AEG-Electrolux ER6336U User Manual
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I N F O
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
ER 6336 U
REFRIGERATOR
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Instructions for the user
Important Safety Instructions 3
Description of the Appliance 4
Operation 4
Before use 4
Setting the temperature 4
Fresh food refrigeration 4
The door shelves 5
The -star compartment 6
Freezing fresh food 6
Frozen food storage 6
Thawing 6
Making ice cubes 6
Normal Operating Sounds 6
Health and
safety guidelines 7
Defrosting 8
Maintenance and Cleaning 9
Internal cleaning 9
External cleaning 9
Periodic cleaning 9
Changing the light bulb 9
When the appliance is not use 9
Something not Working? 10
Service and Spare Parts 11
Customer Care Department 11
Guarantee conditions 12
Electrolux Service Force 13
Instructions for the installer
Technical specifications 15
Installation 15
Positioning 15
Electrical Connection 16
Building-in Instructions 17
Inner door reversal 17
Door Reversal 17
Building the appliance in under a worktop 19
Fitting the plinth 22
CONTENTS
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
These warnings are provided in the interests of your safety. Ensure that you understand them all
before installing or using this appliance. Your safety is of paramount importance. If you are unsure
about any of the meanings or these warnings contact the Customer Care Departement.
Prior to Installation
■ Check the appliance for transport damage. Under
no circumstance should a damaged appliance be
installed. In the event of damage please contact
your retailer.
Installation
■ This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken
when moving it.
■ It is dangerous to alter the specifications or
attempt to modify this product in any way.
■ Ensure that the appliance does not stand on the
electrical supply cable.
Important: if the supply cable is damaged, it
must be replaced by a special cord or assembly
available from the manufacturer or your local
Service Force Centre.
■ Any electrical work required to install this appli-
ance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.
■ Parts which heat up should not be exposed.
Whenever possible, the back of the appliance
should be close to a wall, but leaving the required
distance for ventilation, as states in the installation instructions.
■ The appliance should be left for 2 hours after
installation before it is turned on, in order to allow
the refrigerant to settle.
Refrigerant
■ The refrigerant isobutane (R600a) is contained
within the refrigerant circuit of the appliance, a
natural gas with a high level of environmental
compatibly, which is nevertheless flammable.
■ During transportation and installation of the appli-
ance, 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 ignition.
- thoroughly ventilate the room in which the appli
ance is situated.
Child Safety
■ Do not allow children to tamper with the controls
or play with the product.
■ There is a risk of suffocation! Keep packaging
material away from children!
During Use
■ This appliance is designed for domestic use only,
specifically for the storage of edible foodstuffs
only. It is not intended for commercial or industrial use.
■ Containers with flammable gases or liquids can
leak at low temperatures. Do not store any containers with flammable materials, such as spray
cans, fire extinguisher refill cartridges etc. in the
refrigerator.
■ Frozen food should not be refrozen once it has
thawed out.
■ Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks in the
freezer compartment.
■ Ice lollies can cause ‘frost/freezer burns’ if con-
sumed straight from the star compartement.
■ Do not remove items from the freezer comparte-
ment if your hands are damp/wet, as this could
cause skin abrasions or frost/freezer burns.
■ Bottles and cans must not be placed in the freez-
er compartment they can burst when the contents freeze.
■ Manufacturers’ recommended storage times
should be adhered to.Refer to relevant instructions.
Maintenance and Cleaning
■ Before cleaning, always switch off the appliance
and disconnect from the electrical supply.
■ When unplugging always pull the plug from the
mains socket, do not pull on the cable.
Servicing
■ This product should be serviced by an authorised
engineer and only genuine spare parts should be
used.
■ Under no circumstances should you attempt to
repair the appliance yourself.Repairs carried out
by inexperienced persons may cause injury or
serious malfunctioning. Contact your local
Zanussi Service Force Centre.
At the end of the Appliance Life
■ When disposing of your appliance use an autho-
rised disposal site.
