The freezer does not defrost automati-
cally because frozen food must not be
allowed to defrost.
In normal use ice and frost will form on
the evaporator plates. If allowed to ac-
cumulate, this will impair the efficiency
of the freezer and increase the con-
sumption of electricity.
Do not scrape ice and frost off the
evaporator plates as this can dam-
age the evaporator plates and the
freezer making it unusable.
The freezer should be defrosted from
time to time. It must be defrosted if a
layer of ice approx. 5 mm thick has
accumulated. It is best to defrost when
only very little food or no food at all is
left in the freezer.
Before defrosting
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Switch on the super freeze function at
least 4 hours before defrosting to
ensure frozen food retains its cold re-
serve for longer when taken out of the
freezer.
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Remove the frozen food from the
freezer and place it in another freezer
or cool box or wrap it in several lay-
ers of newspaper or cloths and store
in a cool place on top of ice packs
until the freezer is ready for use
again.
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Take all freezer drawers except for
the bottom one out of the freezer.
The bottom drawer is used for col-
lecting defrosted water.
To defrost
Carry out the defrosting procedure
as quickly as possible if food has
not been placed in another freezer.
The longer the food is left out at
room temperature, the faster it de-
frosts.
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Switch the freezer off by turning the
on/off dial to the "0" position.
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Open the freezer door.
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To speed up defrosting, a bowl with
hot water (not boiling) can be placed
in the appliance and some warm wa-
ter in the bottom drawer. Closing the
door in this instance will help retain
the warmth and speed up the de-
frosting process.
We do not recommend the use of
hot air blowers such as hairdryers
for defrosting your freezer.
Never place electric heaters or can-
dles in the appliance to defrost it.
These can damage the plastic parts.
Do not use defrosting sprays, or
de-icers as they could contain sub-
stances which could damage the
plastic parts and which may cause
the build up of gases and pose a
danger to health.
Defrosting
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