If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these four steps:
1. Before calling for arslstance. ..
Perfotmance problems often result from little thongs
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If your | refrigerator |
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l | Is a fuse blown | or | a | crrcurt | breaker | tripped7 | ||
l | Is the | Temperature |
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If your ice maker will not operate:
l Has the freezer had enagh trme to get cold7 Wrth
a new refrigerator, thus mrght take overnIght l Is the srgnal arm ON rn the down posrtron’
l Is the water valve turned on3 Is water gettrng to the Ice maker7
If there Is a rattling or jlngling noise, or other unfamlllar sounds:
l Is something on top or behrnd the refrlgerotor make
Ing norse when the refrrgerator IS running’
l New features on your new refrrgerqtor make new sounds You may be hearing olr flowing from the
fans, timer clrcks for the defrosting cycle defrost water draining Into the defrost pan
If there Is water in the defrost pan:
l In hot, | muggy | weather. | this | IS normal | The | pan can |
even | be half | fuil Make | sure | the refrrgerator | IS level | |
so the pan doesn t overflow |
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If the lights aren’t working:
l Check fuses and circuit breakers Make sure It’s plugged rn.
If a bulb is burned out:
l See Instructions for changing light bulbs on page
5 Use appliance bulbs only
If the motor seems to run too much:
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| dust | and | lint’ |
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l | On | hot | days | or If | the | room | IS warm | Che | motor | |||
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l | If the | door | has | been | opened | a lot. | or If a | large | ||||
| amount | of food | has | been | put | in. the | motor | will | run | |||
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Remember: Motor running time depends on dlf-
ferent things number of door openings, amount of
food stored, temperature of the room. setting of the controis
And, 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 o frozen food
comportment All thrs means better refrlgerotlon and may require more running time than your old one
2. If you need assistance* . ..
Call Whlrlpool
Contlnental U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 2531301 Mlchlgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800)
and talk with one of our tralned Consultants The Consultant can Instruct you In how to obtain satlsfac-
tory operation from your appliance or If service 1s
necessary. recommend a quailfled service com- pany in your area
3. If you need service. ...
Whirlpool has a no-
tronwrde network of franchised
Service Companies
technIcions are trained to fulfill the product
warranty and provide
anywhere In the Unlted
States To locate
service asslstance telephone number [see Step 2) or
look In your telephone directory Yellow Pages under
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4.If you have a problem* ...
Call our
tants, or If you prefer. write to ’ Mr Guy Turner, Vice President WhIrlpool Corporation
Admlntstratlve Center 2000
If you must call or write. please provide model
number, serral number, dote of purchase, and a
complete description of the problem This informa-
tlon IS needed In order to better respond to your request for assistance
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