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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 operation will improve the performance of the appli- ance 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 re- frigerator compart- ment every time the
motor compressor stops, during normal use. The defrost water drains out through a trough into a special
container at the back of the appliance, over the motor 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 into the drain hole.
Defrosting the freezer
A certain amount of frost will always form on the freezer shelves and around
the top compartment.
Important! Defrost the freezer when the frost layer reaches a thickness of about
To remove the frost, do these steps:
1.Switch off the appliance.
2.Remove any stored food, wrap it in sever- al layers of newspaper and put it in a cool place.
3.Leave the door open.
4.When defrosting is completed, dry the in- terior thoroughly and refit the plug.
5.Switch on the appliance.
6.Set the temperature regulator to obtain the maximum coldness and run the appli- ance for two or three hours using this set- ting.
7.Reload the previously removed food into the compartment.
Warning! Never use sharp metal tools to scrape off frost from the evaporator
as you could damage it. Do not use a mechanical device or any artificial means to speed up the thawing process other than those recommended by the manufacturer. A temperature rise of the frozen food packs, during defrosting, may shorten their safe storage life.
Periods of
When the appliance is not in use for long pe- riods, take the following precautions:
1.Disconnect the appliance from electricity supply.
2.Remove all food.
3.Defrost, if foreseen
4.Clean the appliance and all accessories.
5.Leave all doors ajar to prevent unpleas- ant smells.
If the cabinet will be kept on, ask somebody to check it once in a while to prevent the food inside from spoiling in case of a power fail- ure.
