FELIX STORCH, INC.
Before Putting Into Use These instructions are intended for the user. They describe the appliance and the correct and safe way to use it. The instruction manual was prepared for various types/models of refrigerators. Therefore you may find in it descriptions of some accessories and functions that your appliance may not have.
Important If you bought this appliance to replace an old one equipped with a lock that cannot be opened from the inside (lock, bolt), make sure that the lock is broken. This will make it impossible for children to lock themselves inside the appliance and suffocate. The appliance must be correctly connected to the power supply. If the food has a strange smell or color throw it away because it is very likely that it is spoiled and therefore dangerous to eat.
Placing and Installation Choosing the Right Place Place the appliance in a dry and regularly ventilated room. Allowed ambient temperature depends on the model (class) of the appliance and is stated on the rating plate of the appliance.
Operation Control The appliance is controlled with the thermostat knob, placed in the right upper part inside the appliance. Turn the knob clockwise from STOP (0) position towards 7 and backwards. Temperature Selection • • • • When the freezer operates automatically, the interior temperature is controlled by the thermostat. Higher settings on the knob mean colder temperatures in all compartments of the appliance. The temperature in the interior of the appliance may even drop below 32°F.
Use Storing Fresh Foods • Foods to be stored in the refrigerator should be properly packed as to • • • • • • prevent mixing various moisture degrees and odors (in polyethylene bags or sheet, aluminum foil, wax paper, covered containers or bottles). Never store any inflammable, volatile or explosive substances. Beverages with high alcohol percentage shall be stored in tightly sealed bottles in a vertical position. Food should not touch the rear wall of the refrigerator.
Freezing Fresh Foods • • • • • • Carefully select food you intend to freeze; the food should be of adequate quality and suitable for freezing. Use correct packaging and wrap it right. - The packaging should be air tight and shouldn’t leak; this may cause substantial vitamin loss and dehydration of the foods. - Foils and bags should be soft enough to tightly wrap around the foods. Mark the packages with the following data: kind and amount of foods and the date of loading.
Commercially Frozen Foods The storage time and the recommended temperature for storing commercially frozen foods are indicated on the packaging. For storing and using consider the manufacturer’s instructions. When shopping for foods, be careful to choose only adequately packed foods provided with complete data and stored in freezers where the temperature is not higher than -18°C. Do not buy packages of food covered with frost layer. This indicates that the package was thawed before at least once.
Changing the Direction of Opening the Door If you find the direction of opening the door on your appliance inconvenient, you can change it. Holes on the opposite side have already been prepared at the factory (except on stainless steel towel bar models). • Take off the upper hinge cover and unscrew the upper and lower hinges. • Remove the kick plate and place it in its new position. • Unplug the holes covering the holes on the opposite side of the appliance door.
Maintenance and Cleaning Automatic Defrosting of the Refrigerator There is no need to defrost the refrigerator, because the ice depositing on the inner back wall is defrosted automatically. The ice is depositing on the inner back wall during the compressors operation; later on, when the compressor is not operating, ice is defrosting and water drops, drains and collects through the outlet in the inner back wall into the drain pan situated above the compressor where it evaporates.
Switch Off the Appliance When Not in Use If you do not intend to use the appliance for a longer period of time set the thermostat knob to the STOP (0) position and disconnect the power supply. Then take out the foods and defrost and clean the appliance. Leave the door slightly open. Trouble-Shooting Guide During the service of your appliance, you can come across some troubles that in most cases result from improper handling of the appliance that can easily be eliminated.
Noise Cooling in refrigerating-freezing appliances is enabled by the refrigerating system with the compressor, this produces noise. How noisy the appliance is depends on where it is placed, how it’s used and how old the appliance is. • During the operation of the compressor, a liquid noise is heard and when the compressor is not operating a refrigerant flow is heard. This is a normal condition and it has no influence whatsoever on the lifetime of the appliance.
