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and neutral soap emulsion for cleaning ex- ternal surfaces.
Important! Do not use detergents or abrasive paste as these will damage the paint, or stainless steel anti finger print coating.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to the mains supply.
Cleaning the ventilation grille
The ventilation grille can be removed for washing.
Make sure the door is open and then:
1.Loosen the upper edge of the grille by pulling outward/downward.
2.Pull the grille straight out to completely remove it.
3.Vacuum clean under the cabinet.
Defrosting the refrigerator
Frost is automatically eliminated from the evaporator of the refrigerator compartment every time the motor compressor stops, dur- ing normal use. The defrost water drains out through a drain hole into a special container at the back of the appliance, over the motor compressor, where it evaporates.
It is important to periodically clean the defrost water drain hole in the middle of the refriger- ator compartment channel to prevent the water overflowing and dripping onto the food inside.
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Defrosting the freezer
A certain amount of frost will always form on the freezer shelves and around the top com- partment.
Defrost the freezer when the frost layer rea- ches a thickness of about
To remove the frost, follow the instructions below:
•switch off the appliance and pull out the plug from the wall socket
•remove any stored food, wrap it in several layers of newspaper and put it in a cool place
•remove the freezer drawers
•put insulating material around the drawers, e.g. blankets or newspapers.
Defrosting can be accelerated by placing bowls with hot water (not boiling) inside the freezer.
•Loosen the drainage channel from its rest- ing position, push it in according to the il- lustration and place it in the bottom freezer drawer where water can collect
•carefully scrape off the ice when it starts to thaw. Use a wood or a plastic scraper
•when all the ice has melted, clean and wipe the cabinet dry, then put the drainage channel back in place.