Cleaning your refrigerator
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. Of course, 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 direc- tions and chart
Defrosting the freezer...
The freezer section should be defrosted whenever frost builds up to a
,Defrost Drain
Put Pan ot Hoi‘Water in Freezer to Sipeed Melting.
Put pan in Refrigerator to Catch Defrost Water.
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 melt- ed 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 re- frigerator motor. Heat from the motor evapo- rates the water
If the drain becomes
clogged, force warm water mixed with bak- ing soda through the drain until the water flows freely.
Drain Cap Openings.
I, 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 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 hold by pouring a little hot water around it.
7.Wash the inside of the freezer with a solution of 2 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 refrigera- tor; put frozen food and ice back into freezer.
9.Reset the Temperature Control
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