User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EUT1276

[. . . ] We promise that it'll make your life a little easier. Good luck! 4 electrolux The following symbols are used in this manual: Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance. General information and tips 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. [. . . ] Do not use metallic instruments to remove the trays from the freezer. 12 electrolux 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 p once-a-week shop, mean that safe handling and storage of food is even more aw 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 freezer 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 place as cool as possible in order that it can then be placed in the refrigerator as soon as possible). The best way to defrost food is to put it in the refrigerator to thaw slowly. After letting the appliance run for at least two hours in fast freeze mode, replace the previously removed food into the compartment. electrolux 15 SOMETHING NOT WORKING Important: If you call out an engineer to a fault listed below, or to repair a fault caused by incorrect use or installation a charge will be made, even if the appliance is under guarantee. Before contacting your local Service Force Centre, check the following points: Symptom No power to the appliance Solution Check there is power at the socket. Check there is not a power cut by checking the household lights. Check the fuse has not blown. The temperature in the freezer is too high Check the thermostat control knob is turned to the correct setting relative to ambient conditions. Check the ambient temperature is within the appliance's operating limits, please refer to the installation section in this instruction book. Relocate the appliance if necessary. The freezer door will not open The compressor runs continously Has door just been opened?If so leave for a few minutes to allow the air pressure to equalise. Adjust the thermostat control knob to give correct temperature control. See "Setting the temperature". Large quantities of food have recently been placed in the cabinet and/or door is frequently opened. Check that air ventilation is not obstructed. Excessive frost and ice has built Ensure the door is not left open. up Check that nothing is preventing the door from closing Is the door gasket intact and clean. [. . . ] in Winter), the gasket may not fit perfectly to the cabinet. In that case, wait for the natural fitting of the gasket or accelerate this process by heating up the part involved with a normal hairdrier. Lay down the appliance back side down. · Fix the handle on the opposite side, insert the plastic plugs into the holes left open that can be found in the instruction for use bag. Reposition, level the appliance, wait for at least two hours and then connect it to the power socket. [. . . ]