Preparing For Vacation; Cleaning & Maintenance; Defrosting - Haier HF-113A Mode D'emploi

8. Making ice cubes, ice cream
and water ice (not available in
some models,
refrigerators
marking)
Making ice cubes:
Add water to ice tray to 3/4 of its volume, place it at the
bottom area of the freezer. When ice cubes are ready,
flush the ice tray with running water, then, you can
easily take out the ice cubes.
Making ice cream:
Remove separators of the ice tray. Please note the
creamier your ice cream is, the longer it will take to
make it. When ice cream is ready, flush the ice tray
with running water, then, you can easily take out the ice
cream.

9. Preparing for Vacation

For long vacation or absence, unplug the refrigerator and
clean the refrigerator as described in "Cleaning and
Maintenance". Leave the doors open to prevent formation
of mildew or odor.
10. Cleaning and Maintenance
Unplug or disconnect the appliance before cleaning.
Keep the outside clean. Use furniture polisher or finishing
conditioner to clean the outside regularly (do not use
these cleaners to clean the inside).
gasket with a cloth lightly dampened with lukewarm water.
No detergent is allowed. Never use oil or grease to clean
the door gasket.
Clean the inside regularly.
Clean the refrigerator compartment on a monthly basis
and clean the freezer compartment after a defrost
cycle.
Take out foods from
compartments and kept these foods in a cool place.
Remove all detachable parts.
Interior parts are not suitable to be washed in a
dishwasher. Wash them manually using lukewarm
water and some dish
concentrated detergent,
chemicals such as acids. Mild dish detergent is
recommended.
only for
with 4-star
Wipe the door
refrigerator and freezer
detergent. Do not use
abrasive agents and
Steam cleaners are dangerous and strictly prohibited.
Wash the inner compartment with lukewarm clean water
and dry with a soft cloth. It is absolutely dry after waiting
for 3-4 minutes.
Do not destroy or remove the rating plate of the
refrigerator. It could be needed for after-sales service or
relevant processes.
Make sure water doesn't get into electric parts in the
refrigerator.
If a heat exchanger, i.e. condenser, is mounted on the
back of refrigerator, dust and lint should be removed
regularly to enable efficient heat dissipation and avoid
excessive power consumption. Use a soft brush or a
duster to clean the outside of heat exchanger.
The defrost water drains away through the gutter. The
drain hole should be cleaned regularly by use of a swab
or similar instrument.
Make sure water doesn't run down the drain hole during
cleaning. Otherwise water may spill or splash on the
ground due to evaporation.

11. Defrosting

Freezer compartment (if applicable)
The freezer compartment, intended for storage of frozen
food, doesn't have automatic defrosting.
The freezer compartment should be defrosted regularly.
Defrost the freezer compartment whenever the thickness
of ice layer reaches 5cm.
Unplug the refrigerator before defrosting. Take out foods
from the freezer compartment and kept these foods in a
cool place. Use an ice scraper to remove the ice. To
speed up the process, place a bowl of hot water in the
freezer compartment. Clean and reload the freezer
compartment after defrosting.
POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD!
Do not use electrical devices such as hair dryer,
electrical fan, steam cleaner, defrost spray or open
fire (such as
compartment.
The plastic parts of inner compartment may get
melted and any spark or open fire may cause fire in
presence of explosive gas.
Never use a steam cleaner to defrost the freezer
compartment – danger of electric shock!)
Cautions!
Take out the drawer, and wrap up the frozen foods with
newspaper or blanket.
Keep these foods in a cool place before the defrosting
process is finished.
Keep the door of freezer compartment open.
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candle) to defrost the freezer