Kenmore 10646033801 - Manual (Page 7)

REFRIGERATOR CARE
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AWARNING
Explosion Hazard
Use nonflammable cleaner.
Failure to do so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
Both the refrigerator and freezer sections defrost automaticaiiy.
However, ciean both sections about once a month to avoid
buiidup of odors. Wipe up spiiis immediateiy.
IMPORTANT: Because air circuiates between both sections, any
odors formed in one section wiii transfer to the other. You must
thoroughiy ciean both sections to eiiminate odors. To avoid odor
transfer and drying out of food, wrap or cover foods tightiy.
To Clean Your Refrigerator:
NOTE: Do not use abrasive or harsh cieaners such as window
sprays, scouring cieansers, fiammabie fiuids, cieaning waxes,
concentrated detergents, bieaches or cieansers containing
petroieum products on piastic parts, interior and door iiners or
gaskets. Do not use paper toweis, scouring pads, or other harsh
cieaning toois.
1. Unpiug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Hand wash, rinse, and dry removabie parts and interior
surfaces thoroughiy. Use a ciean sponge or soft cioth and a
miid detergent in warm water.
3. Wash stainiess steei and painted metai exteriors with a ciean
sponge or soft cioth and a miid detergent in warm water.
4. There is no need for routine condenser cieaning in normai
home operating environments, if the environment is
particuiariy greasy or dusty, or there is significant pet traffic in
the home, the condenser shouid be cieaned every 2 to
3 months to ensure maximum efficiency.
if you need to ciean the condenser:
■ Remove the base ghiie.
■ Use a vacuum cieaner with a soft brush to ciean the griiie,
the open areas behind the griiie and the front surface area
of the condenser.
■ Repiace the base griiie when finished.
5. Piug in refrigerator or reconnect power.
Ctiangirig tliet Light Bulbs
NOTE: Not aii buibs wiii fit your refrigerator. Be sure to repiace
the buib with one of the same size, shape and wattage.
Repiacement buibs are avaiiabie from your deaier.
■ The dispenser iights are LEDs that cannot be changed.
■ Aii other iights require a 40-watt buib.
1. Unpiug refrigerator or disconnect power.
2. Remove iight shieid when appiicabie.
NOTE: To ciean the iight shieid, wash it with warm water and
iiquid detergent. Rinse and dry the shieid weii.
3. Remove iight buib and repiace with one of the same size,
shape and wattage.
4. Repiace iight shieid when appiicabie.
5. Piug in refrigerator or reconnect power.
Vacation and IVIowing Cam
Vacations
If You Choose to Leave the Refrigerator On While You’re
Away:
1. Use up any perishabies and freeze other items.
2. if your refrigerator has an automatic ice maker:
■ Raise wire shutoff arm to OFF (up) position or move the
switch to the OFF (right) setting.
■ Shut off water suppiy to the ice maker.
3. Empty the ice bin.
If You Choose to Turn the Refrigerator Off Before You
Leave:
1. Remove aii food from the refrigerator.
2. if your refrigerator has an automatic ice maker:
■ Turn off the water suppiy to the ice maker at ieast one day
ahead of time.
■ When the iast ioad of ice drops, raise the wire shutoff arm
to the OFF (up) position or move the switch to the OFF
(right) setting.
3. Depending on the modei, turn the Temperature Oontroi or
Refrigerator Oontroi to OFF. See “Using the Oontrois.”
4. Oiean refrigerator, wipe it, and dry weii.
5. Tape rubber or wood biocks to the tops of both doors to prop
them open far enough for air to get in. This stops odor and
moid from buiiding up.
Moving
When you are moving your refrigerator to a new home, foiiow
these steps to prepare it for the move.
1. if your refrigerator has an automatic ice maker:
■ Turn off the water suppiy to the ice maker at ieast one day
ahead of time.
■ Disconnect the water iine from the back of the
refrigerator.
■ When the iast ioad of ice drops, raise the wire shutoff arm
to the OFF (up) position or move the switch to the OFF
(right) setting.
2. Remove aii food from the refrigerator and pack aii frozen
food in dry ice.
3. Empty the ice bin.
4. Depending on the modei, turn the Temperature Oontroi or
Refrigerator Oontroi to OFF. See “Using the Oontrois.”
5. Unpiug refrigerator.
6. Empty water from the defrost pan.
7. Oiean, wipe, and dry thoroughiy.
8. Take out aii removabie parts, wrap them weii, and tape them
together so they don’t shift and rattie during the move.