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Summary of Contents for MQU1654BEW - 15.9 cu. Ft. Upright Freezer

Page 1: ...aytag com Keep instructions for future reference Keep this manual and your sales receipt together in a safe place in case wammty service is required Contents Introduction 2 Important Safety Information 3 4 Installation Instructions 4 Temperature Control 5 Custom Features 6 Hints and Care 7 9 Freezing Guidelines 10 12 Troubleshooting 13 14 Warranty 16 Manuel du propri6taire 17 Manual del Usuario 33...

Page 2: ...serial plate located on the inside wall of the freezer Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Dealer Name Dealer Address Dealer Phone lING KLo If something seems unusual please check Troubleshooting section which is designed to help you solve problems before calling service This book is intended to show the variety of features that are available in the prod uct line If your freezer does not have...

Page 3: ...uired applianceis properlygrounded 15 Keepyour freezer in goodcondition Bumpingor dropping 5 DO NOTgroundto agas ine 6 DO NOTground to a cold water pipe 7 Freezeris deskjnedto operateon a 115 Volt 15 amp 60 cycleline Thereshoud be aseparate grounded circuit servingth s applanceonly 8 DO NOT modify plug on _ower cord If _lug does not fit electrical outlet have properoutlet installedby a aua fled el...

Page 4: ...ld detergent in warm water to clean outside and inside of freezer door liner and gasket 2 Rinse and dry thoroughly CHOOSE FREEZER LOCATION 1 Locate the freezer in a safe place indoors away from direct sunlight or heat sources such as a range dish washer laundry equipment heat vents or radiator 2 DO NOT store flammables such as gasoline near the freezer 3 Check the strength of the floor It should h...

Page 5: ...ber of times the freezer is opened The outside of your freezer may feel warm This is normal The freezer s design and main function is to removethe heat from packages and air space inside the freezer This heat is transferred to the room air so the outside of the freezer may feel warm Adjusting the control Set household thermometer snugly between frozen packages or place thermometer in a glass of ve...

Page 6: ... if a large amount of unfrozen food is added at one time Alarm is controlled by a three position switch 0 OFF prevents alarm from sounding when freezer is warm such as during initial start up or defrosting _ TEST sounds alarm regardless of temperature Alarm system should be tested at least once a month 1 ON is proper setting for normal freezer use Return switch to 1 after defrosting SELECT MODELS ...

Page 7: ...matic dishwasher DO Use 4 tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in 1 quart warm soapy water Rinse surfaces with clean warm water and dry immediately to avoid water spots Use warm soapy water and a soft clean cloth or sponge Rinse surfaces with clean warm water and dry immediately to avoid water spots Allow items to adjust to room temperature Dilute mild detergent with water and use a soft clean clo...

Page 8: ...hours 6 Remove charcoal briquettes and newspapers Clean according to directions provided in the first column 7 Reconnect power to freezer and allow it to cool back down 8 Replace food in freezer in sealed air tight containers to minimize odor con tamination g Placing a cotton swab soaked with vanilla extract or an open box of baking soda in the freezer may help prevent odors from returning YIIill ...

Page 9: ...of the freezer liner so the defrost water will flow into the drain tube Empty pan as often as necessary during the defrost NOTE Some models do not have a drain plug and water collecting from the defrost will have to be removed manually 6 Tospeed defrosting pans of hot water may be placed on shelves in the freezer 7 Do not bend scrape or try to move shelves Shelves are part of the sealed cooling sy...

Page 10: ...lows freezer burn so the meat should be used within one to two months Freeze foods as quickly as possible This prevents large ice crystals from forming which decreases food quality Neverstack packages to be frozen Lay packages out in a single layer and then stack them after they are frozen During a power outage a full freezer will normally keep 2 days a half full freezer about 1 day Food should be...

Page 11: ...age time is for quality only Frozen foods remain safe indefinitely Foodstuff Months Bacon and Sausage 1 to 2 Casseroles 1 to 2 Egg whites or egg substitutes 12 Gravy meat or poultry 2 to 3 Ham Hot Dogs and Lunch Meats 1 to 2 Meat uncooked roasts 9 Meat uncooked steaks or chops 4 to 6 Meat uncooked ground 3 to 4 Meat cooked 2 to 3 Poultry uncooked whole 12 Poultry uncooked parts 9 Poultry uncooked ...

