12Care and cleaning
Do not pull, move or damage any pipes and/or cables inside the cabinet.
Never use detergents, abrasive powders, highly perfumed cleaning products or wax polishes to clean the interior as this will damage the surface and leave a strong odour.
Clean the condenser (black grill) and the compressor at the back of the appliance with a brush. This operation will improve the performance of the appliance and save electricity consumption.
Take care of not to damage the cooling system.
Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners contain chemicals that can attack/damage the plastics used in this appliance. For this reason it is recommended that the outer casing of this appliance is only cleaned with warm water with a little
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to the mains supply.
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 reaches a thickness of about
About 12 hours prior to defrosting, set the Temperature regulator toward higher settings , in order to build up sufficient chill reserve for the interruption in operation.
To remove the frost, follow the instructions below:
1.Switch off the appliance.
2.Remove any stored food, wrap it in several layers of newspaper and put it in a cool place.
CAUTION!
Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands. Hands can freeze to the goods.
3.Leave the door open and insert the plastic scraper in the appropriate seating at the
bottom centre, placing a basin under- neath to collect the defrost water
In order to speed up the defrosting process, place a pot of warm water in the freezer com- partment. In addition, remove pieces of ice that break away before defrosting is com- plete.
4.When defrosting is completed, dry the in- terior thoroughly and keep the scraper for future use.
5.Switch on the appliance.
6.After two or three hours, reload the previously removed food into the compartment.