Whirlpool ED22MK User manual

NO-FROST
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FREEZER
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Please read this
Use and Care Guide
before you do anything else.. .
This booklet tells you how to start your refrig-
erator, clean it, move shelves and adjust con-
trols. It even tells you what new sounds to expect
from your refrigerator.
Treat your new refrigerator with care. Use it
only to do what home refrigerators are de-
signed to do.
Parts and features
Model and Se
Number Lobe
- utlllty
Compartment
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...
When you need service cx call with a question,
have this InformatIon ready.
Model Number
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers [from the
label located as shown).
Serial Number
2. Purchase date from sales slip
Purchase Date
Copy this Information in these spaces. Keep this
book, your warranty and sales slip tmether In a
handy place
Service Company and Telephone Number

Contents
SAFETY FIRST
BEFOREYOUPLUGITIN..
Install Properly,
Level Refrigerator-Freezer 1
Remove Sales Labels
Clean It : :
Plug It In
USING YOUR REFRIGERAibi : : :
Setting the Controls
Changing the Control Settings
Power Saving Control
Adjusting the Shelves
Adjusting Meat Pan Temperature
Adjusting Crisper Humidity Control
Removing the Crisper, Meat Pan,
and Covers
Removing the Freezer Shelves
Removing the Freezer Bin
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Changing the Light Bulbs 7
Removing the Base Grille 7
Ice Cube Trays 7
Optional Automatic Ice Maker 8
Sounds You May Hear 8
Energy Saving Tips 8
CLEANING YOUR REFRIGERATOR 9
Cleaning Chart 9
FOOD STORAGE GUIDE 10
Storing Fresh Food 10
Freezing and Storing Frozen Foods 11
VACATION AND MOVING CARE 14
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE 15
I, Before Calling for Assistance. 15
2. If You Need Assistance 15
3. If You Need Service 15
4. IfYou Have a Problem 15
01986 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you plug it in
IMPORTANT
Before usrng your refrigerator, you are personally
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right electrical supply and grounding (Refer to it should be used.
your “Electrical Requirements and Grounding
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frrgerators.

Install properly.. .
1. Allow ‘/i inch [I 25 cm] space on each side and at
the top of the refrigerator for ease of rnstallation
2. If the refrigerator ISto be agarnst a wall, you might
want to leave extra space so the door can be
opened wider.
3. The refrigerator back can be flush against the wall
Level refrigerator-freezer.. .
Levelting Syq 1
Right to Raise;
Lelt to Lower
1 Remove base grille [see page 7 ),
2 To raise front, turn each screw to the right
3 To lower front, turn each screw to the left.
4. Check with level.
Remove sales labels.. .
Remove ihe Consumer Buy Gurde label, tape and
any inside labels before using the refrigerator.
To remove any remaining glue:
1 Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball then remove.
OR
2 Soak area with dishwashing detergent solution (1
teaspoon detergent in 1quart warm water] before
removrng glue as descrrbed In step 1.
DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or
toxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, car-
bon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the
material.
NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE ANY PERMANENT IN-
STRUCTION LABELS INSIDE YOUR REFRIGERATOR.
Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened under
the refrigerator at the front.
Clean it.. .
Clean your refrigerator
before using it.
See cleaning Instructions
on page 9. i A
Plug it in...
Plug
Refrigerator
Power Cord
RECOMMENDED GROUNDING METHOD
A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere fused
and properly grounded electrical supply IS re-
quired It IS recommended that a separate circuit
serving only this appliance be provided
Do not use an extension cord. Use a recep-
tacle which cannot be turned off with a switch
or pull chain. See individual electrical require-
ments and grounding instruction sheet in your liter-
ature package
4

