Whirlpool 2300253 manual Setting the Controls, Adjusting Control Settings

Setting the Controls

For your convenience, your refrigerator controls are preset at the factory. 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 “4” as shown in the illustrations below.

The Refrigerator Control adjusts the refrigerator compartment temperature and is located on the upper rear wall in the refrigerator section. Settings to the left of the mid- setting make the temperature less cold. Settings to the right of the mid-setting make the temperature colder.

Style 1

4

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2 6

Cold 1 7 Coldest

Style 2

REFRIGERATOR

COLDEST 7 1 COLD

62

53

4

FREEZER CONTROL IS

LOCATED IN FREEZER

The Freezer Control adjusts the freezer compartment temperature and is located at the top left front of the freezer section. Settings to the left of the mid-setting make the temperature less cold. Settings to the right of the mid-setting make the temperature colder.

Cold4 Coldest

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.

Adjusting Control Settings

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 settings 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.

If you need to adjust temperatures in the refrigerator or freezer, 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
REFRIGERATOR section	Turn
too cold	REFRIGERATOR
■ Control not set correctly for your	Control to next
	lower number,
conditions
	wait 24 hours,
	then re-check
FREEZER section too cold	Turn FREEZER
	Control to next

■ Control not set correctly for your	lower number,
conditions
	wait 24 hours,
	then re-check

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