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Thedoor handlesandtrimcanbe
cleanedwithaclothdampenedwith
asolutionofmildliquiddishwashing
detergentandwater.Drywitha soft
cloth.Don’tusewaxonthedoor
handlesandtrim.
Keepthe finishclean. Wipewith
acleanclothlightlydampened
~~ithkitchenappliancewaxor mild
liquiddishwashingdetergent.Dry
andpolishwitha clean,softcloth.
Donotwipetherefrigeratorwitha
soileddishwashingclothorwet
towel.Thesemayleavearesidue
thatcanerodethepaint.Donotuse
scouringpads,powderedcleaners,
bleachorcleanerscontaining
bleachbecausetheseproductscan
scratchandweakenthepaintfinish.
PWect the
paintfihish.Thefinish
ontheoutsideoftherefrigeratoris
ahighquality,baked-onpaintfinish.
Wkhpropercare,itwillstaynew-
~ookingandrust-freeforyears.
Applyacoatofkitchen/appliance
waxwhentherefrigeratorisnew
andthenatleasttwicea year.
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AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WlW7X216)isavailable
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.
Insidethe freshfoodandfreezer
compartments shouldbecleaned
atleastoncea year.Unplugthe
refrigeratorbeforecleaning.If this
isnotpractical,wringexcess
moistureoutofspongeor cloth
whencleaningaroundswitches,
lightsor controls.
Usewarmwaterandbakingsoda
solution—aboutatablespoonof
bakingsodatoaquartofwater.
Thisbothcleansandneutralizes
odors.Rinsethoroughlywithwater
andwipedry.
Otherpartsoftherefrigerator—
includingdoorgaskets,meatand
vegetabledrawers,icestorage
binandallplasticparts-can be
cleanedthesameway.Donotuse
cleansingpowdemor otherabrasive
cleaners.
Tohelppreventodors,leave
anopenboxofbakingsodainthe
rearoftherefrigerator,onthetop
shelf.Changetheboxeverythree
months.Anopenboxofbaking
sodain thefreezerwillabsorb
stalefreezerodors.
Drain openinginfreezer
compartment.Duringyearly
cleaning,removebottomfreezer
basketandflusha solutionofbaking
soda(oneteaspoon)andtwocupsof
hot(notboiling)waterthroughthe
drainlinewiththehelpofa meat
baster.Thiswillhelpeliminate
odorandreducethelikelihood
ofa cloggeddrainline.
Ifdrainbecomesclogged,usea
meatbasterandbaking-soda-and-
watersolutiontoforcetheclog
throughthedrainline.Continue
flushinguntillineis clear,then
emptyandreplacethedefrost
waterpanimmediately.
Careshouldbetakeninmoving
yourrefrigeratorawayfromthe
wall.Alltypesoffloorcoverings
canbedamaged,particularly
cushionedcoveringsandthose
withembossedsurfaces.Pullthe
refrigeratorstraightoutandreturnit
topositionbypushingitstraightin.
Movingyourrefrigeratorina side
directionmayresultindamageto
yourfloorcoveringor refrigerator.
Ckmdemer
Formostefficientoperation,you
willneedtokeepthecondenser
clean.Removethebasegrille(see
page4)andeithersweepawayor
vacuumupdustthatisreadily
accessible.Thiseasycleaning
operationshouldbedoneatleast
onceayear.
Condefiser
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Defrostwater Pan
Panbehindbasegrilleshouldbe
cleanedatleastoncea year.When
reinstallingpan, firmlypushit
ALLTHEWAYIN untilitstops.
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