CaringForYourRefrigerator
Vacationand movingcare
Short vacations
No need to shut off the refrigerator if you will be away for less than four weeks. Use up pensh- ables; freeze other items. tf your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker:
1.Turn oft your ice maker by raising the signal arm.
2.Shut off the water supply to the ice maker.
3.Empty the ice bin.
Long vacatbns
Remove all the food if you are going for a month or more. tf your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker, turn off the water supply to the ice maker at least one day ahead. When the last bad of ice drops, turn off the *icemaker.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it ... rinse well and dry. Tape rubber or wood blcxks to the tops of both doors ... keeping them open far enough for air to get in. This will keep odor and mold from building up.
Personal Injury Hazard
Do not allow chlktren to climb on, play near or climb lnskie the refrigerator when the doors are blocked open. They may become Injured or trapped.
To restart refrigerator, see ‘Using Your Refrigera- tor’ on page 5.
Moving
tl your refrigerator is equipped with an automatic ice maker, turn off the water supply to the ice maker at least one day ahead of time. Diin- nect the water line. After the last bad of ice drops, lift the signal arm to turn off the ice maker.
Remove all food. Pack frozen food in dry ice. Unplug the refrigerator and dean it thoroughly.
Take out all removable parts. Wrap all parts well and tape them together so they don’t shift and rattle. Screw in the leveling rollers; tape the doors shut; and tape the electric cord to the cabinet.
When you get to your new home, put every- thing back and refer to page 4. Don’t forget to reconnect the water supply line to the ice maker.
Powerinterruptions
IIelectriiity goes off, call the power company. Ask how long power will be off.
1.lf service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less, keep both doors cksed. This will help foods stay fmzen.
2.ll service is to be interrupted bnger than
24 hours:
(a)Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food bcker.
OR
(b)Place 2 Ibs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for every cubic foot of freezer space. This will keep food frozen for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves to protect your hands from dry ice bums.
(c)If neither a food locker or dry ice is avail- able, use or can perishable food at once.
3.A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat will stay coM longer than a freezer full of baked goods. lf food contains ice crystals, it may be safely refrozen, although the quality and flavor may be affected. tf the condition of the food is poor or il you feel it is unsafe, dispose of it.
QuestIons 3
Call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number. (See page 14.)