Using your refrigerator
Temperature Contr
Air Control
Air Outlet
Setting the controls.. .
The Temperature Control is in the refrigerator and
the Air Control IS In the freezer sectjon When the
refrigerator ISplugged in for the first time
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I. Set the TEMPERA-
TURECONTROL to 3. 2. Set the AIR CON-
TROL to 3
Changing the control settings.. .
If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrlger-
l Adjust the Temperature Control first.
ator or freezer, use the settings listed In the chart
l Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments
below.
l Then adjust the Air Control, If needed
Power Saving Control
Give the refrigerator time to cool down com-
pletely before adding food. (This may take sev-
eral hours.]
These settings should be about right for
normal household refrigerator usage.
The controls WIII be set about right when milk or
Juice IS as cold as you like and when ice cream
IS firm
Do not block the air outlet on the control panel
Blocking it can slow the air movement needed to
keep temperatures at the level you set
CONDITION:
If Refrlgeratoc
Section is
TOO WARM
If Freezer
Section IS
TOO WARM
QUESTIONS?
...call your If Refrigerator
COOL-LINE R Section is
service TOO COLD
assistance
telephone If ICE isn’t
number MADE FAST ENOUGH
(page 15).
If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM
REASONS:
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 SETTINGS:
Temperature Control 4
Air Control 3
Temperature Control 3
Air Control 4
Temperature Control 2
Air Control 3
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
Temperature Control 3
Air Control 4
Temperature Control 3
Air Control 2
Power Saving Control.. .
The Power Saving Control on the Control Con-
sole operates electric heaters around the door 1 Use the “OFF” set-
opentngs. These heaters help keep moisture from 2 Use the “0N”settlng
ting when humldlty if moisture forms
forming on the outstde of the refrigerator. ISlow, on the outside of the
refrigerator.

Adjusting shelves.. .
Shelves can be adjusted to match the way you use To remove glass shelves:
Your refrigerator. Glass shelves are strong enough to 1. Tilt up at front.
hold bottles, milk and other heavy food items. 2. Lift up at back.
3. Pull shelf straiaht out.
G/ox shelves ore *
heovy Be careful
To replace:
1. Guide the rear hooks Into the slots In the shelf
supports.
2. Tilt up front of shelf until hooks drop into slot. Lower
front of shelf to level positron.
Adjusting meat pan temperature...
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Use Control to Adjust
Meat Pan Temperatures
Adjusting crisper
Humidity Control.. .
You can control the amount of humidity In the mols-
ture-sealed crisper.
1 The control can be adjusted to any setting be-
tween LO and HI
2 LO (open] lets moist
air out of crisper for
best storage of fruits
and vegetables
with skins
3. HI (closed) keeps
moist air In the errs-
per for best storage
of fresh leafy vege-
tables.
Cold air flows against the
meat pan through an opening
between the freezer and the
refrigerator. This helps keep the
meat pan colder than the rest
of the refrigerator.
Set the control to let more or
less cold air through.
Removing the crisper, meat pan and covers...
Removing:
1 Slide crisper and meat pan stratght out to stop
2. Lift the front
3. Slide the rest of the way out
4 Replace in reverse order.
Removing:
l Covers are held in place by two pegs at the bat
and two notched tabs in front.
1 Press front tabs out of the way.
2 Lift cover front.
3. Luffback off the pegs
4. Replace In reverse order
6
Push the Tab
to Clear the Cover.
Snap Back Into Place.

Removing freezer shelves.. .
1. Lift front slightly.
2. Lift back off supports.
3. Replace in reverse order
Lltt the Front
Then the Back
Removing freezer bin.. .
For proper air movement, keep the freezer bin In
place when the refrigerator is operating. ,
To remove the bln: To replace the bln:
l Slide out to the stop.
l Place bin on the slrdes.
l Lift the front to clear the stop.
l Make sure the stops clear
l Slide out the rest of the way. the front of the slides.
l Slide bin in.
Changing the light bulbs.. .
WARNING: Before removing a light shield for
cleaning or for replacing the bulb,
either unplug refrigerator or discon-
nect electricity leading to refrig-
erator at the main power supply.
Shock and injury can occur if elec-
tricitv remains connected.
light bulbs behind refrigerator and freezer con-
trol consoles:
1 Pull control knob straight off.
2 Pull bottom of control panel straight out
3 Lofttop of panel off supports.
4 Replace wrth a 40.wati appliance bulb
5 Replace panel in reverse order
Removing the base grille...
2. Pull grille outwards as shown
3. Do not remove Tech sheet fastened behind grille.
light bulb behind crisper:
1. Remove crisperand crisper cover.
2. Bulb ISon back wall of refrigerator.
3. Replace with a 40-watf appliance bulb
4 Replace crisper and crisper cover.
5. Plug in the refrigerator
To replace:
Support Tabs
1 Line up grille support tabs with metal clips.
2 Push firmly to snap into place.
3. Close the doors
Ice cube trays.. .
If cubes are not used, they may shrink The moving
cold air starts a slow evaporatron The longer cubes
are stored, the smaller they get
To remove ice:
1 Hold tray at both ends.
2 Slightly twist. 7

