Caring For Your Refrigerator
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Cleaning your refrigerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Power interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Holiday and moving care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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 hot.
To clean your refrigerator, turn the Refrig-
Remove and install defrost pan carefully.
erator Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all
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.
lshelves, crisper, etc.) mild detergent and warm
water
3utside Sponge, cloth or paper l Wash outside of cabinet. Do not use
towel with mild deter- abrasive or harsh cleaners.
gent, warm water and an . Rinse and dry thoroughly.
appliance wax (or good
. Wax painted metal surfaces at least
auto paste wax)
twice a year. Apply wax with a clean,
soft cloth. 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 baking - mild detergent, or
allowed to warm up soda or mild detergent - baking soda (26 g [2 tablespoons] to
SO cloth won?t stick) and warm water 0.95 L [l quart] of 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, concen-
detergent and warm
trated detergents, bleaches or cleaners
water
containing petroleum on plastic parts.
Plastic parts Soft, clean sponge or l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
(covers and panels) soft, clean cloth with DO NOT USE paper towels, window
mild detergent and warm sprays, scouring cleansers or flam-
water mable fluids. These can scratch or
damage material. See ?Important
Safety Instructions? on page 3.
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