Whirlpool ED2VHGXMT10 manual

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    REFRIGERATOR USE & CARE GUIDE MANUAL DE USO Y CUIDADO DEL REFRIGERADOR GUIDE D’ UTILIS ATION ET D’ENTRETIEN DU RÉFRIGÉRATEUR Assistance or Service If you need assistan ce or service, first see the “T roubleshooting” section. Additi onal help is available. Ca ll us at 1-800-25 3-1301 fro m anywhere in the U.S.A., or write: Whir lpoo l [...]

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    2 REFRIGERATOR S AFETY Proper Disposal of Y our Old Refrigerator IMPOR T ANT : Child entrapment and suffocation ar e not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned r efrigerators are still danger ous – even if th ey will sit for “just a few days.” If y ou are getting ri d of your old r efrigerator , please follow these instructions to help pre[...]

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    3 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Unpack th e Refrigerator Remove packaging materials. Do not use sharp i nstruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids, or abrasive cleaners to remove tape or gl ue. Thes e prod uct s can dama ge the su rf ace of your refr igerator . For more infor mation, see “ Refrig erator Safety . ” Location Requirements T o ensur[...]

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    4 W ate r Supp ly Re quir ement s Gather the required tools and parts before starting in stallati on. Read and follow the in structio ns provided with any tools listed h ere. TOOLS NEEDED: NOTE: Y our refr igerator dealer has a kit available with a ¹⁄₄ " (6.35 mm) saddle-type s hutoff valve, a uni on, and copper t ubing. Before pur chasin[...]

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    5 Style 2 1. Unplug refrigerator or discon nect power . 2. Remove and discard the shipping t ape and the bl ack nylon plug from the gray , coiled water tubing on the rear of the refr igerator . 3. If the gray water tube supp lied with the refrigerator is not long enough, a ¹⁄₄ " x ¹⁄₄ " coupling is needed in order to co nnect th[...]

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    6 If you need to adjust temperatures in the refr igerator or freezer , use the settings listed i n the chart below as a guide. Wait at least 24 hours betwee n adjustme nts. Conve rti bl e D raw er T e mpe ra tur e Co ntr ol The control can be adjusted to properly ch ill meats or vegetables. The air inside the pan is cooled to pr event “ spot ” [...]

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    7 The Dispenser Lock (on some mode ls) Y our dispenser can be tur ned off for easy cleaning or to pre vent unintentional dispensing by small children and pets. NOTE: The lock feature does not shut off power to th e product, to the ice maker , or to the dispenser light. It simply deactivates the dispenser levers. The ice and water dispensers will no[...]

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    8 3. W ash stainless steel and painted metal exteriors w ith a clean spon ge or so ft cl oth and a m ild det ergent i n w arm wa ter . 4. There is no need for r outine condenser cleaning in normal home opera ting environments. If the environment is particularly gr easy or dusty , or there is significant pet traffic in the home, th e condenser shoul[...]

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    9 The door s are diffic ult to op en Are the ga skets dirty or sticky? Clean gaskets with mild soap and warm wa ter . The lights do not work ■ Is a lig ht bulb loose in the socket or bur ned out? See “ Changing the Light Bulbs. ” ■ Is the disp enser light set to ON? T he dispenser light will operate only when the levers are pressed. If you [...]

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    10 ■ Has the wrong ice been adde d to the bi n? Us e onl y cu bes produced by the curr ent ice maker . ■ Has the ice melted ar ound the auge r (metal spiral) in the ice bin? Dump the ice cubes and clean the ice bin. ■ Is the ic e dispenser stalling while dispensing “ crushed ” ice? Chan ge th e ic e but ton from “ crushed ” to “ cub[...]

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    11 PRODUCT DATA SHEETS Base Grille W ater Filtration System Model WF-NL240/NL240 Capacity 240 Gallons (908 Liters) Model WF-L400/L400 Ca pacity 400 Gallons (151 4 Liters ) This system has b een teste d according to ANSI /NSF 42/53 for the reduction of the subs tances li sted bel ow . Th e concentrat ion of the in dicated subst ances in wat er enter[...]

