Use and Care Manual

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Defrosting
Refrigerator฀compartment:
The฀refrigerator฀compartment฀
defrosts฀automatically.฀The฀
water฀that฀forms฀on฀the฀rear฀wall฀
drains฀into฀a฀reservoir฀at฀the฀
back฀of฀the฀appliance฀and฀evap-
orates฀automatically฀through฀the฀
compressor฀heat.
Ensure฀the฀defrost฀water฀can฀flow฀freely฀through฀
the฀drain฀hole฀in฀the฀rear฀wall฀(Figure฀19).
Freezer฀compartment:
The฀No-frost฀system฀automatically฀defrosts฀the฀
freezer฀compartment.฀Any฀moisture฀will฀collect฀on฀
the฀evaporator฀and฀freeze.฀It฀will฀periodically฀defrost฀
and฀evaporate.
Cleaning
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WARNING
•฀ To฀prevent฀possible฀injury฀due฀to฀an฀
electrical฀shock,฀be฀sure฀to฀disconnect฀
the฀power฀cord฀or฀turn฀OFF฀the฀circuit฀
breaker฀before฀replacing฀the฀interior฀
light฀bulb(s)฀or฀cleaning฀the฀appliance.
•฀ To฀avoid฀injury฀or฀damage,฀DO฀NOT฀
use฀steam฀cleaning฀equipment฀to฀
clean฀the฀appliance.
Clean฀the฀appliance฀by฀hand฀with฀lukewarm฀water฀
and฀a฀little฀detergent.
DO฀NOT฀use฀abrasive฀or฀scouring฀sponges.฀DO฀
NOT฀use฀concentrated฀cleaning฀agents.฀NEVER฀
use฀abrasive฀or฀acid฀cleaners฀or฀chemical฀solvents.
•฀ Ensure฀no฀cleaning฀water฀penetrates฀into฀the฀
electrical฀components฀or฀ventilation฀grille.
•฀ Dry฀all฀parts฀well฀with฀a฀cloth.
•฀ Remove฀dust฀from฀the฀refrigerator฀unit฀and฀heat฀
exchanger฀and฀the฀metal฀grid฀at฀the฀back฀of฀the฀
appliance.฀This฀should฀be฀done฀at฀least฀once฀a฀
year.
•฀ DO฀NOT฀damage฀or฀remove฀the฀model฀plate฀on฀
the฀inside฀of฀the฀appliance.฀It฀is฀very฀important฀
for฀servicing฀your฀appliance.
DEFROSTING/CLEANING
Keep฀your฀stainless฀steel฀looking฀new฀by฀cleaning฀
with฀a฀good฀quality฀stainless฀steel฀cleaner฀or฀polish฀
monthly.฀High฀quality฀stainless฀steel฀cleaners฀and฀
conditioners฀are฀commercially฀available.
DO฀NOT฀CLEAN฀WITH฀STEEL฀WOOL฀PADS฀or฀
ABRASIVE฀PADS.฀DO฀NOT฀use฀cleaners฀that฀are฀
not฀for฀use฀on฀stainless฀steel,฀such฀as฀glass,฀
tile฀or฀counter฀cleaners.฀These฀types฀of฀cleaners฀
can฀damage฀the฀surface฀permanently.
Stainless฀steel฀that฀is฀exposed฀to฀chlorine฀gas฀and฀
moisture฀may฀have฀some฀discoloration.฀This฀discol-
oration฀is฀normal.฀If฀your฀unit฀is฀used฀in฀this฀environ-
ment,฀clean฀and฀polish฀your฀stainless฀steel฀more฀
often.
If฀the฀surface฀discolors฀or฀rusting฀appears,฀clean฀
it฀quickly฀with฀a฀non-abrasive฀cloth฀and฀protect฀it.฀
Always฀clean฀and฀polish฀in฀the฀direction฀of฀the฀grain฀
and฀finish.
Vacation฀Tips
Short฀vacations:
It฀is฀not฀necessary฀to฀turn฀OFF฀the฀refrigerator฀and฀
freezer฀if฀you฀will฀be฀away฀for฀less฀than฀four฀weeks.
•฀ Use฀all฀perishables.
•฀ Freeze฀other฀items.
•฀ Turn฀OFF฀the฀icemaker.
•฀ Shut฀off฀the฀water฀supply฀to฀the฀icemaker.
Long฀vacations:
If฀you฀will฀be฀away฀for฀a฀month฀or฀more:
•฀ Remove฀all฀food฀from฀the฀refrigerator฀and฀freezer฀
compartments.
•฀ Turn฀OFF฀the฀refrigerator฀and฀freezer฀compart-
ments.
•฀ Clean฀the฀appliance.฀Refer฀to฀Cleaning.
•฀ Leave฀the฀door฀open฀to฀prevent฀unpleasant฀
odors.฀This฀will฀also฀keep฀mold฀from฀building฀up.
•฀ Turn฀OFF฀the฀icemaker.
•฀ Shut฀off฀the฀water฀supply฀to฀the฀icemaker.
Figure฀19
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