Whirlpool ET20GM - Manual (Page 5)

Using your refrigerator
REFRIGERATOR CONTROL POWER SAVING CONTROL LIGHT SWITCH FREEZER CONTROL
Setting the controls...
Controls forthe refrigerator and freezer are in the
refrigerator. When the refrigerator is piugged in for
the first time...
1. Set the REFRIGERA­
TOR CONTROL TO 4.
2.
Set the FREEZER
CONTROL TO C.
To adjust a control,
reach under the console
and turn the knob.
Give the retrigerator time to cool down com­
pletely before adding food. (This may take sev­
eral hours.)
These settings should be about right for nor­
mal household refrigerator usage.
The controls will be set about right when miik or
juice is as cold as you like and when ice crecm is
firm.
Refrigerator Control adjustments rdnge from 1 to
8. Freezer Control adjustments range from A to D.
Changing the control settings...
If you need to adjust temperatures in refrigerator
or freezer, use the settings listed in the chart below.
• Adjust the Refrigerator Control first.
• Wait at least 24 hours between adjustments.
• Then adjust the Freezer Control if needed.
QUESTIONS?
...call your
COOL-LINE*
service
assistance
telephone
number
(page 15).
CONDITION: REASON:
RECOMMENDED
CONTROL SETTINGS:
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO WARM
Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Room temperature too warm Refrigerator 6
Freezer D
If Freezer
Section is
TOO WARM Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very cold room temperature
(can't cycle often enough) Refrigerator 4
Freezer A
If Refrigerator
Section is
TOO COLD
Controls not set correctly
for your conditions Refrigerator 2
Freezer A
If ICE isn't
MADE FAST ENOUGH Heavy ice usage
Very cold room temperature
(can't cycle often enough) Refrigerator 4
Freezer A
If BOTH SECTIONS
are TOO WARM Door opened often
Large amount of food added
Very warm or very cold
room temperatures Refrigerator 6
Freezer c
Power Saving Control...
The Power Saving Control on the Control Con­
sole operates electric heaters around the door
openings. These heoters help keep moisture from
forming on the outside of the refrigerator.
POWER SAVING CONTROL
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1. Use the "CONSUMES LESS ENERGY” setting when
humidity is low.
2.
Use the "REDUCES EXTERIOR MOISTURE" setting if
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moisture forms on the outside of the refrigerator.
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