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Thedoorhandlesandtrimcanbe
cleanedwithaclothdampenedwith
asolutionofmildliquiddishwashing
detergentandwater,Drywithasoft
cloth.Don’twaxhandlesortrim.
Keepthe finishckan. Wipewith
acl&mcloth,lightlydarnpenwl
withkitchenappliancewaxormild
liquiddishwashingdetergent.Dry
andpolishwithaclean,softcloth.
Donotwipetherefrigeratorwitha
soileddishwashingclothorwet
towel.Thesemayleavearesiduethat
candamagethepaint.Donotuse
scouringpads,powderedcleaners,
bleach,orcleanerscontaining
bleach,becausetheseproductscan
scratchandweakenthepaintfinish.
Protect the paintfiih. ‘Thefinish
ontheoutsideoftherefrigeratoris
ahighquality,baked-onpaintfinish.
Withpropercare,it willstaynew-
lookingandrust-freeforyears.
Applya coatofkitchen/appliance
waxwhentherefrigeratoris new,
andthenatleasttwiceayear.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WIW7XX6)isavailable
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.
fckming-hside
(Mm the insideofthefreshfood
andfreezercompartmentsatleast
onceayear.Unplugrefrigerator
beforecleaning.Ifthisisnotpractical,
wringexcessmoistureoutofsponge
or clothwhencleaningaround
switches,lightsor controls.
Usewarmwaterandbakingsoda
solution—aboutatablespoonof
bakingsodatoa quartofwater.
Thisbothcleansandneutralizes
odors.Rinsethoroughlywithwater
andwipedry.
Otherpartsoftherefrigerator—
includingdoorgaskets,meatand
vegetabledrawers,icestoragebin
andall plasticparts—canbe
cleanedthesameway.Donotuse
cleansingpowdersor other
abrasivecleaners.
Toheippreventodors,leave
anopenboxofbakingsodainthe
rearoftherefrigerator,onthetop
shelf.Changetheboxeverythree
months.Anopenboxofbaking
sodainthefreezerwillabsorb
stalefreezerodors.
Donotwashanyofyour
refrigerator%pksticpartsin
yourautomaticdishwasher.
Behindrefrifyxator
Careshouldbetakeninmoving
yourrefrigeratorawayfromthe
wall.Alltypesoffloorcoverings
canbedamaged,particularly
cushionedcoveringsandthose
withembossedsurfaces.Pullthe
refrigeratorstraightoutandreturn
ittopositionbypushingit straight
in. Movingyourrefrigeratorina
sidedirectionmayresultindamage
toyourfloorcoveringorrefrigerator.
Conden$er
Formostefficientoperation,you
needtokeepthecondenserclean.
TurntemperaturecontroltoOFF.
Removethebasegrille,if’your
refrigeratorhasone—seepage4.
Sweepawayor vacuumdustthatis
readilvaccessible ,, . tl
.
oncondenser~
coils,thenturn
thecontrolback
on. Thi,seasy
cleaningoperation
shouldbedoneat
leastonceayear.
Condenser
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Lampbulbrepkmmat — –
Alightbulbandsocketarelocatedat
thetopofthefreshfd compartment
oppositethetemperaturecontrol
panel.Toreplacethebulb,unplug
refrigeratorfromitselectricaloutlet,
unscrewbulbwhencool,and
replacewithsimilarsizebulb.
whenyougoonvacation
Forextendedvacationsor
absences,removefoodandshutoff
powertotherefrigerator.Cleanthe
interiorwithbakingsodasolution
ofonetablespoonofsodatoone
quartofwater.Wipedry.Toprevent
odors,leaveopenboxofsodain
refrigerator.Leavedoorsopen.
For shorter vacations,remove
perishablefoodsandleavecontrols
atregularsettings.However,ifroom
temperatureisexpectedtodrop
below@“F.,followsameinstructions
asforextendedvacations.
If yourrefrigeratorhasan
icemaker9movetheicemaker
feelerarmtotheOFF (up)position
andbesuretoshutoffthewater
supplytotherefrigerator.
when youmove
Disconnectthepowercordfrom
thewalloutlet,removeallfood,
andcleananddrythe interior.
Secureall kmse’itemssuchas
shelvesandstoragepansbytaping
themsecurelyinplaceto prevent
damage.
Besuretherefrigeratorstaysin
anuprightpositiononlyduring
actualmovingandin thevan.The ‘--
refrigeratormustbe secured.inth
vantopreventmovement.Protec
theoutsideoftherefrigeratorwith
a blanket.
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