Caring For Your Refrigerator
Vacation and moving care Power interruptions
Short IJacations If electricity goes off, call the power company.
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be Ask how long power will be off.
away for less than four weeks. Use up perish- 1. If service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less,
ables; freeze other items. If your refrigerator is keep both doors closed. This will help foods
equipped with an automatic ice maker: stay frozen.
2.
1. Turn off your ice maker by raising the signal If service is to be interrupted longer than
arm. 24 hours:
2. ShLt off the water supply to the ice maker. (a) Remove all frozen food and store in a
frozen food locker.
3. Empty the ice bin.
OR
Long vacations (b) Place 2 Ibs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for
Remove all the food if you are going for a month every cubic foot of freezer space. This will
or more. If your refrigerator is equipped with an keep food frozen for 2 to 4 days. Wear
automatic ice maker, turn off the water supply to gloves to protect your hands from dry ice
the ice maker at least one day ahead. When the burns.
last load of ice drops, turn off the ice maker.
(c) If neither a food locker or dry ice is avail-
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it rinse able, use or can perishable food at once.
well and dry. Tape rubber or wood blocks to the
tops oi both doors keeping them open far 3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly
enough for air to get in. This will keep odor and filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked goods. If
mold from building up.
food contains ice crystals, it may be safely
refrozen, although the quality and flavor may
be affected. If the condition of the food is poor
or if you feel it is unsafe, dispose of it.
Personal Injury Hazard Questions ?
Do not allow children to climb on, play Call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone
near or climb inside the refrigerator when number. (See page 16.)
the doors are blocked open. They may
become injured or trapped.
To restart refrigerator, see ?Using Your Refrigera-
tor? on page 5.
Moving
If your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic
ice maker, turn off the water supply to the ice
maker at least one day ahead of time. Discon-
nect the water line. After the last load of ice
drops, lift the signal arm to turn off the ice maker.
Remove all food. Pack frozen food in dry ice.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly.
Take out all removable parts. Wrap all parts
well and tape them together so they don?t shift
and rattle. Screw in the leveling rollers; tape the
doors shut; and tape the electric cord to the
cabinet.
When you get to your new home, put every-
thing back and refer to page 4. Don?t forget to
reconnect the water supply line to the ice maker. |
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