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. Of course, spills should be wiped up right
away.
To clean your refrigerator, unplug it, turn the Refrigerator Control to
OFF, take out 011 removable ports, and clean it according to the
following directions.
Inside.
You can wash the ports you take out in the sink with a mild soap or
mild detergent and warm water. Harsh cleansers, scouring powders
and solvents should never be used on any part of your refrigerator.
Wash the walls with a solution of two tablespoons (30s) of baking
soda mixed with one quart (IL] of warm water. Rinse well and dry. Let
the freezer warm up with the door open for 10 or 15 minutes so the
cloth doesn?t stick.
The inside of the door, including the gasket, should be washed
with warm water and a mild soap or mild detergent.
Do not use cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches
or cleansers containing petroleum products. They can damage the
gasket and plastic finish.
Outside.
Cleaning waxes are not recommended. Just use worm water and
a mild soap or mild detergent. Rinse well and dry. If you wont to wax,
use a special appliance wax or a good auto paste wax that does
not contain solvents.
Underneath.
Shipping Block Must be Much of the floor under the refrigerator can be reached without
Removed. moving it. To reach all of the area for more thorough cleaning or to
clean the defrost pan, you will have to move the refngerator. Follow
7 the directions below if you want to move it.
Behind.
To clean the condenser coils or the floor underneath the refriger-
ator, slide it out as for as necessary. If your refrigerator is equipped
with on automatic ice maker make sure you don?t slide it out farther
than the water supply line allows. You will see the defrost pan on top
of the motor. You don?t hove to remove it to clean it.
Clean dust from the condenser coils with a vacuum cleaner. The
condenser should be cleaned every two or three months.
The condenser acts like on air conditioner in reverse. Heat is re-
moved from inside your refrigerator and transferred to the con-
denser. From there, the heat is spread into the room. Dust on the
condenser insulates it and reduces the heat leaving it. If the heat
can?t get out easily, the refrigerator will have to run longer to keep
food cold.
Energy Saving Tips.
You can help your refrigerator use less electrlclty. l It IS a waste of electricity to set the refrigerator
l Check door gaskets for a tight seal Level the and freezer to temperatures colder than they
cabinet to be sure of a good seal need to be. If Ice cream IS firm In the freezer and
l Clean the condenser cot1 regularly drinks are as cold as your family likes them, that?s
l Open the door as few times as possible. Think cold enough
about what you need before you open the door l Keep the Power Saving Control on, CONSUMES
Get everythIng out at one time Keep foods or- LESS ENERGY unless moisture forms on the refrlg-
ganized so you won?t have to search for what erator exterior.
you want Close door as soon as food IS removed. l Make sure your refrigerator IS not next to a neat
l Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don?t source such as a range, water heater, furnace,
overcrowd it so air movement is blocked radiator, or in direct sunlight
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