Norcold DE-704D - Maintenance of Your Refrigerator

MAINTENANCE OF YOUR REFRIGERATOR
Cleaning Cabinet and Door
Wipe with a soft, dr
y
cloth. To remove dirt, use a cloth mois-
tened b
y
a warm neutral deter
g
ent solution. Never use hot water.
After cleanin
g
, wipe with a dr
y
cloth.
CAUTION:
Never use a brush, powder soap, cleanser, acid, benzene,
g
asoline, or thinner. These tend to leave scratches on the coat-
in
g
.
Gasket (door cushion)
Wipe awa
y
dirt with a soft cloth moistened b
y
a neutral deter-
g
ent. Do not soak the cloth excessivel
y
. If water
g
ets inside, the
insulatin
g
effect ma
y
become temporaril
y
impaired.
Attachments
Wash all attachments in soap suds. Rinse and wipe clean with a
dr
y
cloth.
To Turn Off The Refrigerator
If
y
ou will not be usin
g
the refri
g
erator for a da
y
or two, turn the
thermostat knob to "1". For a lon
g
er period, set the On-Off switch
to "OFF" and disconnect power b
y
removin
g
the AC plu
g
from it’s
socket. Also, disconnect the DC power from it’s source.
When not in use, the refri
g
erator should be emptied, cleaned,
and dried, and the door left a
j
ar.
Defrosting
Set the On-Off switch to "OFF". When frost is melted, wipe the
compartment plates with a soft, dr
y
cloth. A better su
gg
estion is to
set the dial to "1" before
y
ou retire for the ni
g
ht. The frost will be
g
one the next mornin
g
.
Do not use sharp ob
j
ects to chip ice from the coolin
g
plates.
Information on battery power
The batter
y
power re
q
uired for the operation of the refri
g
erator is
dependent upon the number of DC appliances bein
g
used, the
t
y
pe of operation desired and c
y
clin
g
pattern desired.
A batter
y
must also be sufficientl
y
char
g
ed to prevent overdraw.
A batter
y
is rated usuall
y
in ampere-hours; that is, it is capable
of sustainin
g
it’s rated ampere capacit
y
for a period of one hour.
If the total ampera
g
e load of the vehicle is hi
g
h
(
25 amperes
)
,
then the installation of a 72 ampere-hour batter
y
will not provide
the re
q
uired power for an
y
len
g
th of time unless it is aided b
y
a
rechar
g
in
g
source such as an alternator or
g
enerator.
Various load re
q
uirements of the vehicle’s DC s
y
stem dictate the
ampere-hour capacit
y
that should be installed.
Refer to Fi
g
ure 3 for the su
gg
ested dual-batter
y
wirin
g
dia
g
ram.
You will note that in this dia
g
ram there are 2 separate batter
y
sources. One source is the vehicle or car batter
y
used exclusivel
y
for the operation of the en
g
ine and accessor
y
e
q
uipment such as
head li
g
hts. The other source is for the operation of the DC appli-
ances within the recreational vehicle or boat. This batter
y
source
is referred to as the accessor
y
or house batter
y
and is used solel
y
for that purpose.
Both of these batter
y
sources are char
g
ed b
y
one alternator or
g
enerator which is powered b
y
the vehicle en
g
ine. This char
g
in
g
device should be of ade
q
uate ampera
g
e ratin
g
so that a short
en
g
ine run will brin
g
the batteries up to full char
g
e. The standard
alternator has a minimum ratin
g
of 60 amperes.
Check
y
our volta
g
e re
g
ulator or cut-out for correct char
g
in
g
level.
Volta
g
e should be 13.5 to 14.5. volts to the batter
y
.
Fi
g
ure 3
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