Fisher & Paykel Refrigerator Freezer User Manual

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Refrigerator & Freezer

User guide

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Contents

General Operating Instructions – All Products

 

Important Safety Information

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Installation - Four Essential Requirements

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Moving or Storing Your Refrigerator

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Door Conversion

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Active Smart™ Refrigerators

 

Operating Instructions

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Special Features

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Maintenance

 

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Cleaning Care

 

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Cyclic and Compact Refrigerators

 

Operating Instructions

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Special Features and Maintenance

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Cleaning Care

 

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Vertical Freezers

 

Operating Instructions

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Chest Freezers

 

 

Operating Instructions

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Special Features and Maintenance

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Food Care – All Products

 

Storing Food in your Refrigerator

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Storing Food in your Freezer

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Problem Solving Checklist

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Customer Care Information

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Active Smart™ Models

 

635mm wide

E331T, E372B, E381T, E402B, E411T, E415H

 

680mm wide

E406B, E413T, E440T, E442B

 

790mm wide

E521T, E522B

 

Cyclic and Compact Models

 

525mm wide

P120, E169T, C170T, C190, E240B, E249T, C270

 

635mm wide

C373, C450

 

Vertical Freezer Models

 

525mm wide

N150, N210

 

635mm wide

N308, N388

 

Chest Freezer Models

 

Slimline

H215, H275, H320

 

Standard

H160, H220, H280, H360, H510, H701

 

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Important Safety Information

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.

Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this User Guide.

Warning

When using this appliance always exercise basic safety precautions including the following:

Danger

This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. Young children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the appliance.

Risk of child entrapment. Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer:

Take off the doors

Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside.

Disposal

Extreme care must be taken when disposing of your old appliance to avoid hazards. The refrigerant gas must be safely removed and for the safety of young children, remove doors. Your Fisher & Paykel Appliances Authorised Service Centre will be able to give advice on environmentally friendly methods of disposing of your old refrigerator or freezer.

Electrical

This appliance must be properly installed in accordance with the installation instruction before it is used.

Never unplug your refrigerator or freezer by pulling on the power cord.

Always grip the plug firmly and pull straight out from the outlet.

Do not plug in any other appliance at the same power point as your refrigerator or freezer or use extension cords or double adapters.

Repair or replace immediately all electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise damaged. Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion along its length or at either the plug or appliance end.

If the power supply cord is damaged, it must only be replaced by your Fisher & Paykel Appliances Authorised Service Centre because special purpose tools are required.

When moving your appliance away from the wall, be careful not to roll over or damage the power cord.

Unplug your refrigerator or freezer before cleaning or replacing the lightbulb.

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Important Safety Information

Storing Food and Drinks

Never store volatile or flammable materials in your refrigerator or freezer as they may explode.

Never freeze liquids in glass containers. Liquid expands during freezing, which may cause the container to explode.

Never freeze carbonated drinks. They may explode.

Do not consume food if it is too cold. Food removed from the freezer compartment may be cold enough to cause damage when brought into contact with bare skin e.g. frozen ice cubes.

Power Failure – Food Safety

Do not refreeze frozen foods that have thawed completely. Follow the recommendations below if you discover food in your freezer has thawed:

1)Ice crystals still visible – food may be refrozen but should be stored for a shorter period than recommended.

2)Thawed but refrigerator cold – refreezing generally not recommended. Fruits and some cooked food can be refrozen but use as soon as possible. Meat, fish, poultry – use immediately or cook then refreeze. Vegetables – discard as they usually go limp and soggy.

3)Thawed but warmer than 4˚C. Red meat can be cooked immediately and refrozen but use as soon as possible. Discard all other frozen foods.

Do not refreeze frozen foods that have thawed completely. The food may be dangerous to eat.

Cleaning

Many commercially available cleaning products contain solvents which may attack plastic components of your refrigerator or freezer and cause them to crack. Please refer to the cleaning care section of this booklet for further advice.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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Installation - Four Essential Requirements

Please follow the steps for installation to ensure your appliance operates correctly.

1. Power

The appliance must be installed so the plug is accessible.

To ensure that the appliance is not accidentally switched off, connect your refrigerator or freezer to its own power point. Do not plug in any other appliance at this power point or use extension cords and double adaptors, as the combined weight of both power cords can pull the double adaptor from a wall outlet socket.

