Whirlpool RT18BK - Manual (Page 3)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety Instructions
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warning To reduce the risk of fire, eiectrical shock, or injury when using your
refrigerator, foilow these basic precautions:
• Read all instructions before using the
refrigerator.
• Child entrapment and suffocation are not
problems of the past. Junked or abandoned
refrigerators are stiii dangerous ... even if
they wiil “just sit in the garage a few days.”
If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator,
do it safeiy. Please read the enclosed safety
booklet from the Association of Home
Appiiance Manufacturers. Help prevent
accidents.
• Never allow children to operate, play with, or
crawl inside the refrigerator.
• Never ciean refrigerator parts with fiammable
fiuids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or
expiosion.
• 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.
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Please:
• Install and level the refrigerator on a fioor that
wiii hold the weight and in an area suitabie for
its size and use.
• Do not instaii the refrigerator near an oven,
radiator or other heat source.
• Do not instaii the refrigerator in an area where
the room temperature wiii fall below 55°F
(13°C).
• Keep the refrigerator out of the weather.
• Connect the refrigerator oniy to the proper kind
of outlet, with the correct eiectricai suppiy and
grounding. (Refer to the Eiectricai Require­
ments and Grounding Instructions Sheet.)
• Do not ioad 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.
Also, remove tape and any inside iabeis (except
the model and serial number label) before using
the refrigerator.
To remove any remaining glue:
• Rub briskly with thumb to make a baii, then
remove.
OR
• Soak area with iiquid hand dishwashing
detergent before removing giue as described
above. Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing
alcohoi, flammabie fiuids or abrasive cieaners.
These can damage the materiai. See “impor­
tant Safety Instructions” above.
NOTE: Do not remove any permanent instruction
iabeis inside your refrigerator. Do not remove the
Tech Sheet fastened under the refrigerator at the
front.