User manual

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WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG?
Before contacting your local Tricity Bendix Service
Force Centre, check the following points:
The appliance does not work...
Check that:
ª There is power at the socket.
ª Ensure that there is not a power cut by checking
the household lights.
ª The fuse has not blown.
ª The air circulation passages are not covered.
ª The thermostat dial is in the correct position.
Vibration or abnormal noises...
ª You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds
when the refrigerant is pumped through the coils of
tubing at the rear, to the cooling plate/evaporator.
When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is being
pumped round, and you will hear a whirring or pul-
sating noise from the compressor.
A thermostat controls the compressor, and you will
hear a faint “click” when the thermostat cuts in and
out.
Traces of water on the bottom of the fridge com-
partment...
Check that:
ª The defrosting water discharge hole is not obstruct-
ed.
The light does not come on...
Check that:
ª The bulb is fitted correctly.
ª Replace the bulb if it has blown.
Fridge does not defrost...
Check that:
ª The thermostat setting is not too high (see page 9).
Other points to check...
Check that:
ª Have you turned the thermostat to the correct set-
ting?
ª Have doors been left open causing the temperature
to rise?
ª Sometimes the freezer door will be difficult to open
shortly after you have closed it. Don’t worry this is
due to pressure difference which will quickly equal-
ise and allow the door to open normally.
If, after the above checks, there is still a fault, call your
local Tricity Bendix Service Centre. Please make sure
you give the model and serial number of the appli-
ance. This information can be found on the rating
plate inside the fridge compartment on the left side
behind the vegetable drawer, or on the guarantee cer-
tificate.
Original spare parts can be purchased from Tricity
Bendix Service Centres.
In-guarantee customers should ensure that the
above checks have been made as the engineer will
make a charge if the fault is not a mechanical or
electrical breakdown.
Please note that proof of purchase is required for
any in-guarantee service calls.