Whirlpool 3XARG493WP02 Use And Care Manual page 17

VACATION
Short vacation
There is no need to disconnect the refrigerator
if you will be away for less than two weeks.
Use up perishable food, freeze other food. If
your refrigerator has an automatic ice maker:
1. Turn it off.
2. Shut off the water supply to the ice maker.
3. Empty the ice bin.
Long vacation
Remove all the food if you are going away for
more than a month. If your refrigerator has an
automatic ice maker, turn the water supply off
at least a day before. When the last load of ice
cubes drops, turn off the ice maker. Unplug
the refrigerator and clean it, rinse well, and dry.
Fix some wooden or plastic wedges with some
tape to the upper part of both doors so as to
leave the doors open enough to have air
circulate inside both compartments. This will
prevent odour and mold from setting in.
Moving
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Take out all removable parts, wrap them
well, and fix them together with adhesive
tape so that they will not come loose or
shake.
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Tighten the front leveling screws.
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Close and seal both doors with adhesive tape
and, again using adhesive tape, fix the supply
cord to the appliance.
Power failure
In case of power failure call the Electric
Company and ask how long the interruption is
going to last.
1. In case of a power failure lasting 24 hours or
less, keep both doors closed. This will allow
the food inside the appliance to stay cold as
long as possible.
2. If the power failure is envisaged to last more
than 24 hours, remove all frozen food and
put it in a freezer with key lock. If this type of
freezer is not available and, likewise, no
artificial ice packs are available, try to use up
the food which will thaw faster and which is
more easily perishable.
3.Bear in mind that a freezer completely full of
frozen food will keep cold for longer than a
partially full one. Furthermore, a freezer full
of frozen meat will keep cold much longer
than a freezer full of pre-cooked food.
If the food still shows ice crystals, it is
possible to re-freeze it without running any
risk: however, the food will probably change
texture and flavour. If the condition of the
food is definitely poor and you feel like you
would be running a risk by re-freezing it, you
must throw it away.