Cleaning Your Refrigerator; Defrosting The Freezer - Whirlpool ETl2NC Use And Care Manual

Cleaning your refrigerate
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.
, 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 de-
frost water pan on
the top of the re-
frigerator motor.
Heat from the motor
evaporates the
water.
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REMOVE
SOLUTION THROUGH
DRAIN.
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 freely. Replace
the cap. Make sure
it is pushed all the
way down.
Defrosting the freezer...
The
freezer secflon
should be defrosted when-
ever frost builds up to a Y4-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.
nj DEFROST DRAIN
PUT 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 you put in the refrigerator section. 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 (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
refrigerator; put frozen food and ice back into
freezer.
9. Reset the Temperature Control.