Whirlpool 8ET8MTKXKT00 manual Setting the Controls, Adjusting ControlSettings

Setting the Controls

For your convenience, the refrigerator controls are preset at the factory. Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are located in the top of the refrigerator section.

When you first install your refrigerator, make sure that the controls are still preset. The Refrigerator Control and the Freezer Control should both be at the “mid- settings” (3), as shown in the illustrations below.

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NOTE: To turn your refrigerator off, turn the Refrigerator Control one setting past Warmer until the word OFF appears, as shown below. Your refrigerator will not cool when the Refrigerator Control is set to OFF.

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Give your refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator.

IMPORTANT: If you add food before the refrigerator has cooled completely, your food may spoil. Turning the

Refrigerator and Freezer Controls to a higher (colder) than recommended setting will not cool the compartments any faster.

The Freezer Control functions as an airflow director. Setting "1" will direct more of the cold air into the refrigerator section, while setting "5" will direct more of the cold air into the freezer section. The cold air flows from the freezer compartment through the top vent into your fresh food section (see diagram in the "Ensuring Proper Air Circulation" section).

Adjusting ControlSettings

Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator. The “mid-settings” (3) indicated in the previous section should be correct for normal household refrigerator usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.

The Refrigerator Control functions as the thermostat for the entire product (refrigerator and freezer sections). The higher the number setting, the longer the compressor will run to keep the temperature colder. The Freezer Control adjusts the cold air flow from the freezer to the refrigerator.

If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, start by adjusting the refrigerator first. Wait 24 hours after the refrigerator adjustment to check the freezer temperature. If it is too warm or too cold, then adjust the Freezer Control as well.

Use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide.

Always remember to wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.

	RECOMMENDED
CONDITION/REASON:	ADJUSTMENT:
REFRIGERATOR section	Turn
too warm	REFRIGERATOR
■ Door opened often	Control to next
	higher number,
■ Large amount of food added	wait 24 hours,
■ Room temperature very warm	then re-check
FREEZER section too warm/ice	Turn FREEZER
not made fast enough	Control to next
■ Door opened often	HIGHER number,
	wait 24 hours,
■ Large amount of food added	then re-check
■ Very cold room temperature
(can’t cycle often enough)
■ Heavy ice usage
■ Air diffuser blocked by items	Move items out of
	airstream
REFRIGERATOR section	Turn
too cold	REFRIGERATOR
■ Controls not set correctly for	Control to next
	lower number,
your conditions
	wait 24 hours,
	then re-check
FREEZER section too cold	Turn FREEZER
■ Controls not set correctly for	control to next
	lower number,
your conditions
	wait 24 hours,
	then re-check

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