Whirlpool 6ETl6ZK Refrigerator User Manual


 
Using Your Refrigerator
The drawings in this book may vary slightly from your refrigerator model. They are designed to show the
different features of all the models covered by this book.
NOTE: Your model may not include all the features shown.
Setting the controls
Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the
refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in for
the first time:
1. Set the Refrigerator Control to 3.
Refrigerator Control
2. Set the Freezer Control to B.
Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely
before adding food. (This may take several hours.)
These settings should be about right for normal
household refrigerator usage.
Freezer Control
The controls will be set about right when milk
or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream
is firm.
Changing the control settings
If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator
or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below.
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Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
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Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
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Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
CONDITION:
REASON:
If Refrigerator Door opened often
Section is
Large amount of food added
TOO WARM Room temperature too warm
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
C
If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO COLD
If ICE isn’t
MADE FAST ENOUGH
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
Controls not set correctly
for your conditions
Refrigerator 3
Freezer
A
Refrigerator 2
Freezer
B
Heavy ice usage
Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
Refrigerator 3
Freezer
A
If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very warm or very cold room
temperatures
Refrigerator 4
Freezer
B