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Defrosting the
o The frost in the freezer compartment should be removed
periodically. You can use a plastic scraper to keep down the
amount of frost that builds.
o IMPORTANT: The freezer compartment should be defrosted at
least twice a year. The number of times that you need to defrost
it, will depend on the setting of your thermostat and how much
food you freeze and store in the compartment.
o The day before you defrost, the thermostat dial to position <7>,
this will make sure that the food contained in the compartment
is frozen properly.
o Whilst defrosting the appliance, the food should be removed
from the compartment and wrapped in several layers of paper
and stored in a cool place. The foods rise in temperature will
shorten its storage life and therefore the food should be used
within a relatively short period of time.
o DO
NOT
COMPARTMENT THAT HAS STARTED TO THAW.
o Set the thermostat knob to position <0> and disconnect the
appliance from your mains supply.
o Leave the door to the freezer compartment open. You can place
a bowl of warm water inside the freezer compartment to speed
up the defrost process.
o Once all the ice that has built up has melted, then the inside of
the freezer compartment should be dried thoroughly. Failure to
do this will result in immediate ice build when the appliance is
turned back on.
o With dry hands, reconnect your appliance to your mains supply.
Set the thermostat knob to position <7> for a 24 hour period,
before returning it to the normal setting of between <3> - <4>.
o You should not attempt to freeze fresh food inside the freezer
compartment until this 24 hour time period has elapsed.
o Do not defrost the appliance with other electrical devices
(e.g. hair dryer). Do not use sharp metal objects to
remove the ice on the freezer, as this could cause damage
to the refrigerant system.
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