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Health & Safety, Use & Care, Installation Guide and Health & Safety, Use & Care, Installation Guide Online Warranty Registration Information 產品安全指引 、 使用說明 、 安裝指南 Model 產品型號 : 8WRS21SNHW Model www.whirlpool.com.tw...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND OWNER’S MANUAL Side by Side Refrigerator 8WRS21SNH* Do Not Throw Away - Additional important safety information included. 安裝指示和使用手冊 對開式冰箱 8WRS21SNH* 請勿丟棄 – 內含其他重要安全資訊。 TABLE OF CONTENTS / 目錄 REFRIGERATOR SAFETY ..............2 冰箱安全事項 .................19 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ...........3 安裝說明 ..................20 Unpack the Refrigerator ...............3 拆封冰箱的包裝...
REFRIGERATOR SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER”...
Proper Disposal of Your Old Refrigerator Danger: Risk of child entrapment. Before You Throw Away Your Old Refrigerator or Freezer: Take off the doors. ■ Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily ■ climb inside. WARNING Suffocation Hazard Remove doors from your old refrigerator.
Door Removal, Leveling, and Alignment Gather the required tools and parts and read all instructions before starting installation. Save these instructions for future reference. NOTE: Before moving your product into your home, measure the doorway of your home to see whether you need to remove the refrigerator and freezer doors.
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12. If your refrigerator without doors does not pass through the Remove the Doors doorway, you may remove both bottom hinges. Use a 5/16" nut driver to remove these. See graphic 9. If your refrigerator does not fit through the doorway or you are IMPORTANT: Do not remove either screw B.
7. Raise the wheels while one person pushes on the refrigerator to lift from front side. Use the bubble level on top of the refrigerator or on its side to level the refrigerator. Check bubble level and at the same time observe the gaps and squareness to the adjacent cabinets, furniture or trim.
To Remove the Handles: Normal minimum cabinet cut-out width required for product ■ installation is 36" (91.44 cm). However, if the product is placed 1. While holding the handle, insert the short end of the hex key against an extended wall and the ability to remove the crisper into the lower setscrew hole and slightly rotate the hex key pans is desired, an additional 18"...
IMPORTANT: If plastic tubing is used instead of copper, we recommend the following Whirlpool Part Numbers: All installations must meet local plumbing code requirements. ■ W10505928RP (7 ft [2.14 m] jacketed plastic), Use copper tubing and check for leaks. Install copper tubing 8212547RP (5 ft [1.52 m] plastic), or...
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NOTE: Always drain the water line before making the final 3. Thread the nut onto the end of the tubing. Tighten the nut by connection to the inlet of the water valve to avoid possible hand. Then tighten it with a wrench two more turns. Do not water valve malfunction.
3. If the gray water tube supplied with the refrigerator is not OPERATING YOUR long enough, a 1/4" x 1/4" (6.35 mm x 6.35 mm) coupling is needed in order to connect the water tubing to an existing REFRIGERATOR household water line. Thread the provided nut onto the coupling on the end of the copper tubing.
Adjusting Controls REFRIGERATOR CARE Give the refrigerator time to cool down completely before adding food. It is best to wait 24 hours before you put food into the refrigerator. The settings indicated in the previous section should be correct for normal household refrigerator usage. The controls Cleaning are set correctly when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream is firm.
6. Take out all removable parts, wrap them well, and tape them Lights together so they don’t shift and rattle during the move. 7. Depending on the model, raise the front of the refrigerator so When the indoor light becomes damaged, please contact an it rolls more easily OR screw in the leveling legs so they don't authorized service agent to request replacement of the indoor scrape the floor.
TROUBLESHOOTING First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website to possibly avoid the cost of a service call. WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Do not use an extension cord.
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GENERAL OPERATION Possible Causes and/or Recommended Solutions Temperature New installation - Following installation, allow 24 hours for the refrigerator and freezer to cool ■ is too warm completely. NOTE: Adjusting the temperature control(s) to the coldest setting will not cool either compartment (refrigerator or freezer) more quickly.
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WARNING Explosion Hazard Use non ammable cleaner. Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or re. DOORS AND LEVELING Possible Causes and/or Recommended Solutions Doors are difficult to open Gaskets are dirty or sticky - Clean the gaskets and contact surfaces with mild soap and ■...
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ICE AND WATER Possible Causes and/or Recommended Solutions Ice dispenser will not Doors not closed completely - Make sure both doors are firmly closed. (On some models, only the ■ operate properly freezer door must be closed in order to operate the dispenser.) New installation - After connecting the refrigerator to a water source, flush the water system.
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ICE AND WATER Possible Causes and/or Recommended Solutions Water is leaking or dripping NOTE: After dispensing, a few additional drops of water are normal. from the dispenser Glass was not held under the dispenser long enough - Hold the glass under the dispenser for ■...
PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET Water Filtration System Model P5WB2L/P4RFWB Capacity 200 Gallons (757 Liters) System tested and certified by NSF International against NSF/ANSI Standard 42 for the reduction of Chlorine Taste and Odor, and Particulate Class I*; and against NSF/ANSI Standard 53 for the reduction of Live Cysts, Asbestos, Lead, Lindane, Toxaphene, Atrazine, and 2,4 - D.