Refrigerator User Manual

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‘I%edoorhandlesand trimcanbe
ckxmdwithaclothdampenedwith
asolutionofmildliquiddishwash.ing
detergentandwater.Drywitha soft
cloth.Don’tusewaxonthedoor
handlesortrim.
I&p the finishclean. Wipewith
acleancloth,lightlydampened
withkitchenappliancewaxormild
liquidclishwashingdetergent.Dry
andpolishwithaclean,softcloth.
Doriotwipetherefrigeratorwitha
soileddishwashingclothorwet
towel.Thesemayleavearesidue
thatcanerodethepaint.Donotuse
scouringpads,powderedcleaners,
bleachor cleanerscontaining
bleachbecausetheseproductscan
scratchandweakenthepaintfinish.
PMeet the Paintfinish.Thefinish
ntheoutsideoftherefrigeratoris
fighquality,baked-onpaintfinish.
ithpropercare,it willstaynew-
looki~g~ndrust-freeforyears.
Applya coatofkitchenappliance
waxwhentherefrigeratorisnew,
andthenatleasttwicea year.
AppliancePolishWax& Cleaner
(Cat.No. WIW7X216)isavailable
fromGEAppliancePartsMarts.
Itide
inside of fresh foodand freezer
compartn~entishouldbecleaned
atleastoncea year.Unplugthe
refrigeratorbeforecleaning.If this
isnotpractical,wringexcess
moistureoutofspongeorcloth
whencleaningaroundswitches,
lightsor controls.
Usewarmwaterandbakingsoda
solution-about a tablespoonof
bakingsodato a quartofwater.
Thisbothcleansandneutralizes
odors.Rinsethoroughlywith
waterandwipedry.
Otherpartsoftherefrigerator–
includingdoorgaskets,meatand
vegetabiedrawers,icestorage
binandallplasticparts–can be
cleanedthesameway,Donot
usecleansingpowdersor other
abmsivecleaners.
Careshouldbetakeninmoving
yourrelligeratorawdyfromthewall.
Alltypesoffloorcoveringscanbe
damaged,particularlycushioned
coveringsandthosewithembossed
surfaces.Pulltherefrigerator
straightoutandreturnit toposition
bypushingit straightin.Moving
yourrefrigeratorina sidedirection
mayresultindamagetoyourfloor
coveringor refrigerator.
Thecondenserislocatedbehind
thebasegrille.Formostefficient
operation,youwillneedtokeep
thecondenserclean.Removethe
basegrille(seepage4), andeither
sweepawayor vacuumdustthatis
readilyaccessible,Thiseasy
cleaningoperationshouldbedone
atleastoncea year.
‘Iioreplacea lightbulb,unplug
therefrigerator’spowercordplug
fromthewalloutlet.Thenreach
upbehindtheshield,unscrewthe
burned-outbulb,andreplaceitwith
a standard40-wattappliancebulb,
when yougoORIVaation
For extendedvacationsor
absences,shutoffpowerto
refrigerator,turnthenumbered
controlto OFFposition,clean
interiorwithbakingsodasolution
ofonetablespoonofsodato one
quartofwater.Wipedry.Toprevent
odors,Ieaveopenboxofsodain
refrigerator.Leavedoorsopen.
For shorter vacations,remove
perishablefoodsand
leavecontrols
atregularsettings.However,ifroom
temperatureisexpectedtodrop
below60”F.,followsameinstructions
asforextendedvacations.
Ifyouhavean icernaker,setit
totheOFF positionandbesureto
shutoffwatersupplytorefrigerator.
m~~YOMmove
Disconnectpowercordfromwall
outlet,removeallfoodandclean
anddry theinterior.
$ecure ail 10WWitems suchas
grille,shelves,storagepansandice
traysbytapingthemsecurelyin
placeto preventdamage.
Besurerefrigeratorstaysinziprighl
positkmonlyduringactualmoving
andinvan.Refrigeratormustbe
securedinvantopreventmovement.
Protectoutsideofrefrigeratorwith
?.31a~~et.
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