Whirlpool ETl4CC manual CleaningYourRefrigerator, Defrostingthefreezer, Cold plate Drain trough

CleaningYourRefrigerator

Cold plate

Drain trough -

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Force soda/water solution through drain cap openings.

The refrigerator section defrosts automatically. The freezer section needs defrosting from time to time. Both sections should be cleaned about once a month to help prevent odors from building up. Spills should be wiped up right away.

To clean your refrigerator, turn the Temperature Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all removable parts and clean it according to the following directions and chart.

There is a cold plate on the back wall at the top of the refrigerator section. When the refrigerator motor runs, frost collects on the cold plate. When the motor turns off, the frost melts.

Water from this melted frost drips into a drain trough just below the cold plate. Then it runs down the back wall and through the drain just above the crisper. The drain leads to a defrost water pan on the top of the refrigerator motor. Heat from

the motor evaporates the water.

If the drain becomes clogged, force warm water mixed with baking soda through the drain until the water flows freely

Defrost drain

in freezer to speed

Put pan in refrigerator to catch defrost water.

Defrostingthefreezer

Electrical Shock and

Product Damage Hazard

l Do not place electrical devices in freezer. Shock and injury can occur.

l Do not use an ice pick, knife or other sharp-pointed tool to defrost freezer. Damage can occur.

The freezer section should be defrosted when- ever frost builds up to a %-inch (6 mm) thickness.

1.Put empty pan in the refrigerator on the top shelf in the center.

2.Move frozen food and ice to the refrigerator section.

3.Turn the Temperature Control to OFF.

4.Close the refrigerator door. Leave the freezer door open.

5.Put a pan of hot water in the center of the freezer. This helps melt the frost. Don’t place pan over drain hole in center of the freezer.

6.Defrost water will drain through drain hole into the pan you put in the refrigerator section. You may have to melt frost from the drain hole by pouring a little hot water around it.

7.Wash the inside of the freezer with a solution

of 2 tablespoons (26 g) of baking soda and one quart (.95 L) warm water. Rinse well and dry

8.Remove the pan of defrost water from the refrigerator; put frozen food and ice back into freezer.

9.Reset the Temperature Control.

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