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LOADING THE FREEZER
Avoid packing food too tightly around the cooling plates located on the back wall of the freezer. Allow air flow
around these plates to ensure proper operation.
When adding unfrozen food to the freezer for the first time, fill the freezer only 1/3 full and wait until that food
is sufficiently frozen before adding more. It will also help to cool food more quickly if the food is packaged in
smaller containers rather than large ones. Food packages more than 2 inches thick will cool slowly. Avoid placing
warm food in contact with cold food.
NORMAL OPERATING SOUNDS
• You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds when the refrigerant is being pumped through the
refrigerant coils.
• When the compressor is on, the freezer is being pumped through the appliance and you will hear a whirring
or pulsing sound from the compressor.
• A thermostat controls the compressor and you may hear a ‘click’ when the thermostat cuts in and out.
DEFROSTING
OPERATION
IMPORTANT:
Before cleaning or repositioning the freezer, you must
DISCONNECT
the appliance from the
electrical power supply.
DEFROSTING THE UNIT
NOTE:
Unique Appliance’s freezers are some of the most efficient refrigeration products available in the market
today. In order for our freezers to do that they
do not
have an “Auto Defrost” option to further aid in their ability
to be so energy efficient. Below we have outlined a few steps which can be taken to effectively manually defrost
your appliance with ease.
Over time the freezer compartment will become progressively covered with frost. This should be removed
periodically with the provided plastic scraper. However, when the ice becomes very thick on the interior
walls, complete defrosting should be carried out. Perform this operation when the appliance is empty and
disconnected from the power supply.
NEVER USE SHARP METAL TOOLS TO SCRAPE OR CHIP OFF FROST FROM THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT
AS THIS COULD DAMAGE THE APPLIANCE BEYOND REPAIR. DO NOT USE HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS
ELECTRIC OR GAS HEATERS TO COMPLETE THE DEFROST PROCESS.
To perform a complete defrost follow the steps below:
1. Disconnect the appliance from the electrical supply.
2. Remove any stored food and store in coolers, or wrap in several layers of newspaper and store in a cool place.
3. Leave the doors open.
4. Remove all storage drawers.
5. To accelerate the defrosting process, place a bowl of hot (not boiling) water inside the freezer compartment
and close the door.
6. When defrosting is complete, wash and dry the interior thoroughly.
7. Reconnect the appliance to the electrical supply and leave running (while empty) for at least 2 hours allowing
the interior to cool sufficiently.
8. Reload the freezer with the storage drawers and previously removed food.
ATTENTION:
Partial thawing of frozen food during defrosting may shorten its safe storage life-span.
