Whirlpool 2212539 manual

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    221253 9 T OP-MOUNT REFRIGERATOR Use & C ar e Gu i de For questions abou t featur es, operation /performance, parts, accessories or service, call: 1-800- 253-130 1 . In Canada, ca ll for assistance 1-800- 461-5681 , for installation and service, call: 1 -800-807-67 77 or visit ou r website a t... www .whirlpool.com or www .whirlpool .com/canada[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTE NTS REFRIGERAT OR SAFETY ................. ................. ................ ........ 3 Proper Disposal of Your Old Refrigerator ......... ........................... 3 INSTALLIN G YOUR REFRIGERAT OR ............... ................ ........ 4 Unpacking Your Refrigerator .......................................... ............. 4 [...]

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    3 REFRIGERATOR SAFE TY Proper Disposal of Y ou r Old R efrigerator IMPORT ANT : Chi ld entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or aban doned refrigerators are still dangerous – ev en if they will s it for “ just a few da ys. ” If you ar e getting rid of your old refrigerator , please follow thes e instructi ons to help[...]

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    4 INST A LLING Y OUR REFRI GER ATO R Unpacking Y ou r Refrigerator Remove shelv es from the shipping posit ion (shelves are shipped ups ide down): 1. Grasp the front of the uppe r shelf with one hand and use t he other hand to remove packing materi al from the shelf area. 2. Lower the fr ont of the upper shelf until shelf hooks can be removed from [...]

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    5 Electrical R equirements Befo re you move yo ur re frigera tor int o its fi nal locat ion, it is important to make sure you have the proper electrical connection : Recommended gr ounding method A 115 V olt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 2 0 amper e fused, gr ounded electrica l supply i s required. It is recommended th at a separate circuit serving only y[...]

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    6 5. Using a grounde d drill, dril l a ¹⁄₄ in. hole in th e cold w ater pipe you ha ve sele cted. 1. Cold Water Pipe 2. Pipe Clamp 3. Copper T ubing 4. Compression Nut 5. Compression Sleeve 6. Shut-Off V alve 7. Packing Nut 6. Fasten shu t-off val ve to cold wa ter pipe with p ipe clamp. Be sur e outl et end is solid ly in th e ¹⁄₄ in. dr[...]

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    7 8. Remove the pa rts for the bot tom hinge as shown in the Bottom Hinge graphic. IMPORT ANT : If you want to reverse yo ur doors so that they open in t he opposite dir ection, follow these steps . If you ar e not re versing the doors, see “ Do or and hinge rep lacement ” . Door reversal (optiona l) Style 1 - S tandard (Graphics f ollow t hese[...]

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    8 Style 1 - Standard Door Remov al & Replacement Door Swing Rever sal (optional) 1. Door Hinge Hole Plug 1. Flat-Head Handle Screws 2. Freezer Handle 1. Cabinet Hinge Hole Plugs 1. Door Handle Sealing Screws 1. Door Stop Screw 2. Door Stop 3 4 1. Door Handle Seal Screw Front 1-2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 5 6-1 7 1. Door Handle 1 6-2 1. Flat-Head Handle S[...]

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    9 Style 2 - Conto ur Door Swing Reversal (optional) 3 5 Refrigerator Door 1. Door Handle Screw Hole Plugs 2. Door Handle Sealing Screws 6 7 Door Handle Reversal 1 1. Hex-Head HInge Screws 5 / 16 " 1-1 1 1-2 1. Door Hinge Hole Plug 2 1 8 1 2 4 1. Door Stop 2. Door Stop Screw 1 Removal of Door Stops 2 1. Door Stop 2. Door Stop Screw 2 1 Re-insta[...]

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    10 Door Closing and Alignment Door Cl osing Y our refrigerator has t wo front adjust able rollers – one on the right and one on the left. I f you r r efrig erat or seem s un stead y or yo u want the d oors to close easi er , ad just th e refrige rator 's ti lt usin g the instruct ions belo w: 1. Plug into a gr ounded 3 pr ong outlet. 2. Move[...]

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    11 Sett ing the Con trol( s) For your convenience, the r efrigerator controls are p reset at the factory . Controls for the refrige rator and freezer are located in the to p of the refrigerator section. When you first install your refrigerator , make sure that the control(s) ar e still preset. The contro l(s) should be at the “ mid- set tin gs ?[...]

