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Cleaning your
refrigerator
2%
The freezer
section
of your refrigerator
needs
defrostrng
from
ttme to time
The fresh food
section
defrosts
automatically.
Both
the
fresh
food
and
freezer
compart-
ments
shouid
be cleaned
about
once
a month
to
help prevent
odors from building
up. Of course,
spills
should
be wiped
up rrght away
To clean
your refrigerator,
turn the Tempera-
ture Control
to 'OFF." Unplug
It, take
out all remov-
abie
parts
and
clean
It according
to the following
chart
There IS a cold
plate
on the back
wall at the
:op df the fresh food
compartment.
When the refrig-
erator
motor
rurls, frost collects
on the cold
plate.
When
the
motor
turns
off,
the
frost
melts
Water
from
this melted
frost drips
Into
a drain
trough
just below
the cold
plate.
Then
it runs
down
the back
wall
and through
a drain
Just above
the
cris-
per. The drain
leads
to a defrost
water
pan on top of the re-
frigerator
motor
Heat from the motor
evaporates
the
water
Remove
If the
drain
be-
comes
clogged,
re-
move
the
drain
cap.
Force
warm
water
mixed
with
baking
soda
through
the drain
until
the
water
flows
through
freely.
Replace
Force Soda /Water
Solution
Through
Drain
the cap.
Make
sure It is
pushed
all
the
way
down
Defrosting
the freezer.. .
The
treezer
section
should
be
defrosted
whenever
frost builds
up to a V-Inch
(6 mm) thick-
1
ness
DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF ELECTRIC
DEFROST-
ER OR SHARP
UTENSILS [ICE PICK,
KNIFE, ETC.) to
4
speed
defrosting
These can cause
damage
0
Defrost
Drain
.
.
Put Pan of Hot Water
.
in Freezer
to Speed
Melting.
i
.
0
w
Put pan in Refrigerator
to Catch
Defrost
Water.
1 Put empty
pan
In the refrigerator
on the top shelf
m 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.
I
5. Put a pan of
hot
water
in the center
of the freezer.
This helps
melt frost. Don't
place
pan
over
drain
hole In center
of freezer.
6. Defrost
water
will drain
through
a hole in the bot-
tom
of the
freezer
into the
pan
you
put
in the
refrtgerator.
You may
have
to melt frost from
the
drain
hole by pouring
a little hot water
around
the
hole.
7 Wash
the inside
of the freezer
with a solution
of
two
tablespoons
(30 mg)
of baking
soda
and
one quart
(1 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.
7
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