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• prepare food in small portions to enable it to be rapidly

and completely frozen and to make it possible subse-

quently to thaw only the quantity required;

• wrap up the food in aluminium foil or polythene 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 latter;

• lean foods store better and longer than fatty ones; salt

reduces the storage life of food;

• water ices, if consumed immediately after removal from

the freezer compartment, 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.

Care and cleaning

Caution! Unplug the appliance before carrying out

any maintenance operation.

This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cooling

unit; maintenance and recharging must therefore

only be carried out by authorized technicians.

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.

Important! Do not pull, move or damage any pipes and/

or cables inside the cabinet.

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 or a vacuum cleaner.

This operation will improve the performance of the ap-

pliance and save electricity consumption.

Important! Take care of not to damage the cooling system.

Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners contain chem-

icals that can attack/damage the plastics used in this ap-

pliance. For this reason it is recommended that the outer

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 transferred 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 indicated by the food

manufacturer.

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.

Defrosting the freezer

A certain amount of frost will always form on the freezer

shelves and around the top compartment.

Defrost the freezer when the frost layer reaches a thickness

of about 3-5 mm.

Important! About 12 hours prior to defrosting, set the

Temperature regulator toward higher settings , in order to

build up sufficient chill reserve for the interruption in

operation.

To remove the frost, follow the instructions below:

1. Switch off the appliance.

2. Remove any stored food, wrap it in several layers of

newspaper and put it in a cool place.

Caution! Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands.

Hands can freeze to the goods.