Whirlpool RT12FC - Manual (Page 2)

Important Safety Instructions
A
warning
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using your refrigerator, follow basic
precautions including the following:
1. Read all operating instructions
before using your refrigerator.
2. Child entrapment and suffocations
are not problems of the past. Junked
or abandoned refrigerators are still
dangerous...even if they will "just sit
in the garage for a few days."
If you are getting rid of your old
refrigerator, do it safely. Please read
the enclosed safety booklet from the
Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers. Help prevent
accidents.
3. Never allow children to operate,
play with, or crawl inside the
refrigerator.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
4. 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.
Before Using Your Refrigerator
D. Install properly A. Remove labels
Remove the tape and any inside labels
before using the refrigerator. To remove
any remaining glue:
■ Rub briskly with thumb to make a
ball, then remove.
OR
■ Soak area with liquid hand
dishwashing detergent before
removing glue as described above.
Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing
alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive
cleaners. These can damage the
material. See “Important Safety
Instructions" above.
NOTE: Do not remove the Tech Sheet
located on the bottom of the refrigerator.
B. Clean it
Clean your refrigerator before using it.
See cleaning instructions on page 5.
C. Plug it in
Recommended Grounding Method
A 115 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only 15 or 20
ampere fused and properly grounded
electrical supply is required. It is
recommended that a separate circuit
serving only this appliance be provided.
Use a receptacle which cannot be turned
off with a switch or pull chain. Do not
use an extension cord.
See Electrical Requirements and
Grounding Instruction Sheet in literature
package for complete details.
Install the refrigerator according to the
dimensions shown below.
Leave extra space along the hinge-side
wall to allow the door to be opened
wider.
Do not install the refrigerator:
■ next to an oven, radiator or other
heat source;
■ out in the weather or direct
sunlight;
■ in an area where the room
temperature will fall below 55°F
(13“C).
3 In. (7.5 cm) min. between overhead
E. Level refrigerator
Make sure the refrigerator is level for
efficient operatioiL
1. Keep the 4 bolts that held the
refrigerator in the shipping crate.
They are the leveling legs.
2. Screw these bolts all the way into
bolt holes at the bottom comers of
refrigerator.
3. Adjust each leg so that refrigerator
does not rock.
4. Slide refrigerator into place.
5. Place a level on top of the
refrigerator — first side to side then
front to back. Turn leg to the left to
raise the comer of the refrigerator.
Turn leg to the right to lower the
comer of the refrigerator.
6. Check the levelness again and
repeat step 5 until the refrigerator
is level.
1/2 in. (1.25 cm) on each side of the
refrigerator for easier installation.
1 in. (2.5 cm) min. between refrigerator
condenser coils and the back wail.