Whirlpool GS5SHAXNT 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. Additional help is available by calli ng our Customer Interaction Center at 1-800-253 -1301 from anyw here in t[...]

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    2 REFRIGERATOR S AFETY Proper Disposal of Y our Old Refrigerator IMPOR T ANT : Child entrapment and suff ocation are not pr oblems 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 pr[...]

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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 informa tion, see the “ Refr igerator Safety ” section. Location Requirement[...]

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    4 W ate r Supp ly Re quir ement s Read all dir ections carefully before you begin. IMPOR T ANT : ■ If you turn the refrigerator on before the water line is connected, turn the ice maker OFF . ■ All installations must meet local plumbing code requirements. ■ Use copper tubing and check for leaks. Install copper tubing only in areas where the h[...]

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    5 Style 2 1. Unplug refrigerator or discon nect power . 2. Remove the shipp ing tape from the gray , coiled water tubing on the r ear of the r efrigerator . 3. Thread the provided nut onto the w ater valve as shown. NOTE: Tighten the nut by hand. Then ti ghten it with a wren ch two more tur ns. Do not overtighten . 4. T u rn sh utoff valve ON. 5. C[...]

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    6 Cr is per Hum idi t y C ont rol (on so me model s) Y ou can control the amount of hum idity in the moistu re-sealed crisper . Adjust the control to any setting between LOW and HIGH. LOW (open) for best sto rage of fruits and veg etables with ski ns. HIGH (closed) for best storage of fresh , leafy vegetables. Chi lled Do or Bi n (on so me model s)[...]

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    7 The Ice D ispenser The dispensing syst em will not operate wh en the freezer door is open. Ice dispenses from the ice maker storage bin in the freez er when the dispenser lever is pressed. Depending on yo ur model, you may ha ve one o r more of t he following options: the ability to select either crus hed or cubed ice, a special light that turns [...]

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    8 T o Clean Y our Refrigerator : NOTE: Do not use abr asiv e or harsh cleaners such as window sprays, scouring cleansers, flammable fluids, cleaning waxes, concentrated deter gents, bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum pr oducts on plastic par ts, interior and door liner s or gaskets. Do n ot use paper towel s, scour ing p ads, or o ther har [...]

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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 soa p and war m wate r . The ice maker is not pr oducing ice or n ot enough ice Check th e following: ■ Is the ice maker wire shutof f arm or switch (depending on models) in the OFF position? ■ Is the water line shutof f valve to t he refrige rato[...]

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    10 W A TER FILTER CERTIFICATIONS[...]

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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 Base Grille W ater Filtration System 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 enteri ng the s yste m was redu ced to a c once ntration less t han or eq ual to the p ermissib le limi t for water leavin g the sys tem,[...]

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    13 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 fur nished with the p roduc t, W hirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP ® replacement parts and repa[...]

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    14 MANUAL DE USO Y CUIDADO DEL REFRIGERADOR Ayuda o Se rvicio Técnico Si necesita ayuda o ser vicio t é cnico, vea primer o la secci ó n “ Soluci ó n de Pr ob lemas ” . P uede obtener asistencia adicional llamando a nuestro Cent ro de Interacci ó n del Cliente al 1-800-253-13 01 desde cualquier lugar de los EE.UU., o escriba a: Whir lpoo l[...]

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    15 INSTRUCCIONE S DE INST ALACIÓN Desempaqu e el refrigerador C ó mo qu itar los materiales de em paque. No use instru mentos filosos, alcohol para fricciones, l í quidos inflamables, o pr oductos de limpieza abr asivos para eliminar los restos de cinta o g oma. Estos productos pueden da ñ ar la superf icie de su refrigerador . Para m á s info[...]

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    16 Req u is ito s de loc al iz a ci ón 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 s[...]

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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 NOT A: Apriete la tuerca a man o. Luego apri é tela dos vueltas con una llave de tuercas. No apr iete demasiado. 4. ABRA la v á lvula de cierre. 5. Revise si hay fugas. Apriete aquellas tuercas o conexi ones que tengan fu gas (incluidas las conexiones e n la v á lvula). 6. Enchufe el refrigerador o r econecte el sumi nistro de ener g í a. 7.[...]

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    19 Cont rol de hume dad del cajón para verd uras (en al guno s modelo s) Usted puede contr olar el nivel de humedad en el caj ó n herm é tico para verdu ras. Regule el contr ol a cualquier ajuste entre Bajo (LOW) y Alto (HIGH). LOW (ba jo- posi ci ó n abierta) para el mejor almacen amiento de frutas y verduras co n c á scaras. HIGH (Alto - pos[...]

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    20 El despachad or de agua IMPOR T ANTE: ■ El sistema de d istribuci ó n no funcionar á cuando la puerta del congelador est é abierta. ■ Despu é s de haber conectado el refrigerado r a un suministro de agua, enjuague el sistema de agua dispensando agua en un r ecipiente resistente hasta que ha ya enjuagado y descartado de 2 a 3 g alones (de[...]