Optional automatic ice maker.. .
If you have the automatic ice maker accessory or
plan to add one later [Part No. ECKMF-611,there are a
few things you will want to know:
l The ON/OFF lever is a wire signal arm.
Down.. .for making Ice automatically,
Up...toshut off the ice maker.
l Shake the bin occastonally to keep cubes sepa-
rated, and to obtain increased storage capacity.
On
Lower Signal
Arm to Start It. Raise
Signal
Arm to Stop Ice Maker.
l It ISnormal for ice crescents to be attached by a
corner. They will break apart easily.
l You will hear water running when Ice maker is
working. You’ll hear ice fall into the bin Don’t let
these sounds bother you.
Sounds you may hear.. .
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Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your old one didn’t.
Because the sounds are new to you, you might be concerned about
them. Don’t be. Most of the new sounds are normal. Hard surfaces like
the floor, walls and cabinets can make the sounds seem louder.
The following chart describes the kinds of sounds that might be new
to you, and what may be making them.
l The ice maker will not operate until the freezer IS
cold enough to make ice. This can take overnight.
l Because of new plumbing connections, the first
ice may be discolored of off-flavored Discard the
first few batches of Ice.
l Your Ice maker will work faster when the freezer is
colder If you want more Ice, turn the Temperature
Control to a higher number, OTturn the Air Control
to a higher number.
l If you remove the ice bin, raise the signal arm to
shut off the ice maker. When you return the bin.
push it all the way In and lower the arm to the ON
position.
l If cubes are stated too long, they may develop an
off-flavor...llke stale water. Throw them away. They
will be replaced. Cubes In the ice bin can also
become smaller by evaporation.
l Good waterquality isimportant forgood ice quality
It is not recommended that the ice maker be con-
nected to a softened water supply. Water softener
chemicals such as salt from a malfunctioning sott-
ener can damage the ice maker mold and lead to
poor quality ice. If a softened water supply cannot
be avoided, then it ISimportant that the water sofl-
ener be well maintained and operating properly.
Possible Sounds:
l Slight Hum, Soft Hiss:
l Clicking or Snapping
Sounds:
l Water Sounds:
. l Ice Maker Sounds:
-trickling water
-thud (clatter of ice]
l Running Sounds:
Probable Causes:
You may hear the refrigerator’s fan motor and moving air.
The defrost timer makes a definite click when the refrigerator stops running. It
also makes a sound when the refrigerator starts.
When the refrigerator stops running, you may hear gurgling in the tubing for a
few minutes after it stops. You may also hear defrost water running into the
defrost water pan.
If your refrigerator has an ice maker, you may hear buzzing [from the water
valve], trickling water and the clatter of Ice dumped into the bin.
Your refrigerator has a high-efficiency compressor and motor. It will run longer
than older designs. It may even seem to run most of the time.
Energy saving tips...
You can help your refrigerator use less electricity
l Check door gaskets for a tight seal Level the cabi-
net to be sure of a good seal
l Clean the condenser coil regularly.
l Open the door as few times as possible Think about
what you need before you open the door Get
everything out at one time. Keep foods organized
so you won’t have to search for what you want
Close door as soon as food is removed.
l Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don’t over-
crowd it so air movement is blocked
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l It ISa waste of electricity to set the refrigerator and
freezer to temperatures colder than they need to
be If ice cream ISfirm in the freezer and drinks are
as cold as your family likes them, that’s cold enough
l Keep the Power Saving Control on OFF unless
moisture forms on the refrigerator exterior
l Make sure your refrigerator is not next to a heat
source such as a range, water heater, furnace, radi-
ator, or In direct sunlight

