Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RTIGDK Whirlpool
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UseAndCare A Note To You 2 ~r~z:““y 3 Parts And Features 4 Before Using Your Refrigerator 6 Using Your Refrigerator 8 Caring For Your Refrigerator 16 Food Storage Guide 20 If You Need ?sEz . 22 Warranty 24 l-800-44-ROPER Call us with questions or comments.
A Note To You Thank you for buying a Roper@ appliance. You have purchased a quality, worldclass home appliance. Years of engineering experience went into its manufacturing. To ensure that you enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide.
Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injuq when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions: l Read all instructions before using the refrigerator. l 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 they may not match the illustration exactly.
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Before Using Your Refrigerator It is important to prepare your refrigerator for use. This section tells you how to clean it, connect it to a power source, install it and level it.
Installing it properly 1. Allow % inch (1.25 cm) space on each side and at the top of the refrigerator for ease of installation. 2. If the hinge side of the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space so the door can be opened wider.
Using Your Refrigerator In This Section Setting the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Changing the control settings . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Removing the drop-in door trim pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing the control settings If you need to adjust temperatures in the l Adjust the Refrigerator Control first. refrigerator or freezer, use the settings listed l Wait at least 24 hours between adjust- in the chart below as a guide. If you have ments.
Removing the snap-off door trim To remove the trim piece: 1. Remove all items from the shelf. 2. Pull out on the inside tab at each end of the trim piece. 3. Pull trim piece straight out. To replace the trim piece: 1. Line up ends of the trim piece with the button on the door liner wall.
Removing the meat drawer and cover Remove the meat drawer and cover for easier cleaning. To remove the meat dmwer: 1. Sk meat drawer out to the stop. 2. Lii the front of the meat drawer. 3. Slii meat drawer out the rest of the way. 4. Replace in reverse order.
Adjusting the crisper cover track &cause your crispers are not the same size, your crisper cover has an adjustable center track so you can swftch positbns of the crispers. To remove the center track: 1. Push up the cover insert from the bottom, then slide out with both hands.
l The dial or lever on the side of the ice maker changes the size of the cubes. l You may hear water running when the ice maker is working. You’ll hear ice falling into the bin. Don’t let these sounds bother you. l If you remove the ice bin, raise the signal arm to shut off the ice maker.
Removing the base grille To remove the base grille: 1. Open the refrigerator door. 2. Grasp the grille with both hands. 3. Push down on the top edge of the grille to release the top clips. 4. Roll the grille toward you to release the top clips. 5. Pull grille away from the refrigerator.
Understanding the 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.
Caring For Your Refrigerator Page Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Power interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1 Your refrigerator is built to give you many years of dependable service.
PART Door liners and gaskets WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN Sponge, soft cloth l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly. or paper towel with mild detergent and DO NOT USE cleaning waxes, concen- warm water trated detergents, bleaches or cleaners containing petroleum on plastic parts.
Vacation and moving care Long vacations If you will be gone a month or more: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Remove all food from the refrigerator. If your refrigerator has an automatic ice maker: l Turn off the water supply to the ice maker at least one day ahead of time.
Power interruptions If electricity goes off, call the power com- pany. Ask how long power will be off. 1. If service will be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors closed. This helps foods stay frozen. 2. If service will be interrupted longer than 24 hours: (a) Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker.
Food Storage Guide There is a correct way to package and store refrigerated or frozen food. To keep food fresher, longer, take the time to study these recommended steps. Storing fresh food Wrap or store food in the refrigerator in air- tight and moisture-proof material.
Storing frozen food The freezer section is designed for storage of commercially frozen food and for freezing food at home. NOTE: For further information about prepar- ing food for freezing or food storage times, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service or check a freezer guide or reliable cookbook.
If You Need Assistance Or Service Performance problems often result from little things you can fix without tools. Please read the chart below before calling for service on your appliance. 1. Before calling for assistance . . . Listed in this chart are the most common problems consumers run into with their appliances.
2. If you need assistance* . . . Call our toll-free number. Dial toll-free from anywhere in the U.S.A.: l-80044-ROPER (1-888-447-6737) and talk with one of our trained consultants.
ROPER” Refrigerator Warranty LENGTH OF WARRANTY WE WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY (from date of Durchase) FULL FIVE-Y EAR WARRANTY (from date of purchase) FSPQ replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Roper service company.
An important point after buying a device Whirlpool RTIGDK (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 RTIGDK 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 RTIGDK - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Whirlpool RTIGDK you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Whirlpool RTIGDK will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Whirlpool RTIGDK, 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 RTIGDK.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Whirlpool RTIGDK. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Whirlpool RTIGDK 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