Whirlpool ED19MT Refrigerator Use and care guide

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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 retrigerator with care. Use it only to do what home refrigerators are de- signed to do.

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Model and Serial

Number Label

Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here.. .

When you need service or call with a questlon, 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 tnfofmation in these spaces. Keep this book, your warranty and sales slip together in a handy place.

Service Company and Telephone Number

Contents

SAFETY FIRST

BEFORE YOU PLUG IT IN.

Install Properly

Level Refrigerator-Freezer

Remove Sales Labels

Clean It

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USING YOUR REFRIGERATOR.

Setting the Controls

Changing the Control Settings

Power Saving Control

Adjusting Meat Pan Temperature

Adjusting Crisper Humidity Control

Adjusting the Refrigerator Shelves

Removing the Freezer Shelves

Removing the Crisper, Meat Pan, and Covers 6

Removing the Freezer Bin

Tilt Ice* Dispenser

Changing the Light Bulbs,

Removing the Base Grille

Sounds You May Hear,

Energy Saving Tips

CLEANING YOUR REFRIGERATOR

Cleaning Chart

FOOD STORAGE GUIDE.

Storing Fresh Food

Freezing and Storing Frozen Foods

VACATION AND MOVING CARE

IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE.

I, Before Calling for Assistance

2. If You Need Assistance

3. If You Need Service

4. If You Have a Problem

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IMPORTANT

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Before using your refrigerator, you are personally responsible for making sure that it is installed and leveled on a floor that will hold the weight, and in an area sultable for its size and use. is connected only to the right kind of outlet, with the right electrical supply and grounding (Refer to your “Electrical Requirements and Grounding

Instructions:‘) is used only for jobs expected frigerators of home re- l l l l l l is not near an oven, radiator or other heat source. is properly maintalned.

IS out of the weather.

IS used in an area where the room temperature will not fall below 55” F (13” C). is not used by those who may not understand how it should be used. is not loaded with food before it has time to get properly cold

Install properly.. .

Remove sales labels.. .

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label, tape and any inside labels before using the refrigerator.

To remove any remaining glue:

I. Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball then remove.

OR

2. Soak area with dishwashing detergent solutron [I teaspoon detergent in 1 quart warm water) before removing glue as described 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.

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Clean it.. .

Clean your refrigerator before using it. -

See cleaning instructions on page 9.

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1. Allow % inch (1.25 cm] space on each side and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of installation.

2. If the refrigerator is to be against 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.

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Level refrigerator-freezer.. .

Plug it in...

3-prong grounding type wall receptacle,

Use Screwdriver

Right to Raise;

Lett to Lower

I. Remove base grille [see page 8).

2. To raise front, turn each screw to the right

3. To lower front, turn each screw to the left.

4. Check with level.

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.

Using your refrigerator

Temperature Control

Air Control

Air Outlet Power Saving Control

Give the refrigerator time to cool down com-

Setting the controls.. .

pletely before adding food. (This may take sev-

The Temperature Control is in the refrigerator and eral hours.) the Air Control is in the freezer section. When the

These settings should be about right for refrigerator is plugged in for the first time...

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3 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

I, Set the TEMPERA-

2. Set the AIR CON- keep temperatures at the level you set.

TURE CONTROL to 3.

TROL to 3.

Changing the control settings.. .

If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrlger- ator or freezer. use the settings listed In the chart below. l l l

Adjust the Temperature Control first.

Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

Then adjust the Air Control, if needed.

CONDITION:

If Refrigerator

Section is

TOO WARM

If Freezer

Section is

TOO WARM

QUESTIONS?

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If Refrigerator

COOL-LINE ’ Section is service

TOO COLD assistance

If ICE Isn’t telephone

MADE FAST ENOUGH number

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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

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

Yower Saving Control.. .

The Power Saving Control on the Control Con- sole operates electric heaters around the door openings. These heaters help keep moisture from forming on the outside of the refrigerator

1 Use the “OFF” set- ting when humidity

IS low.

RECOMMENDED SETTINGS:

Temperature Control

Air Control

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Temperature Control

Air Control

Temperature Control

Air Control

Temperature Control

Air Control

Temoerature Control

Air Control

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2 Use the “0N”setting if moisture fcfms on the outslde of the refrigerator.

Adjusting meat pan temperature...

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.

