Hotpoint HMT40 manual Caring for Your Appliance, Defrosting, Cleaning and maintenance of the parts

CARING FOR YOUR APPLIANCE

Before proceeding with any cleaning or defrosting operations, disconnect the appliance from the electricity mains (by setting the appliance to OFF keep button “A” pressed down for more than 2 seconds, until OFF in both the refrigerator and freezer compartments and then unplugging the appliance). Should you fail to do this, the appliance may go into alarm mode. WARNING: this alarm is not a sign of any anomaly. To return to normal operating mode, keep ON/OFF button “A” pressed down for more than 2 seconds to turn the appliance off and then turn it back on and set the required temperatures.

Defrosting

WARNING: do not damage the refrigeration circuit. Do not use mechanical devices or other tools to speed up the defrosting process, unless they have been rec- ommended by the manufacturer.

How to Defrost the Refrigerator

This appliance defrosts automatically, and the water is ducted to the back of the appliance by a special outlet (fig. 7) where the heat produced by the compressor makes it evaporate. The only thing you must do is to periodically check and clean the hole of the drain, which is located behind the fruit and vegetable crispers, so that the water drains properly.

How to defrost the freezer compartment

-Remove the frost from time to time with the aid of the special scraper provided (do not use knives or metal objects).

-If the frost is more than 5 mm thick, then you must defrost the freezer completely. Proceed as follows: one day before defrosting enable the SUPER FREEZE function in the 24- hour mode; it helps give the food a healthy extra "cold shock".

-After 24 hours, the freezing function is automatically disabled but you can disable it yourself.

-Turn the appliance off by pressing the appliance ON/OFF button "A" for more than 2 seconds.

WARNING: this operation switches off the whole appliance (including the fridge compartment).

-Wrap all frozen foods in newspaper and place them either in another refrigerator or in a cool place. Leave the door open, so as to allow all the frost to melt completely, helping it along with containers filled with lukewarm water.

The unit is provided with a system which allows the defrost water to be collected in a container placed beneath the unit (see fig. 8).

Fig. 7 Fig. 8

Clean and dry thoroughly before restarting the appliance.

Remember that the motor will not start immediately, but after approximately 8 minutes.

HOLIDAY FUNCTION. Mould and bad odours forming inside your unused fridge when you go on holiday need no longer be a problem: just enable the Holiday function (from the display). This way, with limited

energy consumption, the temperature of the refrigerator compartment is kept at around 12°C and the freezer is operated at its minimum setting, which is essential for food preservation.

Cleaning and maintenance of the parts

Before cleaning, switch off - keep the ON/OFF button “A” pressed down for more than 2 seconds, until 'OFF' is displayed in both the fridge and freezer compartments, then unplug the appliance.

-Your appliance is manufactured with hygienic, odourless materials. To preserve these characteristics, always use sealed containers to store foods, in order to prevent spills which could stain and cause unpleasant, difficult to remove odours.

-Use a water and bicarbonate solution to clean the appli- ance. Cean the interior and exterior with a sponge soaked in warm water and a sodium bicarbonate solution, which is, among other things, a good disinfectant. If you do not have any in the house, you can use a neutral soap.

-DO NOT use abrasive detergents, bleach or deterents con- taining ammonia. NEVER use solvent based products.

-All removable parts should be taken out and soaked in warm soapy water or detergent. Rinse and dry them thor- oughly before putting them back in the appliance.

-Occassionally use a vacuum to carefully remove dust which may collect on the back panel.

-When the appliance is not used for a long time, remember to clean the interior and dry thoroughly, leave the doors open to prevent the formation of mould and unpleasant odors.

-Replacing the light bulb. The bulb for lighting the interior of the refrigerator is located at the back of the thermostat box. When replacing the lamp, unplug the appliance from the elec- trical socket, unscrew the burned out lamp and replace it with another with a wattage no higher than 15W.

For access to lamp "A", remove the centre screw "B" at the back of the lamp cover, as indicated in fig. 9.

A

B

Fig. 9

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