Whirlpool 6GC5THGXKS00 manual

CAB INET DEP TH SIDE B Y SIDE REFR IGERATOR Use & Care Guid e www .w hirlpool .com T able of Co ntents .............. ................. .................. 2 2254913 ®[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS REFRIGE RA TOR SAF ETY ........ ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ... ..... .. . 3 Proper Disp osal of You r Old Refri gerator ....... .. ..... ... ..... ...... .. ..... . 3 REFRIGE RA TOR INST ALLATIO N . ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... .. ...... ..... ... ..... .. . 4 Unpack in g ..... .. ...... .. ...... .. .[...]

3 REFRIGER ATOR SAFETY Proper Disposal of Y our Old Refrigerator IM PORT ANT : Child entr apment and s uffo cation ar e not pr oblems of the past . Junked or abandoned r efrige rators ar e still danger ous – even i f th ey will sit for “just a few da ys.” If yo u are gettin g rid of your old r efrigerator , please follow the se instructions t[...]

4 REFRIGERATOR IN STALL ATION Unpacki ng Removing p ackaging ma terials ■ Remove tape a nd glue r esidue from sur faces before tur ning on the refriger ator . Rub a small am ount of liquid d ish soap over t he adhesive with you r fingers. Wip e with warm water and d ry . ■ Do not use sha rp instrum ents, rubbi ng alcohol , flamma ble fluids, o [...]

5 Electr ic al Requirements Befor e you m ove your r efrigerator into its fina l locatio n, it is impor tant to make su re you ha ve the pr oper electrical connec tion: Re com mende d Gr ound ing Met hod A 115 V olt, 60 Hz. (Plug 1 ), 220/24 0 V o lt/50 Hz (P lugs 2 or 3), o r 220 V olt/60Hz (Plug 3) AC only 1 0 amper e fused and gr ounded (earthed[...]

6 W ater Sy stem Prepa rati on (on some mode ls) Please read bef ore using the w ater system. Immediately a fter installation, follow the steps below t o m ake sur e that the wat er system is proper ly cleaned. 1. Open th e freezer door and t ur n of f the ice maker by lifting u p the wir e shutoff arm as shown. NOTES: ■ If your mod el has a base[...]

7 4. Remove t he existing door panels, if panels we re pr ovided. 5. Slide c ustom door panels into place. NOTE: The fr eezer d oor panel s may r equir e ¹⁄₈ in. (3.18 mm) car dboard fillers b ehind t he panels to keep them fr om being loose in t hat area . 6. Repl ace the hinge side trims by insertin g the notched end under the top tri m firs[...]

8 6. Adjust the fr ont leveling bolt to bring the r efrigerator top parallel w i th th e cabinet above the refr igerator . For st andard cabinet s, leave appr oximately ¹⁄₈ in. (3.18 m m) gap betwe en the to p hinges and th e cabinet. For full-overlay cab i nets, leave ¹⁄₄ in. (6.35 mm ) gap for leveling . If you do not have a cabinet abo[...]

9 IM PORT A NT : ■ Y our product will not cool when the Pow er Co ntro l is set to OFF . ■ The Refrige rator Contr ol adjusts the refr igerator compart ment tempe rature. The Free zer Contr ol adjusts the fr eezer comp artment temp eratur e. Press t he UP ARROW to make the te mperatur e warme r . Pr ess the DO W N ARR OW to make the te mperatur[...]

10 T o dispen se ice: 1. Pr ess button for the desir ed type of ice. 2. Pres s a sturdy g lass against the ice dispenser lever . Hold the glass close to the dis penser opening so ice does not fall out si d e of the gl as s. IM PORT A NT : Y o u do n ot need to ap ply a lot of pr essur e to the lever in order to activate th e ice dispenser . Pr essi[...]

11 Changing a w ater filter cartridge The wat er filter is lo cated below th e freezer compartmen t door . 1. Locate the water filter cartridge ca p in the front ba se grille below t he freezer compartme nt door . Rot ate the cap count erclockwise t o a vertical position and pull the c ap and filter cartridge out through the base grille. NOTE: Ther[...]

12 REME MB ER: ■ Allow 2 4 hours to pr oduce t he first batch o f ice. ■ Discar d the fir st three batches of ice produced to avoid impuriti es that may be flushed out of the syst em. ■ The quality o f yo ur ice w i ll be only as good as the quality of the wat er supplied to your ice maker . ■ A void connectin g the ice maker to a softe ned[...]

13 Crisper Humidity Control (on some mode ls) Y ou can con trol the a mount of hum idity in the moistu re-sealed crisper . Adjust the control to any setting b etween LOW an d HIGH. LOW (o pen) lets m oist ai r out of the c risper fo r best sto rage of fruits a nd vegetables with skins. ■ Fruit: W ash, let dry and stor e in refrig erator in plast [...]

14 Fr ee ze r B as k e t (plastic bin o n some models) The f reezer b asket can b e used to s tore b ags of fr ozen fruits and vegetab les that may slide of f freeze r shelves. T o r e mo ve and replace the freezer basket: 1. Remove basket by slid ing it out to the sto p. 2. Lift th e front o f the bas ket and slide it out the rest of t he way . 3.[...]

15 4. W ash stain less steel and p ainted metal exter iors with a clea n spong e or soft cloth and a mild det ergen t in warm water . Do not u se abrasive or har sh cleaners. Dry thorou ghly with a sof t cloth. F or additional p rotect ion against d amage to pa inted metal ex teriors, apply ap pliance wax (or aut o paste wax) with a clean, s oft cl[...]

16 Holiday and Moving Care Holid ays If you c hoose to l eave th e refrige rator on while you ’ re away , use these st eps to pr epare yo ur refr igerator bef ore you lea ve. 1. Use up an y perishables and freeze ot her items. 2. If your refriger ator has an au tomatic ice make r: ■ Raise wir e shutof f arm to OFF (up) position. ■ Shut off wa[...]

17 ■ Ar e the conde nser coils dirt y? This p revents air tr ansfer and makes t he motor wor k harder . Clean the con denser coils. Refe r to the “ Clea ning ” section. ■ Ar e the doo r gasket s not s ealed all th e way ar ound? Contact a technician or other q ualified person. NOTE: Y our new r efrigerator wi l l run long er than your old o[...]

18 Ice buck et d if fi cult to remove ■ Is th e ice buck et diffi cult to r emove (on s ome models )? For m odels with an ice b ucket located on the fr eezer door , select “ cubed ” ice. Using a sturdy glass, quickly depr ess and r elease the ice dispen ser arm. Open th e freezer door , depr ess the r elease butt on on the ice b ucket and lif[...]

19 Ther e is interi o r moistu re buildu p ■ Are th e ai r ve nts blo c ked i n th e ref rig er ato r? Remove any object s from in fr ont of the air vents. See t he “ Ensuring Pro per Air Circulation ” sec tion for the lo cation of air ven ts. ■ Are th e do or (s) open e d oft e n? Avoid humidity buildup by getting all items out at one tim [...]

WHIR L POOL ® REFR IGER AT OR W ARR AN TY ONE-YEAR FULL W AR RANT Y ON RE FRIGER A TOR For o ne year fr om the date of purc hase, when this r efrige rator is operated and maintained according to instructions att ached to or furnished with the product, Whir lpool Corporation will pay for factory specified r eplacement parts and r epair labor to cor[...]