User manual WHIRLPOOL RCA 0 188 GW7/1 INSTRUCTION FOR USE

[. . . ] BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE • Your new appliance is designed exclusively for domestic use. To ensure best use of your appliance, carefully read the operating instructions which contain a description of the appliance and advice on storing and preserving food. Keep this handbook for future reference. After unpacking the appliance, make sure it is not damaged and that the door closes properly. [. . . ] For power failures lasting up to 24 hours. Keep both doors of the appliance closed. This will allow the stored food to stay cold as long as possible. For power failures lasting more than 24 hours. Empty the freezer compartment and arrange the food in a portable freezer. If this type of freezer is not available and, likewise, no artificial ice packs are available, try to use up the food, which is more easily perishable. Empty the ice bucket. MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING Before any cleaning or maintenance operation, unplug the appliance from the mains or disconnect the electrical power supply. Periodically clean the appliance with a cloth and a solution of lukewarm water and neutral detergent specifically for refrigerator interiors. Never clean refrigerator parts with flammable fluids. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. Clean the outside of the appliance and the door seal with a damp cloth and dry with a soft cloth. Clean the condenser using a vacuum cleaner, proceeding as follows: remove the front plinth (see installation manual) and proceed to clean the condenser Important: - The buttons and control panel display must not be cleaned with alcohol or alcohol-derived substances, but with a dry cloth. - The refrigeration system pipes are located near the defrost pan and can become hot. Periodically clean them with a vacuum cleaner. RECOMANDATION IN CASE OF NO USE OF THE APPLIANCE Short vacation There is no need to disconnect the appliance from the power supply if you will be away for less than three weeks. Use up perishable food, freeze other food. If your appliance has an automatic ice maker: 1. Shut off the water supply to the automatic ice maker. Long vacation Remove all the food if you are going away for three weeks or more. If your appliance has an automatic ice maker: 1. Shut off the water supply to the automatic icemaker at least a day before. Fix some wooden or plastic wedges to the upper part of both doors with adhesive tape and leave the doors open enough for air to circulate inside both compartments. This will prevent odour and mould from setting in. REPLACING THE BULB Always disconnect the appliance from the power supply before replacing any light bulbs. [. . . ] Specify: • the model and appliance serial number (stated on the rating plate), • the nature of the problem, • the Service number (the number after the word SERVICE on the data plate on the inside of the appliance), • your full address, • your telephone number and area code. ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 1) For Great Britain only Warning - this appliance must be earthed Fuse replacement If the mains lead of this appliance is fitted with a BS 1363A 13amp fused plug, to change a fuse in this type of plug use an A. S. T. A. approved fuse to BS 1362 type and proceed as follows: 1. Fit replacement 13A fuse into fuse cover. Refit both into plug. Note: The direction of door opening can be changed. [. . . ]