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 turn the Refrigerator Control to OFF,unplug it, take out all removable parts and clean it according to the following directions.

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Removable parts (shelves, crisper,).

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Outside

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Inside walls (Freezer should be allowed to warm up so cloth won’t stick.]

Door liners and gaskets

Sponge or cloth: mild detergent and warm

water.

, i-l*v.:m.m Sponge, cloth or paper towel; mild detergent;

appliance wax [or good auto paste wax).

Waxing painted metal

Sponge, soft cloth or paper towel, baking soda, warm water, mild detergent.

Sponge, soft cloth or paper towel; mild detergent, warm water.

l Wash removable parts by hand with warm water and a mild detergent.

l Rinse and dry.

l Wash with warm water and a mild detergent. Do not use abrasive or harsh

cleansers.

lRinse and dry.

l Wax painted metal surfaces at least twice a year with appliance wax or a good auto paste wax. Apply wax with a clean, soft cloth. Do not use wax on plas-

tic parts.

surfaces provides rust protection.

l Wash with warm water and

-mild detergent or

-baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g] to 1quart [.95 L.] warm water].

lRinse and drv.

l Wash with mild detergent and warm water.

lRinse and dry

DO NOT USE Cleanlng waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches

or cleansers containing petroleum on plastic parts.

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Dark panels

Mild

detergent

and

 

warm

water;

soft clean

 

sponge

and

soft, clean

 

cloth.

 

 

 

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Wash with a soft cloth or sponge. Rinse and dry

DO NOT USE paper towels, window sprays, scouring cleansers,

or flammable or toxic solvents like acetone, gasollne, carbon

tetmchloride, etc. These can scratch or damage the material. _,.*s ji _-. .-..-,-- .,..-II,&- u_ .--

Defrost pan

Sponge

or cloth; mild

(behind

refrigerator

detergent

and warm

on top

of the motor]

water.

 

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Condenser coilsUse vacuum cleaner with brush attachment.

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Floor under refrigerator

Usual floor cleaners

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l Roll refrigerator out away from wall

lWash defrost pan with warm water and mild detergent. Do not remove detrost pan to clean.

lRinse and dry.

l Roll refrigerator back into place.

lClean dust and lint from condenser coils behind the refrigerator at least once every other month.

lLeave an inch (2.54 cm) between

wall and condenser coils on back

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l Roll refrigerator out away from wall. l Clean the floor.

l Roll refrigerator back into place.

lCheck to see if the refrigerator is level.

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