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 all removable parts, and clean it according to the
following directions.
Inside.
You can wash the parts 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 [3Og] 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.
Wash the outside with warm water and a mild detergent. Rinse
well and dry.
Waxing is recommended in high humidity areas. Use a good auto
paste wax or an appliance wax on painted metal surfaces. Do not
use on plastic because it may damage these parts.
Underneath.
To remove the base grill, open the door and lift up on the two tabs
that show through the grill at both ends near the top. When you?ve
lifted the tabs, swing the top of the grill forward. Lift the grill off the
Lift Up bottom supports.
The defrost water pan is on the left and the condenser is on the
right. Pull out the defrost pan and wash. There may be tape holding
it in place. Remove the tape and lift the pan over the wire brace in
front of it. Make sure the notched corner is in the rear when you put it
back, and that you push it all the way in. The defrost drain tube
should point into the pan.
Clean dust from the condenser with a vacuum cleaner. The con-
denser should be cleaned every two or three months.
If your refrigerator has an ice maker, make sure you don?t slide the
refrigerator out farther than the ice-maker water supply line allows.
Heat is removed from your refrigerator and transferred to the con-
denser. From there, the heat is spread into the room. Dust on the
Notice the condenser insulates it and reduces the heat leaving it. If the heat
Notched Corner on the can?t get out easily, the refrigerator will have to run longer to keep
Defrost-water Pan food cold.
Energy Saving Tips.
You can help your refrigerator use less electricity. 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 coil 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 refrig-
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 heat
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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