Whirlpool ET12DC, ET14DC manual Cleaning your Refrigerator, Defrosting the freezer

Cleaning your

refrigerator

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The freezer section of your refrigerator needs defrostrng from ttme to time The fresh food section defrosts automatically.

Both the fresh food and freezer compart-

ments shouid be cleaned about once a month to help prevent odors from building up. Of course, spills should be wiped up rrght away

To clean your refrigerator, turn the Tempera- ture Control to ‘OFF.” Unplug It, take out all remov-

abie parts and clean It according to the following chart

There IS a cold plate on the back wall at the

:op df the fresh food compartment. When the refrig- erator motor rurls, 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 a drain Just above the cris- per. The drain leads

to a defrost water pan on top of the re-

frigerator motor Heat from the motor evaporates the water

	Remove		If	the	drain be-
		comes		clogged,		re-
		move	the drain			cap.
		Force		warm		water
		mixed		with	baking
		soda	through		the	drain
		until	the	water		flows
		through		freely.	Replace
Force	Soda /Water	the cap. Make sure It is
		pushed		all	the	way
Solution	Through
		down
Drain

Defrosting the freezer.. .

The treezer section should be defrosted whenever frost builds up to a V-Inch (6 mm) thick- ness DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF ELECTRIC DEFROST- ER OR SHARP UTENSILS [ICE PICK, KNIFE, ETC.) to

speed defrosting These can cause damage

Defrost Drain

Put Pan of Hot Water in Freezer to Speed Melting.

Put pan in Refrigerator

to Catch Defrost Water.

1 Put empty pan In the refrigerator on the top shelf m 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 frost. Don’t place pan over drain hole In center of freezer.

6.Defrost water will drain through a hole in the bot-

tom of the freezer into the pan you put in the

refrtgerator. You may have to melt frost from the drain hole by pouring a little hot water around the hole.

7 Wash the inside of the freezer with a solution of

two tablespoons (30 mg) of baking soda and one quart (1 L) warm water. Rinse well and dry

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

9.Reset the Temperature Control.

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