Whirlpool KSN 7050/A WH User guide

Category
Side-by-side fridge-freezers
Type
User guide

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Instructions for use
Description of the appliance
Before using the refrigerator
Installation
How to operate the refrigerator/freezer
Freezing
Use of the ice and water dispenser (on
some models)
Use of the dispenser light and dispenser
lock (on some models)
Automatic ice maker
Common ice maker problems
Maintenance and cleaning
Vacation
Troubleshooting guide/after-sales service
Water Filtration and Monitoring System
(on some models)
Disposal of your old refrigerator
Electrical connection
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Description of the appliance
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Before using the refrigerator
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FRESHFOODANDBEVERAGESAND
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Installation
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REFRIGERATORISNOTNEARA
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How to operate the refrigerator/freezer
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THATTHEAPPLIANCEHASNOT
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HOURSTOREACHTHECORRECT
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CONTROLCONTINUOUSLYGUARDS
AGAINSTMOISTUREBUILDUP
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SOMETIMESFEELWARMTOTHE
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4HEINSIDELIGHTSWITCHESON
WHENBOTHDOORSARE
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FREEZERCOMPARTMENTS
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TEMPERATURE
4HESET4ISSTOREDANDWILL
AUTOMATICALLYBERESTOREDEVEN
AFTERAPOWERFAILUREORIFTHE
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4OCHANGETHEINTERNAL
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UNTILTHEDESIREDVALUEIS
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DISPLAY
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COMPARTMENTDISPLAY
3HOWSTHEREFRIGERATOR
COMPARTMENTTEMPERATURE
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#COLDESTTEMPERATURETO#
WARMESTTEMPERATURE
4HESET4ISSTOREDANDWILL
AUTOMATICALLYBERESTOREDEVEN
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4OCHANGETHEINTERNAL
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REACHEDANDSHOWNONTHE
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BUTTONYELLOW,%$LIGHTSUP
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PRESSINGTHEBUTTONAGAIN
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TIME4OACTIVATETHE
FUNCTIONPRESSBUTTON
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4DISAPPEARSFROMTHEDISPLAY
ANDAGREENDOTAPPEARS4O
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THEDISPLAYANDTWO
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4HEALARMISACTIVATED
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4HEAPPLIANCEIS
CONNECTEDTOTHEPOWER
SUPPLYFORTHEFIRSTTIME
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DISUSE
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4HEFREEZER
COMPARTMENT4ISTOO
HIGH
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4HEQUANTITYOFFOODS
LOADEDINTOTHEFREEZER
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ONTHEDATAPLATE
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4HEFREEZERDOORHAS
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,ARGEAMOUNTSOFICECUBES
SHOULDBETAKENDIRECTLYFROM
THEBUCKETNOTTHROUGHTHE
DISPENSER
&ORCRUSHEDICECUBESARE
CRUSHEDBEFOREBEING
DISPENSED4HISMAYCAUSEA
SLIGHTDELAYINDISPENSING
CRUSHEDICE.OISEFROMTHE
ICECRUSHERISNORMALAND
PIECESOFICEMAYVARYINSIZE
7HENCHANGINGFROMCRUSHED
ICETOICECUBESASMALL
QUANTITYOFCRUSHEDICEWILLBE
DISPENSEDALONGWITHTHEFIRST
CUBES
!FTERSTARTINGTHEAPPLIANCE
ITGENERALLYTAKESOVERNIGHT
BEFORETHEFIRSTICECUBESARE
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SELECTIONFROMICECUBESTO
CRUSHEDICEORVICEVERSA
SEEFIGURESOASTOREMOVE
ANYICEBLOCKS
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OPERATION
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MARKED!INTHEFIGURETO
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4ODISPENSEWATER
!FTERTHEWATERDISPENSERHAS
BEENSWITCHEDONTHROWTHE
FIRSTGLASSESOFWATERAWAY
THENTHEWATERCANBEUSED
2EPEATTHISOPERATION
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9OUDONOTNEEDTOAPPLYA
LOTOFPRESSURETOTHELEVERIN
ORDERTOACTIVATETHE
DISPENSER(OLDTHEEDGEOF
THEGLASSCLOSETOTHE
DISPENSEROPENING2EMOVE
THEGLASSSLOWLYSOWATERDOES
NOTSPILLOUTOFTHEGLASS
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THEWATERDISPENSEROPERATE
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QUANTITIES
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Use of the dispenser light and dispenser lock (on some
