Whirlpool ST18PKXJW00 Setting the Controls, Adjusting Control Settings, Ice Maker, Adjustment

Setting the Control(s)

For your convenience, your refrigerator control(s) are preset at the factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make sure that the control(s) are still preset to the mid-settings as shown.

NOTE: To turn your refrigerator off, turn the refrigerator control to the word OFF or until the word OFF appears. Your product will not cool when the refrigerator control is set to OFF.

Mid-setting “3”

Mid-setting “3”

1		WARMER		WARMER	1
2		REFRIGERATOR		FREEZER	2
	3				3
4		RECOMMENDED SETTING	RECOMMENDED SETTING		4
5		COLDER		COLDER	5

Mid-setting “4”

REFRIGERATOR 4 4 FREEZER

IMPORTANT:

■Give your refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator.

■If you add food before the refrigerator has cooled completely, your food may spoil. Adjusting the Refrigerator and

Freezer Controls to a higher (colder) than recommended setting will not cool the compartments any faster.

Adjusting Control Settings

The mid-settings indicated in the previous section should be correct for normal household usage. The controls are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.

If the temperature is too warm or too cold in the refrigerator or freezer, first check the air vents to be sure they are not blocked.

If you need to adjust temperatures, use the settings listed in the chart below as a guide. On models with two controls, adjust the refrigerator temperature first. Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments and then re-check the temperatures.

CONDITION/REASON:	ADJUSTMENT:
REFRIGERATOR section too	Adjust REFRIGERATOR
warm	or TEMPERATURE
■ Door opened often, large	Control one setting
	higher
amount of food added or room
temperature very warm
FREEZER section too warm/ice	Adjust FREEZER or
not made fast enough	TEMPERATURE Control
■ Door opened often, or large	one setting higher
amount of food added or very
cold room temperature (can’t
cycle often enough)
■ Heavy ice usage
REFRIGERATOR section	Adjust REFRIGERATOR
too cold	or TEMPERATURE
■ Controls not set correctly for	Control one setting
	lower
your conditions
FREEZER section too cold	Adjust FREEZER or
■ Controls not set correctly for	TEMPERATURE Control
	one setting lower
your conditions

Ice Maker

(on some models - Accessory)

To turn the ice maker on/off:

NOTE: Do not force the wire shut-off arm up or down.

■To turn the ice maker on, simply lower the wire shut-off arm.

NOTE: Your ice maker has an automatic shut-off. As ice is made, the ice cubes will fill the ice storage bin and the ice cubes will raise the wire shut-off arm to the OFF (arm up) position.

■To manually turn the ice maker off, lift the wire shut-off arm to the OFF (arm up) position and listen for the click to make sure the ice maker will not continue to operate.

MAX

NORMAL

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