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Cleaning
your refrigerator
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Power interruptions
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Vacation
and moving care
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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 lie. Thii section tells you how to clean your
refrigerator
and
what to do when going on vacation, moving or during a power outage.
Cleaning your refrigerator
Roth the refrigerator and freezer sections
defrost automatically. However, clean both
about once
a
month to prevent odors from
building up. wipe up spilfs right
away.
Personal injury Hazard
To clean your refrigerator, turn the Refrig-
Refrigeration system tubes are located
erator Control to OFF, unplug it, take out all
near the defrost pan and can become
removable parts and clean the refrigerator
hot. Remove and install defrost pan
according to the following directions.
carefully.
Failure to do so could result in personal
injury.
PART
WHAT TO USE
HOW TO CLEAN
Removable parts
(shelves, crisper,
etc.)
Outside
inside wails
(allow freezer to
warm up so cloth
won’t stick)
Sponge or cloth with mild
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Hand wash, rinse and dry thor-
detergent and warm
oughly.
water
Sponge, cloth or paper
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Wash outside of cabinet. Do not
towel with mild detergent,
use abrasive or harsh cleaners.
warm water
and
an
appiiince wax (or good
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Rinse and dry thoroughly.
auto paste wax)
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Wax painted metal surfaces at least
twice a year. Apply wax with a
clean, soft doth.
Waxing painted
metal surfaces provides rust
protection. Do not wax plastic
parts.
Sponge, soft cloth or
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Wash with mixture of warm water
paper towel with baking
and:
soda or mild detergent
- mild detergent, or
and warm water
- baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g]
to 1 quart [.95 L] of water).
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Rinse and dry thoroughly.
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