Use Control to Adjust Meat Pan Temperatures

Adjusting crisper

Humidity Control...

You can control the amount of humidity in the mois- ture-sealed crisper

1 The control can be adjusted to any settrng 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 arr in the cris- per for best storage of fresh leafy vege- tables.

Adjusting the refrigerator 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 straight out

Gloss shelves ore heavy 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 positlon.

Removing freezer shelves...

1. Lift front slightly.

2. Lift back off supports

3. Replace In reverse order. Lift the ~re”f

Then the Back

Removing the crisper, meat pan and covers...

To remove crisper and meat pan:

1 Slide crisper and meat pan straight out to stop.

Push the Tab to Clear the Cover.

3. Slide the rest of the way out

4 Replace In reverse order l

To remove covers:

Covers are held in place by two pegs at the back

& and two notched tabs in front

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1. Press front tabs out of the way.

2. Lift cover front

3. Lift back off the pegs

4. Replace in reverse order

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Snap Back Into Place.

Removing freezer bin.. .

For proper air movement, keep the freezer bin In place when the refrigerator is operating. l l l

To remove the bin:

Slide out to the stop.

Lift the front to clear the stop.

Slide out the rest of the way. l l l

To replace the bin:

Place bin on the slides.

Make sure the stops clear the front of the slides.

Slide bin in.

Using automatic ice maker and Tilt Ice* Dispenser.. .

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You will hear water filling the mold and Ice cubes falling into the bin. These are normal sounds. the ice brn and the automatic ice maker that fills it. l

The ice maker will stop automatically when the bin

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Brn is inside small door on freezer door l is full. It will start again when you remove Ice.

Shake bin occasionally to keep cubes separated. l

To open Tilt-Ice*

Dispenser Door, lift up on handle, tilt l

Tips

New plumbing connections can give the first cubes an odd taste or color. Just throw these away. The ice maker will refill the bin.

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Reach in, pull bin out part way or remove it from freezer.

If you remove bin,

STOP ice maker. Open freezer door and push lever to OFF Push l l

Cubes stored too long may develop an off- flavor...like stale water. Throw them away.

Cubes stored for more than a few weeks will become smaller because moving air in the freezer is so cold that it starts a slow evapo- ration. If you use ice often, you may never notice shrinkage. it back ON when you l

Good water quality is important for good ice quality. It is not recommended that the ice maker be connected to a softened water sup- ply. Water softener chemicals such as salt from a malfunctioning softener can damage the ice maker mold and lead to poor quality ice. If a softened water supply cannot be avoided, then it is important that the water softener be well maintained and operating properly.

Changing the light bulbs.. .

WARNING: Before

. removing a light shield for

Cleaning or tOr

. replacing the bulb, either unplug refrigerator or discon- nect electricity leading to re- frigerator at the main power supply.

Shock and injury can occur if eiec- tricity 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 Lift top of panel off supports

4 Replace with a 40.watt appliance bulb.

5 Replace panel in reverse order. light bulb behind ice maker:

1. Remove the Ice bin [see ice maker Instructions

2. Replace with a 40.watt appliance bulb

3 Replace ice bin.

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Pull Off the Dial;

Pull Out at the Bottom

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Removing the base grille...

2 Pull grille outwards ds shown

3 Do not remove Tech sheet fastened behlnd grille

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2 Push firmly to sn’a’p into place.

3 Close the doors.

Support Tabs

Sounds you may hear.. .

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

Possible Sounds:

Slight Hum, Soft Hiss: l

Clicking or Snapping

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Water Sounds: l

Ice Maker Sounds:

-trickling water

-thud (clatter of ice) l

Running Sounds:

Probable Causes:

Vou may hear the refrigeratoc’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.

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Energy saving tips...

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You can help your refrigerator use less electricity.

Check door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the cab!- net to be sure of a good seal

Clean the condenser coil regularly.

Open the door as few times as possible. Think about what you need before you open the door. Get every-thing 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.

Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don’t over- crowd it so air movement is blocked. l l l

It is a waste of electricity to set the refrigerator and freezer to temperatures colder than they need to be. If Ice cream is firm in the freezer and drinks are as cold as your family likes them, that’s cold enough.

Keep the Power Saving Control on OFF unless moisture forms on the refrigerator exterior

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 sections defrost

To clean your refrrgerator, turn the Temperature automatically. But both should be cleaned about

Control to OFF, unplug It. take out all removable once a month to help prevent odors from building ports, and clean it according to the followrng up. Of course, spills should be wiped up right away directions

Cleaning chart...

