Vacation and moving care
Short vacations Moving
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will When you are moving the refrigerator to a
be away for less than four weeks. new home:
1. Use up any perishables. 1. Remove all food from the refrigerator.
2. Freeze other items. 2. Pack all frozen food in dry ice.
3. Unplug the refrigerator.
Long vacations
If you will be gone a month or more: 4. Clean it thoroughly. Rinse well and dry.
5. Take out all removable parts, wrap them
1. Remove all food from the refrigerator.
2. Unplug the refrigerator. well, and tape them together so they don?t
shift and rattle.
3. Clean it, rinse well and dry.
6. Screw in the leveling rollers.
4. Tape rubber or wood blocks to the tops of 7. Tape the doors shut and tape the power
both doors to prop them open far enough supply cord to the cabinet.
for air to get in. This stops odor and mold
When you get to your new home, put
from building up. everything back and refer to page 5.
Personal Injury Hazard
Do not allow children to climb on, play
near or climb inside the refrigerator
when the doors are blocked open.
They may become injured or trapped.
To restart refrigerator, see ?Using Your
Refrigerator? on page 7.
Power interruptions
If electricity goes off, call the power com- OR
pany. Ask how long power will be off. (c) If neither a food locker or dry ice is
1. If service will be interrupted 24 hours or available, use or can perishable food
less, keep both doors closed. This at once.
helps food stay frozen. 3. A full freezer stays cold longer than a
2. If service will be interrupted longer than partly filled one. A freezer full of meat
24 hours: stays cold longer than a freezer full of
(a) Remove all frozen food and store in a baked goods. If food contains ice crystals,
frozen food locker. it may be safely refrozen, although the
quality and flavor may be affected. If the
OR
(b) Place 32 grams of dry ice in freezer condition of the food is poor, or if you feel
it is unsafe, dispose of it.
for every liter (2 Ibs. for every cubic
foot) of freezer space. This will keep
food frozen for 2 to 4 days. Wear
gloves to protect your hands from dry
ice burns.
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