Whirlpool RT12DC - Manual (Page 8)

Caring For Your Refrigerator
If electricity goes off
1. Call the power company.
Ask how long power will be off.
2. Keep freezer closed if service is to
be interrupted 24 hours or less.
This will help food will stay frozen.
3. If service is to be interrupted
longer than 24 hours, do this;
Remove all frozen food and store in
a frozen food locker;
OR
Place 2 lbs. (0.9 kg) of dry ice in
freezer for every cubic foot of
freezer space. This will keep foods
frozen for 2 to 4 days.
A WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
Wear gloves to protect your hands
from dry ice bums. Failure to do so
could result in dry ice bums.
OR
If dry ice or a food locker is not
available, use or can perishable
food at once.
NOTE: A full freezer stays colder longer
than a partly filled one. A freezer full of
meat stays colder longer than a freezer
full of baked goods.
Food containing ice crystals may be
safely refrozen, but the quahty and flavor
of the food may be affected.
Use refrozen food quickly. If the
condition of the food is poor, or you feel
it is unsafe to eat, dispose of it
inunediately.
Vacation and moving guide
Short vacations
(less than 4 weeks)
■ Use up perishable foods.
■ Freeze other food items.
■ If you have an automatic ice maker,
lift signal arm to turn off the ice
maker, shut off ice maker water
supply, and empty ice bin.
Long vacations
(more than 4 weeks)
■ If you have an automatic ice maker,
shut off ice maker water supply at
least a day before you leave. When
last load of ice drops, lift signal arm
to turn off ice maker and empty ice
bin.
■ Remove all food.
■ Turn Refrigerator Control to OFF.
■ Unplug refrigerator.
■ Clean, rinse and dry the interior.
■ Keep refrigerator and freezer doors
slightly open by taping wood or
rubber blocks at the top of each
door. This allows air to enter the
refrigerator and freezer sections
and prevents odors and mold from
building up inside while you're
away.
A warning
Personal Injury Hazard
Do Not allow children to climb on,
play near or crawl inside the
refrigerator when the doors are
blocked open. They may become
injured or trapped.
Moving
■ If you nave an automatic ice maker,
shut off ice maker water supply at
least a day before you move. When
last load of ice drops, lift signal arm
to turn off ice maker and empty ice
bin.
■ Remove all food.
■ Pack frozen foods in dry ice.
■ Turn Refrigerator Control to OFF.
■ Unplug refrigerator.
■ Clean, rinse and dry the interior.
■ Take out all removable parts.
■ Wrap removable parts in paper and
tape them all together. Store inside
refrigerator.
■ Raise leveling legs.
■ Tape the doors shut.
■ Tape the electric cord to the cabinet
exterior.
■ When you reach your new home,
replace the removable parts and
follow steps begirming on page 2.
■ Remember to cormect the water
supply line if you have an automatic
ice maker.
To restart refrigerator when you
return, see page 4 for resetting
controls.
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