Operation Manual

GB
10
Makesurethedrainportonthefridgeattherearoftheappliance iskeptclear.
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Freezerdefrosting
Frostwillaccumulateinsidethefreezerdependinguponthelengthoftimeduringwhichthedoorisleft
openortheamountofmoistureintroduced.
Itisessentialtoensurethatnofrostoriceisallowedtoformatplaceswhereitwillaffecttheclose
fittingofthedoorseal.
Thismightallowairtopenetratethecabinet,thusencouragingcontinuousrunningofthecompressor.
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Thinfrostformationisquitesoftandcanberemovedwithabrushorplasticscraper.Donotusemetalor
sharpscrapers,mechanicaldevicesorothermeanstoacceleratethedefrostingprocess.Removeall
dislodgedfrostfromthecabinetfloor.
Fortheremovalofthinfrostitisnotnecessarytoswitchofftheappliance.
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Fortheremovalofheavyicedepositsdisconnecttheappliancefromthemainssupplyandemptythe
contentsintocardboardboxesandwrapinthickblanketsorlayersofpapertokeepthemcold.
Defrostingwillbemosteffectiveifcarriedoutwhenthefreezerisempty,anditshouldbecarriedoutas
quicklyaspossible.
Anincreaseintemperatureoffrozenfoodpackagesduringdefrostingwillshortenthestoragelife.
Providedthatthecontentsarewellwrappedandplacedinacoolarea,theyshouldkeepforseve ral
hours.
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Examinethecontentswhenreplacingtheminthefreezerandifsomeofthepackageshavethawed
out.
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Afterdefrostingisfinishedcleantheinsidewithasolutionofwarmwaterwithalittlebicarbonateof
sodaandthendrythoroughly.Washallremovablepartsinthesamewayandreassemble.
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Reconnecttheappliancetothemainssupplyandleavefor2to3hoursonsetting
number7before
introducingthefoodbackintothefreezerandsettingthethermostattoyournormalsetting.
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Noisefromyourappliance
Youmaynoticesomeratherunusualnoises.Thenoisesarecausedbycirculationofrefrigerantinthe
coolingsystem.IthasbecomemorepronouncedsincetheintroductionofCFC
freegases.Thisisnota
faultandwillnotaffecttheperformanceofyourfridge.
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Prolongedoffperiods
Iftheapplianceisnotinuseforalongperiodoftime,proceedasfollows:
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Disconnectfromthemainssupply.
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