GE CA2 Use And Care Manual page 5

care
Ckxming
efmting
Defrostwhenever frostbeeornes
l14°thick.
Neverusea sharpor pointed
instrument t oremovefrostas
it maydamagethefreezer. W e
recommend usinga plastic
scraper.
Donotuseanyelectrisaldevice
in defrosting yourfreezer.
Todefrost,removefoodandice
trays.Thensetthetemperature
controldialto the "OFF" position.
Leavethefreezerdooropenuntil
defrosting is completed. R emove
thedefrostedwaterwitha sponge
as it collects,Alsoremoveiceas
it is melting.Do notallowwater
to standon theshelfor bottomof
theffeezer.
Afterdefrosting, c leantheinterior.
Thenturn thetemperaturecontrol
to thedesiredsetting.
—
fter operatingtemperature has
een reached,return foodand ice
traysto the freezer.It willtake
about12hoursfor the operating
temperatureto be reached.
Cleaning
?Jnplug andemptythefreezer.
Washtheinsidewithwarmwater
andbakingsodasolution—about
twotablespoons o fbakingsodato a
quartofwater.Thenrinseanddry.
Don'tusecleanserssuchas soaps,
detergents, s couringpowderor
spraycleanersinsidethefreezer—
theymaycauseodors.
Washicetraysandshelveswith
milddetergent s olutionanddry
themwitha softcloth.
Wipetheoutsideofthefreezerwith
a softclothdampened withsoapy
wateror Appliance PolishWm
Cleaner(Cat.No. WR97X216),
available fromGeneralElectric
Appliance PartsMarts.
Useonlymild, soapywaterto
cleanthedoorgasket.
Neveruseacids,chemicalthinner,
gasoline,benzeneor the likefor
cleaninganypart ofthefreezer.
Boilingwaterandbenzenemay
deformor damageplasticparts.
Do notwashanyplasticparts
fromyourfreezerin an automatic
dishwasher.
Thecondenseris locatedon the
backof the freezer.Tomaintainthe
freezerat peakperformance, c lean
the condenserat leasttwicea year,
usinga vacuumcleanerwithits
dustingattachment.
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5
when
going
on
vacation...
Tomaintain yourfreezerin
operation duringvacations, b e
sureyourhusepower is not
turnedof$
Forextended vacations o r
absences, y oumaywishto move
yourfrozenfoodsto a storage
lockertemporarily. Shutoffpower
tothefreezer,turnthecontrolto
"OFF;'andcleantheinterior.To
prevent o dors,leaveanopenbox
ofbakingsodainsideandleave
thedooropen.
Whenthefreezeris notoperating,
it canbe leftin anunheated house
or roomwithoutdamageto the
cabinetor themechanism.
Whenyoumove..,
Disconnect t hepowercordhorn
thewalloutlet,removefoodand
defrostthefkeezer. T hencleanand
dry theinterior.
Securealllooseitemssuchas ice
traysbytapingthemin place.Be
surethe freezerstaysupright
duringmoving. P rotecttheoutside
ofthefreezerwitha blanket.