Care and Cleaning
(continued)
Vacation
and Moving
Tips
Shcrt vacaticrls:
Leave refrigerator cperating c hringvacaticns of3weeks orless.
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Uset[o a llperishable i te_ frcmthe refrigerator secticn.
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Wrapandstoreotheritemsinthefreezer.
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Turnoff autc_mt icicen_nker, evenifyouwillbe gonejusta fewdays.
Longvacations.. Removeallfood andice ifyouwill be gone imonth ormore.
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Turncontrols toOFF,anddisconnect p ower.
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Turnoff autonmtic icemaker,andturn water supplyvalve to theclosed
lmsiti<n.
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Cleanthe interior thoroughly. Leavebothdoorsopento preventodorand
nmldbuild-t[o.
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Blcck cpenifnecessaly.
Movie: Wnennmvingrefrigerator,
followtheseguidelinestopreventdanmge:
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Remove all food and other items from the refrigeratorand freezer
cc_[oartn_nts.
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l_ioty icestorage bin.
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Ifahandtruck isusedinn_ving, loadrefrigerator frc_theside.
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Tuln rollers a sfar upaslscssible,
qlnis will protect t hemdmir_ sliding o rnmvir_.
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The cabinet shouldbe well padded and handled with care. DO NOT DROP.
Thewatertankshouldbeeniot iedtopreventwaterfrc_standing foraperiodof
tinmorfreezing <king colder te_ratures.
Todraintank, f ollowthese s teps:
i.Urlolug refrigerator. Carefullynmve u nitawayfrc_wall. B ecareful notton_ve
refrigerator b eycndpl_0ingconnecticns.
2 Turnoffthehouseholdwater line valve thatsticplies
water to refrigerator.
3.Disconnect refrigerator w atersupplylinefrc_thehousehold watersource.
Son_waterremaining in thelinen_ybe spilled out.
A Place alargepan, w ithat least a3-quart capacity, bebindrefrigeratornext
tothe
watersupply valve (see"Autc_mtic I ceMaker"intheAvoidService Checklist
Secti_.
5 Disccrmect w ater tankinlet lines atthewater sticplyvalve.
Water willspill out
whenthewater lineisccr_oletely
renmved. P utthewater tankinlet lineinto pan
tocatch drainage.
Afterdrainage hasstopped, _ect
water tankinlet linetothewaterstioply
valve.Somewaternmyremaininwatertank.Should theunitfreeze, thesnmll
an_untofwater leftshouldnotcauseaproblem.
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