Caring For Your Refrigerator
If electricity goes off
1.Call the power company.
Ask how long power will be off.
2.Keep freezer closed if service is to be interrupted 24 hours or less.
This will help food will stay frozen.
3.If service is to be interrupted longer than 24 hours, do this:
Remove all frozen food and store in a frozen food locker;
OR
Place 2 lbs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in freezer for every cubic foot of freezer space. This will keep foods frozen for 2 to 4 days.
Personal Injury Hazard
Wear gloves to protect your hands from dry ice bums. Failure to do so could result in dry ice bums.
OR
If dry ice or a food locker is not available, use or can perishable food at once.
NOTE: A full freezer stays colder longer than a partly filled one. A freezer full of meat stays colder longer than a freezer full of baked goods.
Vacation and moving guide
Short vacations (less than 4 weeks)
. Use up perishable foods.
. Freeze other food items.
. If you have an automatic ice maker, lift signal arm to turn off the ice maker, shut off ice maker water supply, and empty ice bin.
Long vacations (more than 4 weeks)
. If you have an automatic ice maker, shut off ice maker water supply at least a day before you leave. When last load of ice drops, lift signal arm to turn off ice maker and empty ice bin.
. Remove all food.
n Turn Refrigerator Control to OFF.
. Unplug refrigerator.
. Clean, rinse and dry the interior.
. Keep refrigerator and freezer doors slightly open by taping wood or rubber blocks at the top of each door. This allows air to enter the refrigerator and freezer sections and prevents odors and mold from building up inside while you’re away.
Moving
n If you nave an automatic ice maker, shut off ice maker water supply at least a day before you move. When last load of ice drops, lift signal arm to turn off ice maker and empty ice bin.
. Remove all food.
nPack frozen foods in dry ice.
n Turn Refrigerator Control to OFF.
. Unplug refrigerator.
n Clean, rinse and dry the interior.
. Take out all removable parts.
n Wrap removable parts in paper and tape them all together. Store inside refrigerator.
. Raise leveling legs.
. Tape the doors shut.
n Tape the electric cord to the cabinet exterior.
. When you reach your new home, replace the removable parts and follow steps beginning on page 2.
n Remember to connect the water supply line if you have an automatic ice maker.
Food containing ice crystals may be safely refrozen, but the quality and flavor of the food may be affected.
Use refrozen food quickly. If the condition of the food is poor, or you feel it is unsafe to eat, dispose of it immediately.
Personal Injury Hazard
Do Not allow children to climb on, play near or crawl inside the refrigerator when the doors are blocked open. They may become injured or trapped.
. To restart refrigerator when you return, see page 4 for resetting controls.
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