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Clean@your refrigemtor
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Thedmr hades md trimcanbe
cleanedwithaclothdampenedwith
asolutionofmildliquiddishwashing
detergentandwater.Drywitha sofi
cloth.Don’tusewaxonthedoor
handlesandtrim.
Keepthe fiish
clean. Wipewith
acleancloth,lightlydampened
withkitchenappliancewaxormild
liquiddishwashingdetergent.Dry
andpolishwithaclehn,soficloth.
Donotwipetherefrigeratorwitha
sofieddishwashingclothorwet
towel.Thesemayleavearesidue
thatcanerodethepaint.Donotuse
scouringpads,powderedcleaners,
bleachorcleanerscontaining
bleachbecausetheseproductscan
scratchandweakenthepaintftish.
hteet thep~t fiih. Thefinish
ontheoutsideoftherefrigeratoris
ahighquality,baked-onpaintfinish.
Withpropercare,itwillstaynew-
lookingandrust-freeforyears.
Applyacoatofkitchenappliance
waxwhentherefrigeratorisnew,
andthenatleasttwiceayear.
AppliancePolishWax&Cleaner
(Cat.No.WR97X216)isavailable
fromHotpointApplianceParts
Marts.
imide
Insideoffresh foodand freezer
compartment@shouldbecleaned
atleastonceayear.Unplugthe
refrigeratorbeforecleaning.If this
isnotpractical,wringexcess
moistureoutofspongeor cloth
whencleaningaroundswitches,
lightsor controls.
Usewarmwaterandbakingsoda
solution—aboutatablespoonof
bakingsodatoa quartofwater.
Thisbothcleansandneutralizes
odors.Mnsethoroughlywith
waterandwipedry.
Otherpartsoftherefrigerator—
includingdoorgaskets,meatand
vegetabledrawers,icestorage
binandallplasticparts-can be
cleanedthesameway.Donot
usecleansingpowdersorother
abrasivecleaners.
;u~ti~tic dishwtiher.
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Careshouldbetakeninmoving
yourrefrigeratorawayfromthe
wall.Alltypesoffloorcoverings
canbedamaged,particularly
cushionedcoveringsandthose
withembossedsurfaces.Ifyour
refrigeratorisonwheels,pullit
straightoutandreturnittoposition
bypushingit straightin. Moving
yourrefrigeratorina sidedirection
mayresultin damagetoyourfloor
coveringor refrigerator.
Thecondenserislocatedbehind
thebasegrille.Formostefficient
operation,youwillneedtokeep
thecondenserclean.Removethe
basegrille(seepage4), andeither
sweepawayor vacuumdustthatis
readilyaccessible.Thiseasy
cleaningoperationshouldbedone
atleastoncea year.
Light bulbreplacement
Alightbulbandsocketarelocated
behinda shieldoneachsideofthe
temperaturecontrolpanel.
Toreplacealightbulb,
unplug
therefrigerator’spwer cordpl~
fromthewalloutlet.Thenreach
upbehindtheshield,unscrewthe
burned-outbulb,andreplaceitwith
astandard40-wattappliancebulb.
m~~YOUgO On v~c~tio~
For extendedvacationsor
absences,
shutoffpowerto
refrigerator,turnthenumbered
controltoOFFposition,clean
interiorwithbakingsodasolution
ofonetablespoonofsodatoone
quartofwater.Wipedry.Toprevent
odors,leaveopenboxofsodain
refrigerator.L-cavedoorsopen.
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.
For shorter vacations,remove
perishablefoodsandleavecontrols
atregularsettings.’However,ifroom
temperatureisexpectedtodrop
below60”F.followsameinstructions
asforextendedvacations.
Ifyouhaveanicemaker,setit
totheOFFpositionandbesureto
shutoffwatersupplytorefrigerator.
Disconnectpowercordfromwall
outlet,remove~1foodandclean
anddrytheinterior.
Secure allIooseitems suchas
grille,shelves,storagepansandice
traysbytapingthemsecurelyin
placetopreventdamage.
Besurerefrigeratorstays
inupright
position only
duringactualmoving
andinvan.Refrigeratormustbe
securedinvantopreventmovement.
Protectoutsideofrefrigeratorwith
blanket.
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