REFRIGERATOR ZER 140 W INSTRUCTION BOOKLET 2222608-81 Important Safety Instructions These warnings are provided in the interests of your safety. Ensure that you understand them all before installing or using this appliance. Your safety is of paramount importance. If you are unsure about any of the meanings of these warnings contact the Customer Care Department. Prior to Installation ¥ Check the appliance for transport damage. Under no circumstance should a damaged appliance be installed. In the event of damage please contact your retailer. During Use ¥ This appliance is designed for domestic use only, specifically for the storage of edible foodstuffs only. It is not intended for commercial or industrial use. ¥ Containers with flammable gases or liquids can leak at low temperatures. Do not store any containers with flammable materials, such as spray cans, fire extinguisher refill cartridges etc. in the refrigerator. ¥ Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks in the ice compartment. ¥ Ice lollies can cause Ôfrost/freezer burnsÕ if consumed straight from the ice compartment. ¥ Do not remove items from the ice compartment if your hands are damp/wet, as this could cause skin abrasions or frost/freezer burns. Installation ¥ This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it. ¥ It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way. ¥ Ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable. Important: if the supply cable is damaged, it must be replaced by a cable available from the manufacturer or your local Service Force Centre. ¥ Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. ¥ Parts which heat up should not be exposed. Whenever possible, the back of the appliance should be close to a wall, but leaving the required distance for ventilation, as states in the installation instructions. ¥ The appliance should be left for 2 hours after installation before it is turned on, in order to allow the refrigerant to settle. Maintenance and Cleaning ¥ Before cleaning, always switch off the appliance and disconnect from the electrical supply. ¥ When unplugging always pull the plug from the mains socket, do not pull on the cable. Servicing ¥ This product should be serviced by an authorised engineer and only genuine spare parts should be used. ¥ Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the appliance yourself.Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Force Centre. Refrigerant ¥ During transportation and installation of the appliance, be certain that none of the components of the refrigerant circuit become damaged. ¥ If the refrigerant circuit should become damaged: - avoid open flames and sources of ignition. - thoroughly ventilate the room in which the appliance is situated. At the end of the Appliance Life ¥ When disposing of your appliance use an authorised disposal site. ¥ Remove the plug and ensure that any locks or catches are removed, to prevent young children being trapped inside. Child Safety ¥ Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product. ¥ There is a risk of suffocation! Keep packaging material away from children! 2 Contents Instructions for the User Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Setting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Fresh food refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The ice compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Making ice cubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Normal Operating Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Health and Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Maintenance and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Internal cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 External cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Changing the light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 When the appliance is not in use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Something Not Working? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Service and Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Customer Care Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Guarantee Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Instructions for the Installer Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Door reversal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 3 Operation Before use Remove all securing tapes. Wash inside the appliance with lukewarm water and bicarbonate of soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). Do not use soap or detergent as the smell may linger. Dry thoroughly. Meat can only be stored safely in this way for one or two days at the most. Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly cleaned and placed in the bottom salad bin. Butter & cheese: these should be placed in special airtight containers or wrapped in aluminium foil or polythene bags to exclude as much air as possible. Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be stored in the bottle rack on the door. The walls of the refrigerator are equipped with runners so that shelves can be positioned as desired. Setting the temperature The temperature inside the refrigerator and the ice compartment is regulated by a thermostat control knob with 6 temperature positions and one ÇOFFÈ (O) position. Position 1 = minimum coldness Position 6 = maximum coldness Turn the thermostat control knob to the required position. An intermediate position is usually the most suitable, although the temperature will be affected by: ¥ Room temperature ¥ How often the door is opened ¥ How much food is stored ¥ Position of the appliance In determining the correct temperature control setting all these factors have to be considered and some experimentation may be necessary. When altering the temperature setting, allow 24 hours for the temperature to stablise before making further changes. Important During prolonged periods of abnormally hot weather, if the thermostat is set on too high a number, the cooling system may operate continuously. Turning the knob to a lower number will cause a saving in electricity consumption. If you wish to return to a lower