Cleaning Chart - Whirlpool ET18VK Use & Care Manual

Cleaning chart...
Part
Removable parts
(shelves, crisper, meat
pan, etc.)
Outside
Door liners and gaskets
Dark plastics
(covers and panels]
Defrost pan Sponge or cloth; mild
(behind refrigerator detergent and warm
on top of the motor)
water.
Condenser coils
Floor under refrigerator
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
l
Wash removable parts with warm water
and a mild detergent.
l
Rinse and dry.
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 pias-
tic parts.
Inside walls (Freezer
should be allowed to
warm up so cloth won't
stick.)
Waxing painted metal surfaces provides rust protection.
Sponge, soft cloth or
l
Wash with warm water and
paper towel, baking - mild detergent or
soda, warm water, mild - baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g] to
detergent.
1 quart [.95 L.] warm water).
l
Rinse and dry.
Sponge, soft cloth or
l
Wash with mild detergent and warm
paper towel; mild water.
detergent, warm water.
l
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.
l
Wash with a soft cloth or sponge.
l
Rinse and dry.
DO NOT USE paper towels, window sprays, scouring cleansers,
or flammable or toxic solvents like acetone, gasoline, carbon
tetrachioride, etc. These can scratch or damage the material.
Use vacuum cleaner
with brush attachment.
Usual floor cleaners
l
Roll refrigerator out away from wall
l
Wash defrost pan with warm water
and mild detergent. Do not remove
defrost pan to clean.
l
Rinse and dry.
l
Roll refrigerator back into place.
l
Clean dust and lint from condenser
coils behind the refrigerator at least
once every other month.
l
Leave an inch (2.54 cm) between wall
and condenser coils on back of the
refrigerator.
l
Roll refrigerator out away from wall.
l
Clean the floor.
l
Roll refrigerator back into place.
l
Check to see if the refrigerator is level.