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Electrolux 818 16 05-02/6
Something Not Working
GB
Before
contacting your local Service Force Centre check the following point:
Problem
Possible cause / Remedy
" " is displayed in the temperature
display.
Or
The yellow Action Freeze and red
warning lamp both flash.
An error has occurred in measuring the temperature. Call your
service representative. (The cooling system will continue to
keep food products cold, but temperature adjustment will not
be possible.)
Audible alarm + flashing red warning
lamp.
(It is too warm inside the freezer.)
Switch off the audible alarm by pressing the alarm shut-off
button.
The audible alarm could have been triggered by:
The cabinet having been recently switched on and the
temperature still being too high. See the chapter "Switching on
and setting the temperature".
The door may have been open for so long that the `door open'
alarm was triggered.
It is too warm inside the refrigerator.
Set a lower temperature.
Put food products in the right place inside the refrigerator. See
the chapter "Temperature inside the refrigerator".
Distribute the food products to allow cold air to circulate
around them.
Make sure that the door is completely closed and that the
insulating strip is complete and clean.
There is water on the cooling plate inside
the refrigerator.
This is normal. During automatic defrosting, frost thaws on the
cooling plate.
It is too cold inside the refrigerator.
Set a warmer temperature.
Vegetables and other products that are easily frozen have been
placed on a "too cold" shelf. See the chapter "Temperature
inside the refrigerator".
Water is running inside the refrigerator.
Clean the water drain and drain hole inside the refrigerator
using e.g. cotton swabs or a bottle cleaner brush.
Some food products could have been placed near the rear of the
appliance prevetung the water from running into the drain.
Water comes out on the floor.
Place the drain hose at the back of the cabinet above the drain
bowl. See the chapter "Before using the cabinet the first time".
It is too warm inside the freezer.
Set a lower temperature.
Make sure that the door is completely closed and that the
insulating strip is complete and clean.
If warm food products have been put inside the freezer, wait for
a couple of hours and then check the temperature again.
Distribute the food products to allow cold air to circulate
around them.
It is too cold inside the freezer.
Set a warmer temperature.
Action Freeze could have been switched on.
The temperature display shows the highest temperature inside
the cabinet. Thus a difference between the temperature
indicated on the display and the (average) temperature
measured in another way is normal.