Cleaning your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator and freezer sectrons defrost To clean your refrigerator, turn
tt
automatically. But both should be cleaned about Control to (IFF, unplug it, take c
ut
once a month to help prevent odors from burldinq parts, and clean tt according
to
up. Of course, spills should be wrped up right away- drrectrons
Cleaning chart...
Part
Removable parts
[shelves, crrsper, meat
pan etc.)
Outside
Inside walls [Freezer
should be allowed to
warm up so cloth won’t
strck 1
Door Irners and gaskets
Dark plastrcs
[covers and panels]
Defrost pan
Condenser Coil
Floor under refrigerator
What to use
Sponge or cloth; mild
detergent and warm
water.
Sponge, cloth or paper
towel; mild detergent,
appliance wax (or good
auto paste wax).
How to clean
l Wash removable parts with warm water
and a mild detergent
l Rrnse and dry
l Wash with warm water and a mild de-
tergent Do not use abrasive or harsh
cleansers.
l Rinse and dry
l Wax painted metal surfaces at least
twice a year with appliance wax or a
good auto paste wax Apply wax with
a clean, soft cloth. Do not use wax
on plastic parts.
Waxing painted metal surfaces provides rust protection.
Sponge, soft cloth or
paper towel, baktng
soda, warm water, mild
detergent
l Wash with warm water and
~ mtld detergent or
-baking soda (2 tablespoons I26 g j to
1quart [ 95 I] warm water
l Rinse and dry
Sponge, soft cloth or
l Wash wrth mild detergent and warm
paper towel; mild water
detergent, warm water
l Rrnse and dry
DO NOT USE Cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents,
bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum on plastic parts.
Mild detergent and
l Wash with a soft grit-free cloth or
warm water, soft, clean sponge
sponge and soft, clean
l Rinse and dry with a damp grit-free
cloth cloth or chamois
DO NOT USE paper towels, window sprays, scouring cleansers,
or flammable or toxic solvents like acetone, gasoline, carbon
tetrachloride, etc. These can scratch or damage the material.
Sponge or cloth; mild
detergent and warm
water
l Remove base grille. (See page 7.1
l To remove defrost pan, lift pan over wire
brace [remove tape; if any).
l Wash defrost pan with warm water and
mild detergent.
l Rinse and dry
l Replace with notched corner to the rear.
l Push it all the way In.
l Make sure defrost drain tube ISpointing
into pan.
l Replace base grille.
Vacuum cleaner, using
the extended narrow
attachment.
l Remove base grille.
l Clean dust and lint from condenser at
least every other month.
l Replace base grille.
Usual floor cleaners.
l Roll refrigerator out only as far as water
supply line allows.
l Wash floor.
l Roll refrigerator back
l Check to see if the refrigerator is level.

There is a right way to package and store refrig-
erated or frozen foods. To keep foods fresher, longer.
take the time to study these recommended steps.
Leafy Vegetables.. Remove store wrapping and
trim or tear off bruised and discolored areas Wash in
cold water and drain Place In plastic bag or plastic
container and store in crisper Cold, moist air helps
keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp
Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers). .Store
In crrsper. plastic bags or plastic container.
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Fruits ..Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in
plastrc bags or crisper. Do not wash or hull berries
until they are ready to use. Sort and keep berrres In
their store container In a crisper, or store in a loosely
closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf.
Meat* Meat is perishable and expensive...you
won’t want to waste an ounce of it through careless
handling. The following list and chart give you pack-
aging hunts and time limits, Store meat In the meat
pan.
Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat in
the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat can
be frozen for as long as one month if the seal ISnot
broken. If you want to keep it frozen longer, you
should wrap it with special freezer wrapping material.
Fresh Meat, Not Prepackaged. Remove the
market wrapping paper and re-wrap in aluminum foil
for storing it unfrozen.
Cooked Meat. Wrap or cover cooked meat with
plastic wrap or aluminum foil, Store immediately.
Food storage guide
STORING FRESHFOOD
Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham,
bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in orlgi-
nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap in
plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the la-
bel says it’s okay to store on the shelf. Do not freeze.
Fresh Poultry...Wrap in plastic wrap. The plastic
wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for
storage.
STORAGECHARTFORFRESHAND CUREDMEAT*
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Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2
Ground Beet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2
Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5
Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to10
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5to7
ColdCuts ,....................... 3to5
*If meat is to be stored longer than the times given,
follow the directions for freezing.
NOTE: Fresh fish and shellfish should be used the
same day as purchased
Eggs Store without washing in the original car-
ton or use the Utrlity Bin that came with your
refrigerator.
MilkkWlpe milk cartons. For best storage, place
milk on interior shelf or bottom door shelf.
Beverages. .Wipe bottles and cans. Store on a
door shelf or Inside the refrtgerator
ButterrKeep opened butter in covered dish or in
the Utility Compartment. When stonng an extra sup-
ply, wrap In freezer packaging and freeze.
Cheese .Store in the original wrapping until
you are ready to use it. Once opened, re-wrap
trghtly in plastic wrap or alumrnum foil.
Condlments .Store small tars and bottles (cat-
sup, mustard, Jelly, olives] on the door shelves where
they are in easy reach.
leftovers Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or
aluminum foil to keep food from drying out and
transferring food odors, Plastic containers with tight
lids are fine, too.