For power requirements, refer to the information on the serial plate located at the front bottom right-hand side of the refrigerator when the door is open.

It is essential that the appliance be properly grounded (earthed).

2. Location

Your refrigerator or freezer should not be located in direct sunlight or next to any heat generating appliance such as a cooktop, oven or dishwasher.

3. Stability

It is important that all four corners of the refrigerator or freezer base are supported firmly on the floor to eliminate any cabinet movement.

Installing the appliance on a soft or uneven or unlevel floor may result in twisting of the cabinet and poor sealing of the doors. If the doors do not seal properly, warm air will enter

the food storage areas causing the temperature to increase, resulting in food spoilage and food loss.

Before moving your refrigerator or freezer into its position, ensure that the adjustable front feet are fully retracted by turning them anticlockwise, i.e. towards the right of the cabinet.

Position your refrigerator or freezer. Turn the adjustable feet clockwise, i.e. to the left, to lower the adjustable front feet. Raise the front of the appliance until it is stable and the doors move towards the closed position, on their own, when open.

The front levelling foot on the hinge side should take the majority of the weight of the cabinet and the cabinet should be stable, i.e. cabinet should not rock or wobble.

Raise Lower

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Installation - Four Essential Requirements

4. Ventilation and Installation

To ensure adequate ventilation for your refrigerator or vertical freezer, allow a minimum of 50mm of airspace above the cabinet, 20mm on each side, and 30mm at the rear.

(See diagram 1). To ensure adequate ventilation for chest freezers, allow a minimum of 20mm of airspace on each side of the cabinet, and 75mm at the rear.

The appliance is intended to be placed against a wall with a free distance not exceeding 75mm.

If integrating your refrigerator, follow installation instructions provided with the integration kits.

Ensure the front face of the bench is aligned to the front corner edge of the refrigerator door. This will allow the door to fully open. (See diagram 2).

If placing the refrigerator in a corner allow 140mm clearance for the door to be able to open. (See diagram 3).

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

 

50mm

30mm

 

 

20mm

20mm

 

 

630mm

20mm

 

 

 

20mm

 

Diagram 3

 

 

30mm

660mm

630mm

140mm

 

 

 

20mm

 

Before Placing Food in the Fresh Food or Freezer Compartments

Remove all packaging. Ensure that all transit clips are removed from the refrigerator. These are small rubber stops located at the back of the shelves.

Allow the refrigerator and freezer to run empty for 2 – 3 hours to allow each compartment to cool to the appropriate temperature.

Clean the inside of the appliance with warm water and a little liquid detergent to remove manufacturing and transportation dust.

The appliance may have an odour on its initial operation, but this will go when the refrigerator and freezer have cooled sufficiently.

Energy Efficiency

Do not cover your appliances with any material that will prevent air from flowing around the cabinet sides.

Do not leave the door open for any longer than is necessary.

Allow good clearances in front of the air ducts within the cabinet for maximum cold air distribution.

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Moving or Storing Your Refrigerator

If your refrigerator or freezer is turned off for any reason, wait 10 minutes before turning it back on. This will allow the refrigeration system pressures to equalise before restarting.

Moving Your Refrigerator

Turn off the appliance and unplug from the power point. Remove all food.

Turn the adjustable feet to the right as far as they will turn (see page 6).

Ease the refrigerator out of its position. Tuck the power cord away and tape the doors closed. Tape the shelves in place. If the cabinet needs to be placed at an angle or laid down, carefully lay it on its side (the right hand side when viewed from the front).

Relocate and install. If the appliance has been left on its side for any length of time, leave it standing upright for at least 10 minutes before turning on.

Storing Your Refrigerator or Freezer

When storing your cleaned appliance, leave the door(s) open. This allows air to circulate and prevents the build up of bacteria and moulds.

Before using again, clean well using a mixture of warm water and baking soda (add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to each 500 ml of water). Rinse with clean water.

Holiday Time

We recommend you leave your refrigerator or freezer operating while you are on holiday.

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Door Conversion

If you need to hinge your door on the opposite side we recommend that you call your local Fisher and Paykel Authorised Service Centre or Dealer to make this conversion.

Active Smart™ refrigerators with silver handles need to be ordered either with left or right opening doors and can not be interchanged. All other models except those models listed below need to have an appropriate conversion kit for your model refrigerator.

