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Cleaning
your refrigerator
Lift Up
Notice
the
Notched
Corner
on the
Defrost-water
Pan
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 all removable
parts, and
clean
it according
to the
following
directions.
Inside.
You can wash the parts 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
[3Og] 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.
Wash the outside
with warm
water
and
a mild
detergent.
Rinse
well and dry.
Waxing
is recommended
in high humidity
areas. Use a good
auto
paste wax or an appliance
wax on painted
metal
surfaces.
Do not
use on plastic
because
it may damage
these parts.
Underneath.
To remove
the base grill, open the door and lift up on the two tabs
that show through
the grill at both ends near the top. When you've
lifted the tabs, swing the top of the grill forward.
Lift the grill off the
bottom
supports.
The defrost
water
pan is on the left and the condenser
is on the
right. Pull out the defrost
pan and wash. There may be tape
holding
it in place.
Remove
the tape
and lift the pan over the wire brace
in
front of it. Make sure the notched
corner
is in the rear when you put it
back,
and that you push it all the way
in. The defrost
drain
tube
should
point into the pan.
Clean
dust from the condenser
with a vacuum
cleaner.
The con-
denser
should
be cleaned
every
two or three months.
If your refrigerator
has an ice maker,
make
sure you don't slide the
refrigerator
out farther than the ice-maker
water supply
line allows.
Heat is removed
from 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 electricity.
l
It is a waste
of electricity
to set the refrigerator
l
Check
door
gaskets
for a tight
seal.
Level
the
and
freezer
to temperatures
colder
than
they
cabinet
to be sure of a good
seal.
need
to be. If ice cream
is firm in the freezer
and
l
Clean
the condenser
coil regularly.
drinks are as cold
as your family
likes them.
that's
l
Open
the door
as few
times
as possible.
Think
cold
enough.
about
what
you need
before
you open
the door.
l
Keep
the Power
Saving
Control
on CONSUMES
Get everything
out at one time.
Keep
foods
or-
LESS ENERGY unless moisture
forms on the refrig-
ganized
so you won't
have
to search
for
what
erator
exterior
you want
Close door as soon
as
food
is removed.
l
Make
sure your refrigerator
is not next to a heat
l
Go ahead
and fill up the refrigerator,
but don't
source
such as a range,
water
heater,
furnace.
overcrowd
it so air movement
is blocked.
radiator,
or In direct
sunlight.
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