■ Remove the plug and ensure that any locks or
catches are removed, to prevent young children
being trapped inside.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLIANCE
OPERATION
Before use
Remove all securing tapes. Wash inside the appliance with lukewarm water and bicarbonate of soda
(5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). Do not use soap or detergent as the smell may linger. Dry thoroughly.
Setting the temperature
The temperature inside the refrigerator is regulated
by a thermostat with 6 temperature positions and
one «OFF» (O) position.
Position 1 = minimum coldness
Position 6 = maximum coldness
Turn the thermostat dial to the required position.
An intermediate position is usually the most suitable,
although the temperature will be affected by:
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Room temperature
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How often the door is opened
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How much food is stored
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Position of the appliance
In determining the correct temperature control setting all these factors have to be considered and
some experimentation may be necessary.
When altering the temperature setting, allow 24
hours for the temperature to stablise before making
further changes.
Important
If the fridge is not defrosting correctly, it is
possible that because a very low tempera
ture has been selected, the motor is working
continuously, which prevents the defrost
cycle from operating.
To ensure correct defrosting, a lower num
ber should be selected on the thermostat
and you should notice that the motor cuts
out from time to time, which is correct.
If you wish to return to a lower temperature,
turn the thermostat to a higher number, how
ever you should turn the setting lower occasionally to allow automatic defrosting.
Fresh food refrigeration
To obtain the best performance, do not store warm
food or evaporating liquids in the refrigerator; do
cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong
flavour.
Do not cover the shelves with any protective material, such as paper, cardboard or plastic, which may
obstruct the air circulation through them.
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Dairy compartment
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Bottle storage shelf
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Salad drawers
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Storage shelves
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Thermostat control
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Freezer compartment
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To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here are
some more useful hints:
Raw meat (beef, pork, lamb & poultry): wrap in polythene bags and place on top of the salad drawers.
Meat can only be stored safely in this way for one
or two days at the most.
Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly
cleaned and placed in the bottom salad drawers.
Butter & cheese: these should be placed in special
airtight containers or wrapped in aluminium foil or
polythene bags to exclude as much air as possible.
Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be
stored in the bottle rack on the door.
The walls of the refrigerator are equipped with runners so that shelves can be positioned as desired.
The door shelves
For more thorough cleaning, the butter shelf and the
bottle shelf can be removed by pulling them in the
directon of the arrows, then refitting them in position.
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The -star compartment
This compartment is suitable for freezing fresh food,
for the storage of commercially frozen food and for
ice cube making.
Freezing fresh food
To freeze fresh foods it is not necessary to change
the setting of the thermostat knob.
However, 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.
Only freeze top quality, fresh and thoroughly
cleaned foodstuffs.
Do not allow fresh food to touch food which is
already frozen.
During the freezing process, ensure that the freezer
compartment door remains closed.
Frozen food storage
Storing ready-frozen foods is quite straightforward.
The packs can be placed beside each other or on
top of each other.
You are strongly advised to place ready-frozen food
in the compartment as quickly as possible after purchase and we therefore recommend that you buy
them last. Also ensure that the external packaging is
intact.
Packaging which is swollen or has traces of refrozen
water droplets on the pack could indicate that the
product has not been kept at a suitable temperature
and that it may have lost its original quality.
Partially thawed food must not be refrozen, it must
be consumed within 24 hours.
Never exceed the storage times indicated.
Do not open the -star compartment door
too often and do not leave open longer than necessary.
Important
In the event of a power cut the food in the
-
star compartment will not be
affected if the power cut is short and if the
compartment is full. Do not open the door.
Should the food begin to thaw, it must be
consumed quickly and must not be refrozen.
Thawing
Food can be thawed in a number of ways, depending on the type of food and the size of the packs.
Meat, fish and fruit should be thawed in the refrigeration compartment and small pieces of meat can
even be cooked while still frozen, but you must
ensure that it is thoroughly cooked through.
