Whirlpool 2183013 - Manual (Page 3)

Refrigerator Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains statements under
warning symbois. Piease pay special
attention to these symbois and foiiow any
instructions given. Here is a brief explana­
tion of the use of the symboi.
ikWARNING
This symbol alerts you to such dangers
as fire, electrical shock, burns, and
personal injury.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ikWARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, eiectricai shock, or
injury when using your refrigerator, foiiow these
basic precautions:
• Read ail instructions before using the
refrigerator.
• Child entrapment and suffocation are
not problems of the past. Junked or
abandoned refrigerators are stiil danger­
ous ... even if they wiii “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 Manu­
facturers. Help prevent accidents.
• Never allow children to operate, play with,
or crawl inside the refrigerator.
• Never clean refrigerator parts with flam­
mable 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 EX­
PLOSION.
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Help us help you
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 grounding. (Refer to the
Electrical Requirements and Grounding
Instructions Sheet.)
• Do not load the refrigerator with food
before it has time to get properly cold.
• 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.