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    12 Ice Make r (on s ome models - Acc essory) T o turn the ice maker on/of f: The on/of f switch for the ic e maker is a wir e shut-of f arm located on the side of the ice maker . 1. T o tur n the ice maker on, simply low er the wire shut-off arm. NOTE : Y our i ce maker has an automat ic shut-off. As ice is made, the ice cubes will fill th e ice st[...]

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    13 3. Low er th e fr ont of th e shel f an d chec k to m ake s ure tha t the shelf is securely in posit ion. Lateral Adjust able Shel f (on som e m odels) T o slide the shelf from side to side: 1. Lift up on t he front of shelf and s lide to the de sired location . 2. Lower sh elf to the leve l positi on. NOTE : Y ou do not have to remo ve sma ll i[...]

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    14 Meat storage guid e Stor e most meat in orig inal w rapping as lon g as it i s airti ght an d moisture-proof. Rewrap if neces sary . See the fol lowing chart for storage times. When s toring meat longer than the times gi ven, freeze the meat. Fr esh fish or she llfish ................. use same d ay as pur chased Chicken, gr ound beef, varie ty [...]

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    15 F REEZER FEATURES Y our model ma y have some or all of t hese feat ures. Features that can be purchased separate ly as product access ories are label ed with th e word “ Accessory . ” Not all acces sories will fit all mode ls. If you are in terested in purchasin g one of t he access ories, p lease call the tol l-free number on the cover or i[...]

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    16 DOOR FEATURES Y our model ma y have some or all of t hese feat ures. Features that can be purchased separate ly as product access ories are label ed with th e word “ Accessory . ” Not all acces sories will fit all mode ls. If you are in terested in purchasin g one of t he access ories, p lease call the tol l-free number on the cover or in th[...]

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    17 CARING FOR Y OUR REFRI GER ATO R Cle anin g Y our Ref rige rator Both the refrigerator and freezer se ctions defrost aut omatically . However , clean both sect ions about once a mon th to prevent odors fr om building up. Wipe up spill s immediate ly . T o clea n you r ref rig erato r: 1. Unplug refrigerator or disconnect pow er . 2. Remove al l [...]

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    18 P ower Interruptions If th e el ectric ity in y our h ouse g oes of f, cal l the po wer co mpany and ask how long it will be off. 1. If the power will b e out for 24 hours or les s , keep both ref rigerator doors closed to help food stay cold and frozen. 2. If the power will b e out for more than 24 hours: a) Remove all frozen food and stor e it[...]

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    19 T ROUBLESHOOTING T ry the solutions suggested here first in or der to avoid the cost of an unnecessa ry service call. Y our refrigerato r will not operate ■ Is the power supply cord unplugged ? Plug into a gr ounded 3 pr ong outlet. ■ Has a household fuse or cir cuit breaker tripped? Replace th e fuse or reset the circuit. ■ Is the Refrige[...]

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    20 ■ Do the freezer an d ice bin need to be cleaned? See the “ Cleaning Y our Refrig erator ” section. ■ Does the water contain minerals (such as su lfur)? A filter may need t o be installed to r emove the minerals. The divide r between the two compartments is w arm The warmth is pr obably du e to no rmal operat ion of the automatic e xteri[...]

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    21 ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE Before calling for ass istance or serv ice, please ch eck “ T roubleshooting. ” It may save y ou the cos t of a service call. If you sti ll nee d help, fo llow the i nstruct ions belo w . When calli ng, please know the purchase date and the comp lete model and s erial number of your appli ance. This information will hel[...]

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    22 WHIRLPOOL ® REFRIGERATOR W ARRANTY ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY ON REFRIGERA TOR For one year from the date of purchase, whe n this refrigerator (excluding th e water filt er) is operate d and maintained accordin g to instructions attached to or furnished with the prod uct, Whirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP ® repl aceme nt part s and r epair la[...]

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    23 S É CURIT É DU R É FRIG É RA TEUR Mise au rebut de votre vieux r é frig é rateu r IMPORT ANT : L ’ empriso nne ment et l ’é touffe ment des enf ants ne sont p as un probl è me du pass é . L es r é frig é rateurs jet é s ou abandonn é s sont encore dangereux, m ê me s ’ ils sont laiss é s abandonn é s penda nt “ quel ques [...]

