Vacation And Moving Guide; Before You Leave; If Electricity Goes Off - Whirlpool RS22AMXV Care Manual

If electricity goes off...
A. Call the power company.
Ask how long power will be off.
B. Keep both doors closed if
service will be interrupted 24
hours or less.
This will help frozen food stay frozen.
C. If service is disrupted for more
than 24 hours . . .
Remove all frozen food and store in a
frozen food locker
OR
Place 2 lbs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer
for every cubic foot of freezer space.
This will keep food frozen for 2 to 4
days.
Wear gloves to protect your hands
from dry ice bums.
Failure to do so could result in dry
ice bums.
OR
If dry ice or a food locker is not
available, use perishable food at once or
preserve by other methods.
NOTE: A full freezer stays colder
longer than a partly filled one.
A freezer full of meat stays colder
longer than a freezer full of baked
goods.
If food contains ice crystals, it may
be safely refrozen, but the quality
and flavor of the food may be
affected.
Use refrozen food quickly. If the
condition of the food is poor, or you
feel it is unsafe to eat, dispose of it
immediately.
Vacation and moving guide.
Before you
leave What to do
Automatic Ice Maker
For less than four
weeks
Use up perishable foods. Freeze other food items.
Lift signal arm to turn off the ice
maker. Shut off water supply to
the ice maker. Empty ice bin.
For more than four
weeks
Remove all food.
Turn Refrigerator Control to OFF.
Unplug refrigerator.
Clean, rinse and dry the interior.
Keep refrigerator and freezer doors slightly open by taping wood
or rubber blocks at the top of each door. This allows air to enter
the refrigerator and freezer and prevents odors and mold from
building up inside while you're away.
Personal Injury Hazard
Do Not allow children near the refrigerator when the doors
are blocked open. Children may become injured or trapped.
To restart refrigerator when you return, see Page 4 for resetting
controls.
At least one day before you
leave -
Shut off water supply to the ice
maker.
When last load of ice drops, lift
signal arm to turn off ice
maker.
Empty ice bin.
Moving
Remove all food.
Pack frozen foods in dry ice.
Turn Refrigerator Control to OFF.
Unplug refrigerator.
Clean, rinse and dry the interior.
Take out all removable parts.
Wrap removable parts in paper and tape them all together. Store
inside refrigerator.
Raise leveling legs.
Tape the doors shut.
Tape the electric cord to the cabinet exterior.
When you reach your new home, replace the removable parts
and follow steps beginning on Page 3.
Remember to reconnect the water supply line.
At least one day before you
move -
Shut off water supply to the ice
maker. Disconnect the water
line.
When last supply of ice drops,
lift signal arm to turn off ice
maker.
Empty ice bin.
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