Using Your Refrigerator

Setting the controls

Changing control settings

Controls for the refrigerator and freezer are in the refrigerator. When the refrigerator is plugged in for the first time :

1.Set the Refrigerator Control to 3.

2.Set the Freezer Control to B.

3.Let the refrigerator and freezer compartments get cold for several hours before adding food.

4.When the refrigerator keeps milk or juice as cold as you like and the freezer compartment keeps ice cream firm, the settings are correct for your household.

1.Adjust the Refrigerator Control according to the settings listed in the chart below.

2.Wait 24 hours or more before making additional adjustments to the Refrigerator Control or adjusting the Freezer Control.

i Refrigerator control

Condition

Refrigerator section

TOO WARM

Freezer section

TOO WARM

Both sections

TOO WARM

Refrigerator section

TOO COLD

Ice is not made fast enough

Exterior moisture controlLight switch

Check if

. Door is opened often.

. Large amount of food added.

. Too-warm room temperature.

. Door is opened often.

. Large amount of food added.

. Too-cold room temperature (freezer can’t cycle often enough).

. Door is opened often.

. Large amount of food added.

. Too-warm or too-cold room temperatures.

. Controls not set correctly.

. Heavy ice usage.

. Very cold room temperature (freezer can’t cycle often enough).

Freezer control

Set control setting

Refrigerator 4

Freezer C

Refrigerator 3

Freezer A

Refrigerator 4

Freezer B

Refrigerator 2

Freezer B

Refrigerator 3

Freezer A

Exterior moisture control

The Exterior Moisture Control operates electric heaters around the door openings. These heaters help keep moisture from forming on the outside of the refrigerator.

Adjusting refrigerator shelves

Shelves can be adjusted to match tht way you use your refrigerator.

To remove:

1.Remove food from shelf.

2.Slide shelf straight forward to the guide stops.

3.Lift front until shelf clears stops, then slide shelf out the rest of the way.

EXTERIOR MOISTURE CONTROL

4OFF 0 ON b

1.Use the OFF setting when humidity is low.

2.Use the ON setting if moisture forms on the outside of the refrigerator.

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To replace:

1.Fit back of shelf on top of guides with wire stops on the bottom of the guides.

2.Lift front and slide shelf in until it clears guide stops. Slide shelf in the rest of the way.

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Whirlpool RT12DC warranty Using Your Refrigerator