion.
ous ... even if they will ‘just sit in the . 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.
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.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Help us help you
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. The model you pur-
chased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and they may not match the
illustration exactly. This manual covers several models.
Ice cube trays Freezer
and shelf light’ Removable
shelf*
Model and serial
number label
shelves on
some models)
Crisper cover /j 4
Shelf glides
Utility
Leveling rollers /
(behind base grille)
*On some models
Control panel
Shelf glide
Base grille
Bin glides
Deep
adiustable
p door bins
Model 8ET20DK shown
REFRIGERATOR EX-EAIOR MOISTURE CONTROL
COLOER . . WARMER
Refrigerator
control Exterior moisture
control Light
switch Freezer
control
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