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(3.aring For Your Refrigerator
Vacation and moving care
Short vacations
No need to shut OH the refngerator if you will be
away for less than four weeks. Use up pensha-
bles; freeze other items. If your refrigerator IS
equipped with an automatic ice maker:
1. Turn off your Ice maker by raising signal arm
2. Shut off the water supply to the ice maker.
3. Empty the ice bin.
Long vacations
Remove all the food rf you are gorng for a month or
more. If your refrigerator is equipped with an auto-
matic Ice maker, turn off the water supply lo the ice
maker at least a day ahead. When the last load of
Ice drops, turn OH the ice maker.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it...rinse well
and dry. Tape rubber or wood blocks to the top of
both doors...keeping them open far enough
for air to get In. This will keep odor and mold from
buildrng up.
Do not allow children to climb on, play near
1 injured or ;;;I lniw Hazard 1
or climb inside the refrigerator when the
doors are blocked open. They may become
To restan refrigerator, see “Usrng Your
Refrigerator” on page 5.
Moving
If your refrtgerator is equipped with an automatic
ice maker, shut OH Ihe ice maker water supply a
day ahead of time. Disconnect the water Irne. After
the last supply of ice drops, lrft the signal arm to
turn OH the Ice maker.
Remove all food. Pack frozen food in dry ice.
Unplug the refrigerator and clean it thoroughly.
Take out all removable parts. Wrap all parts well
and tape them together so they don’t shift and
rattle.
Screw in the levelrng rollers. Tape the doors shut
and tape the electric cord to the cabtnet.
When you gel to your new home, put everything
back and refer to page 4. Don’t forget to reconnect
the water supply line if you have an ice maker.
Power interruptions
If eleclncrty goes OH. call the power company.
Ask how long power
will
be OH.
1. If servrce IS lo be Interrupted 24 hours or less,
keep both doors closed. This WIII help
frozen food slay frozen.
2. If set-vrce IS to be interrupted longer than
24 hours:
(a) Remove all frozen food and store in a
frozen food locker.
OR
(b) Place 2 Ibs. (0.9 kg) of dry Ice in freezer for
every cu. tt. of freezer space. This will keep
food frozen for 2 to 4 days. Wear gloves lo
protect your hands from dry ice burns.
(c) If neither food locker storage nor dry
Ice IS available, use or can perishable
food at once.
3. A full freezer will stay cold longer than a partly
filled one A freezer full of meat will stay cold
longer than a freezer full of baked goods If food
contains Ice crystals. it may be safely refrozen,
although the qualrty and flavor may be atlected.
If the condition of the food
IS
poor or if you feel it
IS
unsafe. dispose of It.
Questions?
Call our Consumer Assrstance Center telephone
number. (See page 18.)