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Fortheremovalofthinfrostitisnotnecessarytoswitchofftheappliance.
Fortheremovalofheavyicedepositsdisconnecttheappliancefromthemainssupplyandemptythe
contentsintocardboardboxesandwrapinthickblanketsorlayersofpapertokeepthemcold.
Defrostingwillbemosteffectiveifcarriedoutwhenthefreezerisempty,anditshouldbecarriedoutas
quicklyaspossible.
Anincreaseintemperatureoffrozenfoodpackagesduringdefrostingwillshortenthestoragelife.
Providedthatthecontentsarewellwrappedandplacedinacoolarea,theyshouldkeepforseveral
hours.
Examinethecontentswhenreplacingtheminthefreezerandifsomeofthepackageshavethawedout.
Afterdefrostingisfinishedcleantheinsidewithasolutionofwarmwaterwithalittlebicarbonateof
sodaandthendrythoroughly.Washallremovablepartsinthesamewayandreassemble.
Reconnecttheappliancetothemainssupplyandleavefor2to3hoursonsettingnumber5before
introducingthefoodbackintothefreezerandsettingthethermostattoyournormalsetting.
Noisefromyourappliance
Youmaynoticesomeratherunusualnoises.Thenoisesarecausedbycirculationofrefrigerantinthe
coolingsystem.IthasbecomemorepronouncedsincetheintroductionofCFCfreegases.Thisisnota
faultandwillnotaff ecttheperformanceofyourfridge.
Prolongedoffperiods
Iftheapplianceisnotinuseforalongperiodoftime,proceedasfollows:
Disconnectfromthemainssupply.
Cleananddrytheinside(see‘Cleaningandmaintenance’).
Leavethe dooropentopreventanyunpleasant smellsfrombuildingupwhile theapplianceisnotinuse.
Notesforuse
Docleananddefrostyourapplianceregularly .
Docheckcontentsofthecompartmentseverysooften.
Dostorecommerciallypreparedfoodinaccord ancewiththeinstructionsgivenonthepackets.
Dochoosehighqualityfreshfoodandbesureitisthoroughlycleanbefore freezingit.
Dowrapallfoodinfoodqualitypolythenebagsorairtightcontainersandmakesureanyairisexcluded.
DoNotstorepoisonousoranydangeroussubstancesinyourfreezer.Itisdesignedforthefreezingof
ediblefoodstuffsonly.
DoNotconsumefoodwhichhasbeenfrozenforanexcessivelengthoftime.
DoNotleavethedooropen
forlongperiods,asthiswillmaketheappliancemorecostlytorunand
causeexcessiveiceformation.
DoNotusesharpobjectssuchasknivestoremovetheicefromtheappliance.Onlyuseaplasticscraper.
DoNotputhotfoodintotheappliance.Letitcooldowntoroomtemperature.
DoNotputliquid‐filledbottlesorsealedcanscontainingcarbonatedliquidsintothefreezerastheymay
burst.
DoNotgivechildrenice‐creamandwatericesdirectfromthefreezerasthelowtemperaturemaycause
‘freezerburns’onthelips.
DoNottrytokeepfrozenfoodwhichhasthawed;itshouldbeeatenwithin24hoursorcookedand
re‐frozen.