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You should be careful to make sure that food packages do not
touch the rear wall of the appliance, as this can interrupt the
automatic defrosting process and deflect water into the base of
your refrigerator.
Defrosting the
freezer compartment
The frost in the freezer compartment should be removed periodically.
You can use a plastic scraper to keep down the amount of frost that
builds.
IMPORTANT: The freezer compartment should be defrosted at least
twice a year. The number of times that you need to defrost it, will
depend on the setting of your thermostat and how much food you
freeze and store in the compartment.
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Whilst defrosting the appliance, the food should be removed
from the compartment and wrapped in several layers of paper
and stored in a cool place. The foods rise in temperature will
shorten its storage life and therefore the food should be used
within a relatively short period of time.
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DO NOT PLACE FOOD BACK IN THE FREEZER
COMPARTMENT THAT HAS STARTED TO THAW.
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Turn the freezer off and disconnect the appliance from your
mains supply.
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Leave the door to the freezer compartment open. You can place
a bowl of warm water inside the freezer compartment to speed
up the defrost process.
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It is recommended to line the floor in front of the freezer with
old towels to absorb the defrost water and prevent any damage
to the floor surface or surrounding furniture.
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Once all the ice that has built up has melted, then the inside of
the freezer compartment should be dried thoroughly. Failure to
do this will result in immediate ice build when the appliance is
turned back on.
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With dry hands, reconnect your appliance to your mains supply.
Set the thermostat knob to position <7> for a 24 hour period,
before returning the appliance to the usual setting of <3> or
<4>.
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You should not attempt to freeze fresh food inside the freezer
compartment until this 24 hour time period has elapsed.
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