Whirlpool ETl8CK manual Ice cube trays, Optional automatic ice maker, Sounds you may hear

Ice cube trays.. .

To remove:

:Hold tray at b th ends

2 Sligntly twist

Optional automatic ice maker.. .

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If cubes are not used, they may shrink. The moving cold air starts a slow evaporation. The longer cubes are stored, the smaller they get.

l I’m ~111hear wafer running when Ice maker IS ,workrny You’ll near ice fall Into the bin Don’t let these sounds bother you.

l The Ice maker WIII not operate until the freezer IS cold enough to make ice This can take overnrght

c Because of new plumbing connections, the first ice may be discolored or off-flavored Drscard the first few batches of ice

l If Ice ISnot being made fast enough and more Ice IS needed, turn the Refrrgerator Control toward a hrgher number Wart a day and, rf necessary. turn the Freezer Control toward A

l If you remove the Ice brn, raise the srgnal urn- to shut off the ice maker When you return the brn, push it all the way in and lower the arm to the ON position

l If CJbes are stored too long, they may develop an off-flavor like stale water Throw them away They wrli be replaced Cubes in the Ice brn can also become smaller by evoporotron

Sounds you may hear.. .

Your new retrrgerotor 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 lrke the floor. walls and cabinets can make the sounds seem louder

Tne following chart describes the kinds of sounds that might be new ‘\J you ond what may be making them

Possible Sounds:

l Slight Hum, Saft Hiss:

l Clicking or Snapping Sounds:

l Water Sounds

l Ice Maker Sounds: -trickling water -thud (clatter of ice]

l Running Sounds:

Probable Causes:

Your refrigerator has a fan, you may hear the fan motor and moving air.

The defrost timer makes o definite click when the refrigerator stops running It also makes CIsound wherl the refrigerator starts

‘Siiher, the refrlgerotor stops runnrng, you may hear gurgling in the tubing for a tew minutes after It stops You may also hear defrost water running into the ,aefrost water par!

If your refrigerator has on ice maker, you may hear buzzing (from the water valve], trickling water and the clatter of ice dumped into the brn

your refrigerator hos a high-effrcrency compressor and motor It will run longer fnon older desrgns It may even seem to rur) most of the time.

Energy sal ing tips.. .

You can herp yc $Irrefrrgerotor use less electricity

l Check door g(rske+s for a tight seal Letiel the cob- inet to be sure )f c good seal

lClean the corr tenser co11 regularly

l Open the do’jr os feb times as possible Thank about tivnat y, 1.1rjeed before you open the door Gel ever\,thir8:.~ w+ al one firne Keep foods orgo- plzec 51: you or\ 1 have to search for what you worit Close d8~Jr OS soon OS food ISremoved.

m Go ahwm or ‘1 !II uy: the refrigerator, but don’t L)vercrowa It s a: ,-novemenf ISblocked

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I?ISa waste of electrrcrty to set the refrigerator and freezer to temperatures colder than they need to be If Ice cream ISfirm in the freezer and drunks are as cold as your famrly lakes them, that’s cold enough.

Keep the Power Saving Control on CONSUMES LESS ENERGY unless moisture forms on refrigerator exterior

Make sure your refrrgerator IS not next to a heat source such as a range, water heater, furnace, radiator, or In direct sunlight