Refrigerator Compartment - Hints / Freezer Compartment - Temperature Control / Interior Accessories - De Dietrich DRH714JE Guide D'installation & D'utilisation

Temperatur indicator
Thermostat must be adjusted
With the temperature indicator you can keep a check
that your refrigerator is working properly.
The indicator shows the "OK" symbol when the
coldest area reaches a temperature that is below or
equal to 4°C.
If the temperature is higher than 4°C the indicator is
black so you must adjust the thermostat to make the
temperature drop.
ATTENTION: Keeping the refrigerator door open for
a long time will cause the internal temperature to
rise. To measure the temperature correctly, it should
be read on the indicator within 30 seconds.
Hints
Saving Energy
• Pay careful attention to where the cabinet is
placed. See the section "Installation". When
installed correctly the cabinet will consume less
energy.
• Try to avoid keeping the doors open for long
periods or opening the doors too frequently as
warm air will enter the cabinet and cause the
compressor to switch on unnecessarily often.
• If the ambient temperature is high, the thermostat
knob is on the coldest setting (higher numbers) and
the appliance is fully loaded, the compressor may
run continuously, causing frost or ice to form on the
evaporator. If this happens, turn the knob to a
warmer setting (lower numbers) to allow automatic
defrosting and so a saving in electricity
consumption.
• Do not place warm foods inside the appliance.
Allow warm foods to cool first.
• Put frozen food in the fridge to defrost. The cold in
the frozen food will then be used to cool the fridge.
• Keep the heat emitting condenser, the metall grille
on the rear wall of your appliance, always clean.
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Right Temperature
OK
Hints for refrigeration
• Do not store warm food or evaporating liquids in
the refrigerator and do cover or wrap up the food,
particularly if it has a strong smell.
To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here are
some useful hints:
• Raw meat (beef, pork, lamb & poultry): wrap in
polythene bags and place on top of the salad
compartment, this being the coldest spot in the
refrigerator.
Meat can only be stored safely in this way for
one or two days at the most.
• Cooked food, cold cuts, jelly, etc.: these should
be well covered and can be stored on any of the
glass shelves.
• Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly
cleaned and placed in the bottom drawer.
• Butter & cheese: these should be placed in
special airtight containers or wrapped in aluminium
foil or polythene bags to keep out as much air as
possible.
• Milk bottles: these should have a top and should
be stored in the bottle rack on the door.
Bananas, potatoes, onions and garlic, if not
packed, must not be kept in the refrigerator.
Freezer compartment
Temperature Control
• To freeze fresh foods it is not necessary to change
the setting of the thermostat knob.
• For a quicker freezing operation, turn the
thermostat knob to the coldest setting; but
remember that, in this condition, the refrigerator
compartment temperature might drop below 0°C. If
this occurs reset thermostat knob to a warmer
setting.
• At the first starting-up or after a period out of use,
before putting the products in the compartment, let
the appliance run for at least two hours on the
coldest setting, then turn the thermostat knob to
the normal operating position.
Interior Accessories
Ice-cube production
This appliance is equipped with one or more trays for
the production of ice-cubes.
Fill these trays with water, then put them in the
freezer compartment.
Do not use metallic instruments to remove
the trays from the freezer.