Care And Cleaning - Hotpoint HTS18BBPULWW Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

Careand cleaning of the refrigerator, w eetpeintcem
Cleaning the Outside
The door handles and trim. Clean with
a doth dampened with soapy water.
Dry with a soft cloth.
Keep the outside clean. Wipe with a clean
cloth lightly dampened Mth kitchen
appliance wax or mild liquid dish
detergent. Dry and polish with a clean,
soti cloth.
Donot wipetherefrigerator w ith a soileddishcloth
or wet towel These mayleavea residuethat
canerodethepaint Donot usescouring pads,
powdered cleaners, bleachorcleaners containing
bleachbecause these products canscratch and
weaken thepaintfinish.
Cleaning the Inside
Tohelp prevent odors, leave an open box of
baking soda in the fl'esh toed and fl'eezer
COII/pa I'tlIl ents.
Unplug the refrigerator before cleaning. If this
is not practical, wxing excess moisture out
of sponge or cloth when cleaning ai'o/ind
switches, lights or controls.
Use w;mn wamr and baking soda solution--
about a tablespoon (15 ml) of baking soda
to a quart (1 liter) _ff wamr This both cleans
and neutralizes odors. Thoroughly rinse
and wipe dry.
Avoid cleaning co/c/glassshelves (onsome models)
with hot water becausethe extreme temperature
differance may cause them to break. Handleglass
shelves carefully Bumping temperedglass can cause
it to shatter
Donot washanyplasticrefrigerator partsin the
dishwasher
Donotcleanwith anyproducts containing detergent,
bleachor ammonia. T hey maydamage the
refngerator
Condenser
There is no need t0r
i'O/l[ine
condenser
cleanings in nomml home operating
envii'oniilents. Howevei; in
envii'oniilents
that may be particularly dusty or greas 5 the
condenser should be cleaned periodically
for eflident refligerator operation.
For models with a base grille, the grille must
be removed in order to clean the con(lensex:
To remove the base grille:
Grasp it about 6" fl'om each end and pull
its bottom edge toward you.
Toreplace the base grille:
Insert the tops of the metal clips into the
oxal xents, making sure one of the plastic
tabs on the back of the grille goes into each
of the oval vents. Then push the bottom _ff
the grille forward tmtil it snaps into place.
Cleaning the condenser'.
Sweep away or vacuum up dust.
For medels with a base grille, tea ch th e
condenser by inserting a brush or vacuum
hose into the o\:fl holes.
For models without a base grille, reach th e
condenser by inserting a brush or w_cuum
hose trader the bottom of the reliigerato_:
For best results, use a brush specially
designed for this pml)ose. It is awfilable
at most appliance parts stores.
Behind the Refrigerator
Be careful when moving the refiigerator
away fl'om the wall. M1 types of floor
coverings can be damaged, particularly
cushioned coverings and those with
embossed smti_ces.
BEFORE movingtherefrigerator a way fromthe wall,
be sureto adjustthelevelinglegsup.(See Rollers
andLeveling Legs.)
Pull the refligerator straight out and retm'n
it to position by pushing it straight in.
Moving the refligerator in a side direction
may result in damage to the floor coveting
or refiigerator.
When pushing the refn)erator back, make sure you
don't roll over the power cord or 12emaker s upply line
(on somemodels).
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