This document is a user manual for the AEG RTB8152VAX Refrigerator, providing comprehensive instructions for its installation, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The manual emphasizes safety information, ensuring users can operate the appliance correctly and safely.
Function Description
The AEG RTB8152VAX is a refrigerator designed for household and similar applications. Its primary function is to store food products at controlled low temperatures to preserve their freshness and extend their shelf life. The appliance features an automatically regulated temperature system, allowing users to adjust the coldness level to suit their needs. It utilizes isobutane (R600a) as a refrigerant, a natural gas known for its environmental compatibility. The refrigerator is equipped with an evaporator that automatically defrosts during normal use, with the defrost water draining into a special container at the back of the appliance where it evaporates.
Usage Features
The refrigerator offers several features to enhance usability and food storage:
- Temperature Regulation: The temperature is automatically regulated, and users can adjust it by turning the temperature regulator. Lower settings provide minimum coldness, while higher settings offer maximum coldness. The manual suggests a medium setting as generally suitable, but the optimal setting depends on room temperature, door opening frequency, food quantity, and appliance location.
- Movable Shelves: The interior walls are fitted with runners, allowing users to adjust the height of the shelves to accommodate various food items. This flexibility helps optimize storage space. However, the glass shelf above the vegetable drawer should not be moved to ensure proper air circulation.
- Door Shelves: The door shelves can also be repositioned at different heights, providing versatile storage options for food packages of various sizes, including bottles.
- Food Storage Guidelines: The manual provides hints for optimal fresh food refrigeration, such as covering or wrapping food, especially items with strong flavors, and positioning food to allow free air circulation. Specific advice is given for storing meat (wrapped in suitable packaging, stored for 1-2 days), cooked foods (covered), fruits and vegetables (cleaned and placed in a special drawer, with exceptions for bananas, potatoes, onions, and garlic which should not be refrigerated unless packed), butter and cheese (in airtight containers or wrapped), and bottles (closed with caps and placed on door shelves or bottle racks).
- Energy Saving Tips: To minimize energy consumption, users are advised not to open the door frequently or leave it open longer than necessary. If the ambient temperature is high, the appliance is fully loaded, and the temperature regulator is set to a low temperature, continuous compressor operation may lead to frost formation. In such cases, adjusting the regulator to warmer settings allows for automatic defrosting and reduces electricity consumption.
- Normal Operating Sounds: The manual clarifies that certain sounds, such as faint gurgling and bubbling from coils, whirring and pulsating from the compressor, sudden cracking noises due to thermic dilatation, and faint clicks from the temperature regulator, are normal during operation.
Maintenance Features
Maintaining the AEG RTB8152VAX refrigerator involves regular cleaning and specific checks to ensure its longevity and efficient performance:
- General Cleaning: The appliance should be cleaned with a moist, soft cloth and neutral detergents. Abrasive products, cleaning pads, solvents, or metal objects should not be used as they can damage the finish. The interior and all internal accessories should be washed with lukewarm water and neutral soap before first use and then dried thoroughly.
- Periodic Cleaning: Regular cleaning of the door seals is recommended to ensure they are clean and free of debris. The condenser and compressor at the back of the appliance should be cleaned with a brush if accessible, as this improves performance and saves electricity.
- Defrosting: The refrigerator compartment automatically defrosts. It is crucial to periodically clean the defrost water drain hole in the middle of the refrigerator compartment channel to prevent water overflow and dripping onto food.
- Periods of Non-Operation: If the appliance will not be used for extended periods, it should be disconnected from the electricity supply, all food removed, and the interior and accessories cleaned. The door(s) should be left open to prevent unpleasant smells. If the appliance is to remain switched on, regular checks are advised to prevent food spoilage in case of a power failure.
- Lamp Replacement: The appliance is equipped with a long-life LED interior light. If the lamp needs replacement, users should disconnect the plug from the mains socket, remove the lamp cover using a screwdriver, replace the lamp with an identical LED bulb (E14 base) specifically designed for household appliances, reassemble the cover, tighten the screw, and reconnect the plug.
- Door Gasket Maintenance: To ensure proper door closure, users should clean the door gaskets and adjust the door if necessary. If gaskets are defective, they should be replaced by an Authorized Service Centre.
- Troubleshooting: The manual includes a troubleshooting section to help users identify and resolve common issues, such as the appliance not operating, being noisy, the lamp not working, the compressor running continually, or water flow problems. It provides possible causes and solutions for each problem. For issues not resolved by the provided advice, users are directed to contact the nearest Authorized Service Centre.
- Door Reversibility: The manual provides detailed instructions for reversing the door, which involves carefully tilting the appliance, unscrewing adjustable feet, removing and re-installing hinges and the handle on the opposite side. This operation requires caution and is best performed with assistance. After reversing, the appliance should be repositioned, leveled, and allowed to stand for at least four hours before reconnecting to power.
- Electrical Connection: Emphasizes that any electrical work must be carried out by a qualified electrician. The appliance must be earthed, and the manufacturer disclaims liability for non-observance of safety measures. Instructions are provided for connecting the mains lead wires (green and yellow for Earth, blue for Neutral, brown for Live) to a 13 amp plug, ensuring the cord clamp is secure and the supply voltage matches the rating plate. The appliance is supplied with a 13 amp fuse (BS 1362 approved).
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