Cleaning Your Refrigerator; Defrosting The Freezer - Whirlpool ETl4CC Use & Care Manual

Cleaning your
refrigerator
The refrigerator section defrosts automatically.
The freezer section needs defrosting from time to
time. Both sections 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, turn the Temperature
Control to "OFF:' unplug it, take out all removable
parts, and clean it according to the following di-
rections and chart.
There is a cold plate on the back wall at the top
of the refrigerator section. When the refrigerator
motor runs, frost collects on the cold plate. When
the motor turns off, the frost melts.
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Water from this
melted frost drips
into a drain trough
just below the cold
plate. Then it runs
down the back
wall and through
the drain just
above the crisper.
The drain leads to a
defrost water pan
on the top of the
refrigerator motor.
Heat from the motor
evaporates
the
water.
REMOVE
If the drain becomes
clogged, remove the
drain cap. Force warm
water mixed with baking
soda through the drain
until the water flows
SOLUTION THROUGH
DRAIN.
Defrosting the freezer...
The
freezer section
should be defrosted when-
ever frost builds up to aY4-inch (6 mm) thickness. DO
NOT USE ANY TYPE OF ELECTRIC DEFROSTER OR
SHARP UTENSILS (ICE PICK, KNIFE, ETC.] to speed
defrosting. These can cause damage.
DEFROST DRAIN
PUl PAN IN REFRIGER-
ATOR TO CATCH DEFROST
WATER.
1.
Put empty pan in the refrigerator on the top shelf
in the center.
2. Move frozen food and ice to the refrigerator
section.
3. Turn the Temperature Control to "OFF'
4. Close the refrigerator door. Leave the freezer
door open.
5. Put a pan of
hot
water in the center of the freezer.
This helps melt the frost. Don't place pan over
drain hole in center of the freezer.
6. Defrost water will drain through drain hole into
the pan in the refrigeratorsection.You may have
to melt frost from the drain hole by pouring a
little hot water around it.
7. Wash the inside of the freezer with a solution of 2
tablespoons (26 g) of baking soda and one
quart (.95 L) warm water. Rinse well and dry
8. Remove the pan of defrost water from the refrig-
erator; put frozen food and ice back into freezer.
9. Reset the Temperature Control.