Cleaning your
Defrosting the freezer.. .
refrigerator
2% The treezer section should be defrosted
whenever frost builds up to a V-Inch (6 mm) thick- 1
ness DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF ELECTRIC DEFROST-
ER OR SHARP UTENSILS [ICE PICK, KNIFE, ETC.) to 4
speed defrosting These can cause damage 0
.
Defrost Drain
.
Put Pan of Hot Water .
in Freezer to Speed
Melting.
.
The freezer section of your refrigerator needs 0
defrostrng from ttme to time The fresh food section
Put pan in Refrigerator w
defrosts automatically. to Catch Defrost Water. i
Both the fresh food and freezer compart-
ments shouid be cleaned about once a month to
help prevent odors from building up. Of course, spills
should be wiped up rrght away
1 Put empty pan In the refrigerator on the top shelf
To clean your refrigerator, turn the Tempera-
m the center
ture Control to ?OFF.? Unplug It, take out all remov-
2 Move frozen food and ice to the refrigerator .
abie parts and clean It according to the following
section.
chart
3. Turn the Temperature Control to ?OFF.?
There IS a cold plate on the back wall at the 4. Close the refrigerator door. Leave the freezer door
:op df the fresh food compartment. When the refrig- open. I
erator motor rurls, frost collects on the cold plate. 5. Put a pan of hot water in the center of the freezer.
When the motor This helps melt frost. Don?t place pan over drain
turns off, the frost hole In center of freezer.
melts 6. Defrost water will drain through a hole in the bot-
Water from tom of the freezer into the pan you put in the
this melted frost drips refrtgerator. You may have to melt frost from the
Into a drain trough drain hole by pouring a little hot water around the
just below the cold hole.
plate. Then it runs 7 Wash the inside of the freezer with a solution of
down the back wall two tablespoons (30 mg) of baking soda and
and through a drain one quart (1 L) warm water. Rinse well and dry
Just above the cris- 8. Remove the pan of defrost water from the refrig-
per. The drain leads erator; put frozen food and ice back into freezer.
to a defrost water 9. Reset the Temperature Control.
pan on top of the re-
frigerator motor Heat from the motor evaporates the
water
Remove If the drain be-
comes clogged, re-
move the drain cap.
Force warm water
mixed with baking
soda through the drain
until the water flows
through freely. Replace
the cap. Make sure It is
Force Soda /Water pushed all the way
Solution Through
down
Drain
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