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Care and Cleaning
(continued)
Vacation
and Moving
Tips
Shortvacaticms: Leavetherefrigeratoroperatingduringvacations
of 3weeks
orless. Useupall perishable i tems frcmthe refrigerator secticn. W rapandstore
otheritems inthefreezer. T urnofftheautomatic i cemaker, _
ifyouwillbe
gonejusta fewdays.
Longvacations• Removeall foodand iceifyou willbe gone imonth or more.
Turnthecontrols toOFF anddisconnect thepower.Turnofftheautomatic ice
maker andturnthewater supplyvalve t otheclosedpositicn. Clean theinterior
thoroughly. Leavebothdoorsopento preventodorandmoldbuild-up.Block
openifnecessary.
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Whenmoving therefrigerator, fol lowthese guidelines t oprevent damage:
• Removeallfoodandotheritemsfromboththerefrigerator andfreezer
crmpartments. E hloty theicestorage bin.
• Ifahandtruckisusedinmoving, loadtherefrigerator fromtheside.
• 7turntherollersasfarupaspossible.
Thiswillprotecttbmmcbringslidingor
moving.
• The cabinetshouldbe weli paddedandhandledwith care.DO NOT DROP.
Thewatertankshouldbe e_otiedtopreventwaterfromstanding foraperiodof
timeorfreezingduringcolder
toqperatures.
Todrainthetank, followthese steps:
i Ul_olugrefrigerator.
Carefullymoverefrigeratorawayfrcmwall.
Becarefulnot
tomoverefrigerator b eyond plumbing connect ions.
2 Turnoff householdwater linevalve thatsupplies w ater torefrigerator.
i Disconnect refrigerator w atersrkrply iinefromhousehold watersource.Some
water r_naining inlinemaybespilled out.
4_Place a large pan,withatleast a 3-quart capacity, b ehind refrigerator nextto
water solcnoidvalve.
Disccmnect w ater tankinlet lines atwatersolenoidvalve. Water willspill out
whenwater lineiscrmpletely romoved. P utwater tankinlet lineintopan tocatch
drainage.
6.Afterdrainage hasstopped, reconnect w atertankinlet linetowatersolenoid
valve.Somewatermayremaininwatertank. Ifunitfreezes, thesmallamount
ofwaterleftshouldnotcauseaproblem.
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