AEG SWS98820L0 User Manual

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WINE CELLAR USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS

4 SAFETY INFORMATION
7 CONTROL PANEL

9 DAILY USE
12 CARE AND CLEANING
14 WHAT TO DO IF…
17 INSTALLATION
21 NOISES
22 TECHNICAL DATA

ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

We recommend the use of original spare parts.

When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available. The
information can be found on the rating plate.

Model

PNC

Serial Number

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SAFETY INFORMATION

In the interest of your safety and to ensure
the correct use, before installing and first
using the appliance, read this user manual
carefully, including its hints and warnings.
To avoid unnecessary mistakes and acci­dents, it is important to ensure that all
people using the appliance are thorough­ly familiar with its operation and safety
features. Save these instructions and
make sure that they remain with the appli­ance if it is moved or sold, so that every­one using it through its life will be proper­ly informed on appliance use and safety.
For the safety of life and property keep
the precautions of these user's instruc­tions as the manufacturer is not responsi­ble for damages caused by omission.

CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE
PEOPLE SAFETY

• This appliance is not intended for use
by persons (including children) with re­duced physical, sensory or mental ca­pabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been giv­en supervision or instruction concerning
use of the appliance by a person re­sponsible for their safety.

Children should be supervised to en­sure that they do not play with the ap­pliance.

• Keep all packaging well away from chil­dren. There is risk of suffocation.

• If you are discarding the appliance pull
the plug out of the socket, cut the con­nection cable (as close to the appliance
as you can) and remove the door to
prevent playing children to suffer elec­tric shock or to close themselves into it.

• If this appliance featuring magnetic
door seals is to replace an older appli­ance having a spring lock (latch) on the
door or lid, be sure to make that spring
lock unusable before you discard the
old appliance. This will prevent it from
becoming a death trap for a child.

GENERAL SAFETY

WARNING!

Keep ventilation openings, in the appli­ance enclosure or in the built-in structure,
clear of obstruction.

• This appliance is intended to be used
exclusively for the storage of wine.

• Do not use a mechanical device or any
artificial means to speed up the thaw­ing process.

• Do not use other electrical appliances
(such as ice cream makers) inside of re­frigerating appliances, unless they are
approved for this purpose by the manu­facturer.

• Do not damage the refrigerant circuit.

• The refrigerant isobutane (R600a) is
contained within the refrigerant circuit
of the appliance, a natural gas with a
high level of environmental compatibili­ty, which is nevertheless flammable.

During transportation and installation
of the appliance, be certain that none
of the components of the refrigerant
circuit become damaged.

If the refrigerant circuit should become
damaged:

– avoid open flames and sources of ig-

nition

– thoroughly ventilate the room in

which the appliance is situated

• It is dangerous to alter the specifica­tions or modify this product in any way.
Any damage to the cord may cause a
short-circuit, fire and/or electric shock.

WARNING!

Any electrical component (power
cord, plug, compressor) must be
replaced by a certified service
agent or qualified service person­nel.

1.

Power cord must not be length­ened.

2.

Make sure that the power plug is
not squashed or damaged by the
back of the appliance. A squashed
or damaged power plug may over­heat and cause a fire.

3.

Make sure that you can come to
the mains plug of the appliance.

4.

Do not pull the mains cable.

5.

If the power plug socket is loose,
do not insert the power plug. There
is a risk of electric shock or fire.

6.

You must not operate the appli­ance without the lamp cover (If the
lamp cover is foreseen) of interior
lighting.

• This appliance is heavy. Care should be
taken when moving it.

• Do not remove nor touch items from
the freezer compartment if your hands
are damp/wet, as this could cause skin
abrasions or frost/freezer burns.

• Avoid prolonged exposure of the appli­ance to direct sunlight.

• Bulb lamps (If the lamp is foreseen)
used in this appliance are special pur­pose lamps selected for household ap­pliances use only. They are not suitable
for household room illumination.

DAILY USE

• Do not put hot pot on the plastic parts
in the appliance.

• Do not store flammable gas and liquid
in the appliance, because they may ex­plode.