Part

Removable ports

[shelves, crisper, meat pan etc ]

Outside lnsrde walls [Freezer should be allowed to worm up so cloth won’t stick.)

Door liners and gaskets

Dark plastics

(covers and panels)

Defrost pan

Condenser Coil

Floor under refrigerator

What to use

Sponge or cloth; mild detergent and worm water. l l

How to clean

Wash removable ports with worm water and a mild detergent.

Rinse and dry

Sponge. cloth or paper towel; mild detergent; appliance wax [or good auto paste wax] l l l

Wash with worm water and a mild de- tergent Do not use abrasive or harsh cleansers.

Rinse and dry

Wax panted metal surfaces at least twice a year wrth 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, baking soda. worm water, mild detergent l l

Wash with worm water and

- mild detergent or

~ baking soda (2 tablespoons [ 26 g ] to

1 quart [ 95 I] worm water

Rinse and dry

Sponge, soft cloth or paper towel; mild detergent, worm water. l l

Wash with mild detergent and worm water

Rrnse and dry

DO NOT USE Cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum on plastic parts.

Mild detergent and worm water; soft, clean sponge and soft, clean cloth l l

Wash with a soft grit-free cloth or sponge.

Rinse and dry with a damp grit-free 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.

Vacuum cleaner; using the extended narrow attachment.

Usual floor cleaners. l l l l l l l l

Remove base grille. (See page 8.)

To remove defrost pan, lift pan over wire brace (remove tape; if any).

Wash defrost pan with worm water and mild detergent.

Rinse and dry

Push

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Make sure defrost drain tube is pointing into pan.

Replace base grille. l l l

Remove base grille.

Clean dust and lint from condenser at least every other month.

Replace base grille. l l l l

Roll refrigerator out only as for as water supply line allows.

Wash floor.

Roll refrigerator back.

Check to see if the refrigerator is level.

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Food storage guide

STORING FRESH FOOD

Cured or Smoked Meat and Cold Cuts. Ham, bacon, sausage, cold cuts, etc., keep best in origi- nal wrappings. Once opened, tightly re-wrap In plastic wrap or aluminum foil.

Canned Ham. Store in refrigerator unless the la- bel soys

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Fresh Poultry...Wrop in plastic wrap. The plastic wrap on poultry, as purchased, may be used for storage.

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 bog or plastic contatner and store In crisper Cold, moist air helps keep leafy vegetables fresh and crisp

Vegetables with Skins (carrots, peppers).. Store in crisper, plastic bags or plastic container.

Fruits Wash, let dry and store in refrigerator in plastic bogs or crisper. Do not wash or hull berries until they ore ready to use. Sort and keep berries In their store container in a crisper, or store in a loosely closed paper bag on a refrigerator shelf.

STORAGE CHART FOR FRESH AH0 CURED MEAT*

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Variety Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2

Chlcken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2

Ground Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2

Steaks and Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 5

Cured Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to 10

Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St07

Cold Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to5

*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 us purchased.

Meat* Meat is perishable and expensive...you won’t wont to waste on ounce of it through careless handling. The following list and chart give you pack- aging hints and time limits. Store meat in the meat pan.

Fresh, Prepackaged Meat. Store fresh meat In the store wrapping. Vacuum packaged meat con be frozen for as long as one month if the seal is not broken. If you wont to keep It frozen longer, you should wrap it with specral 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

Eggs

.Store without washing in the original car- ton or use the Utility Bin that come with your refrigerator.

MilkkWipe 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 refrigerator.

Butter., .Keep opened butter in covered dash or in the Utility Compartment. When storing 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 tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.

Condlments .Store small jars 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 forI to keep food from drying out and transferring food odors. Plastrc containers with tight lids are fine. too.

FREEZING & STORING FROZEN

FOODS

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The freezer section is designed for storage of com- mercially frozen foods and for freezing foods at home.

Packaging-The the packaging. secret of successful freezing is In

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 canning/freezing 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 (liqurds need headspace to allow for expansion.) Twist the top and turn it back. Fasten tie securely around the doubled-over tail. Put the label

Inside transparent bags; use self-adhesive label on outside of opaque ones. over twrce. Finish package and tape closed. NOTf

Wrth unboned meats, pad sharp edges with extrl wrap or use stockinette to protect the wrap fror punctures. l l l l l

DO NOT USE,

Bread wrappers

Non-polyethylene plastic contarners

Containers without tight lids

Waxed paper

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 ot frozen food.