temperature, turn the thermostat knob to a higher number, however you should turn the setting lower occasionally. D040 The ice compartment This compartment is suitable for ice cube making. Making ice cubes The appliance is provided with a plastic ice cube tray. Fill the tray 3/4 full to allow the ice to expand and place it in the ice compartment. To turn out the ice cubes simply give the tray a slight twist to release the cubes. Never try to free an ice tray that is frozen to the ice compartment using a sharp or pointed object. Important Do not consume ice-lollies which have just come out of the ice compartment. Their extremely low temperature can cause frost burns. Do not remove items from the ice compartment if your hands are damp/wet, as this could cause skin abrasions or "frost/freezer burns". Fresh food refrigeration To obtain the best performance, do not store warm food or evaporating liquids in the refrigerator; do cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong flavour. Do not cover the shelves with any protective material, such as paper, cardboard or plastic, which may obstruct the air circulation through them. To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here are some more useful hints: Raw meat (beef, pork, lamb & chicken or poultry): wrap in polythene bags and place on top of the salad bin. 4 Normal Operating Sounds You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds when the refrigerant is pumped through the coils or tubing at the rear, to the cooling plate. When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is being pumped round, and you will hear a whirring sound or pulsating noise from the compressor. A thermostat controls the compressor, and you will hear a faint ÔclickÕ when the thermostat cuts in and out. Health and Safety Guidelines Because of consumer demand, preservatives have been removed from many pre-prepared foods. This together with the changes in shopping habits to a once-a-week shop, mean that safe handling and storage of food is even more important than ever. The following tips should help you to ensure that the food in your home is in as perfect condition as possible. ¥ Keep the time between buying chilled food and placing it in your fridge as short as possible. Tests showed that the temperature of 1 litre of orange juice rose to 22¡C in an hour between the supermarket and home. It then took 11 hours to get down to 7¡C in the refrigerator. ¥ Keep the refrigerator door closed as much as possible. ¥ Do not push food together too much, try to allow air to circulate around each item. ¥ Cool cooked food as quickly as possible but do NOT place in the refrigerator until cool. (Leave food in a cool place in order that it can then be placed in the refrigerator as soon as possible). ¥ Do NOT mix raw and cooked meat, they must be in separate containers. Take care not to let the meat juices drip onto other food. If the meat does drip, remove everything and clean thoroughly. ¥ Do not store food uncovered. ¥ Remove suspect food from your refrigerator and clean the interior (see ÒMaintenance and CleaningÓ). ¥ Never allow spillages to dry and harden. ¥ Store eggs in the egg rack provided in the refrigerator door. Discard any broken or chipped eggs. ¥ Regularly check the refrigerator door seal to ensure that it is clean and free from debris. ¥ Always wash your hands with soapy water and dry them with a clean towel before handling food. ¥ Keep work surfaces clean and avoid cross contamination by not using the same work surface or knife, without washing them thoroughly in between. Defrosting While in operation the ice compartment becomes progressively covered with frost. This frost, which acts as an insulator and thus prevents the cold from reaching the food should be removed whenever the thickness of the frost exceeds 6 mm (1/4"). To carry out complete defrosting proceed as follows: 1. Remove any items from inside the ice compartment. 2. Turn the thermostat contol knob to the ÇOFFÈ (O) position, making sure that the stopper of the water collector tray is firmly inserted in the water drain hole. To accelerate defrosting, place a bowl of hot water inside the compartment (with a piece of cardboard underneath the bowl as protection). 3. Place a tray on the upper shelf of the refrigerator under the drain hole of the conveyor and remove the stopper as shown in the figure. 4. When defrosting is completed, dry thoroughly and remove the water collected in the tray. Replace the stopper. Turn the thermostat control knob on a medium position to restart the appliance. After letting the appliance run for at least half an hour, replace the previously removed items into the ice compartment. When defrosting it is not necessary to remove the foods from the inner door and the refrigerator compartment. Important Never use sharp metal tools to scrape off frost from the evaporator as you could damage it beyond repair. D188 5 Maintenance and Cleaning Warning Before any maintenance or cleaning work is carried out, DISCONNECT the appliance from the ELECTRICITY supply. Changing the light bulb Should the interior light fail to work, first switch off the appliance and disconnect from the electricity supply. Replace the bulb as follows: 1. Unscrew the light cover. Unscrew the bulb and replace it with a new 15 watt bulb (available from your nearest Service Force centre). 2. Replace the light cover into its original position and replacing the screw. Internal cleaning Clean the inside and accessories with warm water and bicarbonate of soda (5ml to 0.5 litre of water). Rinse and dry thoroughly. NEVER USE DETERGENTS, ABRASIVE POWDERS, HIGHLY PERFUMED CLEANING PRODUCTS OR WAX POLISHES, TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR AS THESE WILL DAMAGE THE SURFACE AND LEAVE A STRONG SMELL. Clean the drain hole of the water trough at regular intervals and make sure that the drain hole is never obstructed, so that the defrost water may flow freely. Important Do not use abrasive products. D731 External cleaning Wash the outer cabinet with warm soapy water. Do NOT use abrasive products. Once or twice a year dust the condenser (black grill) and the compressor at th ...