User manual FRIGIDAIRE R1520

[. . . ] Without the lamp cover of interior lighting you must not operate the appliance. When cleaning, defrosting, taking out frozen food or ice tray do not use sharp, pointed or hard devices, as they can cause damage to the appliance. Be careful not to allow liquids to the temperature control and lighting box. Ice and ice-cream can cause hurt if they are eaten immediately after removal from the frozen food compartment. [. . . ] Thick frost and ice has an insulating effect, so it reduces cooling efficiency as the temperature increases, it needs more energy, at a certain thickness it does not allow the door of the frozen food compartment to open, possibly the door can be broken. At this type of appliance defrosting is so-called semi-automatic. Some useful information and advice The variable shelves are worth paying attention to, which increases the usefulness of the fresh food compartment considerably. Rearranging the shelves is also possible when the door is open at an angle of 90°. Hints and ideas In this chapter practical hints and ideas are given about how to use the appliance to reach maximum energy saving and there is environmental information about the appliance as well. How to save energy Avoid putting the appliance in a sunny place and near anything that gives off heat. Wrap products in tightly closing dishes or cling film to avoid building up unnecessary frost. 8 We recommend to defrost the frozen food compartment once a week and when the frost is more than 4-5 mm. Put the drip tray into closed position, then push the defrosting button in the center of the knob of the thermostatic control at the right side of the fresh food compartment. During defrosing cooling is interrupted after finishing it starts again automatically. Defrosting usually takes several hours, at the end you can remove the collected water from the drip tray by placing another tray under it then pull out the plastic cork at the bottom. When the thaw water came out, replace the cork. Regular cleaning It is recommended to wash the inside of the refrigerator in 3-4 weeks time. After you made it no-current wash the appliance using lukewarm water and wipe it. It is practical to clean and defrost the frozen food compartment at a time and when it is empty. Dust and dirt collected on the back of the refrigerator, condenser is recommended to be removed once or twice a year. When the refrigerator is not in use Break the circuit of the appliance. Defrost and clean it as written before. In case the appliance will not be used for a long time follow these steps: Leave the door open to avoid a build up of air inside. Trouble shooting How to change the bulb Should the light fail to work you can change it as below: Break the circuit of the appliance. Unscrew the plate screw fixing the lamp cover, then take the lamp cover off in the direction of arrow and the bulb can be changed. (Type of the bulb: Mignon 322, 230 V, 15 W, E 14 thread) After changing bulb replace the lamp cover, screw the plate screw and apply voltage to the appliance. 9 If something does not work During operation of the appliance some smaller but annoying trouble can often occur, which does not require calling a technician out. In the following chart information is given about them to avoid unnecessary charges on service. We draw your attention that operation of appliance goes with certain sounds (compressor- and circulating Problem The appliance does not cool sufficiently sound). We draw it to your attention again that the appliance operates discontinuously, so the stopping of compressor does not mean being nocurrent. That is why you must not touch the electrical parts of the appliance before breaking the circuit. Possible cause The thickness of the frost is greater than 5 mm on the cooling plate. The appliance is not supported properly. Solution Defrost the appliance. Check if the appliance stands stable (all the four feet should be on the floor). The appliance cools too hard The appliance does not cool at all The appliance is noisy Inasmuch as the advice does not lead to result, call the nearest brand-mark service. Ins tr uctions f or the Ins t aller Technical data Type Gross capacity (l) Net capacity (l) Width (mm) Height (mm) Depth (mm) Energy consumption TT 160** Frozen food comp. : 20 Fresh food comp. : 137 Frozen food comp. : 20 Fresh food comp. : 118 550 850 600 0, 75 274 C ** 100 35 200** Frozen food comp. : 20 Fresh food comp. : 185 Frozen food comp. : 20 Fresh food comp. : 165 550 1050 600 0, 82 299 C ** 90 40 250** Frozen food comp. : 20 Fresh food comp. : 232 Frozen food comp. : 20 Fresh food comp. : 212 550 1250 600 0, 88 321 C ** 90 47 (kWh/24h) (kWh/year) Energy class, according to EU standards Star rating of frozen food compartment Rated power (W) Weight (kg) 10 Installing the appliance Transportation, unpacking It is recommended to deliver the appliance in original packaging, in vertical position considering the protective warning on packaging. [. . . ] of 03. 05. 89 (Electromagnetic Directive) and subsequent 13 S t or age time char t Time and method of storage of fresh foods in the refrigerator Foods Raw meat Cooked meat Roasted meat Raw minced meat Roasted minced meat Cold cuts, Vienna sausage Fresh fish Cooked fish Fried fish Tinned fish, open Fresh chicken Fried chicken Fresh hen Boiled hen Fresh duck, goose Roasted duck, goose Butter unopened Butter opened Milk in a plastic bag Cream Sour cream Cheese (hard) Cheese (soft) Curds Egg Spinach, sorrel Green peas, green beans Mushroom Carrot, roots Bell-pepper Tomato Cabbage Quickly rotting fruits (strawberry, raspberry, etc. ) Other fruits Tinned fruits opened Cakes filled with cream 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X x X X x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Storage time in days 3 4 5 x x x X x x X x x x x x x x x X X x x X X X x X x X X X X X x X x X x X X X X X x x x x x x x x x x X X x x x X X X X X x X x X x X X x X x x Method of packaging 6 x 7 cling film, airtight dish covered dish covered dish covered dish covered cling film, cellophane, grease-proof paper cling film, airtight dish covered dish covered dish covered cling film, airtight dish covered cling film, airtight dish covered cling film, airtight dish covered original packaging original packaging original packaging plastic box plastic box aluminium foil cling film cling film cling film cling film cling film cling film cling film cling film cling film cling film cling film dish covered dish covered x x x x x x x X x x x X x x X x x X x X X x x x x x x x X x x X x x X x x X x X X x x X x x X x X X x x x Notation: X x usual storage time possible storage time (concerns to really fresh product only) 14 S t or age time char t (2) Storage time of deep-frozen and frozen products Foods Vegetables: green beans, green peas, mixed vegetables, marrow, corn, etc. Ready-cooked foods: sirloin steaks, stew from knuckle of ham, meat from pig pudding, etc. Foods from potatoes, pasta: mashed potato, gnocchi, dumpling, pasta filled with jam, chips Soups: meat-broth, soup from green beans, soup from green peas, etc. Fruits: sour cherry, cherry, gooseberry, fruit cream, mashed maroon Meat: chicken, duck, goose and their giblets fillets, tuna fish Popsicle, ice-cream In the fresh food compartment +2 - +7 °C 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day 1 day In the ** frozen food compartment -12 °C 30 days 30 days 25 days 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days 3 days War r ant y and ser vice Guarantee conditions Service and spare parts If calling the service is unavoidable, announce the trouble at a brand-mark service nearest to your place. 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