Cleaning your freezer
This freezer should be cleaned when frost has built up to about ‘/4 inch (6 mm] thickness. Complete defrosting and cleaning should be done at least once a year
In high humidity areas, a freezer may need more frequent defrosting.
To defrost and clean:
I. Turn Temperature Control to OFF.
2 Unplug power cord.
3 Place a shallow pan on floor under drain hole in bottom of freezer.
4 Take out all food and removable parts
5 Place pan of hot water Inside freezer to speed melting of frost Keep door open Ice can be re- moved In large pieces as it melts Drrect air from electric fan Into freezer to speed defrosting.
6 Clean freezer accordrng to the followlng dlrections
Note: Wrap frozen foods and packages layers of newspaper and cover with blanket. stay frozen for several hours
In several After defrosting’
Food will 1 Remove shallow pan from underneath freezer 2 Plug in power cord.
3 See directions for “Setting the Temperature Con- trol,” page 5
Cleaning | chart... |
|
|
, | ._~ |
Part
.a
What to use | How to clean | ,, _ | , ~....I 1 a,* ,. | |
I/ | . | |||
Removable parts (trivet)
1.
O”tsid; -- -‘- I
Sponge or cloth; mild detergent and warm
water
r ,~i
Sponge, cloth or paper towel; mild detergent; appliance wax [or good auto paste wax].
l Wash with warm water and a mild detergent.
lRinse and dry
__ ? .
l Wash with warm water and a mild detergent Do not use abrasive or harsh cleansers.
lRinse and dry
l Wax painted metal surfaces at least twice a year with appliance wax or a good auto paste wax. Apply wax with a clean, soft cloth.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Do not use wax on plastic parts. |
|
| |||||
|
|
| Waxing palnted metal surfaces provides rust protectlon. |
|
| ||||||||||
1. | I. | _j. | - | > _n....r..*. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Inside | walls |
| Plastic | scraper, pans of | l | Use plastic | scraper | to remove | frost |
|
| ||||
|
|
| hot water, | electric | fan, | l | Place | pans of hot | water | in freezer with | door open | ||||
|
|
| sponge | or towel. | baking |
| to speed | melting | Directing air | from | an | electric | |||
|
|
| soda and | warm | water |
| fan into freezer will also | help |
|
|
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
| l Wash | with | solutron | of 2 tablespoons | (26 g) baking | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| soda to 1 quart ( 95 L) warm water. |
|
| |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
| l | Rinse and | dry |
|
|
|
|
| |
DO NOT USEan ice pick, knife of other
Door liner and gasket Sponge, soft cloth or paper towel; mild deter- gent and warm water
l Wash with mild detergent and warm water * Rinse and dry
DO NOT USEcleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum on plastic parts.
Condenser coils
. . . . . | j | _.. | .,” | r |
Use vacuum cleaner with brush attachment.
WARNING: Watch out for sharp wire ends at top of condenser tolls. They can cause Injury or damage brush.
l
l
Slide freezer out away from the wall.
Clean dust and lint from condenser coils behind the freezer, every 2 or 3 months
6