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CARE AND CLEANING
Caution! Unplug the appliance before carrying out any maintenance operation.
This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cooling unit; maintenance and re- charging must therefore only be carried out by authorized technicians.
Periodic cleaning
The equipment has to be cleaned regularly:
•clean the inside and accessories with luke- warm water and some neutral soap.
•regularly check the door seals and wipe clean to ensure they are clean and free from debris.
•rinse and dry thoroughly.
Important! 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 dam- age the surface and leave a strong odour.
Clean the condenser (black grill) and the compressor at the back of the appliance with a brush or a vacuum cleaner. This op- eration will improve the performance of the appliance and save electricity consumption.
Important! 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 cas- ing of this appliance is only cleaned with warm water with a little
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to the mains supply.
Defrosting of 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 trough into a special contain- er at the back of the appliance, over the mo- tor compressor, where it evaporates.
It is important to periodically clean the de- frost water drain hole in the middle of the re- frigerator compartment channel to prevent the water overflowing and dripping onto the food inside. Use the special cleaner provi- ded, which you will find already inserted in- to the drain hole.
Periods of
When the appliance is not in use for long pe- riods, take the following precautions:
•disconnect the appliance from elec- tricity supply
•remove all food
•defrost 5)and clean the appliance and all accessories
•leave the door/doors ajar to prevent un- pleasant smells.
If the cabinet will be kept on, ask some- body to check it once in a while to prevent the food inside from spoiling in case of a power failure.
WHAT TO DO IF…
Warning! Before troubleshooting, disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.
Only a qualified electrician or compe- tent person must do the troubleshoot- ing that is not in this manual.
5) If foreseen.