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    24 INSTALLA TION DU R É FRIG É RATEUR D é ballage de votre r é frig é rateu r Retirer les tablet tes de la position d ’ exp é dition (les tablettes sont exp é di é es à l ’ envers) : 1. Sais ir le dev ant de la tabl ette su p é rieure avec une main et util iser l ’ autre main pour enlever le mat é riau d ’ emballage de l ’ espa[...]

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    25 Emplacem ent d ’ in stallation ■ Pour obte nir un e a é ration appropri é e pour votre r é frig é rateur , laisser u n espace de ¹⁄ ₂ po (1,25 cm) de chaque c ô t é et au sommet. ■ Si vot re r é frig é r ateur comporte une machine à gla ç ons, s ’ assurer qu ’ un espa ce additi onnel est pr é vu à l ’ arri è re p ou[...]

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    26 Raccordement du r é frig é rateur à une canalisati on d ’ eau Lire attentivement toutes les instruc tions avant de commen cer . IMPORT ANT : ■ Si on doit util iser le r é frig é rateur avant qu ’ il soit raccord é à la canalis ation d ’ eau, pl acer la commande de la machine à gla ç ons à la posi tion d ’ arr ê t (OFF) pour [...]

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    27 2. OUVRIR le robinet d ’ arr ê t. Inspecter pour recherch er les fuites. Serrer tous les raccords (y compris les raccordements de la va lve d ’ entr é e d ’ eau ) ou les é crous qui coul ent. 1. Bri de du tube 2. T ube en cuivr e 3. É crou de com pression 4. Entr é e d ’ eau de l a valve 3. La va lve d ’ eau de la machine à gla ?[...]

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    28 Porte du compartimen t de cong é lation 1. Enlev er la poign é e de la porte d u compartiment d e cong é lation te l qu'illustr é . Conserver t outes les pi è ces ensemble (voir l ’ illustr ation 2). 2. Enlev er le bouchon d ’ obturation du tr ou de char ni è re. Tr a n s f é rer le bouchon du c ô t é oppos é de la port e du c[...]

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    29 Style 1 - Standar d D é montage et r é installation de la porte Inversion du sens d'ouverture des portes (option) Grille de la base Charni è re sup é rieure Charni è re inf é rieure Charni è re centrale 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1. Plaque de charni è re sup é rieure 2. Vis de charni è re à t ê te hexagonale de " 3. Charni è re sup é [...]

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    30 Style 2 - Contour Inversion du sens d'ouverture des portes (option) 2 5 Porte du r é frig é rateur 1. Bouchons obturateurs des vis de poign é e de porte 2. Vis de fixation de la poign é e de porte 6 Porte du cong é lateur 1. Vis de blocage de la poign é e de la porte 2. Bouchons obturateurs des vis de poign é e de porte 7 Porte du r [...]

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    31 F ermetu re et alignemen t des po rtes Fermetur e des portes Vo t r e r é frig é rateur pr é s ente deux r oulettes r é glables à l ’ avant – l ’ une du c ô t é dr oit et l ’ autre du c ô t é gauche. Si vo tre r é frig é rateur semble instabl e ou si vous d é sirez que les portes se ferment plus facile ment, fair e le r é gl[...]

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    32 UTILISATION DU R É FRIG É RATEUR Po u r s ’ assu rer d ’ une circ ulation d ’ air appropr i é e Pour s ’ assurer d ’ avoir des temp é rature s appropri é e s, il faut permettr e à l ’ air de circuler en tre les deux se ctions du r é frig é rateur et du cong é lateur . Comme l ’ indique l ’ illustratio n, l ’ air froid [...]

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    33 Ajustem ent de s r é glages de commande Donner a u r é frig é rateur le temps de refr oidir compl è tement ava nt d ’ ajouter des al iments. Il vaut mieux attendre 24 heures avant de placer des al iments d ans le r é frig é ra teur . L es r é glages moyens indiqu é s à la section pr é c é dente dev raien t ê tr e corre cts pour l ?[...]

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    34 Machin e à gla ç on s (sur certains mod è le s - Acc essoi re) Mise en marche/arr ê t de la machine à gla ç ons : Le commutateur marche/arr ê t po ur la mac hine à gla ç ons est un bras de comm ande en broch e situ é sur le c ô t é de la machine à gla ç ons. 1. Pour mettre la machine à gla ç on s en mar che, il suf fit d ’ aba [...]

