Whirlpool 12828125 User Manual

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You may hear the evaporator fan motor circulating air through 
the refrigerator and freezer compartments. The fan speed 
may increase as you open the doors or add warm food.

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Rattling noises may come from the flow of refrigerant, the 
water line, or items stored on top of the refrigerator.

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Water dripping on the defrost heater during a defrost cycle 
may cause a sizzling sound.

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As each cycle ends, you may hear a gurgling sound due to 
the refrigerant flowing in your refrigerator.

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Contraction and expansion of the inside walls may cause a 
popping noise.

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You may hear air being forced over the condenser by the 
condenser fan.

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You may hear water running into the drain pan during the 
defrost cycle.

In order to ensure proper temperatures, you need to permit 
airflow between the refrigerator and freezer sections. As shown in 
the illustration, cool air enters the freezer section through vents in 
the rear and top. The air flows forward through the freezer section 
and recirculates under the freezer floor. Cool air enters the 
refrigerator section through the top, flows down and across 
shelves to the doors and recirculates to return air vents at the 
bottom. 

Do not block any of these vents with food packages. If the vents 
are blocked, airflow will be prevented and temperature and 
moisture problems may occur.

IMPORTANT: Because air circulates between both sections, any 
odors formed in one section will transfer to the other. You must 
thoroughly clean both sections to eliminate odors. To prevent 
odor transfer and drying out of food, wrap or cover foods tightly.

The temperature controls are located at the top front of the 
refrigerator compartment.

For your convenience, your refrigerator and freezer controls are 
preset at the factory. When you first install your refrigerator, make 
sure that the refrigerator and freezer controls are still preset to the 
recommended setting as shown.

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To turn your refrigerator off, press the freezer down arrow 
touch pad until a dash (-) appears in both the refrigerator and 
freezer displays. Neither compartment will cool. 

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The recommended settings should be correct for normal 
household refrigerator use. The controls are set correctly 
when milk or juice is as cold as you like and when ice cream 
is firm.

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The refrigerator control adjusts the refrigerator compartment 
temperature. The freezer control adjusts the freezer 
compartment temperature. The temperature control range for 
each compartment is 1 through 7 (coldest). 

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Wait 24 hours for your refrigerator to cool completely before 
adding food. If you add food before the refrigerator has 
cooled completely, your food may spoil.

NOTE: Adjusting the Refrigerator and Freezer Controls to a 
higher (colder) than recommended setting will not cool the 
compartments any faster.

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If the temperature is too warm or too cold in the refrigerator or 
freezer, first check the air vents to be sure they are not 
blocked before adjusting the controls.

If you need to adjust the temperature in either the refrigerator or 
freezer compartment, use the settings listed in the chart below as 
a guide. 

Press the up or down arrow touch pads to adjust the 
temperature. Except when starting the refrigerator, do not adjust 
either control more than one setting at a time. Wait 24 hours for 
the temperature to stabilize between adjustments. 

REFRIGERATOR too warm

- Door opened often, large amount 
of food added or room 
temperature very warm

Adjust REFRIGERATOR 
or TEMPERATURE 
Control one setting 
higher 

FREEZER too warm/ice not made 
fast enough

- Door opened often, or large 
amount of food added or very cold 
room temperature (can’t cycle 
often enough)

- Heavy ice usage

Adjust FREEZER or 
TEMPERATURE Control 
one setting higher

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