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    12 WHIRLPOOL ® REFRIGERATOR W ARRANTY ONE- YEAR FU LL WA RRANTY O N REFRI GERA TOR For one year from the date of purchase, whe n this refrigerator (exclud ing the water fil ter) is ope rated and mai ntained accordin g to instructions attached to or furnished with the pr oduct, Whirlpool Corporation or Whirlpool Canada LP will pay for FSP ® replac[...]

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    13 Note s[...]

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    14 MANUAL DE USO Y CUIDADO DEL REFRIGERADOR A yuda o servicio técnico Si necesita ayuda o ser vicio t é cnico, vea primer o la secci ó n “ Soluci ó n de problemas ” . Puede obtener asistencia adicional. Ll á meno s al 1-800-253 -1301 desde cu alquier lugar de l os EE.UU., o escr iba a: Whir lpoo l Corpo rati on Customer eXperience Center 5[...]

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    15 INSTRUCCIONE S DE INST ALACIÓN De s emp aq ue el r ef ri ge ra dor Quite los materiales de empaque. No use instrumentos filosos, alcohol para fricciones, l í quidos in flamables, o productos de limpieza abrasivos para eliminar los r estos de cinta o goma. Estos productos pueden da ñ ar la superficie de su r efrig erador . Para m á s informac[...]

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    16 Requisitos d e ubicació n Para asegurar la adecuada ventilaci ó n para su r efrigerador , deje un espacio de ½ " (1 ,25 cm) a cada lado y por encima. Si Ud. instala el refr igerador pr ó ximo a una pared fija, deje como m í nimo 2" (5,08 cm) a cada lado (dependiendo del modelo) para permitir que la puerta abra bien. Si su refriger[...]

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    17 Presi ó n del agua Se necesita un suministro de agua fr í a con presi ó n de agua entre 30 y 120 lbs/pulg ² (207 a 827 kPa) p ara hacer funcionar el despachador de agua y la f á brica de hielo. Si usted tiene preg untas acerca de la presi ó n de agua, llame a un plomero competente autorizado. Sumin istro de agua de ó smosis inversa IMPORT[...]

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    18 Estilo 2 1. Desenchufe el r efrigerador o desconecte el suministro de ener g í a. 2. Quite y deseche la cinta de empaque y el tap ó n de na ilon negro de la tuber í a gris de agua enrollada en la parte trasera del refrigerador . 3. Si el tubo de agua gris suministrado con el refrigerador no es suficientemente lar go, se necesita un acoplamien[...]

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    19 Ajuste de los contr oles Permita que el refrigerador se enfr í e completamente antes de introduc ir los alimentos. Lo mejor es esperar 24 horas antes de guardar alimentos en el refr i gerador . Los aju stes indicados en la secci ó n anterior deber í an ser los corr ectos para el uso normal del refr igerador en una casa. Los controles est á n[...]

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    20 El despachad or de hielo El sistema de d istribuci ó n no funciona r á cuando la puerta del congelador est é abierta. El hielo se distribuye del recipiente de almacenamiento de la f á brica de hielo en el co ngelador cuando se presione la barra del despachador . NOT A: Algunos m odelos despach an hielo en cub os y hi elo picado. Antes de sac[...]

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    21 Sistema de filtración de agua NOT A: No u se con agua que no sea microb iol ó gicame nte segur a o que se a de calidad descono cida sin de sinfe ctarla adec uada ment e an tes o d espu é s del sistema. Luz de e stado d el filtro de agua (en alguno s modelos) La luz de estado del filtro de agua le ay udar á a sa ber cu á ndo cambiar el filtr[...]