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    35 2. R é installer l e cadre/tablet te en guid ant les crochets arri è re de la ta blette dans le s suppo rts de tablet te. Incli ner l e devan t de la ta blette v ers le haut jusq u ’à ce que les crochets arri è re tomb ent dans les su pports d e tabl ette. 3. Abais ser le de vant de la ta blette e t s ’ assurer que la tabl ette est fix ?[...]

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    36 Tir oi r à viande r é frig é r é (sur c ertain s mod è le s) Pour r é gler la tem p é ra ture du t iro ir à viande : ■ Faire gli sser la commande de temp é ra ture du tir oir à vi ande vers l ’ avan t pour une temp é ra ture moin s fro ide . ■ Faire gli sser la commande de temp é ra ture du tir oir à vi ande vers l ’ arri è[...]

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    37 Casie r à vin ou p ort e-c annet tes (sur certains mod è le s - Acc essoi re) Pou r re tire r e t r é i nstaller le casier à vin ( à gauche) ou le porte-cannettes ( à dr oite) : 1. Retirer le casie r/porte-cannett es en le tirant tout droit hors de la tabl ette. 2. R é installer l e casier/porte -cannett es en le gliss ant entre la tabl e[...]

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    38 CARAC T É RISTIQUES DE LA PORTE Vo t r e m o d è le peut comporter l ’ ensemble de ces c aract é ristiques ou certaines d ’ entr e elle s. Les carac t é rist iques qu i peu vent ê tre achet é es s é par é me nt comme acce ssoires du produit comport ent le m ot “ accessoire ” . T ous l es accesso ires ne convienn ent pas à tous l[...]

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    39 ENTRETIEN DE VOTRE R É FRIG É RATEUR Nettoyage du r é frig é rateur Les se ction s de r é frig é rati on et de co ng é lation se d é givrent automatiqu ement. T outefois, nettoyer le s deux sect ions au moins une f ois par m ois pou r emp ê cher une accumu lation d ’ odeurs. Essuy er les renversem ents i mm é diatement . Pour nettoye[...]

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    40 P ann es de couran t En cas de panne d e courant, t é l é phone r à la compagnie d ’é lectricit é pou r demand er la dur é e de la panne . 1. Si le se rvice doi t ê tre in terromp u durant 24 heur es ou moins , gar der les deux portes ferm é es pour aid er les al iment s à demeurer fr oids et congel é s. 2. Si le se rvic e d oit ê t[...]

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    41 D É P A NNAGE Essayer les solutio ns sugg é r é es ici en pr emier afin d ’é viter les co û ts d ’ une visite de service inutile. Le r é fr ig é rateur ne fonctionne pas ■ Le cordon d ’ ali mentation é lectrique est-il d é branch é ? Brancher sur une pri se à 3 alv é oles reli é e à terre. ■ Un fusibl e est-il grill é ou[...]

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    42 ■ Les r é glages sont-ils faits correctement? V oir la se ction “ R é glage des command es ” . ■ Le robine t d ’ eau est-il compl è tement ouvert? T our ner compl è te ment le r obinet à la po sition ouve rte. V oir la section “ Raccordement du r é frig é rateur à une canal isatio n d ’ eau ” . ■ Un filtre à eau est-il[...]

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    43 ASSISTANCE OU SE RVICE Avant de demander une as sistan ce ou un service, veu illez v é rifier la sect ion “ D é pannage ” . Cette v é rification peut v ous fair e é conomiser le co û t d ’ une vi site de r é paration. S i vous avez encore beso in d ’ ai de, suivre les i nstruction s ci-dess ous. Lors d ’ un appe l, ve uillez c on[...]

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    GARANTIE D U R É FRI G É RA TEUR WHIRLPOOL ® GARANTIE COMPL È TE DE UN AN D U R É FRIG É RA TEUR. Pendant un an à compter de la date d ’ achat, lorsque ce r é frig é rateur ( à l ’ exclusion du filtre à eau) fonctionne et est entret enu confo rm é ment aux instru ctions fournies avec le produi t, Whirlpool Corporation paiera pour le[...]