Whirlpool EL13PC manual Before calling for assistance, If you need assistance, If you need service

If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these four steps:

1. Before calling for assistance.. .

Performance problems often result from little things you can find and frx yourself without tools of any kind

If your refrigerator will not operate: l Is the electrrc cord plugged in7

lIs a fuse blown or a circuit breaker tripped’

l

Is the

Run Switch

on

RUN7

?

If

there

Is

a

rattllng

or

jingling

noise,

or

other

unfamlliar

sounds:

l

Is something

on top

or behind

the

refrigerator

mak-

ing noise when the refrigerator ISrunning7

If the light doesn’t work:

l Check

fuses

and

circuit

breakers. Make sure It’s

plugged

In.

If a bulb is burned out:

l

See

Instructions for

changing

light bulbs

on

page

5 Use applrance

bulbs

only.

If the motor seems to run too much:

l

Is the

condenser,

behind

the

refrigerator,

free from

dust

and

lint?

lOn hot days, or if the room is warm, the motor natu-

rally runs longer.

l If the door has been opened a lot, or if a large amount of food has been put in, the motor will run longer to cool down the interior.

lIs frost build-up more than ‘/4Inch (6 mm)?

Remember: Motor running time depends on dif~ ferent things number of door openings. amount of food stored, temperature of the room setting of the control and damper posItIon

2. If you need assistance”. ..

Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE p service assis- tance telephone number. Dial free from:

Contlnental U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-1301 Mlchlgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 632-2243 Alaska & Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-1121

and talk with one of our trained Consultants. The Consultant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfac- tory operation from your appliance or, If service IS necessary, recommend a qualified service com- pany in your area.

FSP

1s a

reglslered

lrademark

of

WhIrlpool

Corporation

for quality

parts

Look

for

this

symbol

of quality

whenever

you

need

a

replacement

FSP

part

for

your

WhIrlpool

appliance

FSP

replacement

parts

WIII

IIt rlght

and

work

right

0

R

because

they

are made

to the same

exacting

speclflcatlons

used

to build

every

new

WhIrlpool

appliance

3. If you need service”...

Whirlpool has a na- tronwrde network of

-franchised TECH-CARE *

Service Companres.

TECH-CARE service technicians are trained

to fulfill the product warranty and provide after-warrantv service,

FRANCHISED SERVICE anywhere IQ the Unrted

States To locate

TECH-CARE servrce In your area, call our COOL-LINE service assistance telephone number [see Step 2) or look In your telephone drrectory Yellow Pages under.

APPLIANCES-HOUSEHOLD-			ELECTRICAL		APPLIANCES-
MAJOR-SERVICE	L REPAIR		OR	MAJOR-	REPAIRING		& PARTS
WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES			WHIRLPOOL		APPLIANCES
FRANCHISED TECH CARE SERVICE				FRANCHISED TECH-CARE			SERVICE
5,5:RI’IC‘t.	~‘O.Lfb’4.VIE.S			.SERI’I(‘E		(‘0	MP4 .Vll‘..S
XYZ SERVICE CO			XYZ SERVICE CO
123 Maple	393	9393		123 Maple			999.9999
			OR
	WASHING	MACHINES.		DRYERS
	8 IRONERS-		SERVICING
	WHIRLPOOL	APPLIANCES
	FRANCHISED		TECH	CARE SERVICE
		.SERI’I(‘E		cc, VP4	VIES
	XYZ SERVICE CO
	123 Maple			999.9999

4. If you have a problem”‘. ..

Call our COOL-LINE service assistance telephone number (see Step 2) and talk with one of our Consul- tants, or If you prefer, write to

Mr Guy Turner, Vice President Whrrlpool Corporation Administrative Center

2000 US-33 North

Benton Harbor, Ml 49022

-If you must call or write, please provide: model number, serial number, date of purchase, and a complete description of the problem This informa- tion is needed In order to better respond to your request for assistance

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