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For๎the๎removal๎of๎thin๎frost๎it๎is๎not๎necessary๎to๎switch๎off๎the๎appliance.๎
For๎the๎removal๎of๎heavy๎ice๎deposits๎disconnect๎the๎appliance๎from๎the๎mains๎supply๎and๎empty๎the๎
contents๎into๎cardboard๎boxes๎and๎wrap๎in๎thick๎blankets๎or๎layers๎of๎paper๎to๎keep๎them๎cold.๎
Defrosting๎will๎be๎most๎effective๎if๎carried๎out๎when๎the๎freezer๎is๎empty,๎and๎it๎should๎be๎carried๎out๎as๎
quickly๎as๎possible.๎
An๎increase๎in๎temperature๎of๎frozen๎food๎packages๎during๎defrosting๎will๎shorten๎the๎storage๎life.๎
Provided๎that๎the๎contents๎are๎well๎wrapped๎and๎placed๎in๎a๎cool๎area,๎they๎should๎keep๎for๎several๎
hours.๎
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Examine๎the๎contents๎when๎replacing๎them๎in๎the๎freezer๎and๎if๎some๎of๎the๎packages๎have๎thawed๎out.๎
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After๎defrosting๎is๎finished๎clean๎the๎inside๎with๎a๎solution๎of๎warm๎water๎with๎a๎little๎bicarbonate๎of๎
soda๎and๎then๎dry๎thoroughly.๎Wash๎all๎removable๎parts๎in๎the๎same๎way๎and๎reassemble.๎
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Reconnect๎the๎appliance๎to๎the๎mains๎supply๎and๎leave๎for๎2๎to๎3๎hours๎on๎setting๎number๎5๎before๎
introducing๎the๎food๎back๎into๎the๎freezer๎and๎setting๎the๎thermostat๎to๎your๎normal๎setting.๎
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Noise๎from๎your๎appliance๎
You๎may๎notice๎some๎rather๎unusual๎noises.๎The๎noises๎are๎caused๎by๎circulation๎of๎refrigerant๎in๎the๎
cooling๎system.๎It๎has๎become๎more๎pronounced๎since๎the๎introduction๎of๎CFC๎free๎gases.๎This๎is๎not๎a๎
fault๎and๎will๎not๎aff ect๎the๎performance๎of๎your๎fridge.๎
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Prolonged๎off๎periods๎
If๎the๎appliance๎is๎not๎in๎use๎for๎a๎long๎period๎of๎time,๎proceed๎as๎follows:๎
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Disconnect๎from๎the๎mains๎supply.๎๎
Clean๎and๎dry๎the๎inside๎(see๎โCleaning๎and๎maintenanceโ).๎
Leave๎the ๎door๎open๎to๎prevent๎any๎unpleasant ๎smells๎from๎building๎up๎while ๎the๎appliance๎is๎not๎in๎use.๎๎
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Notes๎for๎use๎
Do๎clean๎and๎defrost๎your๎appliance๎regularly .
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Do๎check๎contents๎of๎the๎compartments๎every๎so๎often.๎
Do๎store๎commercially๎prepared๎food๎in๎accord ance๎with๎the๎instructions๎given๎on๎the๎packets.๎
Do๎choose๎high๎quality๎fresh๎food๎and๎be๎sure๎it๎is๎thoroughly๎clean๎before ๎freezing๎it.๎
Do๎wrap๎all๎food๎in๎food๎quality๎polythene๎bags๎or๎air๎tight๎containers๎and๎make๎sure๎any๎air๎is๎excluded.๎
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Do๎Not๎store๎poisonous๎or๎any๎dangerous๎substances๎in๎your๎freezer.๎It๎is๎designed๎for๎the๎freezing๎of๎
edible๎foodstuffs๎only.๎
Do๎Not๎consume๎food๎which๎has๎been๎frozen๎for๎an๎excessive๎length๎of๎time.๎
Do๎Not๎leave๎the๎door๎open๎
for๎long๎periods,๎as๎this๎will๎make๎the๎appliance๎more๎costly๎to๎run๎and๎
cause๎excessive๎ice๎formation.๎
Do๎Not๎use๎sharp๎objects๎such๎as๎knives๎to๎remove๎the๎ice๎from๎the๎appliance.๎Only๎use๎a๎plastic๎scraper.๎
Do๎Not๎put๎hot๎food๎into๎the๎appliance.๎Let๎it๎cool๎down๎to๎room๎temperature.๎
Do๎Not๎put๎liquidโfilled๎bottles๎or๎sealed๎cans๎containing๎carbonated๎liquids๎into๎the๎freezer๎as๎they๎may๎
burst.๎
Do๎Not๎give๎children๎iceโcream๎and๎water๎ices๎direct๎from๎the๎freezer๎as๎the๎low๎temperature๎may๎cause๎
โfreezer๎burnsโ๎on๎the๎lips.๎
Do๎Not๎try๎to๎keep๎frozen๎food๎which๎has๎thawed;๎it๎should๎be๎eaten๎within๎24๎hours๎or๎cooked๎and๎
reโfrozen.๎