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Maintenance and care
Rear stoppers
(installation by owner)
Switching the appliance off
During cleaning and maintenance it is necessary to
disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply:
1 set the Thermostat Knob on Off;
2 pull the plug out of the socket.
Cleaning
– Your appliance is manufactured with hygienic
odourless
materials.
To
preserve
these
characteristics, always use sealed containers for
strong smelling foods to avoid the formation of
odours that are diffi cult to remove.
– Use only a water and bicarbonate solution: Clean the
internal and exterior of your appliance with a sponge
soaked with a warm water and sodium bicarbonate
solution, which is also a good disinfectant. If you
do not have any sodium bicarbonate at home, use
neutral detergent.
– What not to use: Do not use abrasive detergents,
bleach or detergents containing ammonia. Never
use solvent-based products.
– Dishwashable: All the removable parts can be
cleaned by soaking in hot soapy water or detergent.
If you own a dishwasher, you may wash these parts
in the dishwasher.
Remember to dry thoroughly before replacing them.
– What about the back panel? Dust may deposit on
the back panel and affect the proper running of the
appliance. To remove dust, vacuum away the dust
very carefully using the appropriate vacuum cleaner
accessory.
– Discontinued use of the appliance: If the appliance
is not in use for any length of time, remember to
clean the interior and dry thoroughly, leaving the
doors open to prevent the formation of bad odours
and mould.
-This special sound when the thermoregulator
and compressor are turned on is a normal state,
which appears during the working process of the
appliance’s electric installation.
- If some foodstuff containing oil or butter
(mayonnaise, vegetable oil, animal fat, etc.) enters
onto the refrigerator gasket or plastic inner lining,
remove the impurity immediately with a neutral
detergent
Defrosting the refrigerator
Refrigerator defrosts automatically and the water is
drained to the back towards the drain pipe installed
for this purpose. Here, the heat produced by the
compressor will make it evaporate.
Defrosting the freezer
– If the frost is more than 5 mm thick, the freezer
must be defrosted.
Proceed as follows: turn the thermostat knob to the
«0»
setting. Then wrap all the frozen and fast-frozen
food in newspaper, placing it either in the refrigerator
or in a cool place. Leave the freezer door open so
that the frost thaws completely. You can speed this
process by placing containers of warm water in the
compartment.
Replacing the light bulb
The lamp for lighting the interior of the appliance is
located at the back of the lamp box. Unscrew the
burnt lamp and replace it with another lamp of no
more than 15 Watt.
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Start-up and use
Using the freezer to its full potential
For the preparation of food to be frozen, please
consult a specialized manual.
– Don’t open the freezing compartment door in case
of power failure or unintentional defrosting when
the refrigerator is switched off. It will help to keep
low temperatures in the freezing compartment for a
longer time.
– Use foodstuffs which are partly defrosted to cook
a dish by thermal treatment.
– When freezing fresh foods, remember that they
should not touch other previously frozen or deep
frozen foods.
Place the food that you wish to freeze in the top
compartment where the temperature will fall below
– 18
0
C, which is ideal for freezing food properly.
Remember that proper conservation depends on
the speed of freezing.
– During the freezing process, avoid opening the
door of the freezer.
– Freeze only the quantities (in kg) shown on the data
plate situated inside the refrigerator compartment.
– For the best conservation and defrosting, remember
to freeze small portions; this will ensure rapid and
uniform freezing. Mark package with a description
of the contents and the date it was frozen. In the
case of power failure or breakdown, do not open the
freezer door. This will help maintain the temperature
inside the freezer ensuring that foods are conserved
for at least 17 hours.
– Do not store full bottles in the freezer since they
could explode when they freeze. (Remember that
liquids increase in volume when frozen).
-If the room temperature remains below 14°C for an
extended period of time the freezer will not reach the
temperatures required for storage, and storage life
will be shorter. In this case, frozen foodstuffs should
be used within a relatively short period of time.
In order to freeze and then thaw foods optimally,
it is recommended that you divide food into small
portions so that they freeze quickly and uniformly.
The packages should be clearly marked with the
content and the date they were frozen.