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Take the frozen foods out of the appliance, and put them into a basket lined with paper or cloth. Store them in a possibly cool place or replace them into another refrigerator.
Pull out the mains plug from the mains socket, so both parts of the appliance are out of operation.
Open the doors of both parts of the appliance and clean the refrigerator according to 'Regular cleaning'. Maintain and clean the freezer as following:
Sweep off the melting water with a cloth or sponge in direction of sides of the cooling plates. The melting water swept down gathers in the outlet channel practically formed in the bottom of the appliance and can be removed according to figure.
Put an adequately high bowl or dish under the outlet.
The bowl in figure is not a piece of accessories to the appliance!
Wipe the surfaces after defrosting and leading the water out.
Put the mains plug into the mains socket and put foods taken out back to their places.
It is recommended to operate the appliance at the highest position of the thermostatic control for some hours so that it can reach the sufficient storing temperature as soon as possible.
Regular cleaning
It is recommended to wash the inside of the refrigerator in
Household cleaner or soap must not be used.
After breaking the circuit wash the appliance with lukewarm water then wipe it. Clean the door gasket with clean water. After cleaning apply voltage to the appliance.
It is recommended to remove the dust and dirt collected on the back of the refrigerator and the condenser and to clean the evaporative tray on top of the compressor once or twice a year.
When the refrigerator is not in use
In case the appliance will not be used for a long time follow these steps:
Break the circuit of the appliance.
Remove foods from the refrigerator.
Defrost and clean it as written before.
Leave the door open to avoid a build up of air inside.
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