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Cleaning your freezer
This freezer should be cleaned
when frost has built up to about '/4 inch (6 mm] thickness.
Complete
defrosting
and cleaning
should be done at least once a year
In high humidity areas, a freezer may need more frequent defrosting.
To defrost and clean:
5 Place
pan of hot water Inside freezer to speed
I. Turn Temperature
Control to OFF.
melting
of frost Keep door open
Ice can be re-
2 Unplug power cord.
moved
In large pieces
as it melts Drrect air from
3 Place a shallow pan on floor under drain hole in
electric
fan Into freezer to speed defrosting.
bottom
of freezer.
6 Clean
freezer
accordrng
to the
followlng
4 Take out all food and removable
parts
dlrections
Note:
Wrap frozen foods and packages
In several
After defrosting'
layers of newspaper
and cover with blanket. Food will
1 Remove shallow pan from underneath
freezer
stay frozen for several hours
2 Plug in power cord.
3 See directions
for "Setting the Temperature
Con-
trol," page
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What to use
How to clean
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Sponge or cloth; mild
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Wash with warm water and a mild detergent.
detergent
and warm
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Rinse and dry
water
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Sponge, cloth or paper
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Wash with warm water and a mild
towel; mild detergent;
detergent
Do not use abrasive or
appliance
wax [or good
harsh cleansers.
auto paste wax].
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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 plastic parts.
Waxing palnted
metal surfaces provides rust protectlon.
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Plastic scraper, pans of
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Use plastic scraper to remove frost
hot water, electric fan,
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Place pans of hot water in freezer with door open
sponge or towel. baking
to speed melting
Directing air from an electric
soda and warm water
fan into freezer will also help
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Wash with solutron of 2 tablespoons
(26 g) baking
soda to 1 quart ( 95 L) warm water.
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Rinse and dry
DO NOT USE an ice pick, knife of other sharp-pointed
tool or any
type of electric
defroster to defrost freezer. They can cause damage
to the liner and interior parts.
Sponge, soft cloth or
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Wash with mild detergent
and warm water
paper towel; mild deter-
* Rinse and dry
gent and warm water
DO NOT USE cleaning
waxes, concentrated
detergents,
bleaches
or cleansers
containing
petroleum
on plastic parts.
Use vacuum cleaner
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Slide freezer out away from the wall.
with brush attachment.
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Clean dust and lint from condenser
coils behind
WARNING: Watch out
the freezer, every 2 or 3 months
for sharp wire ends at
top of condenser
tolls. They can cause
Injury or damage
brush.
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