User Manual

9
DEFROSTING
IMPORTANT: Before cleaning or repositioning the fridge, you must DISCONNECT the appliance
from the electrical power supply.
DEFROSTING THE UNIT
NOTE: Unique Appliance’s fridges are some of the most ecient refrigeration products available in
the market today. In order for our fridges to do that they do not have an “Auto Defrost” option to
further aid in their ability to be so energy ecient. Below we have outlined a few steps which can
be taken to eectively manually defrost your appliance with ease.
Over time the fridge compartment will become progressively covered with frost. This should be
removed periodically with the provided plastic scraper. However, when the ice becomes very thick
on the interior walls, complete defrosting should be carried out. Perform this operation when the
appliance is empty and disconnected from the power supply.
NEVER USE SHARP METAL TOOLS TO SCRAPE OR CHIP OFF FROST FROM THE INTERIOR
COMPARTMENT AS THIS COULD DAMAGE THE APPLIANCE BEYOND REPAIR. DO NOT USE
HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS ELECTRIC OR GAS HEATERS TO COMPLETE THE DEFROST PROCESS.
To perform a complete defrost follow the steps below:
1. Disconnect the appliance from the electrical supply.
2. Remove any stored food and store in coolers, or wrap in several layers of newspaper and store in
a cool place.
3. Leave the doors open.
4. Plug the defrost water drain located in the bottom interior of the cabinet using a rag.
5. To accelerate the defrosting process, place a bowl of hot (not boiling) water inside the fridge
and/or freezer compartments and close the door.
6. When defrosting is complete, wash and dry the interior thoroughly.
7. Reconnect the appliance to the electrical supply and leave running (while empty) for at least 2
hours allowing the interior to cool suciently.
8. Reload the fridge and freezer with the previously removed food.
ATTENTION: Partial thawing of frozen food during defrosting may shorten its safe storage life-span.
WATER CATCH BASIN
There is a water catch basin located at the back of the fridge for excess water. When defrosting
water will flow from the fridge compartment through the defrost water drain down into the catch
basin. The hot condenser coil runs into the water catch basin and evaporates the water slowly:
NOTE: Take notice when doing a complete defrost as the water catch basin could overfill with
large volumes of water going in the water catch basin all at once.