Cleaning your freezer

This freezer should be cleaned when frost has built up to about ‘4 inch (6 mm) thickness. Com- plete defrosting and cleaning should be done at least once a year. In high humidity areas, a freezer may need more frequent defrosting.

To clean:

1.Turn Cold Control to OFF.

2.Unplug power cord.

3.Place a shallow pan on floor under drain hole in bottom of freezer,

4.Take out all food and removable parts.

Note: Wrap frozen foods and packages in sev- 6. Clear freezer according to the following

eral layers of newspaper and coverwith blanket. directlons.

Food will stay frozen several hours.

After defrosting:

5.Place pans of hot water inside freezer to speed melting of frost. Keep door open. Ice can be removed in large pieces as it melts.

Direct air from electric fan into freezer to speed defrosting.

1.Remo\,e shallow pan from underneath freezer

2.Plug ir power cord.

3.See d rections for “Setting the Cold Control,” page 3.

Part

 

1 What

to

use

 

Removable

parts

Mild

detergent

and

[trivet]

 

warm

water

 

Outside

 

Sponge,

cloth

or

 

 

papertowel;

mild

 

 

detergent,

warm water

1How to clean

l W(:lsh with warm water and a mild detergent.

l Rir,se and dry.

l W(lsh with warm water and a mild detergent.

l Rir,se and dry.

l Do not use abrasive or harsh cleansers.

 

 

 

Waxing

 

is recommended

 

n high

humidity

areas.

Use a good

auto

 

 

 

paste

wax or an

appliancl::

wax

on painted

metal

surfaces.

Do

not

 

 

 

use

on

plastic

because

it r’lay

damage

these

parts.

 

 

 

 

Inside

walls

Plastic

scraper,

pans

of

0

USI?plastic

scraperto

 

remove

frost.

 

 

 

 

 

hot water,

electric

 

fun,

l

PIc:ce

pans

of hotwater

in freezerwith

 

 

 

 

 

sponge

 

ortowel,

 

 

 

 

dc

ror open

to speed

melting.

Directing

 

 

 

 

baking

soda,

warm

 

 

air

from an

electric

fan

into

the

freezer

 

 

 

 

water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wil

also

help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Welsh with

solution

of 2 tablespoons

(26

g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bcking soda to1 quart (.95L) warm water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Rirlse

and

dry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DO NOT USE an

ice

pick,

knife

or

other

sharp-pointed

 

tool or any

 

 

 

type of electric defroster to defrost freezer. They can cause

 

 

 

 

 

damage

to

the

liner

and interior parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Door

liner

and gasket

Sponge,

soft

cloth

or

l

Wcssh with

mild

detergent

and

warm

 

 

 

 

 

papertowel;

 

mild

 

 

 

wc: ter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

detergent,

 

warm

 

water

l

Rir se and

dry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DO NOT

USE cleaning

waxes,

concentrated

detergents,

 

 

 

 

 

 

bleaches

or

cleansers

containing

 

petroleum

on

plastic

parts.

 

Condenser

coil

Vacuum

cleaner;

 

use

 

0

pull

freezerout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brush

attachment

 

 

 

 

l

(Clean

dust

and

lint

from

condenser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:every 2 to 3 months).

 

 

 

 

 

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