Vegetables should be directly immersed in boiling
water; ready-cooked dishes can be placed directly in
the oven in their aluminium wrapping.
A microwave oven is particularly suitable for thawing
any type of frozen or deep-frozen food: follow the
oven instructions, particularly regarding the placement of aluminium wrapping in the oven.
Making ice cubes
The appliance is provided with a plastic ice cube
tray. Fill the tray 3/4 full to allow the ice to expand
and place it in the -star compartment. To
turn out the ice cubes simply give the tray a slight
twist to release the cubes.
Important
Do not consume ice-lollies which have just
come out of the -star compartment.
Their extremely low temperature can cause
frost burns. Do not remove items from the
-star compartment if your hands
are damp/wet, as this could cause skin
abrasions or "frost/freezer burns".
Normal Operating Sounds
You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds
when the refrigerant is pumped through the coils
below, to the cooling evaporator.
When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is being
pumped round, and you will hear a whirring sound
or pulsating noise from the compressor. A thermostat controls the compressor, and you will hear a
faint ‘click’ when the thermostat cuts in and out.
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Because of consumer demand, preservatives have been removed from many pre-prepared foods. This
together with the changes in shopping habits to a once-a-week shop, mean that safe handling and
storage of food is even more important than ever.
The following tips should help you to ensure
that the food in your home is in as perfect condition as possible.
■
Keep the time between buying chilled food and
placing it in your fridge as short as possible.
Tests showed that the temperature of 1 litre of
orange juice rose to 22°C in an hour between the
supermarket and home. It then took 11 hours to
get down to 7°C in the refrigerator.
■
Keep the refrigerator door closed as much as
possible.
■
Do not push food together too much, try to allow
air to circulate around each item.
■
Cool cooked food as quickly as possible but do
NOT place in the refrigerator until cool. (Leave
food in a cool place in order that it can then be
placed in the refrigerator as soon as possible).
■
Do NOT mix raw and cooked meat, they must be
in separate containers. Take care not to let the
meat juices drip onto other food. If the meat does
drip, remove everything and clean thoroughly.
■
Do not store food uncovered.
■ The best way to defrost food is to put it in the
refrigerator to thaw slowly.
■ Ensure that food placed in the freezer compart-
ment is dated and labelled and used in date
order to ensure that food is consumed at its best.
■ It is important that food is used before its “best
before” date.
■ The foods to be frozen must be fresh and of the
best quality.
■ The size of each pack should be small enough to
ensure that it is used in one go. Small packs
freeze more quickly and uniformly and give better
results.
■ Frozen food, once thawed, must not be refrozen.
Lean food keeps better and longer than fatty
food, salt reduces the storage time.
■ Wrap the food in polythene or aluminium freezing
bags or foil so that they adhere to the food and
provide an airlight seal.
■ Packaging which is swollen or has traces of
refrozen water droplets on the pack could indicate that the product has not been kept at a suitable temperature and that it may have lost its
original quality. Partially thawed food must not be
refrozen, it must be consumed within 24 hours.
Never exceed the storage time indicated.
■ Never place hot food, bottles or cans of fizzy
drink in the freezer compartment as they may
explode. Containers with a lid must not be filled
to the brim.
■ Do not open the door or place extra fresh food in
the freezer compartment next to food which is
already frozen as this could cause the temperature of the frozen food to rise and its quality and
storage life to reduce.
■
Remove suspect food from your refrigerator and
clean (Refer to “Maintenance and Cleaning”).
■
Never allow spillages to dry and harden.
■
Store eggs in the egg rack provided in the refrigerator door. Discard any broken or chipped eggs.
■
Regularly check the refrigerator and the freezer
door seals to ensure that they are clean and free
from debris.
■
Always wash your hands with soapy water and
dry them with a clean towel before handling food.
■
Keep work surfaces clean and avoid cross contamination by not using the same work surface or
knife, without washing them thoroughly in
between.
HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES
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