Caring For Your Refrigerator
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Cleaning your refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Power interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Holiday and moving care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Your refrigerator is built to give you many years of dependable service. However, there are a
few things you can do to help extend its product life. This section will tell you how to clean
your refrigerator and what to do when going on holiday, moving or during a power outage.
Cleaning your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections
defrost automatically. But both should be
cleaned about once-a month to help prevent Personal Injury Hazard
odors from building up. Spills should be Refrigeration system tubes are located
wiped up right away. near the defrost pan and can become
To clean your refrigerator, turn the Refrig-
hot. Remove and install defrost pan
erator Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all
carefully.
removable parts and clean the refrigerator
Failure to do so could result in personal
according to the following directions.
injury.
PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN
Removable parts Sponge or cloth with l Hand wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
(shelves, crisper, mild detergent and
etc.) warm water
Outside Sponge, cloth or paper l Wash outside of cabinet. Do not use abrasive
towel with mild or harsh cleaners.
detergent, warm water . Rinse and dry thoroughly.
and an appliance wax
l Wax painted metal surfaces at least twice a
(or good auto paste year. Apply wax with a clean, soft cloth.
wax)
Waxing painted metal surfaces provides
rust protection. Do not wax plastic parts.
Inside walls Sponge, soft cloth or l Wash with mixture of warm water and
(freezer should be paper towel with - mild detergent, or
allowed to warm baking soda or mild - baking soda (26 g [2 tablespoons]
up so cloth won?t detergent and warm to 0.95 L [l quart] of water).
stick) water
l Rinse and dry thoroughly.
Door liners and Sponge, soft cloth or l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
gaskets paper towel with mild DO NOT USE cleaning waxes, concentrated
detergent and warm detergents, bleaches or cleaners containing
water petroleum on plastic parts.
Plastic parts Soft, clean sponge or l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
(covers and soft, clean cloth with DO NOT USE paper towels, window sprays,
panels) mild detergent and scouring cleansers or flammable fluids.
warm water
These can scratch or damage material. See
?Important Safety Instructions? on page 3.
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