• Appliance's manufacturers storage rec­ommendations should be strictly ad­hered to. Refer to relevant instructions.

CARE AND CLEANING

• Before maintenance, switch off the ap­pliance and disconnect the mains plug
from the mains socket.

• Do not clean the appliance with metal
objects.

• Do not use sharp objects to remove
frost from the appliance. Use a plastic
scraper.

• Regularly examine the drain in the re­frigerator for defrosted water. If neces­sary, clean the drain. If the drain is
blocked, water will collect in the bot­tom of the appliance.

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• Unpack the appliance and check if
there are damages on it. Do not con­nect the appliance if it is damaged. Re­port possible damages immediately to
the place you bought it. In that case re­tain packing.

• It is advisable to wait at least four hours
before connecting the appliance to al­low the oil to flow back in the compres­sor.

• Adequate air circulation should be
around the appliance, lacking this leads
to overheating. To achieve sufficient
ventilation follow the instructions rele­vant to installation.

• Wherever possible the back of the
product should be against a wall to
avoid touching or catching warm parts
(compressor, condenser) to prevent
possible burn.

• The appliance must not be located
close to radiators or cookers.

• Make sure that the mains plug is acces­sible after the installation of the appli­ance.

• Connect to potable water supply only
(If a water connection is foreseen).

SERVICE

• Any electrical work required to do the
servicing of the appliance should be
carried out by a qualified electrician or
competent person.

• This product must be serviced by an au­thorized Service Centre, and only genu­ine spare parts must be used.

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INSTALLATION

For electrical connection carefully
follow the instructions given in
specific paragraphs.

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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

This appliance does not contain
gasses which could damage the
ozone layer, in either its refriger­ant circuit or insulation materials.
The appliance shall not be discar­ded together with the urban re­fuse and rubbish. The insulation
foam contains flammable gases:
the appliance shall be disposed
according to the applicable regu­lations to obtain from your local
authorities. Avoid damaging the
cooling unit, especially at the rear
near the heat exchanger. The ma­terials used on this appliance

marked by the symbol
cyclable.

are re-

CONTROL PANEL

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Display

1

Bottom Compartment Temperature

2

warmer button
Bottom Compartment Temperature

3

colder button
Alarm button

4

Light button

5

Top Compartment Temperature

6

warmer button
Top Compartment Temperature cold-

7

er button
Appliance ON/OFF button

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It is possible to change predefined sound
of buttons to a loudly one by pressing to­gether Light button and Temperature
colder button for some seconds. Change
is reversible.

DISPLAY

321

min

45

Top Compartment indicator

1

Top Compartment temperature indi-

2

cator and timer indicator
Bottom Compartment temperature

3

indicator
Bottom Compartment indicator

4

Alarm indicator

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SWITCHING ON

To switch on the appliance do these
steps:

1.

Connect the mains plug to the power
socket.

2.

Press the ON/OFF button if the dis­play is off.

3.

If "dEMo" appears on the display, the
appliance is in demonstration mode.
Refer to "What to do if...".

4.

The temperature indicators show the

set default temperature.
To select a different set temperature refer
to "Temperature regulation".

SWITCHING OFF

To switch off the appliance do these
steps:

1.

Press the ON/OFF button for 5 sec-

onds.

2.

The display switches off.

3.

To disconnect the appliance from the

power disconnect the mains plug

from the power socket.

TEMPERATURE REGULATION

The set temperature of the wine cellar
may be adjusted by pressing the temper­ature regulators.
The temperature indicators show the set
temperature.
The set temperature will be reached with­in 24 hours.
Refer to "Daily use - Wine Arrangement".

After a power failure the set tem­perature remains stored.

LIGHT BUTTON

If you want to maintain the light on with
the door closed, it is sufficient to open
and close the door and the light will re­main ON automatically for 10 minutes.
If you want to switch off the light before
the automatic turn off time, open the
door and press the light button.

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The light has no negative effect on the
quality on the wine.

