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Cleaning
Maintenance
Moving your Freezer
Care when handling
Hold the Freezer around its sides or base when moving it. Under
no circumstance should it be lifted by holding the edges of the top
surface.
Location
Do not place your Freezer near a heat source, eg. cooker, boiler
or radiator. Also avoid direct sunlight in lean-to’s or sun lounges.
Levelling the Freezer
Make sure the Freezer is level. Use the rotating levelling feet at the
front. If the Freezer is not level, the doors and magnetic seal
alignments will be affected.
Do Not Turn on the Freezer for 2 hours
After the Freezer is in place it needs to be left for 2 hours. The
coolant fluid needs time to settle.
Installation
Warning - do not cover or block vents or grilles of your appliance.
Servicing
Repairs and maintenance of the appliance should only be
performed by an authorised, qualified technician
.
Defrosting
After a period of time frost will build up in the Freezer. As a
temporary measure, this frost should be scraped away using a
plastic scraper or other plastic kitchen implement.
NOTE
Don’t use a metal or sharp instrument and do not use any
electrical appliances to aid defrosting.
Complete defrosting will however become necessary approximately
once per year, or if the frost layer exceeds 5cm (2”) to maintain the
efficiency of the Freezer. This should be carried out if the frost build
up cannot be scraped away, or if it begins to interfere with the
food storage. Choose a time when the stock of frozen food is low
and proceed as follows:
1 Take out the frozen food, turn the Freezer off at the mains
supply and leave the door open. Ideally the frozen food should
be put into another freezer or refrigerator. If this is not possible
wrap the food, firstly in several sheets of newspaper or large
towels and then a thick rug or blanket and keep it in a cool
place.
2 Place a shallow bowl or pan below the Freezer. Scrape away
as much frost build up as possible using the plastic scraper.
Thawing of the remainder can be speeded up by placing bowls
of hot water inside the freezer cabinet and closing the door. As
the solid frost loosens, prize it away with the plastic scraper and
remove.
3 When defrosting is completed, clean your Freezer as described
in ‘CLEANING’.
Cleaning inside the Freezer
You should clean the Freezer internally with a weak solution of
bicarbonate of soda. Then rinse with warm water using a ‘wrung-
out’ sponge or cloth. Wipe the Freezer dry before replacing the
baskets.
Plug in and switch on the mains supply.
Cleaning the outside of the Freezer
Use standard furniture polish to clean the Freezer exterior. Make
sure that the door is closed, to prevent polish getting on the
magnetic door seal or inside the cabinet.
The grille of the condenser at the back of the Freezer and the
adjacent components can be vacuumed using a soft brush
attachment.
Cleaning tips
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Defrost when food stocks are low.
NOTE
Do not use harsh cleaners, scouring pads or solvents to
clean any part of the Larder Fridge.