FREEZING& STORING FROZEN
FOODS
The freezer section ISdesrgned for storage of com-
mercrclly frozen foods and for freezing foods 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 re-
frigerator and drying of frozen food.
Rigid polyethylene (plastic) containers with tight-
fitting lids, straight-sided cannrng/freezrng jars,
heavy-duty aluminum foil, plastic-coated paper and
non-permeable plastic wraps (such as Saran) are
recommended. Note: Heat-sealed boiling bags are
easy to use and can be used by themselves or as
carton liners.
Sealing- When sealing foods In bags squeeze
out the air (liquids need headspace to allow for
expansion.) Twrst the top and turn it back. Fasten tie
securely around the doubled-over tall. Put the label
Inside transparent bags; use self-adhesive label on
outside of opaque ones.
Air-tight wrapping calls for “drugstore” wrap. Cut
the sheet about one-third longer than the distance
around the food. Bring the ends together and fold in
(toward the food) at least twice to seal out air Crease
ends close to food, press air from package. Fold tips
over twrce Finish package and tape closed NOTE
Wtth unboned meats, pad sharp edges with extra
wrap or use stockrnette to protect the wrap from
punctures.
DO NOT USE:
l Bread wrappers
l Non-polyethylene plastic containers
l Containers without tight lids
l Waxed paper
l Waxed-coated freezer wrap
l Thin, semi-permeable wrap
None of these are totally moisture, air or vapor
proof. The use of these wrappings could
cause food odor and taste transfer and
drying of frozen food.
Freezing Fruits - Select ripe, blemish-free fruits.
Be sure they taste as good as they look. Wash 2 to
3 quarts (Inters) at a time and dram. Fruit that stands
in water may lose food value and become, soggy.
Sort, peel. tram, pit and sltce as needed.
Pack in rrgtd wide-mouthed containers or other
recommended material. Leave head space to ol-
low liquids to expand during freezing.

Freezing Vegetables - Freeze only fresh high-
quality vegetables picked when barely mature
For best results, freeze no more than 2 to 3 hours
after pickrng. Wash in cold water. sort and cut into
appropriate sizes. Blanch or scald. Pock in recom
mended container and freeze
Do not freeze lettuce, celery, carrot sticks, pota-
toes or fresh tomatoes. All will become limp or
mushy Tomatoes will collapse when thawed.
Freezing Meats-The meat you thaw con only
be as good as the meat you freeze. “Drugstore”
wrap in meal-size packages. Flat cuts or potties
should be wrapped individually or in layers sepa-
rated by a double thickness of freezer wrap.
Make sure store wrappings ore moisture and va-
por proof. If not, re-wrap meats wrth one of the
wraps recommended under “Packaging”.
Freezing Cooked Food - Prepare cooked
foods as you would for the table; shorten cooking
time10 to15 mrnutes to allow for additional cooking
during reheating, Omit seasonings and port of the
liquid. Plan to odd them at reheating time. Pota-
toes should also be added to soup and stew at
heating ttme. Add crumb and cheese toppings at
heating time.
Cool as rapidly OSpossible and freeze at once
Liquid or semi-liquid dishes may be frozen In rec-
ommended containers with head-space Casser-
oles and other more solid foods may be frozen in
the baking container. If you don’t wont to leave
your casserole dash in the freezer, line it with foil
Bake, cool, freeze, lift out the for package. bog it
and return to freezer.
Freezing Baked Goods-Wrap baked breads
in recommended material. Thaw in wrapping. Un-
baked yeast breads con be frozen after the first
rising. Punch down, wrap and freeze.
Bake cookies as usual. Cool and freeze on trays,
then pock in recommended freezer bogs or car-
tons. Unbaked cookies may be dropped, molded
or rolled and frozen on cookie trays. Store In bog or
carton; bake without thawrng Refrigerator-type
cookies con be wrapped and frozen in roll form.
Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake
Fruit pies ore best frozen unbaked. Bake without
thawing. Bake pecan and similar pies before
freezing...rich fillings do not freeze solid. Cut steam
vents in top crusts when ready to bake.