Air-tight wrapprng 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 arr. Crease ends close to food, press air from package. Fold tips

Freezing Fruits-Select ripe, blemish-free frui

Be sure they taste as good as they look. Wash 2

3 quarts (liters) at a time and dram. Fruit that stanc in water may lose food value and become, scgc

Sort, peel, trim, pit and slice as needed.

Pack in rigid wide-mouthed containers or 0th recommended material. Leave head space to c 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 prckrng. Wash in cold water, sort and cut into appropriate sizes. Blanch or scald. Pack 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 Cooked Food - Prepare cooked foods as you would for the table, shorten cooking trmel0to15mrnutestoallowforaddrtional cooking during reheating. Omit seasonings and part of the liquid. Plan to add them at reheating time. Pota- toes should also be added to soup and stew at heating time Add crumb and cheese toppings at heating time.

Cool as rapidly as possible and freeze at once.

Liquid or semi-liquid dashes may be frozen in rec- ommended containers with head-space Casser- ales and other more solid foods may be frozen in the baking container. If you don’t want to leave your casserole dish in the freezer, line tt with foil

Bake, cool, freeze, lift out the foil package, bag It and return to freezer.

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Freezing Meats-The meat you thaw can only be as good as the meat you freeze. “Drugstore” wrap In meal-size packages. Flat cuts or pattres should be wrapped rndividually or in layers sepa- rated by a double thickness of freezer wrap.

Make sure store wrappings are moisture and va- por proof. If not, re-wrap meats with one of the wraps recommended under “Packaging”.

Freezing Baked Goods -Wrap baked breads in recommended material. Thaw in wrapping Un- baked yeast breads can be frozen after the first ristng. Punch down, wrap and freeze.

Bake cookies as usual. Cool and freeze on trays, then pack in recommended freezer bags or car- tons. Unbaked cookies may be dropped, molded or rolled and frozen on cookie trays. Store in bag or carton; bake without thawrng. Refrigerator-type cookies can be wrapped and frozen in roll form.

Thaw only enough to slice when ready to bake

Fruit pies are best frozen unbaked. Bake without thawing. Bake pecan and simrlar pres 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-freeze any large quantity of food. Put no more un- frozen food into the treezer 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 toot 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.

FOOD STORAGE CHART

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”c).

Storage time

FRUITS

Fruit Juke concentrate

Commercially

. . . . . 12 months frozen fruit . . 12 months

Citrus fruit and juices. . . . 4 to 6 months

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months

VEGETABLES

Commercially frozen

. . . . . . . 8 months

Home frozen . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 12 months

MEAT

Bacon . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks or less

Corned beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 weeks

Cured ham

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to2 months

(Salting meat shortens freezer Ilfe)

Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month

Oround beef, lamb, veal 2 to 3 months

Roasts:

Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to12 months lamb and veal

. . . . . . . 6 to 9 months

Pork.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to8 months

Sausage, fresh . . . , . . . . . . 1 to 2 months

Steaks and chops:

Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to12 months lamb, veal, pork . . . . . . 3 to4 months

FISH

Cod, flounder, haddock

Sole.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months

Blue fish, salmon . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months

Mackerel, perch . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months

Breaded Hsh (purchased) . . . 3 months

Clams, oysters, cooked fish, crab, scallops . . . . 3 to4 months

Alaskan king crab

. . . . . . . . . 10 months

Shrimp, uncooked . . . . . . . . . 12 months

POULTRY

Whole chkken or turkey.. . . 12 months

Duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 months

Gtblets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3 months

Cooked poultry w/gravy . . . 6 months

Slices (no gravy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month

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MAiN DISHES

Stews; meat, poultry and fish casserole . . . . 2 to 3 months

TV dlnners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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, Edam, Gouda.

Swiss, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to8 weeks

Freezing can change texture of cheese.

Ice cream, ice milk sherbet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 weeks

EGGS

Whole (mixed) . . . . . . . . . 9 to 12 months

Whites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.to 12 months

Yolks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 to12 months

(Add sugar or salt to yolks or whole mixed eggs)

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 ples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2 months

Pie dough only . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 6 months

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SuJgested stcmge times.

