User manual

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CARE AND CLEANING
Cleaning
For hygiene reasons the appliance
interior, including interior accessories,
should be cleaned regularly.
Caution! The appliance must 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. Moisture
could accumulate in electrical
components, danger of electrical
shock! Hot vapours can damage
plastic parts. The appliance must
be dry before it is placed back
into service.
Important! Ethereal oils and or-
ganic solvents can attack plastic
parts, e.g. lemon juice or the juice
from orange peel, butyric acid,
cleaners that contain acetic acid
• Do not allow such substances to
come into contact the appliance parts.
• Do not use any abrasive cleaners.
• Remove foodstuffs from the freezer.
Store them in a cool place, well
covered.
• Switch the appliance off and remove
the plug from the mains, or switch off
or turn out the circuit breaker or fuse.
• Clean the appliance and the interior
accessories with a cloth and luke-
warm water. After cleaning wipe with
fresh water and rub dry.
• Accumulation of dust at the condens-
er increases energy consumption.
For this reason carefully clean the
condenser at the back of the appli-
ance once a year with a soft brush or
a vacuum cleaner.
• After everything is dry place appli-
ance back into service.
Defrosting of the freezer
The freezer compartment, however,
will become progressively covered with
frost. This should be removed. Never
use sharp metal tools to scrape off frost
from the evaporator as you could dam-
age it. However, when the ice becomes
very thick on the inner liner, complete
defrosting should be carried out as fol-
lows:
• pull out the plug from the socket;
• remove all stored food, wrap it in
several layers of newspaper and put it
in a cool place;
• keep the door open, and place a
basin underneath the appliance to
collect the defrost water;
• when defrosting is completed, dry the
interior thoroughly.
• Replace the plug in the power socket
to run the appliance again.
Hints for storage of frozen food
To obtain the best performance from this
appliance, you should:
• make sure that the commercially
frozen foodstuffs were adequately
stored by the retailer;
• ensure that frozen foodstuffs are
transferred from the foodstore to the
freezer in the shortest possible time;
• not open the door frequently or leave
it open longer than absolutely neces-
sary;
• once defrosted, food deteriorates
rapidly and cannot be refrozen;
• do not exceed the storage period
indicated by the food manufacturer.