Whirlpool ED20DFXEB00, Use And Care Manual

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To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury when using
your refrigerator, follow these basic precautions:
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Please:
• Install and level the refrigerator on a floor that will
hold the weight and in an area suitable for its size
and use.
• Do not install the refrigerator near an oven, radiator,
or other heat source.
• Do not use the refrigerator in an area where the
room temperature will fall below 55°F (13°C).
• Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.
• Connect the refrigerator only to the proper kind of
outlet, with the correct electrical supply and ground-
ing. (Refer to the Electrical Requirements and
Grounding Instructions Sheet.)
• Do not load the refrigerator with food before it has
time to get properly cold.
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Use the refrigerator only for the uses described in
this manual.
• Properly maintain the refrigerator.
• Be sure the refrigerator is not used by anyone
unable to operate it properly.
Refrigerator Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains statements under warning sym-
bols. Please pay special attention to these symbols
and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief
explanation of the use of the warning symbol.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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WARNING
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Read all instructions before using the refrigerator.
• Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems
of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are
still dangerous … even if they will “just sit in the
garage 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 Manufac-
turers. Help prevent accidents.
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This symbol alerts you to such dangers as
fire, electrical shock, burns, and personal
injury.
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Never allow children to operate, play with, or
crawl inside the refrigerator.
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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.