If electricity goes off

Call the power company. Ask how long power will be off.

1. If service

IS to be Interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed This will 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. 17 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 is available, use or can perishable food at once.

3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly filled 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 is poor or you have any suspicions, It is wise to dispose of It.

Vacation and

Short vacations.. .

No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be away for less than four weeks. Use up the perish- ables; freeze other items. Turn off your ice maker; shut off the water supply; empty the ice bin

Long vacations. . .

Remove all the food if you are going for a month or more. At least a day ahead, turn off the water supply to the ice maker. When the last load of ice drops, turn off the Ice maker.

Unplug the refrigerator and clean it...rinse well and dry Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors

. ..keeping them open far enough for air to get in.

This will keep odor and mold from building up.

Moving.. .

Shut off the ice maker water supply a day ahead of trme. Disconnect the water line. After the last sup- ply of ice drops, turn off the ice maker.

Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry ice.

Unplug the refrrgerator and clean it thoroughly. Re- move everything that comes out. Wrap all parts well and tape them together so they don’t shift and rattle.

Screw in the levelling 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,

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.

To restart refrigerator, see “Using Your Refrigerator.”

QUESTIONS?

.call your

COOL-LINEm service assistance telephone number

(page 15).

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 l l l

If your refrigerator will not operate:

Is the power supply cord plugged into a love circuit with the proper voltage? [See page 4 ]

Have you checked your home’s marn fuses or circuit breaker box?

Is the Temperature Control turned ON? l l

If there is a rattling or jingling noise, or other un- familiar sounds:

Is something on top or behind the refrigerator mak- ing noise when the refrrgerator IS running?

New features on your new refrigerator make new sounds. You may be hearrng air flowing from the fans, timer clicks for the defrosting cycle, defrost water draining into the defrost pan. l l l

If your ice maker will not operate:

Has the freezer had enough time to get cold? With a new refrigerator, this mrght take overnight.

Is the signal arm ON ..in the down posrtion?

Is the water valve turned on? Is water getting to the ice maker? l

If there is water in the defrost pan:

In hot, muggy weather, this is normal. The pan can even be half full Make sure the refrigerator

IS level so the pan doesn’t overflow l l

If the lights are not working:

Have you checked your home’s main fuses or circuit breaker box?

Is the power supply cord plugged into a love circurt with the proper voltage? (See page 4.) l

If a bulb is burned out:

See instructions forchanging light bulbson page 7.

Use appliance bulbs only l l l

If the motor seems to run too much:

Is the condenser, behind the base grille, free of dust and lint?

On hot days, or if the room is warm, the motor natu- rally runs longer

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 trme depends on dif- ferent things: number of door openings, amount of food stored, temperature of the room, setting 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 compart- 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:

Continental U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800)253-1301

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 632-2243

Alaska & Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-1121 and talk with one of our trained Consultants. The Con- sultant can Instruct you in how to obtain satrsfactory operation from your appliance or, if service is neces- sary, recommend a qualified service company in your area.

3.

If you need service*...

WhIrlpool has a na- tionwide network of franchised TECH-CARE’

Service Companies

TECH-CARE service technicians are trained to fulfill the product warranty and provide after-warranty service, anywhere in the United

States To locate TECH-

CARE sewice in your area, call our COOL-LINE service assistance telephone number [see Step 2) or look ln your telephone directory Yellow Pages under:

APPLIANCES-HOUSEHOLD-

MAJOR-SERVICE h REPAIR

WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES

FRANCHISED TECH-CARE SERVICE

ELECTRICAL

MAJOR-

APPLIANCES-

REPAIRING

OR

WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES

FRANCHISEDTECH-CARE

6 PARTS

SERVICE

SERVICE

XYL SERVICE co

123 Maple

COMPA .X/ES

SERVlCE

XYZ SERVICE CO

123 Maple

999 9999

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WHliiLPOOL APPLIANCES

FRANCHISED TECH-CARE SERVICE

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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 Consui- tants, or if you prefer, write to

Mr. Robert Stanley

Division Vice President

Whirlpool Corporation

2OOOUS-33, North

Benton Harbor, Ml 49022

*If you must call or write, please provide. model number, serial number, date of purchase, and a com- plete description of the problem. This information is needed in order to better respond to your request for, assistance

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