OPERATION
Door reversal directions
1. Disconnect from the electricity supply.
Before usingFresh food refrigeration2. Remove all loose items, including food, store food
Remove all securing tapes. Wash inside theTo obtain the best performance, do not store warmin a cool place.
appliance with lukewarm water and bicarbonate offood or evaporating liquids in the refrigerator; do3. Gently lay the fridge/freezer on its back with the
soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water).cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strongtop held away from the floor by 5-8 cm (2-3
inches) of packing;
Do not use soap or detergent as the smell mayflavour.
linger. Dry thoroughly.Do not cover the shelves with any protective4. Remove the feet (3)
material, such as paper, cardboard or plastic, which5. Remove bottom hinge (1).
may obstruct the air circulation through them.
6. Slide out the door from pin (G), unscrew the latter
To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here areand then screw it down into the hinge provided on
Setting the temperature
some more useful hints:the opposite side, after having removed the small
The temperature inside the refrigerator is regulatedRaw meat (beef, pork, lamb & wild fowl): wrap inplugs which should then be fitted on the opposite
side.
by a thermostat with 6 temperature positions and anpolythene bags and place on top of the salad
?OFF? (O) position.crispers.7. Refit the door and bottom hinge (1) on the
Position 1 = minimum coldnessMeat can only be stored safely in this way foropposite side.
Position 6 = maximum coldnessone or two days at the most.8. Refit the feet (3) on the opposite side.
Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly
Turn the thermostat dial to the required position.9. Unscrew the handle. Refit it on the opposite side
cleaned and placed in the bottom salad crispers.after having pierced the plugs with a punch. Cover
The intermediate position is usually the mostthe holes left open with the plugs contained in the
suitable (3-4).Butter & cheese: these should be placed in special
airtight containers or wrapped in aluminium foil ordocumentation pack.
The thermostat setting can vary as the temperaturepolythene bags to exclude as much air as possible.
inside the refrigeration compartment depends on the
Attention
following factors:Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be
stored in the bottle rack on the door.
room temperatureAfter completion of the door reversiing operation,
how often the door is openedcheck that the door gasket adheres to the cabinet. If
the ambient temperature is cold (i.e. in Winter), the
how much food is storedgasket may not fit perfectly to the cabinet. In that
position of the appliancecase, wait for the natural fitting of the gasket or
Normal Operating Sounds accelerate this process by heating up the part
Important" You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling soundsinvolved with a normal hairdryer.
when the refrigerant is pumped through the coils
During prolonged periods of abnormally hot weather,or tubing at the rear, to the cooling
if the thermostat is set on too high a number, theplate/evaporator or to the fixed freezer shelves.
cooling system may operate continuously and the" When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is
fridge cooling plate may not defrost. Turning the knob
to a lower number will cause the automaticbeing pumped round, and you will hear a whirring
sound or pulsating noise from the compressor.
defrosting to resume.
" A thermostat controls the compressor, and you
will hear a faint click when the thermostat cuts in
and out.
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