Defrosting; General Tips; Defrosting The Appliance - Siemens GTM Serie Manuel D'utilisation

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Defrosting

A layer of frost on the container panels
impairs the cooling effect on the frozen
food and increases the power
consumption. You must regularly remove
this layer of frost.

General tips

When putting food in or taking food
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out, open the lid of the chest for as
little time as possible.
Do not install the chest freezer in a
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damp room. A high level of humidity
aids the formation of frost.
n Package fresh food so that it is as
air-tight as possible.
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Attention
Do not scrape away the layer of ice
using a knife or a sharp object. You
could damage the refrigerant pipes. If
refrigerant shoots out, it may ignite or
cause eye injuries.

Defrosting the appliance

Switch on the SuperFreezing function
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approx. 4 hours before the defrosting
to ensure that the food is thoroughly
frozen.
n Then clear out the frozen food and
store it in several layers of newspaper
or wrap it in a cover and store it in a
cool place.
Leave the lid open and unplug the
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mains plug.
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Pull out the exterior drain plug
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(figure '/1), remove the flat drawer or,
if present, the separating wall of the
appliance (figure '/2), lay it under the
drain hole for condensation water to
catch the condensation water
(figure '/3). and pull out the interior
drain plug (figure '/4).
After defrosting, clean the appliance
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and wipe the inside dry.
Use the two drainage plugs to seal the
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condensation drainage, insert the
separating wall, connect the appliance
and re-arrange the frozen food.
Defrosting aids
To speed up the defrosting process, you
can use a plastic scraper to remove the
layer of ice
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Warning
Never use electrical appliances,
defrosting sprays or open flames to
defrost the freezer, e.g. heaters,
steam-cleaning appliances, candles, oil
lamps, etc.
Do not place any saucepans containing
hot water in the appliance in order to
speed up the defrosting.