Installation and Setting up
Proper installation of the appliance is essential to ensure the best and most efficient performance of your appliance.
Ventilation
The compressor and condenser generate heat and, therefore, need to be ventilated properly. Rooms with less than perfect ventilation are not very suited for installation of the appliance. Therefore, it should be installed in a room with an opening (window or French window) that provides the appropriate amount of air recirculation. It is also important that the room should not be too humid.
During installation, make sure not to cover or obstruct the grates that allow proper ventilation of the appliance. For proper ventilation of the appliance, you must leave:
–a space of at least 10 cm between the top part and any cabinets above it;
–a space of at least 5 cm between the sides of the appliance and any adjacent cabinets/walls.
Away from Heat
Avoid positioning the appliance in a place where it is directly exposed to sunlight or near an oven, cook top or the like.
Levelling
The floor should be perfectly levelled; if not, you can adjust the feet at the front of the appliance.
Before placing foodstuffs in the freezer, clean the interior well with warm water and baking soda.
After having plugged the appliance in, make sure that | GB |
pilot lamp is light. |
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Set thermostat knob onto a medium position and can |
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place food in the fridge after only a few hours. |
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Earthing |
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Before making the electrical connection, check that the |
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voltage shown on the data plate, that you will find on the |
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bottom left hand side of the appliance next to the crisper, |
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corresponds to that of your mains and that the socket is |
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earthen in conformity with all current electrical regulations. |
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If the system is not earthen, the manufacturer declines all |
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liability for consequent damages or losses. Do not use |
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adapters or multiple sockets. |
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Check the power load |
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The electrical socket must support the maximum power |
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load of the appliance shown on the data plate (on the |
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bottom left hand side of the appliance next to the |
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crisper). |
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Before plugging the appliance to the mains |
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Set the appliance upright and wait at least 3 hours before |
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plugging the appliance into the mains to ensure proper |
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performance. |
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This appliance complies with the following Community Directives:
-73/23/EEC of 19.02.73 (Low Voltage) and subsequent amendments;
-89/336/EEC of 03.05.89 (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and subsequent amendments;
-2002/96/EC (WEEE).
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