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Service Manual UK
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STAR RATING
UK and EU freezers and refrigerators with freezer compartments are star rated with regard to their
capacity to store or freeze food.
The temperatures for the freezer compartment relating to these star ratings are as follows:
Although both the three and four star ratings specify the same storage times and same minimum
temperature of -18°C, only a four star freezer is intended to be used for freezing fresh food, and may
include a 'fast freeze' function (runs the compressor continually, down to as low as -26°C) to facilitate
this.
Three (or fewer) stars are used for frozen food compartments which are only suitable for storing frozen
food; introducing fresh food into such a compartment is likely to result in unacceptable temperature
rises.
This difference in categorisation is shown in the design of the star logo, where the 'standard' three stars
are displayed in a box using 'positive' colours, denoting the same normal operation as a 3-star freezer,
and the fourth star showing the additional fresh food/fast freeze function is prefixed to the box in
'negative' colours or with other distinct formatting.
STAR Rating
Minimum
Temperature
°C (°F)
Maximum
Storage Time for
Per-Frozen
Foods
Maximum Storage Time for Frozen from Fresh
Foods
4
-18°C (0°F)
Between 3 and 12
months
Between 3 and 12 months.
Has the capacity to freeze a specified quantity of fresh
food from +25°C to -18°C in 24 hours
without affecting the frozen food already being stored.
(Refer to the rating plate on the appliance for
specific quantity.)
3
-18°C (0°F)
Between 3 and 12
months
N/A
2
-12°C (10°C)
1 month
N/A
1
-6°C (21°F)
1 week
N/A
