Cleaning your refrigerator
Turn the Thermostat control to “OFF” position then remove the mains plug from the
wall socket, open the door and remove all the contents to a cool place remove the
shelf.
Wipe the inside surface with a warm water and bicarbonate of soda solution. The
solution should be about 2 tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda to 2 pints of water.
Wash the shelf and tray with a mild detergent solution.
Wring excess water out of the sponge or cloth when cleaning area of the controls.
Wash the outside cabinet with warm and mild liquid detergent. Rinse well and wipe
dry with a clean soft cloth.
If the plastic parts in the refrigerator remain contaminated for a long time by oil
(animal or vegetable),they will age and possibly crack. The dr
ip tray
gets dirty
very easily if it is not cleaned regularly, bad odours will be produced, get into the
habit of cleaning this
tray
regularly. Make sure you keep the door seal and adjacent
surface clean to maintain a good air tight seal.
6
1.
T
ake out all the food from the fridge and keep the door open.
2. Turn the thermostat to the off position ( 0 )
,
unplug the refrigerator from the
mains supply.
3. Position the
drip
tray under the ice box on the shelf below.
4. After all the ice
h
as melted dry the unit carefully and empty the
drip tray.
5. Reinsert the mains plug and set the thermostat to its original setting.
6. Leave to stand until the correct temperature
h
as been reached then introduce your
food.
When the frost/ice
layer reaches 3-4 mm thick the refrigerator must be defrosted and
cleaned.
Otherwise it may result in lower efficiency and high energy consumption.
The surface of the evaporator ices up when the refrigerator is in normal use and
the thermostat control knob is set to a higher number(normally 3.0-5.0).