Page 12: ...oles pasta or rice based Flour cornmeal nuts Breakfast items waffles pancakes bagels Frozen meal entr6e specialty items pizza sausage and biscuit meat pie and convenience foods Still contains ice crystals and feels as cold as if refrigerated Refreeze Refreeze Refreeze Refreeze however there will be some texture and flavor loss Refreeze may lose some texture Refreeze Discard Refreeze may lose some ...

Page 13: ...ket replaced Food added recently Wait 5 to 8 hours for temperature to stabilize after the addition of large quantities of unfrozen food Freezer runs frequently Normal Needs to run to maintain an even temperature Door open Close door Temperature set too cold Adjust temperature control to maintain freezer temperature Poor gasket seal Clean gasket as described in Hints and Care Apply light coating of...

Page 14: ...ration PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES WHAT TO DO Water droplets on Poor gasket seal Clean gasket as described in Hints and Care outside of freezer Apply light coating of petroleum jelly to gasket Water pooling in floor Poor or missing drain plug Verify that drain plug is properly in place and sealed by freezer Replace drain plug if seal is poor Defrost drain pan On Free O Frost_Mmodels confirm that the d...

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Page 16: ...ruct the user on the proper use of the product c Transport the appliance to and from the servicer 6 Any food loss due to refrigerator or freezer product failures 7 Expenses for travel and transportation for product service in remote locations 8 Outside of the United States and Canada this warranty does not apply Contact your dealer to determine if another warranty applies 9 Consequential or incide...

Page 17: ... Internet http www maytag com Conservez ces instructions pour vous y reporter par la suite Conservez ce manuel et la facture d achat ensemble en un lieu s01 au cas o_l un service en vertu de la garande serait n essaire Table des matieres Introduction 18 Instructions de s6curit6 importantes 19 Instructions d installation 20 Commande de temp6rature 21 Caract6ristiques particulieres 22 Conseils et en...

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Page 23: ...ate de soude par litre 1 pinte d eau ti6de savonneuse Rincer les surfaces a I eau ti6de et propre et s6cher imm6di atement pour 6viter les marques dues a I eau Utiliser une onge ou un linge propre et souple avecde I eau tiede et savonneuse Rincer les surfaces a I eau tiede et propre et s6cher imm6di atement pour 6viter les marques dues a I eau Laisser les articles s ajuster a la temp atureambiante...

Page 24: ...m6mentaux instructions fourniesdans lapremi6recolonne 7 Rebranchezle cong61ateur et laissez le refroidir Remettezlanourrituredanslecong61ateur dans des contenantsscell6s 6tanches I air pour minimiserla contamination par lesodeurs Placezun b_tonnet enroul6decotontrem p6dansde I extraitdevanilleou uneboYte ouvertede bicarbonate de soudedans le cong61ateur pour aider _ emp6cherles odeursderevenir VOU...

Page 25: ...givrage par dessous le cong61ateur Placezletuyaudansun r ipientpeupro REMARQUE Certainsmodulesnecompor tent pas de bouchond acuationet I eau recueillieparled6givrage devra6treenlev6e la main 6 Pouracc61 er le d6givrage vouspouvez placerdesr ipients d eautr6schaudesur lesclayettesducong61ateur II nefaut pas tordre gratter ou essay er d enlever les clayettes Elles font pattie du syst6me de refroidis...

Page 26: ...e qui entra fnedes brOlures de cong61ation C est pourquoila viandedevrait6tre utilis6edansle moisou lesdeux moissuivants au maximum Congelez les aliments aussi rapidement quepossible Ceciemp6che laformationde groscristauxde glace diminuantla qualit6 desaliments N empilez jamaisdespaquetspourlescon geler Etalez les en unecouchesimplepuis empilez les unefoisqu ilssentcongel6s Lors d unepannede coura...

Page 27: ...La dur_e de conservation indiquee preservera la qualit_ des ali ments Cependant les aliments congeles resteront boris pour la consommation ind_finiment Aliment Mois Baconet saucisses 1 92 Platsmijot6s 1 _2 Blancsd ceufsousucc6dan6s d ceufs 12 Sauces viandeouvolaille 2 93 Jambon hotdogset charcuterie 1 _2 Viande r6tisnoncults 9 Viande steaksouc6telettes noncults 4 _6 Viande hach6enoncuite 3 _4 Vian...

