Caring For Your Refrigerator
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Your refrigerator is built to give you many years of dependable service. However, there are a few things you can do to help extend its product Me. This section will tell you how to clean your refrigerator and what to do when going on vacation, moving or during a power outage.
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. Spills shouM be wiped up right away.
To clean your refrigerator, turn the Refrig- erator Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all removable parts and clean the refrigerator according to the following directions.
Personal Injury Hazard
Refrigeration system tubes are located near the defrost pan and can become hot. Clean defrost pan carefully.
Failure to do so could result in personal injury.
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Removable | Sponge | or cloth | with | |||
parts | mild detergent | and | ||||
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| ante | wax | (or good | |||
| auto | paste wax) |
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HOW TO CLEAN
l Hand wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
l Wash outside of cabinet. Do not use abrasive or harsh cleaners.
lRinse and dry thoroughly.
l Wax painted metal surfaces at least twice a year. Apply wax with a clean, soft cloth. Waxing painted metal surfaces provides rust protection. Do not wax plastic parts.
Inside walls (freezer should be allowed to warm up so cloth won’t stick)
Door liners and gaskets
Sponge, soft cloth or paper towel with baking soda or mild detergent and warm water
Sponge, soft cloth or
paPer towel with mild detergent and warm
water
l Wash with mixture of warm water and
-mild detergent, or
-baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g] to 1 quart [.95 L] of water).
l Rinse and dry thoroughly.
l Wash, rinse and dry thoroughly.
DO NOT USE cleaning waxes, concentrated detergents, bleaches or cleaners contalnlng petroleum on plastic parts.
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