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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 insert the
plastic scraper in the appropriate seat-
ing at the bottom centre, placing a ba-
sin underneath to collect the defrost
water
In order to speed up the defrosting
process, place a pot of warm water in
the freezer compartment. In addition,
remove pieces of ice that break away
before defrosting is complete.
4. When defrosting is completed, dry the
interior thoroughly and keep the scra-
per for future use.
5. Switch on the appliance.
6. After two or three hours, reload the
previously removed food into the com-
partment.
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 thaw-
ing process other than those recom-
mended by the manufacturer.
A temperature rise of the frozen food
packs, during defrosting, may shorten
their safe storage life.
Periods of non-operation
When the appliance is not in use for long
periods, take the following precautions:
•
disconnect the appliance from elec-
tricity supply
• remove all food
• defrost
10)
and clean the appliance and all
accessories
• leave the door/doors ajar to prevent un-
pleasant smells.
If the cabinet will be kept on, ask some-
body to check it once in a while to prevent
the food inside from spoiling in case of a
power failure.
WHAT TO DO IF…
Warning! Before troubleshooting,
disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
Only a qualified electrician or compe-
tent person must do the troubleshoot-
ing that is not in this manual.
Problem Possible cause Solution
The appliance does not
operate. The Pilot light
does not flash. The appliance is switched off. Switch on the appliance.
The mains plug is not connected
to the mains socket correctly. Connect the mains plug to the
mains socket correctly.
The appliance has no power.
There is no voltage in the mains
socket. Connect a different electrical ap-
pliance to the mains socket.
Contact a qualified electrician.
The Pilot light flashes. The appliance is not working
properly. Contact a qualified electrician.
The Alarm light flashes. The temperature in the freezer is
too high. Refer to "Excessive Temperature
Alarm"
10) If foreseen.
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