Whirlpool ET16AKXL Refrigerator User Manual


 
Before you plug it in
IMPORTANT
Before using your refrigerator. you are personally
responsible for maklng sure that it..
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IS Installed and leveled on a floor that will hold
the weight, and In an area sultable for its size
and use.
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IS connected only to the right kind of outlet, with
the right electric supply and grounding.
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is used only for lobs expected of home
refngerotors.
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is properly maintalned.
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is out of the weather
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IS used in an area where the room temperature
will not fall below 55” F (13” C).
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is notTun where there are explosive fumes
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is not used by children or others who may not
understand how it should be used.
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is not loaded with food before it has time to get
properly cold
Snug is fine,
but do you want it
that way?
Pick the Right Place.
Save steps by putting your refrigerator near the sink and next to a
counter-top. It should not be near a stove, radiator, water heater or
any source of heat...including direct sunlight.
You can install it flush against the wall in back. Leave % Inch
(1.3 cm) clearance against cabinets on each side for ease of instal-
lation. Do you want it in a corner? Leave some room on the wall side
if you want the doors to open wider.
Planning to add the automatic ice maker? Will the refrigerator be
near a cold water pipe? Some people run the water line through the
floor to the basement. Others run it behind the cabinets to the pipes
under the sink.
Front Roller
Leveling Make Sure It’s level.
Your refrigerator is on rollers; the two front ones are adjustable for
leveling.
Remove the base grill to uncover the leveling screws, With a
screwdriver, turn each screw to the right to raise the front. Turn them
to the left to lower the front. (If you have someone tilt the top of the
refrigerator back while turning, it will be easier.)
Keep adjusting one or the other until the refrigerator won’t rock.
Then raise or lower both by the same number of turns until the refrig-
erator is level (use a level to check this). If you don’t have a level, the
refrigerator will be about right when you can open the doors part
way and they will stay where you put them.
Peel Off the labels.
3-prong
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Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label and other inside labels
grounding type i’
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before using the refrigerator. Any glue left can be taken off with
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rubbing alcohol.
Do not remove the Tech Sheet fastened behind the base grill.
Wash It.
To clean your refrigerator before using it, check the washing in-
structions in this booklet.
Plug It In.
Refrigerator
Power Cord
Recommended
Grounding Method
A 120 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only, 15 ampere fused electrical supply is
required. It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this
appliance be provided.
Do not use an extension cord.
Use a receptacle which cannot be
turned off wlth a switch or pull chain.
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