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Positioning the door shelves
To permit storage of food packages of various sizes,
the door shelves can be adjusted in height.
To make these adjustments proceed as follows:
Gradually pull the shelf in the direction of the
arrows until it comes free, then reposition as
required (Fig. 8).
Fig. 8
For more thorough cleaning, the top door shelf can
be removed by pulling it in the direction of the
arrows, then refitting it in position (Fig. 9).
Fig. 9
Defrosting
Frost is automatically eliminated from the
evaporator of the refrigerator compartment every
time the motor compressor stops, during normal
use. The defrost water drains out through a trough
(Fig. 10) into a special container on the back of the
appliance, where it evaporates.
Fig. 10
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In the freezer compartment however, the frost
should be removed with the special plastic scraper
provided, whenever the thickness exceeds 4 mm.
During this operation it is not necessary to switch
off the power or to remove the foods from the
compartment.
Do not use sharp instruments to scrape off frost to avoid
damaging the appliance.
If a thick layer of ice is formed it will be necessary
to carry out complete defrosting as follows:
set the knob (D) to «
O
» or unplug the appliance
from the mains socket;
wrap frozen food in several layers of newspaper and
place the food packages in a cool place.
Leave the door open. Insert the plastic scraper in
the appropriate seating, place a basin underneath to
collect the defrost water (Fig. 11).
Fig. 11
After complete defrosting thoroughly dry the
refrigerator compartment.
Keep the scraper for future use.
Reconnect the appliance to the power supply, start
it up and, after two or three hours, replace the foods
previously removed from the freezer.
Important
Remember that an increase in the surface
temperature of already-frozen foods may
significantly decrease their storage life.
We particularly recommend that you periodically clean the
defrost-water drainage hole, located in the centre of the
drainage groove in the refrigerator compartment (Fig. 10) to
prevent the defrost water from overflowing onto foods stored in
the compartment. Use the special cleaner provided, which you
will find already inserted into the drainage hole.
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