Whirlpool ED22DK - Manual (Page 3)

Important Safety Instructions
▲WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electricai shock, or injury when using your
refrigerator, foilow basic precautions inciuding the foilowing:
• Read ali instructions before using the
refrigerator.
• Child entrapment and suffocation are not
problems of the past. Junked or aban­
doned refrigerators are still dangerous ...
even if they will “just sit in the garage a
few days.”
If you are getting rid of your old refrigera­
tor, do it safely. Please read the enclosed
safety booklet from the Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers. Help
prevent accidents.
• Never allow children to operate, play with,
or crawl inside the refrigerator.
• Never clean refrigerator parts with
flammable fluids. The fumes can create a
fire hazard or explosion.
• FOR YOUR SAFETY •
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR
OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN
CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
It is your responsibility to be sure your
refrigerator:
• is installed and leveled on a floor that will
hold the weight, and in an area suitable for its
size and use.
• is connected only to the proper kind of outlet,
with the correct electrical supply and ground­
ing. (Refer to the Electrical Requirements
and Grounding Instruction Sheet.)
• is used only to do what home refrigerators
are designed to do.
• is not near an oven, radiator or other heat
source.
• is properly maintained.
• is out of the weather.
• is used in an area where the room tempera­
ture will not fall below 55°F (13°C).
• is not used by anyone unable to operate it
properly.
• is not loaded with food before it has time to
get properly cold.
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