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    21 CUIDADO DE SU RE F RIGERADOR Limpie za T anto la secci ó n del refrigerador como la del cong elador se descongelan autom á ticamente. No o bstante, limpie ambas secciones m á s o menos una vez al mes para evitar la ac umulac i ó n de olor es. Limpie los derrames de inmediato. IMPOR T ANTE: Debido a que el aire cir cula entre am bas secciones[...]

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    22 SOLUCIÓN DE PROBLEMAS Prime ro pruebe las s olucion es sug erida s aqu í par a evit ar el costo innecesari o del servicio. El r efrigerador no enfr í a ■ ¿ Se han co locado los contr oles de temperatu ra en la posici ó n media? Los controles est á n prefijados de f á brica para la posici ó n corr ecta media. Despu é s de conectar la e[...]

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    23 El hielo t iene mal sabor , mal olor o un co lor gri s á ceo V erifique lo s iguient e: ■ ¿ Son nuevas l as conexi ones de plomer í a, las cuales producen un hi elo descol orido o de mal sa bor? ■ ¿ Se han guardado los cubos de hielo por mucho tiempo? ■ ¿ Se necesita limpiar el congelador y el dep ó sito o balde de hielo? ■ ¿ Se h[...]

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    24 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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    25 Sistema de filtración de agua de la rejilla de la base Este sist ema ha sido comproba do según la n orma ANSI/NSF 42 /53 para la reducc ión de las s ustancias citadas a con tinu ación. La concentrac ión de las sustancias indicad as en agua entra ndo al sis tema fue reducida a una concentrac ión menor o ig ual al límit e permitido para agu[...]

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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 mantenimient o de conformidad con las instru cciones ad juntas o provistas con el producto, Whi rlpool Corp[...]

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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 en t é l é phonant au Centre d'interaction avec la client è le au 1-800-253-13 01 de n'i mpo[...]

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    28 INSTRUCTIONS D'INST ALLA TION Déballage du réfri gérateur 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 Emplacemen t d'installation 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 l[...]

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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 4. OUVRIR le robin et d ’ arr ê t. 5. Inspecter pour r echercher les fuites. Serrer tous les raccor ds (y compris les raccordements de la valve d ’ entr é e d ’ eau) ou les é cr ous qui coulent. 6. Brancher le r é fri g é rateur o u reconnecter la source de cour ant é lectrique. 7. Vider le syst è me d ’ eau. V oir la sect ion “[...]

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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 2. Remettre le bac en place sur la porte et appuyer vers le bas pour le replacer bien en place. Distributeurs d'eau et de gl açons (s ur certa ins mo dèle s) Distribu teur d'eau IMPOR T ANT : ■ Le syst è me de distribution ne fonctionne pas lorsque la porte du cong é lateur est ou verte. ■ Apr è s a voir ra ccord é le r é fr[...]

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    34 Système de filtration de l'eau REMARQUE : Ne pas utiliser ce pro duit pour le filtrage d'une eau micr obiologiquement pollu é e ou de qualit é inc onnue en l'ab sence d'u n disposi tif de d é sin fection ad é qu at avant ou apr è s le sy st è me. Les syst è me s certifi é s pour la r é duction de kyst e peuve nt ê [...]

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    35 DÉP ANNAGE Essayer les solutions sugg é r é es ici d' abord afin d' é viter le co û t d'une visite de service non n é cessaire. Le r é fr ig é rateur ne r efroidit pas ■ Les commandes de temp é ratur e ne sont-elles pas r é gl é es aux r é glages moye ns? Les commandes sont pr é r é gl é es à l ’ us ine a u r ?[...]

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    36 Go û t, odeur ou cou leur grise des gla ç on s V é rifi er ce qui suit : ■ Les raccor ds de plomberie sont-ils neufs et causent-ils une d é colora tion et un mauv ais go û t des gla ç ons? ■ Les gla ç ons ont-i ls é t é gard é s trop longtemps? ■ Le bac à gla ç ons a-t-il besoin d' ê tre nettoy é ? ■ Les aliments dans [...]

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    37 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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    38 Syst è me de filtration d ’ eau à la grille de la base 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-dessous . La concentrati on des s ubstan ces indi qu é es da ns l ’ eau entr ant dans le syst è me a é t é r é duite à une con centrati on moindre ou é [...]

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    39 GARANTIE DU RÉFRIGÉ RA TEUR WHIRLPOOL ® GARANTIE COMPL È TE DE UN AN Pend ant un an à compter de la date d ’ achat , lorsq ue ce r é frig é rateur ( à l ’ exclusion du filtre à eau) est utilis é et entretenu conform é ment aux ins truction s jointe s à ou f ournies avec le pr oduit, Wh irlpool C orporation p aiera pou r les pi è[...]

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    2261717 © 2003 Whirlpool Corporation. All r ights re served. Tous dr oits r é se rv é s. ® Registe red Trad emark /TM T radem ark of Whirlp ool, U.S .A., Wh irlpool C anada In c. Li censee in Canad a ® Marqu e d é pos é e/TM M arque de com merce de Whirl pool, U.S.A. , Empl oi lic enci é par Whirlpoo l Can ada Inc. au Canad a 3/04 Printed i[...]