Electrolux TG05011, User Manual

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CARE AND CLEANING
CAUTION!
Unplug the appliance before carry-
ing out any maintenance operation.
This appliance contains hydrocar-
bons in its cooling unit; mainte-
nance and recharging must there-
fore only be carried out by author-
ized technicians.
PERIODIC CLEANING
The equipment has to be cleaned regularly:
• clean the inside and accessories with
lukewarm water and some neutral soap.
• regularly check the door seals and wipe
clean to ensure they are clean and free
from debris.
• rinse and dry thoroughly.
Do not pull, move or damage any
pipes and/or cables inside the cab-
inet.
Never use detergents, abrasive
powders, highly perfumed cleaning
products or wax polishes to clean
the interior as this will damage the
surface and leave a strong odor.
Take care of not to damage the
cooling system.
Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners
contain chemicals that can attack/damage
the plastics used in this appliance. For this
reason it is recommended that the outer
casing of this appliance is only cleaned with
warm water with a little washing-up liquid
added.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to
the mains supply.
DEFROSTING THE FREEZER
A certain amount of frost will always form
on the freezer shelf and around the freezing
area.
Defrost the freezer when the frost layer rea-
ches a thickness of about 3-5 mm.
About 4-5 hours prior to defrosting,
set the Temperature Regulator to
"SUPER" position, in order to build
up sufficient chill reserve for the in-
terruption in operation.
To remove the frost, follow the instructions
below:
1. Switch off the appliance and discon-
nect the mains plug from the mains
socket.
2. Remove any stored food, wrap it in
several layers of newspaper and put it
in a cool place.
CAUTION!
Do not touch frozen goods with
wet hands. Hands can freeze to
the goods.
3. Leave the door open and remove the
freezing shelf. It is possible to scrape
off and remove smaller frost and ice
with a plastic scraper. Sweep off melt-
ing water and it can be removed if an
adequately high tray is put in front of
the appliance and the defrost water will
flow into it.
In order to speed up the defrosting
process, place a pot of warm water
in the freezer. In addition, remove
pieces of ice that break away be-
fore defrosting is complete.
4. When defrosting is completed, dry the
interior thoroughly.
5. Switch on the appliance.
6. Turn the Temperature Regulator to a
"SUPER" position and leave to run for
at least 4 hours.
7. Reload the previously removed food in-
to the compartments.
8.
Return the Temperature Regulator to
"NORMAL" position.
WARNING!
Never use sharp metal tools to
scrape off frost from the evaporator
as you could damage it.
Do not use a mechanical device or
any artificial means to speed up the
thawing process other than those
recommended by the manufactur-
er.
A temperature rise of the frozen
food packs, during defrosting, may
shorten their safe storage life.
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