Cleaning Chart - Whirlpool ET18JK Use & Care Manual

Cleaning your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost
To clean your refrigerator turn the Refrigerator
automatically. But both should be cleaned about
Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all removable
once a month to help prevent odors from building
parts and clean it according to the following
up. Of course,spills should be wiped up right away
directions.
Cleaning chart...
Part
Removable parts
[shelves, crisper, etc.)
Outside
Inside walls (Freezer Sponge, soft cloth or
should be allowed to
paper towel, baking
warm up so cloth won't
soda, warm water, mild
stick.) detergent
Door liners and gaskets
Dark panels
Defrost pan
(behind refrigerator
on top of the motor)
Condenser coils
Floor under refngerator
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
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Wash removable parts by hand with
warm water and a mild detergent.
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Rinse and dry.
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Wash with warm water and a mild
detergent Do not use abrasive or harsh
cleansers.
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Rinse and dry.
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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 plas-
tic parts.
Waxing painted metal surfaces provides rust protection.
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Wash with warm water and
- mild detergent or
- baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g] to
1 quart [.95 L.] warm water).
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Rinse and dry.
Sponge, soft cloth or
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Wash with mild detergent and warm
paper towel; mild water.
detergent, warm water.
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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
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Wash with a soft cloth or sponge.
9 Rinse and dry.
DO NOT USE paper towels, window sprays, scouring cleansers,
or flammable or toxic solvents like acetone, gasoline, carbon
tetrachloride, etc. These can scratch or damage the material.
Sponge or cloth; mild
detergent and warm
water.
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Roll refrigerator out away from wall
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Wash defrost pan with warm water
and mild detergent. Do not
remove defrost pan to clean.
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Rinse and dry.
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Roll refrigerator back into place
Use vacuum cleaner
with brush attachment
Usual floor cleaners
. Clean dust and lint from condenser
coils behind the refrigerator'at
least once every other month.
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Leave an inch (2.54 cm] between
wall and condenser coils on back
of the refrigerator.
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Roll refrigerator out only as far as water
supply line allows.
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Clean the floor.
. Roll refrigerator back.
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Check to see if the refrigerator is level.