Use and Care Guide

PERLICK RESIDENTIAL COLUMN REFRIGERATION USE & CARE GUIDE
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SURFACE CARE AND CLEANING
STAINLESS STEEL CARE AND CLEANING
Stainlesssteelisa“passive”metalbecauseitcontainsother
metalslikeChromium,NickelandManganesethatstablizethe
atoms.Chromiumprovidesaninvisiblelmthatcoversthesteel
surface,acngasashieldagentagainstcorrosion.Aslongas
thelmisintactandnotcontaminated,themetalispassiveand
stainless.Ifthepassivelmofstainlesssteelhasbeenbroken,
the surface can start to corrode or rust.
Threematerialsorprocessescanbreakdownstainlesssteel’s
passivelayer,allowingcorrosiontooccur.
▪ Mechanical AbrasionThisreferstoitemsthatwillscratch
stainlesssteelsurfaces.Steedpads,wirebrushesand
scrapers are prime examples.
▪ WaterWaterthatcomesoutofthefaucetinvarying
degreesofhardness.Hardwatermayleavespots.When
allowedtosit,thesedepositswillbreakdownthepassive
Chromiumlayerandruststainlesssteel.Otherdeposits
fromfoodpreparaonmustbepromptlyremovedwithan
appropriatecleaningagent.
▪ ChloridesChloridesarefoundeverywhere.Theyare
inwater,foodandtablesalt.Householdandindustrial
cleanersaretheworstoenders.
Prevenng Stainless Steel Rust
Usenon-abrasivetoolstocleanstainlesssteelsurfaces.So
clothsandplascscouringpadswillnotharmthesteel’spassive
layer.
Cleanwithpolishlines.Somestainlesssteelshavevisible
polishinglinesor“grain”.Whenvisiblelinesarepresent,always
scrubinamoonparalleltothelines.Whenthegraincannot
beseen,polishinaconsistentstraightpaern-notinacircular
moon.
Usealkaline,alkalinechlorinatedornon-chloridecontaining
cleaners.Whilemanytradionalcleanersareloadedwith
chlorides,theindustryisprovidinganever-increasingchoiceof
non-chloridecleaners.Ifyouarenotsureofchloridecontent
inthecleanerbeingused,contactyourcleanersupplier.Ifyou
presentcleanercontainschloride,askyoursupplierforan
alternave.Avoidcleanerscontainingquaternarysalt;italso
canaackstainlesssteelandcausepingand/orrusng.Clean
frequentlytoavoidbuild-upofhard,stubbornstains.
Stainless Steel Exterior Door Cleaning
Keepexteriorstainlesssteelsurfaceprisnebywipingthe
doorwithadampmicrobercloth,followedbyadrypolishing
chamois.Alwaysfollowthegraindireconwhencleaning.
SLATE METALLIC SURFACE CARE AND CLEANING
Perlick’sslatemetallicsurfaceisnishedwithpowdercoat.
Whenproperlycaredfor,powdercoangprovidesadurable,
uniformnishthatisresistanttoscung,scratchingand
staining.
Thefollowingsurfacesareslatemetallic(seeyellowoutlines
belowforlocaons):
▪ Refrigerator ModelsDrawers,TipOutBin,DoorBins
▪ Freezer ModelsDrawerBins,DoorBins
▪ Wine ModelsWineShelfFronts
To clean the slate metallic surface:
1. Carefullyremoveanyloosedebriswithadampsponge.
2. Useasoclothandamildhouseholddetergentsoluonto
removedeposits.
3. Wipeareawithsoclothandcleanwater.Drythoroughly.