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    22 SOLUCIÓN DE PROBLEMAS Primero pruebe las so luciones su geridas aqu í para evitar el costo innecesario del servicio. Funcio nami en to de l re frig erad or El refrigerador no funciona ■ ¿ Est á desenchuf ado el cable de ene rg í a? Conecte a u n contacto de pared de conexi ó n a tierra de 3 terminales. ■ ¿ Funciona el contac to? Enchu[...]

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    23 T emper atura y humedad La temperatura est á demasiado cali ente ■ ¿ Es nuev a la in stal aci ó n? Deje transcurr ir 24 horas desp u é s de la instalaci ó n para qu e el refr igerador se enfr í e por completo. ■ ¿ Se abr e(n) o se deja (n) la(s) puerta(s) abier ta(s) a menudo? Esto hace que entre aire tibio al refrigera dor . Reduzca [...]

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    24 ■ ¿ Se ha ag rega do hielo inco rrect o en el dep ó sito ? Use ú nicamente el hiel o producido por su f á brica de hielo actual. ■ ¿ Se ha der retido el hi elo a lrededor del e spiral met á lico en el dep ó sito? Descarte los cubos de hielo y limpie el dep ó sito. ■ ¿ El des pachador de hielo se atasc a mientras vierte el hielo ?[...]

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    25 HOJA DE DATOS DEL PRODUCTO Sistema de filtraci ó n de agua de la rejilla de la base Modelo WF-NL240/NL240 Capac idad de 240 galones (908 litr os) Modelo WF-L400/L400 Capacidad de 400 galones (1514 litr os ) Este si stema h a sido com probado se g ú n la norma AN SI/NSF 42/53 para la r educci ó n de las sus tancias citadas a con tinu aci ó n.[...]

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    26 GARANTÍA DEL REFRIGERADOR WHIRLPOOL ® GARANT Í A TOT AL POR UN A Ñ O P ARA EL REFRIGERADOR Dura nt e un a ñ o a partir de la f echa de comp ra, si empr e y cua ndo se d é a este refrigerador (e xcluye ndo el fil tro de agua) un uso y mantenimiento de conformi dad con las instrucciones adjuntas o provis tas con el producto, Whirlpool Corp o[...]

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    27 GUIDE D’ UTILIS ATION ET D’ENTRETIEN DU RÉFRIGÉRATEUR Assistance ou service Si vous avez besoin d'assistance ou de service, consulter d'abord la section “ D é pannage ” . On peut obtenir de l 'aide suppl é mentair e. Nous appeler au 1-800-25 3-1301 de n 'imp orte o ù aux É .-U ., ou é crire à : Whir lpoo l Cor[...]

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    28 INSTRUCTIONS D'INST ALLA TION Déballage du réfrigér ateur Retirer les mat é riaux d ’ emballage. Ne pas utiliser d'i nstruments coupants, d'alcool à frictio n, de liqui des inflammabl es ou de nettoyants abrasifs pour enlever le ruban adh é sif ou la colle. Ce s produi ts peuvent endommager la surface de votr e r é frig ?[...]

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    29 Exigences d'em placement Pour obte nir une a é ration approp ri é e pour votr e r é frig é rateur , laisser un espace de ¹⁄₂ " (1,25 cm) de chaque c ô t é et au sommet. Si vous in stallez votre r é frig é ra teur pr è s d'u n mur fix e, laisser un minimum de 2" (5,08 cm) de chaque c ô t é (selon le mod è le) [...]

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    30 Pressio n de l'eau Une alimentation en eau froide avec une pr ession entre 30 et 120 lb/po 2 (207 - 827 kP a) es t n é cessair e pour faire fonctio nner le distributeur d'eau et la m achine à gla ç ons. Si vous avez des questions au sujet de la pression de vo tre eau, appeler u n plombier qualifi é agr éé . Alimentation en eau p [...]

