User manual

Care and cleaning
Caution! Unplug the appliance before carrying
out any maintenance operation.
This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cool-
ing unit; maintenance and recharging must there-
fore only be carried out by authorized technicians.
Periodic cleaning
The equipment has to be cleaned regularly:
• clean the inside and accessories with lukewarm wa-
ter and some neutral soap.
• regularly check the door seals and wipe clean to
ensure they are clean and free from debris.
• rinse and dry thoroughly.
Important! Do not pull, move or damage any pipes
and/or cables inside the cabinet.
Never use detergents, abrasive powders, highly
perfumed cleaning products or wax polishes to clean
the interior as this will damage the surface and leave a
strong odour.
Clean the condenser (black grill) and the compressor
at the back of the appliance with a brush or a vacuum
cleaner. This operation will improve the performance
of the appliance and save energy consumption.
Important! Take care of not to damage the cooling
system.
Important! When moving the cabinet, lift it by the front
edge to avoid scratching the floor.
Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners contain
chemicals that can attack/damage the plastics used in
this appliance. For this reason use a soft cloth rinsed
in warm water and neutral soap emulsion for cleaning
external surfaces.
Important! Do not use detergents or abrasive paste
as these will damage the paint, or stainless steel anti
finger print coating.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to the mains
supply.
Cleaning the ventilation grille
The ventilation grille can be
removed to wash the grille.
Make sure the door is open
when removing the ventila-
tion grille:
1. Loosen the upper edge
of the grille by pulling
outward/downward.
2. Pull the grille straight
out to completely remove it.
3. Vacuum clean under the cabinet.
Defrosting the refrigerator
Frost is automatically eliminated from the evaporator
of the refrigerator compartment every time the motor
compressor stops, during normal use. The defrost wa-
ter drains out through a drain hole into a special con-
tainer at the back of the appliance, over the motor
compressor, where it evaporates.
It is important to periodi-
cally clean the defrost
water drain hole in the
middle of the refrigerator
compartment channel to
prevent the water over-
flowing and dripping onto
the food inside.
Defrosting the freezer
A certain amount of frost will always form on the freezer
shelves and around the top compartment.
Defrost the freezer when the frost layer reaches a
thickness of about 3-5 mm.
To remove the frost, follow the instructions below:
• switch off the appliance and pull out the plug from
the wall socket
• remove any stored food, wrap it in several layers of
newspaper and put it in a cool place
• remove the freezer drawers
• put insulating material around the drawers, e.g.
blankets or newspapers.
Defrosting can be accelerated by placing bowls with
hot water (not boiling) inside the freezer.
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