meke dispenser spin Shdf
shouldbewipeddry immediately
topreventspotting.Waterlefton
shelfmayleavedepositsyoucan
removebysoakingwithundiluted
vinegar.Youcanalsousepasteof
non-precipitatingwatersoftener
(suchasCalgonbrand)andwater,
oroneteaspoonofcitricacid
powderperpintofhottapwater.
Soakuntildepositdisappearsor
becomes1ooseenoughtorinse
away.Usually30minutessoaking
timeisadequate.Avoidusingwax
cmspillshelfandtrim.
The door handks andtrimcanbe
cleanedwitha clothdampenedwith
asolutionofmildliquiddishwashing
detergentandwater.Drywitha soft
cloth.Don’tusewaxonthedoor
handlesor trim. ,
Keepthe finishclean. Wipewitha
cleanclothlightlydampenedwith
kitchenappliancewaxormild
liquiddishwashingdetergent.Dry
an-dpolishwithaclean,~oftcloth.
Donotwipetherefrigeratorwitha
soileddishwashingclothorwet
towel.Thesemayleavearesidue
thatcandamagethepaint.Donot
usescouringpads,powdered
cleaners,bleachor cleaners
containingbleachbecausethese
productscanscratchandweaken
thepaintfinish.
Protectthe paint fimkh Thefinish
ontheoutsideoftherefrigeratoris
ahighquality,baked-onpaintfinish.
Withpropercare,it willstaynew-
lookingandrust-freeforyears.
Applya coatofkitchen/appliance
waxwhentherefrigeratorisnew
andthenatleasttwiceayear.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No. WR97X0216)isavailable
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.
Insidethefreshfoodandfreezer
compartmentsshouldbecleaned
atleastoncea year.Unplugthe
refrigeratorbeforecleaning.Ifthis
isnotpractical,wringexcess
moistureoutofspongeor cloth
whencleaningaroundswitches,
lightsorcontrols.
Usewarmwaterandbakingsoda
solution—aboutatablespoonof
bakingsodatoaquartofwater.
Thisbothcleansandneutralizes
odors.Rinsethoroughlywithwater
andwipedry. .
Otherpartsoftherefrigerator—
includingdoorgaskets,meatand
vegetabledrawers,icestorage
binandallplasticparts-can be
cleanedthesameway.Donotuse
cleansingpowdersorotherabrasive
cleaners.
Tohelppreventodors,leave
anopenboxofbakingsodainthe
rearoftherefrigerator,onthetop
shelf.Changetheboxeverythree
months.Anopenboxofbaking
sodainthefreezerwillabsorb
stalefreezerodors.
Drain
opening infreezer
compartment.Duringyearly
c~eaning,removebottomfreezer
basketandflusha solutionofbaking
soda(oneteaspoon)andtwocupsof
hot(notboiling)waterthroughthe
drainlinewiththehelpofa meat
baster.Thiswillhelpeliminate
odorandreducethelikelihood
of a cloggeddrain
If drainbecomes
clogged,usea
meatbasterand
baking-soda-and-
watersolutionto
forcetheclog
throughthedrain
line.
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Careshouldbetakeninmoving
yourrefrigeratorawayfromthe
wall.AHtypesoffloorcoverings
canbedamaged,particularly
cushionedcoveringsandthose
withembossedsurfaces.Pullthe
refrigeratorstraightoutandreturnit
topositionbypushingitstraightin.
Movingyourrefrigeratorina side
directionmayresultindamageto
yourfloorcoveringor refrigerator.
condenser
Thecondenserislocatedbehind
thebasegrille.Formostefficient
opemtion,youwillneedtokeep
theco:~denserclean.
Removethe
basegrille(seepage4) andeither
sweepawayorvacuumupdustthat
isreadilyaccessible.Forbest
results,useabrushspecially
designedforthispurpose.It is
availableatmostapplianceparts
stores.Thiseasycleaningoperation
shouldbedoneatleastonceayear.
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