STAINLESS STEEL MAINTENANCE AND ENERGY SAVING TIPS
Background
Sta inlesssteeldoesnotsta in, corrode, orrusta sea silya s
ordina rysteel, butitisnotsta in orcorrosion proof. S ta inlesssteelsca n discolororcorrodeif notm a inta inedproperly.
Sta inlesssteelsdifferfrom ordina ryca rbon steelsbyth e
a m ountof ch rom ium present. I tisth isch rom ium th a t
surfa ceca n beda m a g edorconta m ina ted, w h ich m a y
resultin discolora tion, sta ining , orcorrosion of th eba se
m eta l.
Care & Cleaning
Routine clea ning of th esta inlesssteelsurfa cesw illserv eto
g rea tlyextendth elifeof yourproductbyrem ov ing conta m ina nts. Th isisespecia llyim porta ntin coa sta la rea sw h ich
ca n exposeth esta inlessto sev ereconta m ina ntssuch a s
Itisstrong lyrecom m endedto periodica llyinspecta ndth oroug h lyclea n crev ices, w eldpoints, underg a skets, riv ets,
bolth ea ds, a nda nyloca tionsw h eresm a lla m ountsof liquid
couldcollect, becom esta g na nt, a ndconcentra te conta m ina tes. A dditiona lly, a nym ounting h a rdw a re th a tissh ow ing
sig nsof corrosion sh ouldberepla ced.
F requencyof clea ning w illdependupon th e insta lla tion
loca tion, env ironm enta l, a ndusa g e conditions.
Choosing a Cleaning Product
Th ech oiceof a properclea ning productisultim a telyth a t
of th econsum er, a ndth erea rem a nyproductsfrom w h ich
to ch oose. D epending upon th etypeof clea ning a ndth e
deg reeof conta m ina tion, som eproductsa rebetterth a n
oth ers.
clea ning of m oststa inlesssteelproductsisto g iv eth esurfa cesa briskrubbing w ith a softcloth soa kedin w a rm w a ter
a nda g entle deterg ent, orm ildm ixtureof a m m onia . Rubbing sh ould, to th e extentpossible, follow th epolish linesof
th esteel, a nda lw a ysinsure th oroug h rinsing a fterclea ning .
A lth oug h som eproductsa re ca lled"sta inlesssteelclea ners,"som em a yconta in a bra siv esw h ich couldscra tch th e
a ndsom em a nyconta in ch lorine blea ch w h ich w illdull,
ta rnish ordiscolorth esurfa ceif notcom pletelyrem ov ed.
A fterth esta inlesssurfa cesh a v e been th oroug h lyclea ned,
a g oodqua lityca rw a xm a ybea ppliedto h elp m a inta in th e
Sta inlesssteelproductssh ouldnev erbeinsta lled, orstored
in closeproxim ityto ch lorinech em ica ls.
W h ich ev erclea ning productyou ch ose, itsh ouldbeused
in stricta ccorda ncew ith th einstructionsof th eclea ner
m a nufa cturer.
The following suggestions will minimize the
cost of operating your refrigeration appliance.
D o notinsta llyoura pplia ncenextto a h ota pplia nce
h ea tsources.
2. Insta llproductoutof directsunlig h t.
3. E nsureth efrontg rillev entsa tfrontof a pplia nce benea th doora re notobstructeda ndkeptclea n to a llow
v entila tion forth e refrig era tion system to expelh ea t.
4.
5. W h en initia llyloa ding yournew product, orw h enev er
la rg equa ntitiesof w a rm contentsa repla cedw ith in
refrig era tedstora g e com pa rtm ent, m inim izedoor
dow n to com pa rtm entsettem pera ture.
6 . M a inta ining a rela tiv elyfullstora g ecom pa rtm entw ill
requirelessa pplia nce run tim eth a n a n em ptycom pa rtm ent.
E nsuredoorclosing isnotobstructedbycontents
storedin youra pplia nce.
8 . A llow h otitem sto rea ch room tem pera ture beforepla c-
ing in product.
9 . M inim izedooropening sa nddura tion of dooropening s.
Useth ew a rm esttem pera turecontrolsettem pera ture
th a tm eetsyourpersona lpreferencea ndprov idesth e
properstora g eforyourstoredcontents.
riods, setth ea pplia nceto w a rm esta ccepta bletem pera ture forth estoredcontents.
a pplia ncerequiresth edoorto beopen fora n extended
periodof tim e.
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