The kit is available from your Authorised Service Centre or Dealer. Full instructions are included in the conversion kit.

If you have the following compact model refrigerators you can change the door by following these instructions: P120, C190, C270, N150, N210

Switch off the appliance and remove all the food stuffs and shelves from the doors.

Remove the hinge cover from the top of the cabinet. This is achieved by levering it up carefully from the front.

Remove the top hinge bracket screws using a ‘Philips’ screwdriver and remove the top hinge bracket, ensuring that the door is held firmly. (Refer Figure 1).

Open the door and lift it off.

Insert the plastic hinge plugs supplied with the installation kit into the removed top hinge bracket holes. Remove the existing plastic hinge plugs from the opposite side.

Tilt the refrigerator back, either right onto its back or lean it against a wall, and unscrew both adjustable feet.

Remove the plastic bottom hinge bracket bolt holding the bottom hinge bracket to the underside of the cabinet. Replace the bottom hinge bracket bolt without the bottom hinge bracket.

Remove existing cap door closing from bottom hinge bracket.

On the opposite side remove the bottom hinge bracket bolt and fit the bottom hinge bracket.

Note: that it is rotated so that it is a mirror image of itself on the other side (refer Figure 2).

Replace the adjustable feet turning them as far as they will go. Carefully stand the refrigerator upright again.

Figure 1

Figure 2

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Fisher & Paykel Refrigerator Freezer User Manual

Door Conversion

Fit new cap door closing to bottom hinge bracket. The new cap door closing is a mirror image of the existing part. Remove the hinge hole covers from the ends of the door using a narrow blade to prise them away from the door. The hinge hole covers are the components without holes. Keep them for re-use.

Move the hinge bearing on the door to the opposite side of Figure 3 the top of the door (refer Figure 3).

Fit the new hinge bearing closing hook to the opposite side of the bottom door. The new hinge bearing hook is a mirror image of the existing part.

Remove the old hinge bearing closing hook from the door (refer Figure 4).

Replace the door. Replace the top hinge bracket and secure with the top hinge bracket screws making sure that the door

is square.

Figure 4

Hinge Cover

Top Hinge

Hinge Bearing

Hinge Hole

Bracket

Cover

Hinge Bearing

Bottom Hinge

Cap Door Closing

Bottom Hinge

Closing Hook

Bolt

 

Bracket

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Active Smart™ Operating Instructions

Models:

635mm wide

E331T, E372B, E381T, E402B, E411T, E415H

 

680mm wide

E406B, E413T, E440T, E442B

 

790mm wide

E521T, E522B

Temperature Control

When the refrigerator is first turned on, the powerful cooling system will automatically cool both refrigerator and freezer compartments to their set temperatures. This will take between 2 – 3 hours depending on the temperature and humidity of the environment.

The two compartment temperatures are accurately and independently controlled and do not change with the temperature or humidity of the surroundings; whether summer or winter.

If you wish to alter the temperature of either the fresh food compartment or freezer compartment, this can be easily done by using the control panel located at the back of the fresh food compartment.

Control Panel To adjust temperatures

Fresh food and freezer

 

compartment indicator

Increase temperature button

 

Decrease temperature button

Compartment

 

select button

Temperature

 

 

indicator (thermometer)

Fresh Food Compartment

The fresh food compartment light on the refrigerator diagram will be showing. The temperature indicator illustrated by a thermometer will show the temperature setting for this compartment as a series of lights.

The temperature may be altered by pressing the increase temperature or decrease temperature buttons. One press on either of these buttons will produce a dimmer light which indicates a small change in temperature.

Pressing either button twice gives a brighter light and indicates a greater change in temperature. Fewer lights on the thermometer means a cooler temperature for the compartment selected.

Freezer Food Compartment

To adjust the freezer temperature press the compartment select button until the light flashes on the freezer compartment indicator.

The freezer temperature can be altered by pressing the increase or decrease temperature buttons.

One press on either of these buttons will produce a dimmer light which indicates a small change in temperature. Pressing either button twice gives a brighter light and indicates a greater change in temperature.

Note: Successively pressing the compartment select button will automatically select between the compartments, a return to the fresh food compartment will be accompanied by a longer beep. When the door is reopened the control panel will return automatically to the fresh food compartment setting.

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