Cleaning your refrigerator
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost automatically. But both 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, unplug it, turn the Refrigerator Control to OFF, take out all removable parts, and clean it according to the following directions.
Inside.
You can wash the parts You take out in the sink with a mild soap or mild detergent and warm water. Harsh cleansers, scouring powders and solvents should never be used on any part of Your refrigerator.
Wash the walls with a solution of two tablespoons (309) of baking soda mixed with one quart (ll) of warm water. Rinse well and dry. Let the freezer warm up with the door open for 10 or 15 minutes so the cloth doesn’t stick
The inside of the door, including the gasket, should be washed with warm water and a mild soap or mild detergent.
Do not use cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum products. They can damage the gasket and plastic finish.
Outside.
Wash the outside with warm water and a mild detergent. Rinse well and dry.
Waxing is recommended in high humidity areas. Use a good auto paste wax or an appliance wax on painted metal surfaces. Do not use on plastic because it may damage these parts.
Wipe Inside
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Underneath.
Much of the floor under the refrigerator can be reached without moving It. To reach all of the area for more thorough cleaning or to clean the defrost pan, You will have to move the refrigerator Follow the directions below if you want to move it.
Behind.
To clean the condenser coils or the floor underneath the refriger- ator, slide it out as far as necessary. If your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker make sure You don’t slide it out farther than the water supply line allows. You will see the defrost pan on top of the motor. You don’t have to remove it to clean it.
Clean dust from the condenser coils with a vacuum cleaner. The condenser should be cleaned every two or three months.
The condenser acts like an air conditioner in reverse. Heat is re- moved from inside your refrigerator and transferred to the con-
of Pan Clean Dust from Coils
denser. From there, the heat is spread into the room. Dust on the condenser insulates it and reduces the heat leaving it. If the heat can’t get out easily, the refrigerator will have to run longer to keep food cold.
Energy Saving | Tips. |
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l Check door gaskets for a tight seal Level the |
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cabtnet to be sure of a good seal |
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l Clean the condenser co11regularly |
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l Open the door as | few times | as posstble | Think |
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about what You need before you open the door l Get everything out at one time Keep foods or- ganized so You won’t have to search for what you want Close door as soon as food ISremoved. l
l Go ahead and fill up the refrigerator, but don’t overcrowd it so air movement IS blocked
It IS o woste of electricity to set the refrigerator
and freezer to temperatures colder than they need to be If ice cream ISfirm in the freezer and drinks are as cold as your famtly likes them. that’s cold enough
Keep the Power Saving Control on CONSUMES LESS ENERGV unless motsture forms on the refrlg- erator exterior
Make sure your refrigerator IS not next to a heat source such OS a range, water heater, furnace, radiator, or In direct sunlight
