HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES
Because of consumer demand, preservatives have been removed from many pre-prepared foods.
This together with the changes in shopping habits to a once-a-week shop, mean that safe handling and
storage of food is even more important than ever.
The following tips should help you to ensure that
the food in your home is in as perfect condition
as possible.
nKeep the time between buying chilled food andnDo not store food uncovered.
placing it in your fridge as short as possible. nTestsRemove suspect food from your refrigerator and
showed that the temperature of 1 litre of orangeclean the interior (see OMaintenance and
juice rose to 22!C in an hour between the
supermarket and home. It then took 11 hours toCleaning�).
get down to 7!C in the refrigerator.nNever allow spillages to dry and harden.
nKeep the refrigerator door closed as much asnStore eggs in the egg rack provided in the
refrigerator door. Discard any broken or chipped
possible.eggs.
nDo not push food together too much, try to allownRegularly check the refrigerator door seal to
air to circulate around each item.
nCool cooked food as quickly as possible but doensure that it is clean and free from debris.
NOT place in the refrigerator until cool. (LeavenAlways wash your hands with soapy water and dry
food in a cool place in order that it can then bethem with a clean towel before handling food.
placed in the refrigerator as soon as possible).nKeep work surfaces clean and avoid cross
contamination by not using the same work surface
nDo NOT mix raw and cooked meat, they must beor knife, without washing them thoroughly in
in separate containers. Take care not to let thebetween.
meat juices drip onto other food. If the meat does
drip, remove everything and clean thoroughly.
DEFROSTING
The refrigerator automatically defrosts every time the
compressor stops. The water is discharged, via a
water discharge hole, into a tray located at the back
of the appliance above the compressor, where it
evaporates.
Important
To avoid defrost water overflowing into the
fridge, periodically clean the water
discharge hole in the centre of the V
shaped drip collector at the back of the
refrigerator compartment behind the salad
drawer. Use the special cleaner provided
which you will find already inserted into theD037
discharge hole.
Normal Operating Sounds
You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds whenpulsating noise from the compressor.
the refrigerant is pumped through the coils or tubingA thermostat controls the compressor, and you will
at the rear, to the cooling plate.hear a faint �clickO when the thermostat cuts in and
When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is beingout.
pumped round, and you will hear a whirring sound or
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