Hotpoint HUT161I manual Caring for Your Appliance, Defrosting

CARING FOR YOUR APPLIANCE

Before doing any cleaning, disconnect the appliance from the electricity (by pulling out the plug or turning off the general switch in your home).

Defrosting

WARNING: do not damage the refrigeration circuit. Do not use mechanical devices or instruments other than those recommended by the manufacturer to speed up the defrosting process.

How to Defrost the Refrigerator

The evaporator defrosts automatically during operation. The defrost water is collected by the conveyor and is evaporated externally automatically.

Clean the defrost water drain hole periodically (fig. 2). This will prevent the water collecting on the bottom of the refrig- erator instead of flowing out.

How to Defrost the Freezer

- If the frost is more than 7-8 mm thick, the freezer compart- ment must be defrosted.

Proceed as follows:

-Turn the temperature control (A) to the setting.

-Then wrap all the frozen and fast-frozen food in news paper, placing it either in the refrigerator or in a cool place.

-Leave the freezer door open so that the frost thaws completely.

-The defrost water can be collected as shown in Fig.3.

-You can speed this process by placing containers of warm water in the compartment.

Dry the compartment thoroughly.

To start up the appliance again, move the temperature control to the original operating position.

Cleaning and Special Maintenance

Before cleaning the refrigerator, switch off and remove the plug from the socket.

-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.

-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 electrical socket, unscrew the burned out lamp and replace it with another with a wattage no higher than 15W (fig. 4).

Fig. 4

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