Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RT18EK Whirlpool
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A NuteToYou 2 Important Safety Instructions 3 Parts And Features 4 Before Using Your Refrigerator 6 Using Your Refrigerator 8 p$;epo;our 15 Food Storage Guide 17 IfYou Need Assistance Or Service 20 Warranty 24 l-800-44-ROPER Call us with questions or comments.
A Nose ToYou Thank you for buying a Roper appliance. You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide.
Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions: Read all instructions before using the refrigerator. Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past.
Parts And Features This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with where all parts and features are located and what they look like. The model you have purchased may have all or some of the parts and features shown and may not match the illustration exactly.
Models RTl8DK (shown) and RT18EK Control panel hdel and --L aerial number label I (on side wall) Meat drawer I (RTISDK only) 1 Adjustable wire shelves I I Leveling rollem (behind base grille) Butter -.
Before Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Paw Pa* Clean it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Install it properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Level it Your refrigerator has 2 front leveling screws-one on the right and one on the left. To adjust one or both of these, follow the directions below. 1. Remove base grille. (See page 13.) 2. To raise front, turn screw clockwise. 3. To lower front, turn screw counterclockwise.
Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Page Setting the controls ............................................ 8 Changing the control settings .......................... .9 Adjusting the refrigerator shetvee ................... .9 Removing the meat drawer and cover.
Changing the contro1 settings If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. If you have questions, call our Consumer Assistance Center number. (See page 21.) l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
Removing the meat drawer and cover Models RT18AK, RTl8BK, RT18BM, RTZOAK and RTZOCK To remove the meat drawer: 1. Slide meat drawer out to the stop. Pull out to the atop, lift 2. Lift front of meat drawer. the front and pull again. 3. Slide meat drawer out the rest of the way.
Removing the crispers and crisper cover To remove the crispers: 1. Slide the crisper straight out to the stop. 2. Lift the front. 3. Slide out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order. To remove the cover: 1. For some models: Push up glass insert from the bottom, then slide it out with both hands.
Removing the freezer shelf (not on RTI~EK) To remove the shelf: 1. Lii front of shelf slightly. 2. Lit back of shelf off supports. 3. Replace in reverse order. Using the ice cube trays (on some models) If cubes are not used, they may shrink. The moving cold air starts a slow evaporation.
l Because of new plumbing connections, the first ice may be discolored or off-flavored. Discard the first few batches of ice. l lf ice is not being made fast enough and more ice is needed, turn the Refrigerator Control toward a higher number. Wait a day and, if necessary, turn the Freezer Control toward A.
-. Reversing the door swing You can change the hinges on your refrigerator so the doors open the other way. Refer to the instruction sheet included with your refrigerator. Understanding the sounds you may hear Your new refrigerator may make sounds that your Water sounds old one didn’t.
Caring For Your Refrigerator In This Section Paw Pa* Cleaning your rehigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Power interruption8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Vacation and moving can .
PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN Defrost pan Sponge or cloth with mild detergent and warm water Condenser coils Floor under refrigerator Vacuum cleaner with extended narrow attachment Floor cleaners l Remove base grille. (See page 13.) l To remove defrost pan, lift pan over wire brace (remove tape; if any).
Power interruptions 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 foods 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.
Butter or margarine Keep opened butter in covered dish or closed compartment. When storing an extra supply, wrap in freezer packaging and freeze. Cheese Store in the original wrapping until you are ready to use it. Once opened, rewrap tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
Freezer food storage chart Storage times will vary according to the quality of the food, the type of packaging or wrap used (air and moisture proof) and the storage temperature (which should be 0°F [-17.
If You Need Assistance Or Sewice This section is designed to help you save the cost of a service call. Part 1 of this section outlines possible problems, their causes, and actions you can take to solve each problem. Parts 2 and 3 tell you what to do lf you still need assistance or service.
-. Remember: Motor running time depends on different things: number of door openings, amount of food stored, temperature of the room, setting of controls, etc. 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 compartment.
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ROPER” Refrigerator Warranty LENGTH OF WARRANTY ROPER WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY (from date of purchase) Replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materi- als or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Roper sewice company.
An important point after buying a device Whirlpool RT18EK (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Whirlpool RT18EK yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Whirlpool RT18EK - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Whirlpool RT18EK you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Whirlpool RT18EK will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Whirlpool RT18EK, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Whirlpool RT18EK.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Whirlpool RT18EK. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Whirlpool RT18EK along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
