Whirlpool ET18AK Use & Care Manual page 9

Cleaning chart...
Part
Removable parts
(shelves, crisper, meat
pan etc )
Outside
Inside walls (Freezer Sponge. soft cloth or
should be allowed to paper towel, baking
warm up so cloth won't soda, warm water, mild
stick.) detergent
Door liners and gaskets
Dark plastics
(covers and panels]
Defrost pan
(behind refrigerator
on top of the motor)
Condenser coils
What to use
Sponge or cloth; mild
detergent and warm
water.
Sponge, cloth or paper
towel, mild detergent,
appliance wax [or good
auto paste wax]
How to clean
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Wash removable parts with warm water
and a mild detergent.
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Rinse and dry
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Wash with warm water and a mild de-
tergent
Do not use abrasive or harsh
cleansers.
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Rinse and dry
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Wax parnted metal surfaces at least
twice a year with appliance wax or a
good auto paste wax Apply wax with
a clean, soft cloth.
Do not use wax
on plastic parts.
Waxlng palmed metal surfaces provides rust PrOteCtlOn.
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Wash with warm water and
- mild detergent
or
-baking soda (2 tablespoons [ 26 gl to
1 quart [ 95 I] warm water
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Rinse and dry
Sponge, soft cloth or .* Wash with mild detergent and warm
paper towel, mild water
detergent, worm water
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Rinse and dry
DO NOT USE Cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents,
bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum on plastic
Parts.
Mild detergent and
warm water; soft, clean
sponge and soft, clean
cloth.
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Wash with a soft grit-free cloth or
sponge
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Rinse and dry with a damp grittfree
cloth or chamois
DO NOT USE paper towels, window sprays, scouring cleansers,
or flammable or toxic solvents like acetone, gasoline, carbon
tetmchlorlde, etc. These can scratch or damage the material.
Sponge or cloth; mild
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Roll refrigerator out away from wall.
detergent and warm
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Wash defrost pan with warm water
water.
and mild detergent.
Do not
remove defrost pan to clean.
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Rinse and dry
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Roll refrigerator back into place
Use vacuum cleaner
with brush attachment
,
Floor under refrigerator Usual floor cleaners
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Clean dust and lint from condenser
~011s
behind the refrigerator at
least once every other month.
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Leave an Inch (2.54 cm) between
wall and condenser
collt
on back
of the refrigerator
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Roll refrigerator out away from wall
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Wash floor
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Roll refrigerator back into
place
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Check to see if the refrigerator
IS level.