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    31 Style 2 1. D é brancher le r é frig é rateur ou d é connecte r la source de courant é lectrique. 2. Enlev er et jete r le ruban d ’ ex p é dition e t le bouchon en nylon noir du serpent in gris pour l 'eau à l ’ arri è re d u r é frig é rateur . 3. Si le tu yau gris four ni a vec le r é frig é rateur n'est pas assez lon[...]

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    32 Ajustement d es commandes Donner a u r é frig é rateur le temps de refr oidir co mpl è temen t ava nt d'y ajouter des ali ments. Il est pr é f é rab le d'at tendr e 24 heur es avant de placer les aliments au r é frig é ra teur . Les r é glages indiqu é s dans la s ection pr é c é dente devraient ê tre corrects po ur l ’ u[...]

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    33 Distri buteur de gla ce Le syst è me de distr ibution ne fonctionne pas lorsqu e la porte du cong é lateur est ouverte. La glace est distribu é e du bac d'entrepo sage de la machine à gla ç ons da ns le cong é lateur lorsque le levier de distribution est abaiss é . REMA RQUE : C erta ins mod è les distribuent des gla ç ons en cubes[...]

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    34 Système de filtration de l'eau REMARQUE : Ne pas utiliser pour le filtrage d'une eau micr obiologiquement po llu é e ou de qu alit é inconnue en l'ab sence d'u n disposi tif de d é sin fection ad é qu at avant ou apr è s le syst è me. T é moin lumineux de l' é tat du filtre à eau (sur certains mod è les) Le t [...]

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    35 DÉPANNAGE Essayer les so lutions sugg é r é es ici d'ab ord afin d' é viter l e co û t d'une visite de service no n n é cessaire. F onct ionne men t du réfri gér at eur Le r é fr ig é rateur ne fonctionne pas ■ Le cordon d'ali mentat ion é lectrique est-il d é branch é ? Brancher sur une prise à 3 alv é ol es[...]

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    36 T empér ature et hu midité La temp é ratur e est trop é lev é e ■ S'agit-il d'une no uvelle installation? Accorder 24 he ures apr è s l'installation pour que le r é fr ig é rateur s e refroidisse compl è tement. ■ Porte o uverte souve nt ou laiss é e ouverte? Ceci permet à l'air chaud de p é n é trer dans le [...]

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    37 ■ La glace a-t-elle fondu autour de l a tige (spirale en m é tal) dans le bac à gla ç ons? Vid e r le s g l a ç ons et nettoyer le bac compl è tement. ■ Le distri buteur de gla ç ons se b loque-t -il l orsqu' il dist ribue de la glac e “ concass é e ” ? Changer le r é glage “ crushed ” (gl ace con ca ss é e) pour le r ?[...]

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    38 FEUILLES DE DONNÉES SUR LE PRODUIT Syst è me de filtration d ’ eau à la grille de la base Mod è le WF-NL240/NL240 Capacit é 240 gall ons (908 litres) Mod è le WF-L400/L400 Capacit é 400 gal lons (1514 litr es ) Ce produit a é t é test é selon les n ormes 42 et 53 ANSI/N SF pour la r é duct ion de s subs tanc es é num é r é es ci-[...]

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    39 GARANTIE DU RÉFRIGÉ RA TEUR WHIRLPOOL ® GARANTIE COMPL È TE DE UN AN SUR LE R É FRIG É RA TEUR Pend ant un an à compter de la date d'achat, lorsque ce r é fri g é rateur (sauf le filtre à eau) est u tilis é et entretenu con form é ment aux instruc tions joint es à ou fournies avec le produit, Whi rlpool Corporation ou Whirlpool[...]

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    2188771 A © 2005 Whi rlpool C orpo ration . All rights rese rved . Todos los derecho s reser vados. Tou s droi ts r é serv é s. ® Registe red Trad emar k/TM Trad emar k of Whi rlpool, U.S.A., W hirlpo ol Canad a LP licensee in Ca nada ® Marca r egistrad a/TM Marca d e com ercio d e Whi rlpool, EE.UU ., usada bajo licencia en C anad á de Whirl[...]