User manual WHIRLPOOL ARC 227 INSTRUCTION FOR USE

[. . . ] BEFORE USING YOUR WINE CELLAR The appliance which you have purchased is a wine cellar – a professional appliance intended exclusively for keeping wines. For best use of your appliance, please read these instructions carefully. In them you will find a description of the appliance and useful tips on keeping wines. Keep this booklet for future consultation. [. . . ] Many people think that this causes the well-known “cork” smell. In reality contact between the wine and the cork helps the elasticity of the cork so guaranteeing its effectiveness. Being able to remove the bottles easily avoids accidental shaking which, like vibration, could cause the sediments to suspend again, so altering the appearance of the wine over time. Move your bottles as little as possible and let the wine rest. Also avoid letting the bottles come into contact with the bottom wall because this would not only affect efficient defrosting but could ruin the bottle labels because of the drops of water collected during defrosting. The shelves on which the bottles are placed are made of wood, which efficiently absorbs any vibrations and keeps the bottle away from the wall which transmits the cold. The bottles of wine must also be kept away from substances or places which have a strong smell because this could easily be transmitted to the wine. The temperature The temperature represents a critical factor which is important throughout the wine’s life cycle. It determines wine’s good development while it remains in the bottle to mature. For best storage the temperature must be kept constant between 8 and 12°C. Rapid and wide changes of temperature must be avoided: too high a temperature dilates the liquids and speeds up the maturing process, while too low a temperature (below 4 – 5°C) could cause the precipitation of tartrates, which could affect the wine’s appearance. In extreme cases in which the temperature drops below 0°C, the wine may freeze and cause the cork to be expelled. The cork The cork is a fundamental component of a bottle of wine: its quality, chosen by the wine producer, is very important for the maturation of the wine itself. The perfect condition of the cork, in the bottles which we buy, depends exclusively on the standards of use and storage used by the producer or bottler. 20 STORING THE BOTTLES Classical storage with 36 bottles If you want to arrange the bottles for storing wine so that they are visible and easy to take out, we recommend the 36-bottle configuration (Bordeaux bottle or mixed Bordeaux bottle and German-type bottle). Position a maximum of 6 bottles in the niches of each of the 5 wooden shelves; another 6 bottles can be placed in the slots on the bottom of the cellar to give a total of 36 bottles. The wooden shelves have a locking system to avoid accidental removal which could cause the bottles to fall. The larger bottles (German-type bottle) should be placed on their side. Storage with Champagne bottles. Because Champagne bottles are larger than normal ones, a maximum of 5 must be placed on the bottom of the cellar. If you want to store more Champagne bottles remove the 5th shelf and stack the bottles on top of the bottles placed on the base of the cellar but in the reverse direction. Up to 9 Champagne bottles can be stored in this way. Taking out the wooden shelves To take out the wooden shelves proceed as follows: 1. Hold the front part of the shelf with one hand. Remove the shelf slowly by pulling it slowly towards you one third of its length. If there are only a few bottles If there are not enough bottles to fill the wine cellar they should be distributed between all the available shelves, avoiding loading them all at the top or all at the bottom. [. . . ] • The doors cannot be reversed on this wine cellar. • Install the appliance away from heat sources. • Installation in a hot room, direct exposure to the sun’s rays or placing the appliance near a heat source (radiators, cookers), increase power consumption and should be avoided. • When this is not possible, the following minimum separations should be respected: - 30 cm from coal or oil cookers; - 3 cm from electric and/or gas cookers. [. . . ]