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Page 30: ...LI_ME CAUSES POSSIBLES SOLUTION Gouttesd eau sur Mauvaise 6tanch6it6dujoint Nettoyerlejointcommeil estd ritsousConseilset entretien I ext_rieurdu cong_lateur Appliquerune16g e couchede vaseline sur lejoint Fiaquesd eau sur le sol Bouchond acuation manquant oufermant V ifierquele bouchond acuation estcorrectement en pros du cong_lateur mal placeet qu ilfermebien Remplacerlebouchons il nefermepas bi...

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Page 32: ...I appareilchez le r6parateuret retourde I appareilchez I utilisateur 6 Toutalimentperduen raisonde pannes du rdrig6rateur ou du cong61ateur 7 D6pensesde d6placementet de transportpour la r6parationdu produit dans des endroitseloign6s 8 Cette garantien est pasvalide a I ext6rieurdes tats Unis et du Canada Communiquezavecvotred6taillantpour savoirsi uneautre garantie s applique 9 Dommagesindirectsou...

Page 33: ...88 2002 en Canadfi Internet http www maytag com Conserve estas instrucciones para referen cia futura Conserve este manual y su recibo de compra en un lugar seguro en caso de que necesite servicio bajo la garantfa Tabla de Materias Introducci6n 34 Informaci6n importante de seguridad 35 Instrucciones de instalaci6n 36 Control de la temperatura 37 Caracteristicas especiales 38 Consejos y cuidado 39 4...

Page 34: ...elo NL_mero deSerie Fechade Compra NombredelDistribuidor Direcci6ndelDistribuidor No deTel6fono delDistribuidor GO gEOLI ffAR ERVJ o Sise presenta algL_n problema porfavorcon suite la secci6n Localizaci6n y SoluciSnde Averias que hasidodisei_ada paraayudarle a resolverproblemas basicosantesde Ilamar a unt6cnicodeservicio Este manualtiene por objeto mostrarleuna variedad de caracteristicas que est_...

Page 35: ...tique el enchufe delcord6n el_ctrico Si el enchufe no calza eneltomacorriente hagains_alar untomacorriente aaroa a doparunetectrids_ ca_cado 9 NOuseunadaptador de dos clavtlas uncord6nde extensidn ni regl etes _ectoras detomesm l_ples 10 NOretire la etiqusta de a_l_rtencia delcorddnelecVico 11 NOmanipule indebidamente toscontroles delcongelador 12 NOrepare n_ reempiase ninguna piez_ delconge_ador ...

Page 36: ...nteriordelconge lador el interiorde la puertay lajunta 2 Enjuague y sequebien SELECCION DE LA UBICA ClON DEL CONGELADOR Ubiqueel congeladoren un lugarseguro enel interior lejosde la luz directadel sol o defuentesde calortal comeunaestufa lavavajillas lavadorasde ropa rejillas o radiadores decalor 5 6 7 NO guardeliquidosinflamables tal come gasolinacercadelcongelador Verifique la resistencia del pi...

Page 37: ...emperatura ambiente y del nL_mero de vecesquese abrala puerta delcongelador Laparteexterior delcongelador puedesentirse tibia Esto es normal El disei_oy la funci6n principaldelcongelador es extraerel calorde lospaquetes y delespacio vaciodelinteriordel congelador Este calor es transferidoal aire ambiente portal motivola parteexteriordel congelador puede sentirsetibia Ajuste del control 1 Coloque e...

Page 38: ...nterruptor de tresposiciones 0 OFF Apagada evita que la alarma suene cuandoel congeladorest_ tibio tal comodurantela puestaenmarchainicialo descongelaci6n _I TEST Prueba hacesonarla alarma independiente de la temperatura Se debe verificarel funcionamiento delsistemadela alarmaporIomenosunavezal mes 1 ON Encendida estees el ajustecor recto para uso normal del congelador Vuelvaa colocarelinterruptor...

