Vacation
Short vacations. . . Moving. . .
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be If your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic
away for less than four weeks. Use up perishables; ice maker, shut off the ice maker water supply a
freeze other items, If your refrigerator is equipped day ahead of time. Disconnect the water line. After
with an automatic ice maker, 1) turn it off; 2) shut off the last supply of ice drops, lift the signal arm to turn
the water supply to the ice maker; 3) empty the ice off the ice maker.
bin. Remove all food. Pack frozen foods in dry ice.
Unplug the refrigeratcr and clean it thoroughly.
Long vacations. . . Remove everything that comes out. Wrap all parts
Remove all the food if you are going for a month well and tape them together so they don?t shift and
or more. If your refrigerator is equipped with an rattle.
Screw in the levelling rollers: tape the doors shut;
automatic ice maker, turn off the water supply to tape the electric cord to the cabinet. When you get
the ice maker at least a day ahead. When the last
load of ice drops, turn off the ice maker. to your new home, put ever-y-thing back, and refer to
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it...rinse well page 4. Don?t forget to reconnect the water supply
line if you have an icemaker.
and dry. Tape rubber or wood blocks to both doors
. ..keeping them open far enough for air to get in.
This will keep odor and mold from building up.
WARNING: Tape blocks out of a child?s
reach...do not allow children near
the refrlgemtor when the doors are
blocked open. They may become
Injured or trapped.
To restart refrigerator, see ?Using Your Refrigerator.?
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