User manual

Care and cleaning
Caution! Unplug the appliance
before carrying out any
maintenance operation.
This appliance contains hydrocarbons
in its cooling unit; maintenance and
recharging must therefore only be
carried out by authorized technicians.
Periodic cleaning
The equipment has to be cleaned regularly:
• clean the inside and accessories with warm
water and bicarbonate of soda (5 ml to 0,5
liter of water)
• 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 damage the surface and leave a
strong odour.
Once a year remove the ventilation grill at the
base of the appliance and clean the air channels
with a vacuum cleaner. This operation will
improve the performance of the appliance and
save electricity consumption.
Caution! 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 casing of this
appliance is only cleaned with warm water with
a little washing-up liquid added.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to the
mains supply.
Defrosting the freezer
A certain amount of frost will always form on
the freezer shelves and around the top
compartment.
Defrost the freezer when the frost layer reaches
a thickness of about 3-5 mm.
To remove the frost, follow the instructions
below:
1. Turn the Temperature regulator to the "0"
setting and disconnect the mains plug from
the mains socket.
2. Remove any stored food, wrap it in several
layers of newspaper and put it in a cool
place.
3. Leave the door open.
4. Remove the three large drawers.
5. When defrosting is completed, remove the
water that has collected in the small bottom
drawer and dry the interior thoroughly.
Insert the plug into the wall socket and turn the
thermostat control to a medium setting. After
let the appliance run for at least two hours in
the "Fast Freeze" mode, replace the previously
removed food into the compartments.
Cleaning the air channels
1. Remove the plinth (1), then the ventilation
grid (2).
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