GE 49-6514 Refrigerator User Manual


 
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‘I%edoorhandlesand trimcanbe
ckxmdwitha clothdampenedwith
asolutionofmildliquiddishwash.ing
detergentandwater.Drywithasoft
cloth.Don’tusewaxonthedoor
handlesor trim.
I&p the finishclean. Wipewith
a cleancloth,lightlydampened
withkitchenappliancewaxor mild
liquidclishwashingdetergent.Dry
andpolishwitha clean,softcloth.
Doriotwipetherefrigeratorwitha
soileddishwashingclothor wet
towel.Thesemayleavearesidue
thatcanerodethepaint.Donotuse
scouringpads,powderedcleaners,
bleachorcleanerscontaining
bleachbecausetheseproductscan
scratchandweakenthepaintfinish.
PMeet the Paintfinish.Thefinish
n theoutsideoftherefrigeratoris
fighquality,baked-onpaintfinish.
ithpropercare,it willstaynew-
looki~g~ndrust-freeforyears.
Applya coatofkitchenappliance
waxwhentherefrigeratorisnew,
andthenatleasttwicea year.
AppliancePolishWax& Cleaner
(Cat.No. WIW7X216)isavailable
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.
Itide
inside offresh foodand freezer
compartn~entishouldbe cleaned
atleastoncea year.Unplugthe
refrigeratorbeforecleaning.If this
isnotpractical,wringexcess
moistureoutofspongeor cloth
whencleaningaroundswitches,
lightsor controls.
Usewarmwaterandbakingsoda
solution-about a tablespoonof
bakingsodato aquartofwater.
Thisbothcleansandneutralizes
odors.Rinsethoroughlywith
waterandwipedry.
Otherpartsoftherefrigerator–
includingdoorgaskets,meatand
vegetabiedrawers,icestorage
binandallplasticparts–can be
cleanedthesameway,Donot
usecleansingpowdersorother
abmsivecleaners.
Careshouldbetakenin moving
yourrelligeratorawdyfromthewall.
Alltypesoffloorcoveringscanbe
damaged,particularlycushioned
coveringsandthosewithembossed
surfaces.Pulltherefrigerator
straightoutandreturnit toposition
bypushingit straightin.Moving
yourrefrigeratorina sidedirection
mayresultin damagetoyourfloor
coveringor refrigerator.
Thecondenserislocatedbehind
thebasegrille.Formostefficient
operation,youwillneedtokeep
thecondenserclean.Removethe
basegrille(seepage4), andeither
sweepawayor vacuumdustthatis
readilyaccessible,Thiseasy
cleaningoperationshouldbedone
at leastoncea year.
‘Iioreplacea lightbulb,unplug
therefrigerator’spowercordplug
fromthewalloutlet.Thenreach
upbehindtheshield,unscrewthe
burned-outbulb,andreplaceit with
a standard40-wattappliancebulb,
when yougoORIVaation
For extendedvacationsor
absences,shutoffpowerto
refrigerator,turnthenumbered
controltoOFFposition,clean
interiorwithbakingsodasolution
ofonetablespoonofsodato one
quartofwater.Wipedry.Toprevent
odors,Ieaveopenboxofsodain
refrigerator.Leavedoorsopen.
For shorter vacations,remove
perishablefoodsand
leavecontrols
atregularsettings.However,ifroom
temperatureis expectedtodrop
below60”F.,followsameinstructions
as forextendedvacations.
If youhavean icernaker,setit
totheOFF positionandbesureto
shutoffwatersupplytorefrigerator.
m~~YOMmove
Disconnectpowercordfromwall
outlet,removeallfoodandclean
anddry theinterior.
$ecure ail 10WWitems suchas
grille,shelves,storagepansandice
traysbytapingthemsecurelyin
placeto preventdamage.
Besurerefrigeratorstaysinziprighl
positkmonlyduringactualmoving
and invan.Refrigeratormustbe
securedinvantopreventmovement.
Protectoutsideofrefrigeratorwith
?.31a~~et.
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