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6. Maintenance
and cleaning
Service life of the product extends
and frequently faced problems
decrease if cleaned at regular
intervals.
B
WARNING:
Unplug the
product before cleaning it.
•
Never use gasoline, benzene or
similar substances for cleaning
purposes.
•
Never use any sharp and
abrasive tools, soap, household
cleaners, detergent and wax
polish for cleaning.
•
Dissolve one teaspoon of
carbonate in half litre of water.
Soak a cloth with the solution
and wrung it thoroughly. Wipe
the interior of the refrigerator
with this cloth and the dry
thoroughly.
•
Make sure that no water enters
the lamp housing and other
electrical items.
•
If you will not use the
refrigerator for a long period of
time, unplug it, remove all food
inside, clean it and leave the
door ajar.
•
Check regularly that the door
gaskets are clean. If not, clean
them.
•
To remove door and body
shelves, remove all of its
contents.
•
Remove the door shelves by
pulling them up. After cleaning,
slide them from top to bottom to
install.
•
Never use cleaning agents or
water that contain chlorine to
clean the outer surfaces and
chromium coated parts of
the product. Chlorine causes
corrosion on such metal
surfaces
6.1 Avoiding bad odours
Materials that may cause odour
are not used in the production of
our refrigerators. However, due
to inappropriate food preserving
conditions and not cleaning the
inner surface of the refrigerator
as required can bring forth the
problem of odour. Pay attention to
following to avoid this problem:
•
Keeping the refrigerator clean
is important. Food residuals,
stains, etc. can cause odour.
Therefore, clean the refrigerator
with carbonate dissolved in
water every 15 days.Never use
detergents or soap.
•
Keep the food in closed
containers.Microorganisms
spreading out from uncovered
containers can cause
unpleasant odours.
•
Never keep the food that have
expired best before dates and
spoiled in the refrigerator.
6.2 Protecting the
plastic surfaces
Do not put liquid oils or oil-
cooked meals in your refrigerator
in unsealed containers as they
damage the plastic surfaces of
the refrigerator. If oil is spilled or
smeared onto the plastic surfaces,
clean and rinse the relevant part
of the surface at once with warm
water.
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