Whirlpool RS22AR Caring For Your Refrigerator, If electricity goes off, Normal operating sounds

Caring For Your Refrigerator

If electricity goes off

1.Call the power company.

Ask how long power will be off.

2.Keep freezer closed if service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less.

This will help food stay frozen.

3.If service is to be interrupted longer than 24 hours, do this:

Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker.

OR

Place 2 lbs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for every cubic foot of freezer space. This wiIl keep foods frozen for 2 to 4 days.

Long vacations (more than 4 weeks)

If you have an automatic ice maker, shut off ice maker water supply at least a day before your vacation.

When last load of ice drops, lift signal arm to turn off ice maker and empty ice bin.

Remove all food.

Turn Refrigerator Control to OFF. Unplug refrigerator.

Clean, rinse and dry the interior.

Keep refrigerator and freezer doors slightly open by taping wood or rubber blocks at the top of each door. This allows air to enter the refrigerator and freezer sections and prevents odors and mold from building up inside while you’re away.

Normal operating sounds

You can expect to hear the following sounds when your refrigerator-freezer is operating:

Slight hum or soft hiss as the refrigerator’s fan motor moves air.

Clicking or snapping sounds occur when the refrigerator starts and stops running. The defrost timer also clicks when the defrost cycle starts and stops.

Water sounds occur as water gurgles through tubing for a few minutes after refrigerator stops running. You may also hear defrost water running into the defrost- water pan.

Buzzing sounds (from the ice maker water valve), trickling water and clatter (or thud) of ice may be heard if you have an ice maker.

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If dry ice or a food locker is not available, use or can perishable food at once.

NOTE: A full freezer stays cold longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat stays cold longer than a freezer full of baked goods.

Food containing ice crystals may be safely refrozen, but the quality and flavor of the food may be affected.

Use refrozen food quickly. If the condition of the food is poor, or you feel it is unsafe to eat, dispose of it immediately.

Vacation and moving guide

Short vacations (less than 4 weeks)

. Use up perishable foods.

. Freeze other food items.

. If you have an automatic ice maker, lift signal arm to turn off the ice maker, shut off ice maker water supply, and empty ice bin.

Personal Injury Hazard

Do Not allow children to operate, play with or climb on the refrigerator when the doors are blocked open. Children may become injured or trapped.

. To restart refrigerator when you return, see page 4 for resetting controls.

Moving

. If you have an automatic ice maker, shut off ice maker water supply at least a day before you move. When last load of ice drops, lift signal arm to turn off ice maker and empty ice bin.

. Remove all food.

IPack frozen foods in dry ice.

. Turn Refrigerator Control to OFF.

. Unplug refrigerator.

. Clean, rinse and dry the interior.

. Take out all removable parts.

. Wrap removable parts in paper and tape them all together. Store inside refrigerator.

. Raise leveling legs.

. Tape the doors shut.

. Tape the electric cord to the cabinet exterior.

. When you reach your new home, replace the removable parts and follow steps beginning on page 2.

. Remember to connect the water supply line if you have an automatic ice maker.

Operating sounds from the high- efficiency compressor and motor. It will run longer than your older refrigerator.

Energy saving tips

Check the door gaskets for a tight seal. Level the refrigerator to be sure of a good seal.

Clean dust and lint from the condenser coils every other month.

Open the doors as seldom as possible. Decide what you need before you open the door. Remove everything you need at one time. Organize and label food so you will not have to search for items you want. Close door immediately after you remove food items.

Store food in the refrigerator and freezer so that air movement is not blocked.

Set the refrigerator and freezer temperatures so that the drinks remain cold enough for your family’s taste and ice cream remains firm. Do Not set temperatures colder than they need to be.

Set the Exterior Moisture Control to the OFF position unless moisture forms on the outside of the refrigerator.

Do Not install your refrigerator next to your range, water heater, furnace, radiator, other heat sources or in direct sunlight.

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