Maytag Refrigerator Refrigerator User Manual


 
TO
Warning and Important Safety Instruc-
tions appearing in this manual are not
meant to cover all possible conditions
and situations that may occur. Common
sense, caution and care must be exer-
cised when installing, maintaining or
operating this appliance.
Always contact your dealer, distributor,
service agent or manufacturer about
problems or conditions you do not under-
stand.
RECOGNIZE SAFETY
SYMBOLS, WORDS,
LABELS
DANGER _ immediate hazards which
WILL result in severe personal injury
or death.
WARNING - Hazardsor Unsafeprac_
tices which COULD result in severe
personal injuryor death.
CAUTION. Hazards or unsafe prac.
tices which COULD result in minor
personal injury or product or property
damage.
When using your appliance,
always follow basic precautions.
Use the refrigerator onlyfor its intend-
ed purpose.
Toprevent possibility of hazard due to
electrical shock, never plug the refrig-
erator into a receptacle which has not
been grounded adequately and in
accordancewith the local and national
electrical codes. See _. warning and
the grounding instructions that follow.
Unplug the refrigerator before clean-
ing or replacinga light bulb.
In case of powerfailure, minimize door
openings. If the power failure is of a
long duration, protectthe food byplac-
ing blocks of dry ice on top of the
packages or check with a local frozen
foods locker about temporary storage.
Frozenfoods which havethawed com-
pletely should not be refrozen.
Any electrical service cord that
becomes frayed or damaged should
be immediately repaired or replaced.
Never unplug your appliance by
pulling on the power cord.
Yourrefrigerator should not be operat-
ed in the presence of explosivefumes.
Children should not climb, hang or
stand on the shelves of this refrigera-
tor.
IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suf-
focation are not problems of the past.
Junkedor abandoned refrigeratorsare still
dangerous...even if they will sit for "just a
few days."If you are getting rid of your old
refrigerator,please follow the instructions
belowto help preventaccidents.
Takeoff the doors.
Leave the
shelves in
place so
that child-
ren may
not easily
climb in-
side.
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operate on a normal 1!5 volt, 15
amp, 60 cycle !ine.There should
be a separate, grounded circuit
serving this appliance only. DO
not use an extension cord, Do
not use anydevice that will alter
the electrical performanceof this
appliance.
This appliance is equipped with a three-
pronged grounding plug for your protec-
tion against possible electrical shockhaz-
ards. It must be plugged into a grounding
receptacle. Where a standard two-prong
wall receptacle is encountered, it is the
personal responsibility and obligation of
the customer to have it replaced with a
properly grounded three-prong wall
receptacle. Do not under any circum-
stances, cut or remove the third (ground)
prong from the power cord. Do notuse an
adapter plug.
POWER SUPPLY CORD
WITH 3-PRONG
GROUNDING PLUG
GROUN_DI G TYPE
WALL RECEPTACLE
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