Whirlpool ET18PK Freezer User Manual


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