DOOR OPEN ALARM

An acoustic alarm will sound if the door is
left open for a few minutes. The door
open alarm conditions are indicated by:

• flashing Alarm indicator

• acoustic buzzer
When normal conditions are restored
(door closed), the alarm will stop.
During the alarm, the buzzer can be
switched off by pressing any button.

DAILY USE

CLEANING THE INTERIOR

Before using the appliance for the first
time, wash the interior and all internal ac­cessories with lukewarm water and some
neutral soap so as to remove the typical
smell of a brand-new product, then dry
thoroughly.

WINE ARRANGEMENT

STORAGE ADVICE

The storage time for wine depends on
ageing, the type of grapes, alcoholic con­tent and level of fructose and tannin con­tained in it.At the time of purchase, check
if the wine is already aged or if it will im­prove over time.

Recommended storage temperatures:

Do not use detergents or abrasive
powders, as these will damage
the finish.

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If “dEMo” appears on the Display, the ap­pliance is in demonstration mode: refer to
“WHAT TO DO IF...” paragraph.

Top Compartment:

The temperature can be adjusted be­tween +6 and + 11°C. This compartment
is ideal for wines, especially new reds and
whites, to be consumed immediately. Op­eration compartments with differentiated
temperatures.

Bottom Compartment:

The temperature can be adjusted be­tween + 11 and + 18°C. This compart­ment is ideal for storing and refining red
or white wines for long periods.
The temperatures of this compartment
are suitable for storing aged and full-bod­ied wines.
Lay the bottles down in such a way that
the corks do not dry.
Keep the wine in the dark. The door is in
anti-UV darkened double glass to protect
the wine from the light in case the refrig­erator is located in a well-lit place.
Avoid switching the appliance light on too
often or for too long. Wine keeps better
in the dark.
Handle the bottles with care, to avoid agi­tating the wine.
Follow the recommendations and advice
received at the time of purchase or given
in the technical documentation regarding
the quality, duration and optimum stor­age temperature of the wine.

• For champagne and sparkling wines,

between 6 and 8°C

• For white wines, between 10 and 12°C

• For rose’ and light red wines, between

12 and 16°C

• Aged red wines, 14 -16°C

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When placing various bottles on top of
each other, make sure they do not touch
the refrigerator cooling plate.

WINE CELLAR SHELVES

Remove the shelves for cleaning.

WINE CELLAR BOTTLE HOLDER

Remove the shelf and insert it between
the two guides.
The maximum possible weight on the
bottle shelves is 30 kg.

The bottom compartment is fitted with a
basket useful for placing upright and slop­ing bottles.

HUMIDIFIER

AIR CIRCULATION

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The right humidity is vitally important for
the proper storage of wine.
Your Wine Cellar is fitted with a special
humidifying device that increases the hu­midity inside the appliance.
Spread out the lava stones provided
along the small tray as show in the pic­ture. Then fill the tray with water up to the
half of its capacity.
In normal operation, the lava stones are
regularly humidified by the water, periodi­cally check at water present inside the tray
and refill it when needed.
Note that if the humidity in the area in
which your appliance is installed is partic­ularly high, the interior of your Wine Cellar
will also be relatively more humid.
This may result in bottles misting up when
the door is opened or labels peeling off.
In this case reduce the quantity of water in
the tray accordingly.

The refrigerator compartment has a spe­cial AIRLIGHT fan which is automatically
activated in function of the appliance
thermostat setting and ambient condi­tions.

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CARE AND CLEANING

CAUTION!

Unplug the appliance before car­rying out any maintenance opera­tion.

This appliance contains hydrocar­bons in its cooling unit; mainte­nance and recharging must there­fore only be carried out by author­ized technicians.

PERIODIC CLEANING

The equipment has to be cleaned regular­ly:

• clean the inside and accessories with
lukewarm water and some neutral soap.

• regularly check the door seals and wipe
clean to ensure they are clean and free
from debris.

• rinse and dry thoroughly.

Do not pull, move or damage any
pipes and/or cables inside the
cabinet.
Never use detergents, abrasive
powders, highly perfumed clean­ing products or wax polishes to
clean the interior as this will dam­age the surface and leave a strong
odour.

