Sanyo SR-1730 - Controlling the Temperature

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4. How to Defrost This Refrigerator
To reduce energy consumption, the refrigerator mus t be defrosted when
the ice layer on the freezing compartment reaches six centimeters in
thickness. This section describes how to defrost the refriger ator.
4.1 Defrosting the refrigerator
1. Remove frozen food from the refriger ator.
2. Put the drip tray in place below the freezing com partment.
3. Set the t e mper atur e control knob to “O FF”.
4. Pour warm water on the ice layer to speed up defrosting t i me.
5. Keep refrigerator door open to speed up defrosting time.
6. After defrosting is complete, remove drip tray.
7. Empty the drip tr ay.
8. Set the t e mper atur e control knob to desired temperature to begin
ref r ig era t io n.
9. If defrosting must be stopped before completion, set the temperature
control knob to a desired t e mperatur e.
NEVER use boiling water or a heater to
speed up defrosting. This may dama ge
plastic parts of the refrig erato r .
NEVER use sharp or metallic
objects to remove ice layer. This
may punctu re the evapo r a t or,
causing serious problems.