Defrosting; Instructions - GE CA10 Use And Care Manual

Defrosting
instructions
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most climates, defrosting will be
necessary only about twice a year.
To have your freezer operate most
efficiently, do not permitmorethan
1/2 inchof frostto accumulateon
th~e shelves.
To remove this light coating of frost
from the shelves, simply scrapewith
a plastic or wood spatula or scraper.
Scrape the top and bottom surfaces
of the shelves and the refrigerated
surface at the top of the cabinet.
Never use an ice pickor metal
scraper.Any such instrument can
damage the freezer.
Do not useany electricaldevice
in defrostingyourfreezer.
For completedefrosting:
1. Turn temperature control to OFF,
2. Remove all food and place it in
corrugated boxes, insulated bags,
picnic coolers, etc. Use towels
and newspapersfor insulation as
needed.
3. With door open, use pans of hot
water to speed loosening of frost.
Remove large pieces before they
melt.
4. A drain hose (on models so
equipped) behind the base grille
carries the defrost water out from
the freezer. Remove the base grille;
then remove the drain plug and let
the defrost water drain into a pan.
Sponge excess water from bottom
of freezer as it COI Iects to prevent
overflowing.
Toremovethe basegrille(on models
so equipped), graspthe grilleat both
ends and pull outward.
5. After defrosting, clean inside of
freezer (see page 10).
6. Return temperature control to
regular position and return food
to freezer.
7.
Be
sure to replacedrain plug
(Onmodels so equipped) and return
drain tube to its position.
8. Replace base grille by aligning
pins in grille with holes in cabinet
and gently pushing grille forward
until it snaps into place.
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