Clean the condenser (black grill) and the
compressor at the back of the appliance
with a brush. This operation will improve
the performance of the appliance and
save electricity consumption.

Take care of not to damage the
cooling system.

Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners
contain chemicals that can attack/damage
the plastics used in this appliance. For this
reason it is recommended that the outer
casing of this appliance is only cleaned
with warm water with a little washing-up
liquid added.
After cleaning, reconnect the equipment
to the mains supply.

DEFROSTING OF THE REFRIGERATOR

Frost is automatically eliminated from the
evaporator of the refrigerator compart­ment every time the motor compressor
stops, during normal use. The defrost wa­ter drains out through a trough into a spe­cial container at the back of the appli­ance, over the motor compressor, where
it evaporates.
Periodically clean the defrost water drain
hole in the middle of the refrigerator
compartment channel to prevent the wa­ter overflowing and dripping onto the
food inside. Use the special cleaner provi­ded, which you will find already inserted
into the drain hole.

PERIODS OF NON­OPERATION

When the appliance is not in use for long
periods, take the following precautions:

• disconnect the appliance from elec-

tricity supply

• remove all food

• defrost (if foreseen) and clean the appli­ance and all accessories

• leave the door/doors ajar to prevent
unpleasant smells.

If the cabinet will be kept on, ask some­body to check it once in a while to pre­vent the food inside from spoiling in case
of a power failure.

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WHAT TO DO IF…

WARNING!

Before troubleshooting, discon­nect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
Only a qualified electrician or
competent person must do the
troubleshooting that is not in this
manual.

Problem Possible cause Solution

The appliance does
not operate. The
lamp does not oper­ate.

The mains plug is not con-

The appliance has no

The lamp does not
work.

The lamp is defective. Refer to "Replacing the

The compressor op­erates continually.

The door is not closed cor-

The door has been

The product temperature

The room temperature is

Water flows on the
rear plate of the ap­pliance.

Water flows into the
appliance.

Products prevent that wa-

The appliance is switched

Switch on the appliance.

off.

Connect the mains plug to

nected to the mains sock-

the mains socket correctly.

et correctly.

Connect a different electri­power. There is no voltage
in the mains socket.

cal appliance to the mains

socket.

Contact a qualified electri-

cian.

The lamp is in stand-by. Close and open the door.

lamp".

The temperature is not set

Set a higher temperature.
correctly.

Refer to "Closing the
rectly.

door".

Do not keep the door open
opened too frequently.

longer than necessary.

Let the product tempera­is too high.

ture decrease to room tem-

perature before storage.

Decrease the room temper­too high.

During the automatic de-

ature.

This is correct.
frosting process, frost de­frosts on the rear plate.

The water outlet is clog-

Clean the water outlet.
ged.

Make sure that products do
ter flows into the water

not touch the rear plate.
collector.

Problem Possible cause Solution

Water flows on the
ground.

The melting water outlet
does not flow in the evap­orative tray above the

Attach the melting water

outlet to the evaporative

tray.
compressor.

The temperature in
the appliance is too

The temperature regulator
is not set correctly.

Set a higher temperature.

low.

The temperature in
the appliance is too

The temperature regulator
is not set correctly.

Set a lower temperature.

high.

The door is not closed cor-

rectly.

Many bottles are stored at

the same time.

There is no cold air circula-

tion in the appliance.

Refer to "Closing the

door".

Store less bottles at the

same time.

Make sure that there is cold

air circulation in the appli-

ance.

dEMo appears on the
Display.

The appliance is in dem­onstration mode (dEMo)

Keep pressed approximate-

ly 10sec the Alarm button

since a long sound of buz-

zer is heard and the Display

shut off for a short while:

appliance start works regu-

larly.

Upper or lower
square is shown in
the temperature Dis­play.

An error has occurred in
measuring the tempera­ture.

Call your service represen-

tative (the cooling system

will continue to keep food

products cold, but temper-

ature adjustment will not be

possible).

REPLACING THE LAMP WINE
CELLAR

Disconnect the mains plug from the mains
socket.