IMPORTANT: Do not expect your
freezer to quick-treeze any large
quantity of food. Put no more un-
frozen food into the freezer than will
freeze within 24 hours. (No more than
2 to 3 pounds of fresh meat or 3 to 4
pounds of vegetables per cubic foot
of freezer space.) leave enough
space for air to circulate around
packages. Be careful to leave
enough room at the front so the door
can close tightly.
FOOOSTORAGECHART
Storage times* will vary according to the
quality of the food, the type of packaging or
wrap used [moisture and vapor-proof), and
the storage temperature which should be
0” F [ -17.8%).
Food
FRUITS Storage time
Fruit juice concentrate . . . . . 12 months
Commercially frozen fruit . . 12 months
Citrus fruit and juices.. . . 4 to 6 months
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B to12 months
VEGETABLES
Commercially frozen . . . . . . . B months
Home frozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
MEAT
Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less
Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks
Cured ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months
(Salting meat shortens freezer life)
Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Ground beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months
Roasts:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 12 months
lamb and veal . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Pork . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 8 months
Sausage, fresh . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months
Steaks and chops:
Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months
lamb, veal, pork . . . . . 3 to4 months
FISH
Cod, flounder, haddock
Sole....................... 6months
Blue fish, salmon . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Mackerel, perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Breaded fish (purchased) . . . 3 months
Clams, oysters, cooked
fish, crab, scallops . . . . 3 to4 months
Alaskan king crab . . . . . . . . . 10 months
Shrimp, uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months
POULTRY
Whole chicken or turkey.. . . 12 months
Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6months
Glblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months
Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Food
MAIN DISHES Storagetlme
Stews; meat, poultry
and fish casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months
TV dinners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 6 months
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to 9 months
Margarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 9 months
Cheese:
Camembert, brick,
Mozzarella, farmer’s . . . . 3 months
Creamed cottage . . DO NOT FREEZE
Cheddar, Edain, Gouda,
Swiss, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks
Freezing can change texture of
cheese.
Ice cream, ice milk
sherbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks
EGGS
Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
Whites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months
Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months
[Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed
eggs1
BAKED GOODS
Yeast breads and rolls . . . . . . 3 months
Baked Brown ‘N Serve
rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Unbaked breads,. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month
Quick breads . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months
Cakes, unfrosted . . . . . . . . 2 to 4 months
Cakes, frosted . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Fruit cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 months
Cookie dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 months
Baked cookies . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months
Baked pies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1to 2 months
Ple dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months
-Based cm IX, D.A and Mbchlgon Coopetat~ve Exlens~m Service
suggested slmoge lmes
Call the power company. Ask how long power
will be off
1. If service ISto be interrupted 24 hours or less,
keep both doors closed This WIII help frozen
foods to stay frozen.
2. If service IS to be Interrupted longer than 24
hours:
(a] Remove all frozen food and store in a
frozen food locker Or
(b) Place 2 Ibs (0.9 kg] of dry ice in freezer for
every cu. f-l of freezer space. This will keep
frozen foods for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
[c) If neither food locker storage nor dry Ice
ISavailable, use or con perishoble food
at once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longerthan a portly
fllled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If
food contains ice crystals, It may be safely
refrozen, although the quality and flavor may
be affected Use refrozen foods quickly If the
condition of the food ISpoor or you hove any
suspicions, It ISwise to dispose of tt.
If electricity goes off