models)
4HEDISPENSERAREAHASA
NIGHTLIGHT
)TCANBETURNEDONANDOFFBY
PRESSINGTHEBUTTON
LOCATEDATTHECENTREOFTHE
PANEL
9OURDISPENSERCANBETURNED
OFFFOREASYCLEANINGORTO
PREVENTACCIDENTALDISPENSING
BYSMALLCHILDRENANDPETS
4OSWITCHTHEDISPENSEROFF
PRESSBUTTON UNTIL
SYMBOLS TURNOFF
4OSWITCHTHEDISPENSERON
AGAINREPEATTHEOPERATION
4HEICEMAKERWILL
AUTOMATICALLYSWITCHOFF
WHENITFINISHESMAKINGICE
4OTURNOFFTHEWATERICE
DISPENSERPRESSTHELIGHT
BUTTON ANDTHEICE
SELECTIONBUTTON
SIMULTANEOUSLY
4HELIGHTWILLAUTOMATICALLY
SWITCHOFFWHENTHECONTROL
PANEL,OCKFUNCTIONIS
ACTIVATED
.OTE
4HELOCKFEATUREDOESNOT
SHUTOFFPOWERTOTHE
APPLIANCETOTHEICEMAKEROR
TOTHELIGHT)TSIMPLY
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Automatic ice maker
5SEFULHINTSONTHE
AUTOMATICICEMAKER
4OTURNTHEICEMAKERONOFF
PRESSTHE/N/FFBUTTON
)FTHEFREEZERCOMPARTMENT
DOORISOPENMAKESURETHE
INSIDEFLAPISNOTBLOCKEDASIT
SERVESASLOCKSENSORTHAT
SHUTSOFFTHETRANSFEROFICE
FROMTHEAUTOMATICICEMAKER
INTOTHEBUCKETINSTALLEDIN
THEDOOR
4OREMOVEAND
REPLACETHEICE
BUCKET
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0LACEFOURFINGERSIN
BUCKETBASEOPENINGAND
RESTTHUMBONTHERELEASE
BUTTON
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PRESSTHERELEASEBUTTON
ANDLIFTTHEBUCKETUPAND
OUT)TISNOTNECESSARYTO
TURNTHEICEMAKERCONTROL
TOTHE/&&POSITION4HE
ICEMAKERWILLNOT
PRODUCEICEWITHOUTTHE
BUCKETINSTALLEDINTHE
DOOR
p .ORMAL)CE0RODUCTION
SHOULDPRODUCE
APPROXIMATELYTO
BATCHESOFICEINAHOUR
PERIOD
)CEBUCKETCARE
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%MPTYTHEBUCKET5SE
WARMWATERTOMELTTHE
ICEIFNECESSARY
.EVER
USEANYTHINGSHARPTO
BREAKUPTHEICEINTHE
BOUCHET
4HISCANCAUSE
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ANDTHEDISPENSER
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7ASHTHEICEBUCKETWITH
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CHEMICALSSUCHASSALTCAN
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Common ice maker problems
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/NLYUSECUBESFROMTHEICEMAKER
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4HEFREEZERCOMPARTMENTDOOR
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#LOSETHEFREEZERCOMPARTMENT
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4(%)#%$)30%.3%2
34/037/2+).'
4HEDISPENSERHASNOTBEEN
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TOGETHER
4HEICEDISPENSERLEVERHASBEEN
HELDINFORTOOLONG
3HAKETHEBUCKETOCCASIONALLY
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INCREASESTORAGECAPACITY
4HROWOLDICECUBESAWAYAND
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7AITABOUTMINUTESFORTHE
DISPENSERMOTORTORESET
,ARGEAMOUNTSOFICESHOULDBE
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/&&4!34%/2/$/52
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0LUMBINGCONNECTIONSTOICE
MAKER
.EWICESHOULDBEMADE4HROW
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3TOREEXCESSICEINACOVERED
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&OLLOWINSTRUCTIONSFORAPROPER
WATERSUPPLYTOICEMAKER
4HEFIRSTFEWBATCHESOFICE
FROMANEWICEMAKERMAYHAVE
ANOFFTASTE4HROWTHEFIRSTFEW
BATCHESAWAYANDMAKEANEW
SUPPLY
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Maintenance and cleaning
"EFOREANYCLEANINGOR
MAINTENANCEOPERATION
UNPLUGTHEAPPLIANCEFROM
THEMAINSORDISCONNECTTHE
ELECTRICALPOWERSUPPLY
0ERIODICALLYCLEANTHE
REFRIGERATORANDFREEZER
COMPARTMENTSWITHASPONGE
DAMPENEDINASOLUTIONOF
LUKEWARMWATERANDVINEGAR
2INSEANDDRY.EVERUSE
DETERGENTSORABRASIVES
.EVERCLEANREFRIGERATORPARTS
WITHFLAMMABLEFLUIDS4HE
FUMESCANCREATEAFIRE
HAZARDOREXPLOSION
#LEANTHEOUTSIDEWITHA
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$ONOTUSESTEAMCLEANERS
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4HEREFRIGERATION
SYSTEMPIPESARELOCATEDNEAR
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!LWAYSDISCONNECTTHE
REFRIGERATORFROMTHE
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LOWERBULBINTHE
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SOMEMODELS
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Vacation
3HORTVACATION
4HEREISNONEEDTO
DISCONNECTTHEREFRIGERATOR
FROMTHEPOWERSUPPLYIFYOU
WILLBEAWAYFORLESSTHAN
THREEWEEKS5SEUP
PERISHABLEFOODFREEZEOTHER
FOOD)FYOURAPPLIANCEHASAN
AUTOMATICICEMAKER
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3HUTOFFTHEWATERSUPPLY
TOTHEICEMAKER
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APPLIANCEHASANAUTOMATIC
ICEMAKERTURNOFFTHEWATER
SUPPLYTOTHEICEMAKERAT
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PARTOFBOTHDOORSWITH
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Troubleshooting guide/after-sales service
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Water Filtration and Monitoring System (on some models)
4HEWATERFILTER
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