Remove the lamp cover by pressing it in­wards with a tool (e.g. screwdriver) to free
the rear side hookings.

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CLOSING THE DOOR

1.

Clean the door gaskets.

2.

If necessary, adjust the door. Refer to
"Installation".

3.

If necessary, replace the defective
door gaskets. Contact the Service
Center.

At the same time, free the middle hook
and slide off the cover in the direction of
the arrows.
Replace the used lamp with a new lamp of
the same type and specifically designed
for household appliances and having the
same characteristics.
Install the lamp cover.
Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket.
Open the door. Make sure that the lamp
comes on.

INSTALLATION

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POSITIONING

WARNING!

If you are discarding an old appli­ance that has a lock or catch on
the door, you must ensure that it
is made unusable to prevent
young children being trapped in­side.

The appliance shall have the plug
accessible after installation.

Install this appliance at a location where
the ambient temperature corresponds to
the climate class indicated on the rating
plate of the appliance:

Cli-

Ambient temperature
mate
class

SN +10°C to + 32°C

N +16°C to + 32°C

ST +16°C to + 38°C

T +16°C to + 43°C

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

CAUTION!

Any electrical work required to in­stall this appliance should be car­ried out by a qualified electrician
or competent person.

WARNING!

This appliance must be earthed.
The manufacturer declines any lia­bility should these safety meas­ures not be observed.

AB

C

E

D

The wires in the mains lead are
coloured in accordance with the
following code:

A Green and Yellow: Earth

C Brown: Live

E Blue: Neutral

As the colours of the wires in the mains
lead of this appliance may not correspond
with the coloured markings identifying the
terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

1.

Connect the wire coloured green and
yellow to the terminal marked either
with the letter “E“ or by the earth

symbol
low.

2.

Connect the wire coloured blue to
the terminal either marked with the
letter “N“ or coloured black.

3.

Connect the wire coloured brown to
the terminal either marked with the
“L“ or coloured red.

4.

Check that no cut, or stray strands of
wire is present and the cord clamp D
is secure over the outer sheath.

5.

Make sure the electricity supply volt­age is the same as that indicated on
the appliance rating plate.

6.

Switch on the appliance.
The appliance is supplied with a 13 amp
plug fitted B. In the event of having to
change the fuse in the plug supplied, a 13

or coloured green and yel-

18

amp ASTA approved (BS 1362) fuse must
be used.

VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS

WARNING!

A cut off plug inserted into a 13
amp socket is a serious safety
(shock) hazard. Ensure that it is
disposed of safely.

5 cm

min.
200 cm

2

min.

2

200 cm

INSTALLING THE APPLIANCE

CAUTION!

Make sure that the mains cable
can move freely.

The airflow behind the appliance must be
sufficient.

Do the following steps:

Apply the adhesive sealing strip to the ap­pliance as shown in figure.

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Install the appliance in the niche.

Attach the appliance to the niche with 4
screws.

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Fix the covers on the screws.

Do a final check to make sure that: • All screws are tightened.

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• The sealing strip is attached tightly to
the cabinet.

• The door opens and closes correctly.

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COMPENSATOR LOWER
PART OF THE DOOR

With the door open, loosen the two
screws situated in the lower part with­out unscrewing them completely.

Position the steel compensator as indi­cated in the figure and insert the upper
part under the head of the screws.

Align the compensator with the steel
door panel and tighten the screws.

Insert the steel carter inside the com­pensator as indicated in the figure.

NOISES

There are some sounds during normal
running (compressor, refrigerant circula­tion).

SSSRRR!

HISSS!

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CLICK!

BRRR!

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OK

CLICK!

BRRR!

CRACK!

BLUBB!

CLICK!

BRRR!

BLUBB!

BLUBB!

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HISSS!

HISSS!

TECHNICAL DATA

Dimension of the recess

Height 1780 mm

Width 560 mm

Depth 550 mm

Voltage 230-240 V

Frequency 50 Hz

The technical information are situated in
the rating plate on the internal left side of
the appliance and in the energy label.

SSSRRR!

CRACK!

SSSRRR!

CRACK!

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