efrostM4Mmeverfrostbecomes1/4”thick.Neverusea sharpor pointedinstrumenttoremovefrostas itmaydamagethefreezer.Donotuseanyelectricaldevice5ndefrostingyourfreezer.Todefrost,removefoodandicetrays.Besuretokeepthedriptrayinplace.Thensetthe temperaturecontroldialtothe “OFF” positionanddisconnectpowertothefreezer.Leavethefreezerdooropenuntildefrostingis completed.Tospeedupdefrosting,placepansofhotwateron freezershelvesandwipewithwarmtowelor sponge.After defrosting,removedriptrayanddisposeof water.Cleantheinteriorandreturndrip tray.Thenturnthetemperaturecontrolbacktotheoriginalsetting.teroperatingtemperaturehasen reached,returnfd andicetraysto thefreezer.Unplugandemptythefreezer.Washtheinsidewithwarmwaterandbakingsodasolution—abouttwotablespoonsofbakingsodatoaquartofwater.Thenrinseanddry.Don’tusecleanserssuchas soaps,detergents,scouringpowderorspraycleanersinsidethefreezer—theymaycauseodors.Washicetrays,driptrayandshelveswithmilddetergentsolutionanddry themwitha softcloth.Wipetheoutsideofthefreezerwitha softclothdampenedwithsoapywateror AppliancePolishWaxCleaner(Cat.No.WR97X216),availablefromGEAppliancePartsMarts.Useonlymild, soapywatertocleanthedoorgasket.Neveruseacids,chemicalthinner,gasoline,benzeneor thelikeforcleaninganypart ofthefreezer.Boilingwaterandbenzenemaydeformor darnageplasticparts.Do not washanyplasticpartsfromyourfreezerin yourautomaticdishwasher.Thecondenseris locatedon thebackof thefreezer.Tomaintainthefreezerat peakperformance,cleanthecondenserat leasttwicea year,usinga vacuumcleanerwithitsdustingattachment.Whengoingamvacation=..Tomaintainyourfreezerinoperationduringvacations9besureyourhousepoweris notturnedof$Forextendedvacationsorabsences,youmaywishto moveyourfrozenfoodstoa storagelockertemporarily.Shutoffpowertothefreezer,turnthecontrolto“OFF~’andcleantheinterior.Topreventodors,leavean openboxofbakingsodainsideandleavethedooropen.Whenthe freezeris notoperating,it canbe leftin an unheatedhouseor roomwithoutdamagetothecabinetor the mechanism.when youmove...Disconnectthe powercordfromthewalloutlet,removefoodanddefrostthe freezer.Thencleananddrythe interior.Secureall looseitemssuchas icetraysand shelvesbytapingthemin place.Be surethefreezerstaysuprightduringmoving.Protecttheoutsideofthe freezerwitha blanket.