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Hints
Saving Energy
Pay careful attention to where the cabinet is placed.
See the section Installation. When installed
correctly the cabinet will consume less energy.
Try to avoid keeping the doors open for long
periods or opening the doors too frequently as
warm air will enter the cabinet and cause the
compressor to switch on unnecessarily often.
If the ambient temperature is high, the thermostat
knob is on the coldest setting (higher numbers) and
the appliance is fully loaded, the compressor may
run continuously, causing frost or ice to form on the
evaporator. If this happens, turn the knob to a
warmer setting (lower numbers) to allow automatic
defrosting and so a saving in electricity consumption.
Do not place warm foods inside the appliance.
Allow warm foods to cool first.
Keep the heat emitting condenser, the metall grille
on the rear wall of your appliance, always clean.
Hints for refrigeration
Do not store warm food or evaporating liquids in the
refrigerator and do cover or wrap up the food,
particularly if it has a strong smell.
Maintenance
Unplug the appliance before carrying out
any maintenance operation.
Warning
This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cooling
unit maintenance and recharging must therefore
only be carried out by authorised technicians.
Defrosting
Bleeding part of the moisture of cooling chamber in
form of frost and ice goes with the operation of the
refrigerator.
Thick frost and ice has an insulating effect, so it
reduces cooling efficiency as the temperature
increases and it needs more energy.
At this type of appliance defrosting cooling
compartment is automatic without any external
intervention.
The thermostatic control interrupts the operation of
compressor at regular intervals for more or less time
- during this cooling is interrupted - temperature of
the cooling compartment increases and defrosting
occurs. After defrosting the thermostatic control
restarts operation of the system.
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Door shelves
To permit storage of food packages of various
sizes, the central door shelf can be adjusted in
height.
Gradually pull the shelf in the direction of the
arrows until it comes free, then reposition as
required.
For more thorough cleaning, the top and bottom
door sheves can be easily removed and refitted
in position.
To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here are
some useful hints:
Raw meat (beef, pork, lamb & poultry): wrap
in polythene bags and place on top of the salad
compartment, this being the coldest spot in the
refrigerator.
Meat can only be stored safely in this way for
one or two days at the most.
Cooked food, cold cuts, jelly, etc.: these
should be well covered and can be stored on
any of the glass shelves.
Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly
cleaned and placed in the bottom drawer/s.
Butter & cheese: these should be placed in
special airtight containers or wrapped in
aluminium foil or polythene bags to keep out as
much air as possible.
Milk bottles: these should have a top and
should be stored in the bottle rack on the door.
Bananas, potatoes, onions and garlic, if not
packed, must not be kept in the refrigerator.
