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Cleaning
your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator
and
freezer
sections
defrost
automatically.
But both should
be cleaned
about
once
a month
to help
prevent
odors
from building
up. Of course,
spills should
be wiped
up right
away.
To clean
your refrigerator,
unplug
it, turn the Refrigerator
Control
to
OFF, take
out 011 removable
ports, and
clean
it according
to the
following
directions.
Inside.
You can wash the ports you take out in the sink with a mild soap or
mild detergent
and warm water. Harsh cleansers,
scouring
powders
and solvents
should
never
be used on any part of your refrigerator.
Wash the walls with a solution
of two tablespoons
(30s) of baking
soda mixed
with one quart (IL] of warm water. Rinse well and dry. Let
the freezer
warm up with the door open
for 10 or 15 minutes
so the
cloth doesn't
stick.
The inside
of the door, including
the gasket,
should
be washed
with warm water and a mild soap or mild detergent.
Do not use cleaning
waxes,
concentrated
detergents,
bleaches
or cleansers
containing
petroleum
products.
They can damage
the
gasket
and plastic
finish.
Outside.
Cleaning
waxes
are not recommended.
Just use worm water and
a mild soap or mild detergent.
Rinse well and dry. If you wont to wax,
use a special
appliance
wax or a good
auto paste wax that does
not contain
solvents.
Underneath.
Much of the floor under the refrigerator
can be reached
without
moving
it. To reach
all of the area for more thorough
cleaning
or to
clean
the defrost
pan, you will have to move the refngerator.
Follow
the directions
below
if you want to move it.
Behind.
To clean
the condenser
coils or the floor underneath
the refriger-
ator, slide it out as for as necessary.
If your refrigerator
is equipped
with on automatic
ice maker
make sure you don't slide it out farther
than the water supply
line allows.
You will see the defrost pan on top
of the motor. You don't hove to remove
it to clean
it.
Clean
dust from the condenser
coils with a vacuum
cleaner.
The
condenser
should
be cleaned
every
two or three months.
The condenser
acts like on air conditioner
in reverse.
Heat is re-
moved
from inside
your
refrigerator
and
transferred
to the con-
denser.
From there,
the heat
is spread
into the room.
Dust on the
condenser
insulates
it and
reduces
the heat leaving
it. If the heat
can't get out easily,
the refrigerator
will have to run longer
to keep
food cold.
Energy Saving Tips.
You can help your refrigerator
use less electrlclty.
l
Check
door
gaskets
for a tight
seal
Level
the
cabinet
to be sure of a good
seal
l
Clean
the condenser
cot1 regularly
l
Open
the door
as few
times
as possible.
Think
about
what
you need
before
you open
the door
Get everythIng
out at one time
Keep
foods
or-
ganized
so you
won't
have
to search
for what
you want
Close door as soon as food
IS removed.
l
Go ahead
and
fill up the refrigerator,
but don't
overcrowd
it so air movement
is blocked
l
It IS a waste
of electricity
to set the refrigerator
and
freezer
to temperatures
colder
than
they
need
to be. If Ice cream
IS firm In the freezer
and
drinks are as cold
as your family
likes them,
that's
cold
enough
l
Keep
the Power
Saving
Control
on, CONSUMES
LESS ENERGY unless moisture
forms on the refrlg-
erator
exterior.
l
Make
sure your refrigerator
IS not next to a neat
source
such as a range,
water
heater,
furnace,
radiator,
or in direct
sunlight
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