Defrosting The Freezer Compartment - Baumatic BF207BLM Instruction Manual

Defrosting the
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.
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, turn 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 PLACE FOOD BACK IN THE FREEZER
COMPARTMENT THAT HAS STARTED TO THAW.
o Set the thermostat knob to position <0> and disconnect the
appliance from your mains supply.
o Remove the drawers from the freezer section and 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 You can use a sponge to mop up the defrost water that will run
into the bottom of the freezer section.
o IMPORTANT: You should place some old towels on the flooring
that is immediately in front of the appliance. In case any defrost
water comes out of the freezer section and onto the floor.
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> and
<4>.
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