Caring For Your Refrigerator; Cleaning Your Refrigerator - Whirlpool TT18HK Use And Care Manual

Caring For Your Refrigerator
In This Section
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Cleaning your refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Vacation and movlng care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Your refrigerator is built to give you many years of dependable service. However, there are a
few things you can do to help extend its product life. This section will tell you how to clean
your refrigerator and what to do when going on vacation, moving or during a power outage.
Cleaning your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections
defrost automatically. But both should be
cleaned about once a month to help prevent
odors from building up. Spills should be
wiped up right away.
To
clean your refrigerator, turn the Refrig-
erator Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all
removable parts and clean the refrigerator
according to the following directions.
Personal Injury Hazard
Refrigeration system tubes are kxated
near the defrost pan and can become
hot. Remove and install defrost pan
carefully.
Failure to do so could result in personal
PART
WHAT TO USE
HOW TO CLEAN
Removable parts
Sponge or cloth with
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l-land wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
(shelves, crisper, etc.)
mild detergent and
warm water
Outside Sponge,
cloth or
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Wash outside of cabinet. Do not use abrasive
paper towel with mild or harsh cleaners.
detergent, warm
water and an
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Rinse and dry thoroughly.
appliance wax (or
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Wax painted metal surfaces at least twice a
good auto paste
year. Apply wax with a clean, soft cloth.
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Waxing painted metal surfaces provides
rust protection.
Do
not wax plastic parts.
Inside walls
Sponge, soft cloth or
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Wash with mixture of warm water and
(freezer should be
paper towel with
- mild detergent, or
allowed to warm up
baking soda or mild
-baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g]
so cloth won't stick)
detergent and warm
water
to 1 quart [.95 L] of water).
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Rinse and dry thoroughly.
Door liners and
Sponge, soft cloth or
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Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
gaskets
paper towel with mild
detergent and warm
DO NOT USE cleaning waxes, concentrated
water
detergents, bleaches or cleaners containing
petroleum on plastic parts.
Plastic parts
Soft, clean sponge
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Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
(covers and panels)
or soft, clean cloth
with mild detergent
DO NOT USE paper towels, window sprays,
and warm water
scouring cleansers or flammable fluids.
These can scratch or damage material. See
"Important Safety Instructions" on page 3.
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