Sears 51271 - Manual (Page 12)

Саге and Cleaning
Outside
The weter and ice dispenser split shelf shouid be
wiped dry Immediately to prevent spotting. Water
left on the shelf may leave deposits that you can
remove by soaking in undiluted vinegar. You can also
use a paste of non-precipitating water softener (such
as Calgon brand) and water, or one teaspoon of citric
acid powder per pint of hot tap water. Soak until the
deposit disappears or becomes loose enough to rinse
away. Usually 30 minutes soaking time is adequate.
AvoLsingXox on the spHI shelf end trim. "
The door hondSes and trim can be cleaned with
a cloth dampened with a solution of mild liquid
dishwashing detergent and woter. Dry with a soft
cloth. Don't use wax on the door handles and trim.
Keep the finish clean. Wipe with a clean cloth
lightly dampened with kitchen applionce wax or
mild liquid dishwashing detergent. Dry and polish
with a dean, soft doth. Do not wipe the refrigerator
with a soiled dishwashing doth or wet towel. These
may leave
a residue that can harm the point. Do not
use scouring pads, powdered cleaners, bleoch or
cleaners containing bleach because these products
can scratch and weaken the paint finish.
Protect th® paint finish. The finish on the outside
of the refrigerator is
a high quality, baked-on paint
finish. With proper care, it will stay new-looking and
rust-free for years. Apply □ coat of kitchen/appliance
wax when the refrigerator is new and then at least
twice о year.
Inside
The fresh food and freezer compartment
interiors should be deoned at least once a year.
Unpluq the refriqerator before cteaninq. If this is not
proclicai, wring excess moisture out of sponge or doth
when cleaning around switches, lights or controls.
Use warm water and baking soda solution^—about a
tablespoon of baking soda to a quart of water. This
both deans and neutralizes odors. Rinse thoroughly
with water and wipe dry.
Other parts of the refrigerator—including door
gaskets, meat and vegetable drawers, ice storage
bin and all plastic parts—can be cleaned the same
way. Do not use cleansing powders or other abrasive
cleaners. Door gaskets ore factory-lubricated with
petroleum jelly on the hinge side. If the lubricant is
excessive, wipe it off but leave a thin film on the
gasket to help insure a proper hinge-side seal. When
you deon the door goskets, relubricote them.
To help prevent odors, leave an open box of baking
soda in the rear of the refrigerator, on the top shelf.
Change the box every three months. In addition, put
an open box of baking soda in the freezer to absorb
stale freezer odors.
Do not wash any plastic parts from your
refrigerator in your automatic dishwasher.
Storage Drawers
Drawers at bottom of fresh food compartment will
stop before coming all the way out of refrigerator to
help prevent contents from spilling onto floor. The
drawers can be removed easily by tilting up slightly
and pulling post the "stop” location.
To remove storage drawers when fresh food
compartment door cannot he opened fully:
1. Remove food from shelf above top drawer and
take out shelf.
2. Take food off gloss cover and out of drawer.
3. Put your fingers
behind the gasket at the
rear of the drawer and
puH forword. Remove
the gasket.
4. Pull the drawer
partway out. Reach in,
push the rear of the
glass up: at the same
time, push it back until it
dears front-corner
retainers.
5. Tilt and remove the
cover.
6
.
Pul! the drawer
forward, lift the front to
clear stops, ond pull the
drawer out until it hits
the door. Then lift the
drawer up until it is higher
than the drawer supports,
tilt It and take it out.
7. If tape holds bottom drower cover to drawer
supports, remove the tape. Pull drawer partwoy out.
Reach in, push the rear of the glass up and, at the
same time, bock, until it clears front-corner retainers.
8. Tilt and remove the cover.
9. Tilt and remove the drawer.
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