Install properly.. .

+

1.Allow 3 inches (7.5 cm) between overhead cab- inets and refrigerator top.

2.Allow at least an inch (2.5 cm) between the re- frigerator condenser on the back and the wall

3.Allow Y2 inch (1.25 cm) on each side of the re- frigerator for ease of installation.

4.If the refrigerator is to be against a wall, you might want to leave extra space on the hinge side so the door can be opened wider.

Remove sales labels.. .

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label, tape and any inside labels before using the re- frigerator To remove any remaining glue:

1.Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball then remove.

OR

2.Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue as described in step 1.

DO NOT USE rubbing alcohol or flammable or toxic solvents, such as acetone, gasoline, car-

bon tetrachloride, etc. These can damage the material.

NOTE: DO NOT REMOVE ANY PERMANENT IN- STRUCTIONS LABELS INSIDE YOUR REFRIGER- ATOR.

Do not remove the Tech sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the front.

Clean it...

Clean your refriger- ator before using it.

See cleaning in tions on page 8.

Level refrigerator-freezer..

.

Plug it

in...

USE SCREWDRIVER

 

 

 

 

TO ADJUST

 

J-PRONG

GROUNDING

LEVELLING SCREW

 

TYPE WALL

RECEPTACLE

R&E

 

 

I

 

I

 

LEFT TO LOWER

1.To raise front, turn each screw to the right

2.To lower front, turn each screw to the left.

3.Check with level.

 

 

 

3-PRONG

.

 

REFRIGERATOR

PLUG

 

POWER CORD

GROUNDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED

GROUNDING

METHOD

 

A 115 Volt, 60

Hz., AC only

15 or 20

ampere fused

and

properly

grounded

electrical

supply

is

required.

It is recommended

 

that a separate

cir-

cuit

serving

only this appliance

be

provided.

 

Do not use an extension cord. Use a recepta- cle which cannot be turned off with a switch or pull chain. See individual electrical requirements and grounding instruction sheet in your literature package.

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Whirlpool ET18VK, ET18XK manual Install properly, Remove sales labels, Clean it, Plug it, Method

ET18XK, ET18VK specifications

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