Hotpoint CTF17 Refrigerator User Manual


 
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TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
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Your refrigerator hastwo controls
that let you regulate the tempera-
ture in the fresh food and freezer
compartments.
INITIALLY,set the FRESH iFOOD
Ccmtrc)lat 5 and the IFREEZER
control at c.
For colder or warmer temperatures,
adjust the desired compartment con-
to “OFF” Wfis off BOTH cornpart-
rmmts—freshfoodAND freezer.
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Usethe milk
test for the freshbad
compartment.Place a container of
milk on thetopshelf inthe fresh food
compartment. Check it a day iater.
if the miik is too warm or too coid,
adjust the temperature controis.
Use the ice cream test for the
freezer compartment. Piace a con-
tainer of ice cream in the center of
the freezer compartment. Check it
after a day. if it’s too hard or too soft,
adjust the temperature controis.
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...you may want to turn the lettered
controi one step coider, asfrom “C”
to “D.” Cooier temperatures in the
house may cause the freezer con-
trois to operate iess frequently,
thus a!lowing the freezer compart-
ment to warm somewhat. To protect
your frozen food suppiy, ieave your
/ettereo’ setting at this coider setting
for the entire winter or for whatever
period of time you are turning down
your thermostat. This is especially
important when the thermostat is
turned down for an extended period.
This change shouid have no
effect on your fresh food section,
However, if freezing occurs, turn
the numbered controi one step
warmer, as from “5” to ‘;4.”
When you stop turning the thermo-
stat down, turn temperature controis
back to their reguiar settings.
The Energy Saver Switch is located
on the temperature controi panei.
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This turns off heaters in your
refrigerator that prevent moisture
from forming on the outside.
Use of the Energy Saver Switch
can saveyou money. Estimated
yeariy savings, depending on your
!ocai electric rates, areas foiiows:
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EstimatedYearlySavings
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EiectricRate(PerKwh)
Savings
$ .05
$ .08
$ ,11
OWprox.)
CTF17
$9.00 $16.00
$2s.00
16%
CTF19 $10,00
$17.00 ] $23,00
16%
With the heaters turned off, there
is a chance that moisture mayform
on the outside of your refrigerator,
especially when the weather is
humid. The humidity is most iikeiy
to be high in the summer, in the
eariy morning hours, and in homes
which are not air conditioned.
Over an extended period of time,
moisture that forms on the outside
maycausedeterioration of the paint
finish. Hwiil be important to protect
the finish by using appliance poiish
wax asdescribed on page 6.
When the Energy Saver SwM% k
pushedtu3the right,electricity fiows
through the iow wattage heaters
which warm the outside of the cab-
inet and, under most conditions,
prevent the forming of moisture
or water dropiets.
it is not necessary to defrost the
freezer or fresh food compartments.
Your refrigerator is designed and
equipped to defrost itseif
automatically.
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