Whirlpool RT12FC, RT14FC warranty Important Safety Instructions, Before Using Your Refrigerator

Important Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow basic precautions including the following:

1.Read all operating instructions before using your refrigerator.

2.Child entrapment and suffocations are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous...even if they will “justsit in the garage for a few days.”

If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, do it safely. Pleaseread the enclosed safety booklet from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. Help prevent accidents.

3.Never allow children to operate, play with, or crawl inside the refrigerator.

4.Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

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DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUTvlESCAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

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Before Using Your Refrigerator

A. Remove labels

Remove the tape and any inside labels before using the refrigerator. To remove any remaining glue:

lRub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then remove.

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nSoakarea with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue as described above.

Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive cleaners. These can damage the material. See “ImportantSafety Instructions” above.

NOTE: Do not remove the Tech Sheet located on the bottom of the refrigerator.

D. Install properly

install the refrigerator according to the

dimensions shown below.

Leave extra space along the hinge-side wall to allow the door to be opened wider.

Do not install the refrigerator:

. next to an oven, radiator or other heat source;

. out in the weather or direct sunlight;

lin an area where the room temperature will fall below 55°F (13OC).

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E. Level refrigerator

Make sure the refrigerator is level for efficient operation.

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B. Clean it

Clean your refrigerator before using it.

Seecleaning instructions on page 5.

C. Plug it in

Recommended Grounding Method

A115Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20 ampere fused and properly grounded electrical supply is required. It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided. Use a receptacle which cannot be turned off with a switch or pull chain. Do not use an extension cord.

SeeElectrical Requirements and

Grounding Instruction Sheet in literature

package for complete details.

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1 in. (2.5 cm) min. between refrigerator condenser coils and the back wall.

1.Keep the 4 bolts that held the refrigerator in the shipping crate. They are the leveling legs.

2.Screw these bolts all the way into bolt holes at the bottom comers of refrigerator.

3.Adjust each leg so that refrigerator does not rock.

4.Slide refrigerator into place.

5.Placea level on top of the refrigerator - first side to side then front to back. Turn leg to the left to raise the comer of the refrigerator. Turn leg to the right to lower the comer of the refrigerator.

6.Check the levelness again and repeat step 5 until the refrigerator is level.