Cleaning chart...
Part
What to use
How to clean
Removable parts
(shelves, crisper]
Outside
Sponge or cloth; mild
detergent and warm
water
Sponge, cloth or paper
towel; mild detergent;
appliance wax [or good
auto paste wax].
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Wash removable parts with warm water
and a mild detergent.
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Rinse and dry
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Wash with warm water and a mild de-
tergent.
Do not use abmoive or harsh
cleansers.
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Rinse and dry
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Wax painted metal surfaces at least
twice a year with appliance wax or a
good auto paste wax. Apply wax with
a clean, soft cloth.
Do not use wax
on plastic parts.
Waxing painted metal surfaces provldes rust protection.
Inside walls [Freezer
Sponge, soft cloth or
should be allowed to
paper towel, baking
warm up so cloth won’t soda, warm water, mild
stick.) detergent.
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Wash with warm water and
-mild detergent or
-baking soda (2 tablespoons [26 g] to
1 quart [ .95 I] warm water
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Rinse and dry.
Door liners and gaskets Sponge, soft cloth or
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Wash with mild detergent and warm
paper towel; mild water
detergent, warm water
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Rinse and dry
DO NOT USE Cleaning waxes, concentmted detergents,
bleaches or cleansers containing petroleum on plastic parts.
Dark plastics
(covers and panels)
Mild detergent and
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Wash with a soft grit-free cloth or
warm water; soft, clean
sponge.
sponge and soft, clean
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Rinse and dry with a damp grit-free
cloth.
cloth or chamois.
DO NOT USE paper towels, window spmys, scouring cleansers,
or flammable or toxic solvents like acetone, gasoline, carbon
tetmchlortde, etc. These can scratch or damage the material.
Defrost pan
Sponge or cloth: mild
detergent and warm
water
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Slide refrigerator out away from wall.
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Wash defrost pan with warm water
and mild detergent.
Do not
remove detrost pan to clean.
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Rinse and dry
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Make sure defrost drain tube points into pan.
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Slide refrigerator back into place.
Condenser coils
Use vacuum cleaner
with brush attachment.
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Clean dust and lint from condenser
coils behind the refrigerator at
least once every other month.
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Leave an inch (2.54 cm) between
wall and condenser coils on back
of the refrigerator
Floor under refrigerator
Usual floor cleaners.
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Slide refrigerator out away from wall.
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Wash floor
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Slide refrigerator back into place.
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Check to see if the refrigerator is level.
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