ImportantThe freezer compartment, however, will become
If there is a power failure when food is in the freezer, do progressively covered with frost. This should be
removed with the special plastic scraper provided,
not open the door of the freezer compartment.whenever the thickness of the frost exceeds 4 mm.
The frozen food will not be affected if the power cut is
of short duration (a temperature increase of the frozen During this operation it is not necessary to switch
off the power supply or to remove the foodstuffs.
food shortens its safe storage period) and the freezer
compartment is full, otherwise, it is recommended that Never use sharp metal tools to scrape off frost from the
the food should be used within a short time.evaporator as you could damage it.
Do not use a mechanical device or any artiŢcial
means to speed up the thawing process other than
Thawing
those recommended by the manufacturer.
Deep-frozen or frozen food, prior to being used, can However, when the ice becomes very thick on the
be thawed in the refrigerator compartment or at
room temperature, depending on the time available inner liner, complete defrosting should be carried
out as follows:
for this operation.
Small pieces may even be cooked still frozen, pull out the plug from the wall socket or turn the
thermostat knob to the �OE setting;
directly from the freezer: in this case, cooking will
take longer.remove any stored food, wrap it in several layers of
newspaper and put it in a cool place;
Ice-cube productionleave the door open, and insert the plastic scraper in
the appropriate seating at the bottom centre,
This appliance is equipped with one or more trays
placing a basin underneath to collect the defrost
for the production of ice-cubes.water;
Fill these trays with water, then put them in the
freezer compartment.Fig. 15
Do not use metallic instruments to remove the trays
from the freezer.
Defrosting
Frost is automatically eliminated from the
evaporator of the refrigerator compartment every
time the motor compressor stops, during normal
use.
The defrost water drains out through a trough into D068
a special container at the back of the appliance, over when defrosting is completed, dry the interior
the motor compressor, where it evaporates.
thoroughly;
It is important to periodically clean the defrost water keep the scraper for future use;
drain hole in the middle of the refrigerator compartment
channel to prevent the water overflowing and dripping turn the thermostat knob back to the required
onto the food inside.setting or replace the plug in the power socket.
Use the special cleaner provided, which you will find After two or three hours, reload the previously
already inserted into the drain hole.removed food into the compartment.
Fig. 14Important: A temperature rise of the frozen food
packs, during defrosting, may shorten their safe
storage life.
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