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• prepare food in small portions to enable

it to be rapidly and completely frozen
and to make it possible subsequently to
thaw only the quantity required;

• wrap up the food in aluminium foil or pol-

ythene and make sure that the packages
are airtight;

• do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to

touch food which is already frozen, thus
avoiding a rise in temperature of the lat-
ter;

• lean foods store better and longer than

fatty ones; salt reduces the storage life of
food;

• water ices, if consumed immediately af-

ter removal from the freezer compart-
ment, can possibly cause the skin to be
freeze burnt;

• it is advisable to show the freezing in

date on each individual pack to enable
you to keep tab of the storage time.

6.2

Hints for storage of frozen

food

To obtain the best performance from this
appliance, you should:
• make sure that the commercially frozen

foodstuffs were adequately stored by the
retailer;

• be sure that frozen foodstuffs are trans-

ferred from the foodstore to the freezer
in the shortest possible time;

• not open the door frequently or leave it

open longer than absolutely necessary;

• once defrosted, food deteriorates rapidly

and cannot be refrozen;

• do not exceed the storage period indica-

ted by the food manufacturer.

CARE AND CLEANING

CAUTION!

Unplug the appliance before carry-
ing out any maintenance operation.

This appliance contains hydrocar-
bons in its cooling unit; mainte-
nance and recharging must there-
fore only be carried out by author-
ized technicians.

7.1

Periodic cleaning

The equipment has to be cleaned regularly:
• clean the inside and accessories with

lukewarm water and some neutral soap.

• regularly check the door seals and wipe

clean to ensure they are clean and free
from debris.

• rinse and dry thoroughly.

Do not pull, move or damage any
pipes and/or cables inside the cab-
inet.
Never use detergents, abrasive
powders, highly perfumed cleaning
products or wax polishes to clean
the interior as this will damage the
surface and leave a strong odour.

Clean the condenser (black grill) and the
compressor at the back of the appliance
with a brush. This operation will improve
the performance of the appliance and save
electricity consumption.

Take care of not to damage the
cooling system.

Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners
contain chemicals that can attack/damage
the plastics used in this appliance. For this
reason it is recommended that the outer
casing of this appliance is only cleaned with
warm water with a little washing-up liquid
added.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment to
the mains supply.

7.2

Defrosting of the freezer

The freezer compartment of this model, on
the other hand, is a "no frost" type. This
means that there is no buildup of frost
when it is in operation, neither on the inter-
nal walls nor on the foods.
The absence of frost is due to the continu-
ous circulation of cold air inside the com-
partment, driven by an automatically con-
trolled fan.

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