•Carefully select food you intend to freeze; it should be of adequate quality and suitable for freezing.
•Use correct packaging and wrap it right.
•The packaging should be airtight and shouldn’t leak since this could cause substantial vitamin loss and dehydration of foods.
•Foils and bags should be soft enough to tightly wrap around the foods.
•When preparing foods to be frozen, consider sanitary precautions.
•Mark packages with following data: kind and amount of foods and the date of loading.
•It is most Important that the food is frozen as quickly as possible.
•If the loading amount is too large, the quality of freezing is reduced which affects the quality of frozen foods.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning Your Appliance
•Turn the temperature control to "0", unplug the appliance, and remove the food, shelves, and trays.
•Wash the inside with warm water and baking soda solution. The solution should be about 2 tablespoons of baking soda to a quart of water.
•Wash the shelves and trays with a mild detergent solution. Plastic parts cannot be washed in a dishwasher.
•The outside of the appliance should be cleaned with mild detergent and warm water.
•The condenser coils should be vacuumed when they are dusty or dirty.
•Clean the drain pan on the refrigerator compressor. Do not remove the drain pan.
•After cleaning, connect the appliance to power supply and reload the packages.
Maintenance of Your Appliance
Changing the Light Bulb
•Unplug the AC power cord from the wall.
•Remove the screw that holds the light bulb cover.
•Remove the light bulb cover.
•Unscrew the bulb.
•Replace with a 10 watts bulb that is the same shape and size.
•Replace the light bulb cover.
Power Failure
Most power failures are corrected within a few hours and should not affect the temperature of your appliance if you minimize the number of times the door is opened. If the power is going to be off for a longer period of time, you need to take the proper steps to protect your food.
Vacation Time
During long absences, remove all the food; unplug your appliance, clean your appliance, and leave the door slightly open to avoid possible formation of condensation, mold, or odors.
Moving Your Appliance
•Remove all the food.
•Securely tape down all loose items inside your appliance.
•Turn the leveling screws up to the base to avoid damage.
•Tape the doors shut.
•Be sure the appliance stays in the upright position during transportation.
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