Page 39: ...bonato disuelto en 1 litro 1 cuarto de gal6n de agua jabonosa tibia Enjuague las superficies con agua tibia limpia y seque inmediatamente para evitar las manchas de agua Use agua tibia jabonosa y un paso o una esponja limpia y suave Enjuague las superficies con agua tibia limpia y seque inmediatamente para evitar las manchas de agua Espere a que los arficulos se ajusten a la temperatura ambi ente ...

Page 40: ... briquetasde carb6ny los per i6dicos Limpiesiguiendolas instrucciones indicadas enla primeracolumna 7 Vuelva aenchufar el congelador y d_je Io enfriar 8 Vuelvaa colocarlos alimentosen el con geladoren envasesselladosy herm6ticos afin de reducirla propagaci6n deolores Si se colocauna motade algod6nempa pada con extractode vainillao una caja abiertadebicarbonate enel congelador se puedeevitarquelos ...

Page 41: ...con gelaci6n Coloqueel tuboen unaolla poco hondao en undesagQe de pisocercano NOTA Algunosmodelosno tienen un tap6n de desagQe y el aguaque se acumulade la descongelaci6n tendr_queserremovida man ualmente 6 Para acelerar la descongelaci6n se pueden colocar recipientes con agua calienteen lasparrillasdelcongelador No doble raspe nitrate de moverlas parrillas Las parrillas forman parte del sistema d...

Page 42: ...emaduras de con gelaci6n por Io tanto la carne debe ser w usadadentrode unoo dos meses Congelelos alimentos tan prontocomosea posible Estoevitala formaci6ndecristales de hielograndesquedisminuyen lacalidad delos alimentos Nuncaapile uno sobre otro los paquetes quese vana congelar EnvezdistribQyalos en unasola capay luegoapilelosuna vez queest_ncongelados Duranteuna interrupci6nde la corriente el6c...

Page 43: ...en el congelador es para alimentos de buena calidad sola mente Los alimentos congelados per manecen adecuados para consumo indefinidamente Alimento Meses Tocino y salchicha 1 a2 Cacerolas 1 a2 Clarasde huevoo suced_neos dehuevos 12 Salsas carne aves 2 a3 Jam6n hotdogsy fiambres 1 a2 Carnes asadossincocinar 9 Carnes biftecso chuletas sin cocinar 4 a6 Carnes carnepicadasin cocinar 3 a4 Carne cocinad...

Page 44: ...didadetexturay de saber Volver acongelar puedehaber perdida detextura Volvera congelar Desechar Volver acongelar puedehaber perdida detextura Volvera congelar Volvera congelar Volvera congelar Volvera congelar Volvera congelar Volvera congelar Volvera congelar cambiar_ de texturay saber Descongelado Mantenido sobre 40 F 4 C por rnasde 2 horas Volvera congelar Volvera congelar Volvera congelar pued...

Page 45: ...peratura se estabilice despu6sdeagregarcantidades grandesde alimentosnocon gelados El congeladorfunciona Normal Necesita funcionarparamantener unatemperatura uniforme frecuentemente Puertaabierta Cierrelapuerta Temperatura ajustada a unnivelmuyfrio Ajusteel controldetemperatura paramantenerlatemperatura delcongelador Sellodeficientedelajunta Limpielajunta comesedescribeen Consejos y cuidado Apliqu...

Page 46: ...AUSASPOSIBLES SOLUCION Gotitas de aguaenla parte Sellodeficientedelajunta Limpielajunta comosedescribeen Consejos y cuidado exteriordel congelador Apliqueunalevecapade vaselina a lajunta Acumulaci6n de aguaen Tap6ndedesagQe gastadoo faltante Verifiquequeel tap6ndedesagQe est6bieninstaladoy sella el piso junto al congelador do Reemplace eltap6nsi el selladoesdeficiente BandejadedesagQe dedescongela...

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Page 48: ...tedel electrodom6sticoal establecimientode servicio y de regreso 6 Cualquier p6rdidade alimentos debido a fallas del refrigeradoro congelador 7 Costos de viaje y transporte de servicio en areas remotas 8 Esta garanfia nose aplica fuera de los Estados Unidos y Canad P6ngase en contacto con su distribuidorpara determinarsi se aplica cualquier otra garanfia 9 Los dahos consecuenteso incidentalessufri...

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