User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EU 5563 C

[. . . ] FREEZER INSTRUCTION BOOK EU 5563 C 200369272 A/E/2-4. (05. ) To ensure you use this appliance effectively and safely, please read this instruction book carefully before installing or using the appliance and retain it for future reference. This book contains safety precautions, hints, information and ideas. The symbols below help you to find things more easily: Safety precautions Warnings and information with this symbol give safety advice for you and your appliance. Hints, useful information Environmental information The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. [. . . ] The use of an insulated container is advisable. When you arrive home, place the frozen food in the freezer immediately. Do not push food together too much, try to allow air to circulate around each item. Ensure that food placed in the freezer is dated and labelled and used in date order to ensure that food is consumed at its best. Lean food keeps better and longer than fatty food, salt reduces the storage time. Wrap the food in polythene or aluminium freezing bags or foil so that they adhere to the food and provide an airtight seal. Packaging which is swollen or has traces of refrozen water droplets on the pack could indicate that the product has not been kept at a suitable temperature and that it may have lost its original quality. Partially thawed food must not be refrozen, it must be consumed within 24 hours. Never exceed the storage times indicated by the manufacturer. In the Event of a Power Failure If there is a power failure during the storage of frozen foods, keep the door closed. If the temperature within your freezer should rise, do not refreeze the food without checking its condition. The following guidelines should assist you: Ice Cream: Once thawed should be discarded. Fruits & Vegetables: If soft should be cooked and used up. Breads & Cakes: Can be refrozen without danger. Shellfish: Should be refrigerated and used up quickly. casseroles should be refrigerated and used up. Large Pieces of Meat: Can be refrozen providing there are still ice crystals remaining within them. Small Joints: Should be cooked and can then be refrozen as cooked dishes. Chicken: Should also be cooked and refrozen as a fresh dish. Energy Saving Advice Do not install the appliance close to sources of heat, such as a boiler or radiator or cooker. Locate the appliance in a cool well ventilated room and make sure that the air openings of the appliance are not obstructed. Avoid unnecessary frosting in the cabinet by packing all foodstuffs into airtight packages before placing them in the freezer. Remove any stored food, wrap in several layers of newspaper and store in a cool place. 3. To accelerate the defrosting process place a bowl of hot (not boiling) water inside the freezer. [. . . ] Remove screw covers (if fitted) and handle retaining screws. Remove blanking plugs on the opposite side using a punch. Relocate the handle to the opposite side and refit retaining screws (covers if fitted), and push the plastic plugs supplied with the instruction book into the holes where the handle was previously fitted. 13 Electrical Connection Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. [. . . ]