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Food Storage and Energy Efficiency
Ensure the time between buying chilled/frozen food and placing them in the appliance is kept to a minimum,
particularly in summer.
We recommend you use a cool bag to carry frozen food.
General efficiency
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Install the appliance in a cool well ventilated room, away from direct
sunlight and other heat sources such as radiators and ovens etc.
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Do not leave the appliance doors open longer than is necessary, check
that they are closed properly. Frequently opening the doors will cause the
compressor to switch on unnecessarily often.
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Ensure the door gaskets are clean. If worn, replace the gasket.
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Avoid over-filling the fridge freezer compartments, doing so will prevent
an efficient distributed airflow.
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Do not place hot or warm food or drinks into the fridge or freezer
compartment,this will warm the compartment and cause the fridge to work
harder, using more energy.
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Clean the rear condenser grilles with a brush at least twice a year, this will help
save on energy costs and improve efficiency.
Fridge compartment (fresh food)
The most efficient use of energy is ensured in the configuration with the drawers in their position at the
bottom part of the fridge and the shelves evenly distributed.
The position of the door shelves does not affect energy consumption. Foodstuffs should be distributed evenly
throughout.
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Defrost frozen food in the fridge compartment so that the frozen food assists cooling the fridge.
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Cover drinks and liquids to prevent humidity and evaporation or the appliance will work harder and use
more energy.
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Keep the covers of the different temperature compartments closed (i.e. chiller crisper).
Freezer compartment (frozen food)
Please observe the following instructions to obtain the best results.
The most efficient use of energy is ensured in the configuration with the drawers in their default positions and
with foodstuffs evenly distributed throughout.
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Do not freeze very large quantities at any one time. The quality of the food is best preserved when frozen to
the core as quickly as possible.
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Do not place warm food into the freezer. The fridge section may over cool.
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If freezing large quantities of fresh food select the
freeze temperature setting for a few hours, then
de-select to return to a normal setting. (Up to 0.5 kg of food can be frozen without changing the temperature
setting).
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You may place fresh food to be frozen in any part of the freezer.
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