Whirlpool ST18PKXJW00 manual

TO P - M O U N T REFR IGERATOR Us e & Ca re Gui de T ab le of C onte nts/ T ab le des mati ères ..... ... ...... ...... ..... ... ..2 2212862[...]

2 TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S REF RIGE RA TO R SA FE TY .. ... .... ..... .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... .... ..... . 3 Proper Disposal of Your Old Refrigerator ..................... .... 3 INSTALLING YOUR REFRIGERATOR .......................... .... 4 Unpacking Your Refrigerator .............. ................. ............. 4 Location Requirements[...]

3 REFR IGERATOR SAFE TY Pr oper D ispos al o f Y our Old R ef riger at or IM PORT AN T : Child entrapment and s uffo cation ar e not pr oblems of the past . Junked or abando ned re frigerat ors ar e still danger ous – even if they will sit for “ just a few days. ” If you are ge tt ing rid of your old r efrigerator , plea se follow these instr[...]

4 INSTALLING Y OUR REFRIGERATOR Unpacking Y our Refr igera tor Removing packa ging mate rials ■ Remove tape a nd glue r esidue fr om sur faces befor e turning on the ref rigerator . Rub a sm all amount of liquid d ish soap over t he adhesive w ith your fin gers. Wipe with warm wat er and d ry . ■ Do not use sha rp in strument s, rub bing al coh[...]

5 Electr ica l Requirements Befor e you m ove your r efrigerator into its fina l locatio n, it is impor tant to make su re yo u have the pr oper elect rical connec tion: Recomm ended groundi ng method A 115 V olt, 60 Hz., A C only 15 or 20 amp ere f used, gr ounded electrical supp ly is requir ed. It is r ecommend ed that a separate cir cuit servin[...]

6 3. The ice maker is eq uipped with a built-in water str ainer . If your water conditions r equire a secon d water strainer , install it in the ¹⁄₄ in. (6.35 mm) wa ter lin e at either tube co nnection. Obtain a water str ainer fr om your n eare st appliance deale r . 4. Plug in ref rigerator or re connect p ower . Refr igera tor Do or s: Rem[...]

7 Door Remov al & Replacement Door Swing Rever sal (optional) 1. Door Hinge Hole Plug 1. Flat-Head Handle Screws 2. Freezer Handle 1. Cabinet Hinge Hole Plugs 1. Door Handle Sealing Screws 1. Door Stop Screw 2. Door Stop 3 4 1. Door Handle Seal Screw Front 1-2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 5 6-1 7 1. Door Handle 1 6-2 1. Flat-Head Handle Screw 2. Refrigerato[...]

8 Door Closing and Alignment Door C losing Y o ur r efrigera tor has t wo fr ont ad justable ro llers – one on t he r igh t and o ne on the le ft. If your r efrige rator seems un steady or you want th e doors to clo se easie r , adjust the r efrigerator's tilt using the inst ructions b elow: 1. Plug in to a gro unded 3 pr ong outlet . 2. Mov[...]

9 Settin g the Co ntrol(s) For y our co nve nie nce , y our refri ger at or co n trol( s) a re pres et at t he fact ory . When you fir st inst all your refr igera tor , make sur e that the co ntro l(s) ar e st ill pres et to the mid- settings as show n. NOTE: T o turn your r efriger ator of f, turn the re frigerat or cont rol t o the wo rd O FF or [...]

10 T o incre ase ice pr oductio n rate: ■ Nor mal I ce P rodu cti on: In normal ice pr oduction mod e, the ic e ma ker sh ould pro duc e ap prox imat el y 8 t o 12 bat ch es o f ice in a 24 -hour period. If ice is n ot being made fast enough, turn the Fr eezer Con tro l towar d a high er (colder ) number in half num ber step s. (For ex ample, if [...]

11 T o remo ve t h e sh elf : NOTE: The shelf is h eavy and must b e re moved using both hands. 1. Hol d t he b a ck o f th e sh elf wi th o ne ha nd. 2. Lift th e fro nt of th e shelf with the ot her hand to a 45 ° angl e and lower it slightly to rele ase it fr om the upper channel of the tra ck . P ull the sh elf st rai gh t ou t. T o r emove an[...]

12 Humidit y contr ol loc ation: ■ Humidity Contr ol on crisper drawe r (Style 1 - on left/S tyle 2 - on r igh t) Chilled M eat Drawer (on some m odels) Slide t he meat drawe r tempe ratu re c ontr ol forwa rd to m ake the meat d rawer less c old or backwar d to m ake the dr awer mor e cold. Meat storage gu ide Stor e most m eat in or iginal wrap[...]

13 Pull-out Free zer Flo or (on some m odels) T o r emove and r epl ace th e fr eezer floor: 1. Remove the fr eezer floor by pulling it out ab out 1 in. (25.40 m m) with o ne hand ar ound the air tower sect ion (c ent er b a ck) an d on e ha nd at cen ter f ront. 2. Lift up floo r at r ear unt il hooks r elea se fr om cabi net and pull the fl oor o[...]

14 CAR ING F OR Y OUR REFRIGERATOR Cleaning Y our Refr ige rator Both th e ref rigerato r and fr eezer sectio ns de frost au tomatically . However , clea n both sec tions abou t once a m onth to pr event odors fro m building up. Wipe up spills immediately . T o clean you r re frigerato r: 1. Unpl ug r efrigera tor or discon nect power . 2. Remove a[...]

15 TR OUBLESHOOT ING T ry the solutions su ggested here first in order to avoid the cost of an unnece ssary service call. Y our r efrigera tor will not operate ■ Is th e power cor d u nplug ged ? Plug into a gro unded 3 pr ong out le t. ■ Has a h ouseh old fu se or c irc uit br eaker trip ped? Rep lace the fu se or r eset the circu it br eaker [...]

16 The water dispen ser will not operate properly ■ Has th e wate r syste m not fill ed? The water system needs to be filled t he first time it is used. Use a stur dy container to depr ess the water di spenser unti l water be gins to flow . Dispe nse and d iscard 2 to 3 gallons (8 to 12 L) o f water . This will take appr oximately 6 t o 7 minutes[...]

17 ASSIST ANCE OR SER VICE Before calling for assistance or service, please check “ T rou blesho otin g. ” It may save you the co st of a service call. If you still need help, fo llow the instructions below . When calling, please know the pur c hase date and the complete model and serial number of you r appliance. This information will help us [...]

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REFR IG ERA T O R W A RRA NTY TWO-YEAR FULL WARRANTY ON REFRIGERA TOR MANUF ACTURED FOR COSTCO W HOLESALE CORPORA TION BY WHIRLPOOL CORPORA TION For t wo years fr om the date of pur chase, w hen this r efrige rator (e xcluding th e water filte r) is operated and maint ained acco rdi ng to instructions attached to or furn ished with the pro duct, Wh[...]