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Cleaning your freezer
This freezer should be cleaned
when frost has built up to about Yd Inch (6 mm] thickness
Complete
defrosting
and cleaning
should be done at least once a year
In high humidity areas, a freezer may need more frequent defrosting.
To defrost
and clean:
1 Turn Temperature
Control to OFF
2. Unplug power cord.
3 Place a shallow pan on floor under drain hole In
5.
bottom of freezer.
6.
4. Take out all food and removable
parts
Note:
Wrap frozen foods and packages
in several
layers of newspaper
and cover with blanket
Food will
stay frozen for several hours
Atler defrosting:
1 Remove shallow pan from underneath
freezer
2 Plug In power cord
3 See drrectrons for "Setting the Temperature
Con
trol," page
5
Cleaning chart...
Part
What to use
Removable
part
Sponge or cloth; mild
(trivet)
detergent
and warm
water.
Outside
Sponge, cloth or paper
towel; mild detergent;
appliance
wax [or good
auto paste wax]
Inside
walls
Place
pan of hot water inside freezer to speed
melting
of frost Keep door open
Ice can be re-
moved
In large pieces
as It melts Drrect air from
electric
fan Into freezer to speed defrosting
Clean
freezer
according
to the
following
drrections
How to clean
l
Wash with warm water and a mild detergent
l
Rinse and drv.
l
Wash with warm water and a mild
detergent.
Do not use abrasive
or
harsh cleansers.
l
Rinse and dry
l
Wax painted
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.
Waxing
painted
metal
surfaces
provides
rust protection.
Plastic scraper, pans of
hot water, sponge or
towel. baking
soda and warm water
l
Use plastic scraper to remove frost.
l
Place pans of hot water in freezer with door open
to speed meltrng.
l
Wash with solution of 2 tablespoons
(26 g) baking
soda to 1 quart (.95 L) warm water
l
Rinse and dry
DO NOT USE an ice pick, knife of other sharp-pointed
tool or any
type of electric
defroster
to defrost
freezer. They can cause
damage
to the liner and interior
parts.
Door liner and gasket
Sponge, soft cloth or
l
Wash with mild detergent
and warm water.
paper towel; mild deter-
* Rinse and dry
gent and warm water.
DO NOT USE cleaning
waxes,
concentrated
detergents,
bleaches
or cleansers
containing
petroleum
on plastic
parts.
Condenser
coils
Use vacuum
cleaner
l
Slide freezer out away from the wall.
with brush attachment.
l
Clean dust and lint from condenser
coils behind
WARNING:
Watch
out
the freezer, every two or 3 months.
tor sharp wlre ends at
top of condenser
tolls.
They can cause
injury or damage
brush.
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