Short vacations... Moving...
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be Shut off the ice maker water supply a day ahead of
away for less than four weeks. Use up perishables; time. Disconnect the water line. After the last supply of
freeze other items. ice drops, lift the signal arm to turn off the ice maker.
1. Turn off your ice maker. Make sure all ice crescents are dispensed out of the
mechanism.
2. Shut off the water supply to the ice maker.
Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry ice.
3. Empty the ice bin. Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly.
4. Make sure all ice crescen!s are dispensed out of Remove everything that comes out. Wrap all parts
the mechanism. well and tape them together so they don?t shift and
rattle.
Also, remove the water supply tank behind the
Long vacations... meat drawer by:
Remove all the food if you are going for a month or 1. Disconnecting water inlet and outlet tubes at the
more. At least a day ahead, turn off the water supply top of the tank.
to the ice maker. When the last load of ice drops, turn 2. Removing three mounting screws from the tank.
off the ice maker. 3. Draining the tank.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it...rinse well and
dry. Tape rubber or wood blocks to the tops of both Re-install the empty tank, and remember to
doors...keeping them open far enough for air to get in. check for tight water connections when the refrigerator
This will keep odour and mold from building up. is hooked up at your new location.
Screw in the levelling rollers; tape the doors shut:
tape the electric cord to the cabinet. When you get to
your new home, put everything back, level the
refrigerator, reconnect the water supply and refer to
page 4.
To restart refrigerator, see ?Using Your Refrigerator.?
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