Whirlpool WRTX5028PB Owners Manual - Page 2

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" or "WARNING." These words mean: DANGER WARNING You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions. All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following: � Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. � This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory, or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. � Do not use an extension cord. � If power supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent, or a similarly qualified person in order to avoid a hazard. � Connect to potable water supply only. � This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: staff kitchen areas in shops, offices, and other working environments; farm houses and by clients in hotels, motels, and other residential-type environments; bed and breakfast-type environments; and catering and similar non-retail applications. � Do not store explosive substances such as aerosol cans with a flammable propellant in this appliance. � Do not use replacement parts that have not been recommended by the manufacturer (e.g., parts made at home using a 3D printer). � Keep ventilation openings, in the appliance enclosure or in the built-in structure, clear of obstruction. � Do not use mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process, other than those recommended by the manufacturer. � Do not damage the refrigerant circuit. � Do not use electrical appliances inside the food storage compartments of the appliance, unless they are of the type recommended by the manufacturer. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Proper Disposal of Your Old Refrigerator WARNING: 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 or lid from your old appliance. Failure to do so can result in death or brain damage. IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and suffocation are not problems of the past. Junked or abandoned refrigerators are still dangerous, even if they will sit for "just a few days." If you are getting rid of your old refrigerator, please follow these instructions to help prevent accidents. Important information to know about disposal of refrigerants: Dispose of refrigerator in accordance with federal and local regulations. Refrigerants must be evacuated by a licensed, EPA-certified refrigerant technician in accordance with established procedures. 2