Whirlpool EEV 202X - Manual (Page 8)

Self-service
Check List
Performance problems often
result from little things you can
find and tlx yourself without tools
of ahy kind.
If electricity goes off
Learn how lohg power will be off
by calling the power company.
1. If service is to be interrupted
24 hours or less, keep freezer
closed. Most food will stay
frozeh.
2. If service Is to be interrupted
longerthan 24 hours, do this:
(a) Remove all frozen food
and store In a frozen food
locker. Or...
(b) Place dry ice on top of
food, using as large
pieces as possible. Pro­
tect your hands with
gloves when using dry
ice.
(c) If neither food locker
storage nor dry ice is
available, use or can
perishable food at once.
3. The length of time food will
stay frozen depends on sev­
eral factors. For instance:
a full freezer will remain
cold longer than a freezer
only patlially filled. And a
freezer full of meat will stay
cold longerthan a freezer
filled with baked goods. Also,
if the food still contains ice
crystals. It may be safely
refrozen, although the quality
and flavor may be affected.
Use this food as soon as con­
venient. If the condition of the
food is poor or is any way
questionable, it is wise to
dispose of it.
If freezer stops running
1. Check to see if power cord is
plugged into the outlet.
2. Check fuse box or circuit
breaker.
3. Check electric company for
a power failure.
4. Be sure COLD CONTROL is
turned on.
If compressor seems to run
too long
1. Check to see that condenser,
behind the base grille, is free
of dust and lint.
2. On hot summer days or if
room is hot, compressor wili
run longer to provide correct
amount of cooling.
3. If large amounts of unfrozen
food have been put into
the freezer, compressor will
run longer.
4. Freezer may need defrosting.
Whirlpool
Franchised
TECH-CARE
Service...
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It's reassuring to know that
Whirlpool stands behind your
new appllanoe with its network
of franchised TECH-CARE"
service companies. TECH-CARE
service is designed to fulfill your
warranty and provide the
after-warranty service and
maintenance to keep your new
appliance in top notch condi­
tion, anywhere in the United
States, Whirlpool wants you to
getthe service that you would
expect on quality home
appliances.
If you move...
To make sure that your appli­
ance is correctly installed and
to insure its continued satis­
factory operation, please
telephone your nearest
TECH-CARE service company,
(Installation cost will, of course,
be paid for by you.)
Or, if you need service...
1. Call the dealer from whom you
purchased the appliance or
a Whirlpool frahchised
TECH-CARE service company.
He is in the Yellow Pages of your
telephone direotory listed under
Refrigerators and Freezers —
Repairing or Servicing. (Also
under Washers, Dryers -
Repairing or Servicing).
2. If you can't find him in the
Yellow Pages, dial free, within the
cohtinental United States except
Alaska, the Whirlpool
COOL-LINE" Service(800)
253-1301 [when calling from
Michigan, dial (800) 632-2243],
or write:
Mr. Stephen E. Upfon,
Vice President
Whiripooi Corporation
Administrative Center
Benton Harbor, Michigan
49022
Remember...Please include the
model and serial number of
your appliance when request­
ing service. Also, retain your
sales slip and warranty letter to
verify your warranty status.
Learn the benefits of using
TECH-CARE service for main­
taining the quality originally
built into your WHIRLPOOL
appliance.
Benton Harbor, Michigan Manufacturers of Automatic Washers,
Clothes Dryers. Freezers, Refrigerator-Freezers, Ice-Makers, Dish­
washers, Built-in Ovens and Surface Units, Ranges, Microwave
Ovens, Food Waste Disposers, Compactors, Room Air Conditioners,
Dehumidiliers, Central Healing and Air Conditioning Systems
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