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7.4 Defrosting the freezer
Defrosting in freezer compartment
operated manually. Before defrosting, take
the food out.
Take the ice tray and drawers out or put
them into the fresh food compartment
temporarily.
Set the knob of the temperature regulator
to position "0" (where the compressor will
stop working) and leave the door open
until ice and frost dissolve thoroughly and
accumulation at the bottom of the freezer
compartment.
In the case of speeding up the process
of defrosting, you may put a bowl of
warm water (about 50°C) into the freezer
8. TROUBLESHOOTING
CAUTION!
Before troubleshooting, disconnect
the power supply. Only a qualified
person may do the troubleshooting
that is not in this manual.
Problem
The appliance is noisy.
The compressor operates
continuously.
compartment, and scrape away the ice
and frost with a defrosting spatula. After
doing so, be sure to set the knob of the
temperature regulator to the original
position.
It is not advisable to heat the freezer
compartment directly with hot water or
hair dryer while defrosting, this to avoid
deformation of the inner case. It is also
not advisable to scrape off ice and frost or
separate food from the containers which
have been congealed together with the
food with sharp tools or wooden bars, so
as not to damage the inner casing or the
surface of the evaporator.
WARNING!
Possible cause
The appliance is not sup-
ported properly.
The Temperature regulator
may be set incorrectly.
The door is not closed
correctly.
The door has been
opened too frequently.
The product temperature
is too high.
The room temperature is
too high.
There are some sounds during
normal use (compressor, refrigerant
circulation).
Solution
Check if the appliance
stands stable (all the four
feet should be on the
floor).
Set a warmer temperature.
Refer to "Closing the
door".
Do not keep the door
open longer than neces-
sary.
Let the product tem-
perature decrease to
room temperature before
storage.
Decrease the room tem-
perature.