SANTO 70398-DT Refrigerator/Freezer Operating Instructions
Dear customer, Before switching on your new refrigerator/freezer please read these operating instructions carefully. They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructions for future reference. Pass them on to possible new owners of the appliance.
Contents Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Appliance Packaging Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Disposal of Old Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Remove Transport Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety The safety aspects of our refrigerator/freezers comply with accepted technical standards and the German Appliance Safety Law. Nevertheless, we consider it our obligation to make you aware of the following safety information: Intended use • The refrigerator is intended for use in the home. It is suitable for the cooling, freezing and storing of frozen food, as well as for making ice.
Daily Operation • Containers with flammable gases or liquids can leak at low temperatures. There is a risk of an explosion! Do not store any containers with flammable materials such as, for example, spray cans, fire extinguisher refill cartridges etc in the refrigerator/freezer. • Bottles and cans must not be placed in the freezer compartment. They can burst when the contents freeze, high carbonate content drinks can even explode! Never store lemonade, juices, beer, wine, sparkling wine etc.
Warning! Before disposing of old appliances make them inoperable. Remove plug from mains, sever the power cable, remove or destroy any snap or latch closures, to prevent small children being trapped inside. • Use an authorised disposal site. Contact your local Council or Enviromental Health Office to see if there are facilities in your area to recycle the appliance; Remove Transport Packaging The appliance and the interior fittings are protected for transport.
Prior to Initial Start-Up Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putting it into operation for the first time, leave the appliance to stand for 30 minutes if it was transported upright. After transporting on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 4 hours before switching it on.This is necessary to allow the oil to flow back into the compressor. Otherwise the compressor may be damaged.
The following effects are of significance in respect of the interior temperature: – Ambient temperature; – Quantity and temperature of the food stored; – Frequency with which the door is opened and how long it is left open. Switching the Appliance Off Refrigerator and freezer compartments can not be switched off independently of one another. To switch off, turn the temperature regulator to position "0".
Interior Accessories Storage shelves • You should always slide one of the full size glass storage shelf into the lowest set of guides, above the fruit and the vegetable containers, and keep it in this position. • The height of the storage shelves can be adjusted: • To do this pull the storage shelf forward until it can be swivelled upwards or downwards and removed. • Please do the same in reverse to insert the shelf at a different height.
Fresh Food Refrigeration To obtain the best performance: • do not store warm food or evaporating liquid in the refrigeator • do cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong flavour. • position food so that air can circulate freely round it. Useful hints: Meat (all types): wrap in polythene bags and place on the glass shelf above the vegetable drawer(s). For safety, store in this way only one or two days at the most.
Freezing Attention! • Before foods are frozen, the actual temperature in the freezer compartment must be -18°C or colder. • Please observe indicated freezing capacity on the serial plate. The freezing capacity represents the maximum amount of fresh goods that can be frozen within 24 hours. If you freeze goods on several days, one after the other, freeze amounts equal to 2/3 to 3/4 of the capacity indicated on the serial plate.
Frozen Storage Attention! Before initial loading of the freezer compartment with previously frozen goods, the required storage temperature of -18°C must be reached. The freezer door storage compartment (2 stars) serves only for storage purposes at -12 °C. Storage time: 2-3 weeks, depending on food. • Load freezer compartment only with packaged frozen goods, so that they do not dry out or lose their flavour, and so that no flavour contamination of other frozen goods can occur.
Preparation of Ice Cubes 1. 2. Fill the ice cube tray 3/4 full with cold water, place it in the freezer compartment and leave to freeze. To loosen the frozen cubes, either bend the ice cube tray or hold it under running water for a few seconds. Important! Never try to free an ice tray that is frozen to the freezer compartment using pointed or sharp edged objects. Use the ice scraper supplied. Freezing Calendar • The symbols on the drawers show different types of frozen goods.
Defrosting The refrigerator is defrosted automatically The integrated evaporator on the rear wall of the refrigerator compartment is defrosted fully automatically. The water collects in the discharge trough at the back wall of the refrigerator, and is fed through the discharge opening in the catch tray at the compressor where it is evaporated. Freezer Compartment Defrosting Moisture is precipitated in the form of white frost in the freezer com-partment during operation and when the door is opened.
Cleaning and Care For hygienic reasons the appliance interior, including interior accessories, should be cleaned regularly. Warning! • The appliance may not be connected to the mains during cleaning. Danger of electrical shock! Before cleaning switch the appliance off and remove the plug from the mains, or switch off or turn out the circuit breaker or fuse. • Never clean the appliance with a steam cleaner.
5. 6. 7. After cleaning wipe with fresh water and rub dry. Accumulation of dust at the condenser increases energy consumption. For this reason carefully clean the condenser at the back of the appliance once a year with a soft brush or a vacuum cleaner. Check the water drain hole on the rear wall of the fridge. Clear a blocked drain hole with the aid of the green peg in the pack of accessories included with the appliance. After everything is dry switch the appliance back on.
What to do if ... Correcting Malfunctions Perhaps a malfunction has been caused by a minor error, which you can correct yourself with the help of the following instructions. Do not attempt any further repairs if the following instructions do not help in each specific case. Warning! Refrigerator/freezers may only be repaired by trained personnel. Repairs carried out by untrained personnel can lead to substantial danger for the user. Please contact your Service Force Engineer for repairs.
Malfunction Large accumulation of frost in the appliance, perhaps also at the door seal. Unusual noises. The compressor does not start immediately after changing the temperature setting. Possible cause Door is not properly sealed Remedy seal with a hand-held hair dryer at those points which are not airtight (no warmer than approx. 50°C). At the same time, shape the warmed door seal by hand, so that it is again properly seated. Appliance is not level. Readjust the front levelling feet.
Service and Spare Parts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to purchase spare parts, please contact your local Service Force Centre by telephoning: 0870 5 929929 Your telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service Force Centre covering your post code area. For the address of your local Service Force Centre and further information about Service Force, please visit the website at www.serviceforce.co.uk.
GUARANTEE CONDITIONS Standard guarantee conditions We, AEG, undertake that if within 12 months of the date of the purchase this AEG appliance or any part thereof is proved to be defective by reason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our discretion repair or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour, materials or carriage on condition that: · The appliance has been correctly installed and used only on the electricity or gas supply stated on the rating plate.
Installation Electrical Connection Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufacturer declines any liability should these safety measures not be observed. Before switching on, make sure the electricity supply voltage is the same as that indicated on the appliance rating plate. The rating plate is inside, on the left. The appliance is supplied with a 13 amp plug fitted.
Positioning 22 10 mm 10 mm 100 mm This appliance should only be installed at a location where the ambient temperature corresponds to the climate classification indicated on the rating plate, which is located at the left on the inside of the appliance.
Reversing the Doors Before carrying out any operations, remove the plug from the power socket. To reverse the door, proceed as follows: 1. Remove the upper hinge and the upper support taking care that the upper door not fall off ; 2. remove the upper door; 3. unscrew the middle hinge. Unscrew the plastic plugs located on the opposite side of the central hinge and insert them into the holes occupied before by the hinge; 4. remove the lower door; 5.
m Caution! Do not overtighten the screws (max. 2 Nm) as you may damage the door handles. m Warning: After having reversed the doors check that all the screws are properly tightened and that the magnetic seal adheres to the cabinet. If the ambient temperature is cold (i.e. in Winter), the gasket may not fit perfectly to the cabinet. In that case, wait for the natural fitting of the gasket or accelerate this process by heating up the part involved with a normal hairdrier.
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