User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EUU1173

[. . . ] freezer INSTRUCTION BOOKLET EUU 1173 2222 740-57 UK 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. 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. [. . . ] 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 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 freezer 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. · 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. · It is important that food is used before its "best before" date. 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 re-frozen without danger. Shellfish: should be refrigerated and used up quickly. casseroles should be refrigerated and used up. Large Pieces of Meat: can be re-frozen providing there are still ice crystals remaining within them. Small Joints: should be cooked and can then be re-frozen as cooked dishes. Chicken: should also be cooked and re-frozen as a cooked dish. to the «I» setting. 5. When defrosting is completed, remove the water that has collected in the small bottom drawer and dry the interior thoroughly. Turn the thermostat control to a medium setting and, after letting the appliance run for at least two hours in the «fast freeze» mode, replace the previously removed food into the compartments. Important A temperature rise of the frozen food packs during defrosting may shorten their storage life. Never use sharp metal tools to scrape off frost from the evaporator as you could damage the appliance beyond repair. 7 Maintenance and Cleaning Warning Before any maintenance or cleaning work is carried out, DISCONNECT the appliance from the ELECTRICITY supply. Important This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cooling unit maintenance and recharging must therefore only be carried out by authorised technicians. [. . . ] The plug must not be used if the fuse cover/carrier is lost. The cover/carrier is indicated by the coloured insert at the base of the plug. 13 AMP. FUSE This appliance complies with the following E. E. C. Directive: - 73/23 EEC of 19. 2. 73 (Low Voltage Directive) and subsequent amendments. [. . . ]