Crosley 2212430 manual Refrigeratorsafety, Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer

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REFRIGERATORSAFETY

Your safety and the safety of others are very important.

We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages.

This is the safety alert symbol.

This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.

All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean:

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions.

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions.

All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:

■Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.

■Do not remove ground prong.

■Do not use an adapter.

■Do not use an extension cord.

■Disconnect power before servicing.

■Replace all panels before operating.

■Remove doors from your old refrigerator.

■Use nonflammable cleaner.

■Keep flammable materials and vapors, such as gasoline, away from refrigerator.

■Use two or more people to move and install refrigerator.

■Disconnect power before installing ice maker (on ice maker kit ready models only).

■Use a sturdy glass when dispensing ice or water (on some models).

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Proper Disposal of

Your Old Refrigerator

WARNING

Suffocation Hazard

Remove doors from your old refrigerator.

Failure to do so can result in death or brain damage.

IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous

–even if they will sit for “just a few days.” If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, please follow these instructions to help prevent accidents.

Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer:

■Take off the doors.

■Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside.

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Contents TOP-MOUNT Refrigerator Table of Contents Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer RefrigeratorsafetySpace Requirements Installing Your RefrigeratorCleaning before use Unpacking Your RefrigeratorRead all directions carefully before you begin Connecting the Refrigerator To a Water SourceElectrical Requirements Recommended grounding methodTo replace the base grille Connecting to refrigeratorBase Grille To remove the base grilleCenter Hinge Base Grille Top HingeDoor Closing and Alignment Door Alignment Using Your RefrigeratorUnderstanding Sounds You May Hear Ensuring Proper Air CirculationAdjusting Control Settings Setting the ControlsSlide-out Shelves on some models Lateral Adjustable ShelfRefrigerator Shelves Shelves and Shelf FramesMeat storage guide Meat Drawer and CoverChilled Meat Drawer Crisper and Crisper CoverIce Maker Freezer FeaturesCrisper Humidity Control Wine or Can/Bottle RackAdjustable Half-width Freezer Shelf Freezer ShelfFrozen food storage guide Door Features Flip-up Door Shelf Cleaning Your RefrigeratorTo clean your refrigerator Caring for Your RefrigeratorTroubleshooting Power InterruptionsVacation and Moving Care Off-taste or odor in the ice Temperature is too warmRefrigerator seems to make too much noise Ice maker is not producing iceU.S.A 2212430 Crosley Refrigerator WarrantyWhirlpool Corporation will not pay for 01/00
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