Vacation
Short vacations. . .
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be
away for less than four weeks. Use up perishables;
freeze other items. If your refrrgerotor is equipped
with an automatic ice maker, 1) turn It off, 2) shut off
the water supply to the Ice maker; 3) empty the ice
bin.
Long vacations. . .
Remove all the food if you are going for a month
or more If your refrigerator IS equipped with an
automatrc ice maker, turn off the water supply to
the ice maker at least a day ahead. When the last
load of Ice drops, turn off the ice maker.
Unplug the refrrgerator and clean rt...rinse well
and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
keeping them open far enough for arr to get In.
This will keep odor and mold from building up.
WARNING: Tape blocks out of a child’s
reach...do not allow children near
the refrigerator when the doors are
blocked open. They may become
injured or trapped.
Moving. . .
If your refrrgerator is equtpped with an automatic
ice maker, shut off the Ice maker water supply a
day ahead of time. Disconnect the water line. After
the last supply of Ice drops, lift the signal arm to turn
off the ice maker.
Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry Ice.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean It thoroughly.
Remove everything that comes out. Wrap 011parts
well and tape them together so they don’t shift and
rattle.
Screw in the levellrng rollers, tape the doors shut;
tape the electric cord to the cabinet. When you get
to your new home, put everything back. and refer to
page 4. Don’t forget to reconnect the water supply
line if you have an icemaker.
QUESTIONS?
...call your
COOL-LINE@
service
assistance
telephone
number
[page 151.
To restart refrigerator, see “Using Your Refrigerator.”
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If you need service or
assistance, we suggest
you follow these four steps:
1. Before calling for assistance...
Performance problems often result from little things
you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind.
If your refrigerator will not operate:
l Isthe power supply cord plugged into a live circuit
with the proper voltage? [See page 4.)
l Have you checked your home’s main fuses or circutt
breaker box?
l Isthe Temperature Control turned ON?
If there is a rattling or jingling noise, or other un-
familiar sounds:
l Issomething on top or behind the refrigerator mak-
ing noise when the refrigerator is running?
l New features on your new refrigerator make new
sounds. You may be hearing arr flowing from the
fans, timer clicks for the defrosting cycle, defrost
water draining into the defrost pan
If your ice maker will not operate:
l Has the freezer had enough time to get cold’ With a
new refrrgerator, this might take overnight.
l Is the signal arm ON...rn the down positron?
l Isthe water valve turned on3 Is water getting to the
ice maker?
If there is water in the defrost pan:
l In hot, muggy weather, this is normal The pan can
even be half full. Make sure the refrigerator islevel so
the pan doesn’t overflow.
If the lights are not working:
l Have you checked your home’s main fuses or circuit
breaker box?
l IS the power supply cord plugged Into a live circuit
with the proper voltage? [See page 4 )
If a bulb is burned out:
l See instructrons for changing light bulbs on pageT.
Use appliance bulbs only
If the motor seems to run too much:
l Isthe condenser, behind the base grille, free of dust
and lint?
l On hot days, or if the room is warm, the motor natu-
rally runs longer.
l If the door has been opened a lot, or if a large
amount of food has been put in, the motor will run
longer to cool down the interior.
Remember: Motor running time depends on dif-
ferent things: number of door openings. amount of
food stored, temperature of the room, sethng of the
controls
And, your new refrigerator may be larger than your
old one so It has more space to be cooled It also has
a regular freezer instead of a frozen food compati-
ment. All this means better refrigeration and may re-
quire more running time than your old one
2. If you need assistance*...
Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE” service assistance
telephone number. Dial free from:
Contlnental U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [phone]
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [phone]
Alaska 8 Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . [phone]
and talk with one of our trained Consultants The Con-
sultant can Instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory
operation from your appliance or, if sewice is neces-
sary, recommend a aualrfied service companv In
your area
3. If YOUneed service*...
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technicians are trained
to fulfill the product
warranty and provide
after-warranty service,
anywhere In the United
States. To locate TECH-
CARE sewice tn your area, call our COOL-LINE servce
assistance telephone number [see Step 2) or look in
your telephone directors Yellow Paaes under:
Whirlpool has a na-
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4. If you have a problem*...
Call our COOL-LINE sewice assistance telephone
number [see Step 2) and talk with one of our Consul-
tants, or if you prefer, write to,
Mr Robert Stanley
Division Vice President
Whirlpool Corporation
2000 US33, North
Benton Harbor, Ml 49022
‘If you must call or write, please provide. model
number, serial number, date of purchase, and a com-
plete descrrption of the problem. This information is
needed in order to better respond to your request for
assistance
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