AEG-Electrolux SKS71240S0 User Manual

SKS61240S0

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CONTENTS

4 SAFETY INFORMATION
7OPERATION
8 FIRST USE

9DAILY USE
10 HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
12 CARE AND CLEANING
14 WHAT TO DO IF…
16 INSTALLATION
23 NOISES
24 TECHNICAL DATA

ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

Recycle the materials with the symbol . Put the packaging in applicable containers
to recycle it.
Help protect the environment and human health and to recycle waste of electrical
and electronic appliances. Do not dispose appliances marked with the symbol
with the household waste. Return the product to your local recycling facility or
contact your municipal office.

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LEGEND

Warning - Important Safety information.
General information and tips
Environmental information

Subject to change without notice

FOR PERFECT RESULTS

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impeccable performance for many years, with innovative technologies that help
make life simpler – features you might not find on ordinary appliances. Please spend
a few minutes reading to get the very best from it.

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appliances looking spotless and working perfectly. Along with a wide range of
accessories designed and built to the high quality standards you would expect, from
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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.

• The appliance is intended for keep­ing foodstuff and/or beverages in a
normal household as explained in
this instruction booklet.

• 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

ignition

– 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 to avoid hazard.

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
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 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.

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• 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.

INSTALLATION

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

• 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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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

are re-

cyclable.

OPERATION

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SWITCHING ON

Insert the plug into the wall socket.
Turn the Temperature regulator clock­wise to a medium setting.

SWITCHING OFF

To turn off the appliance, turn the Tem­perature regulator to the "O" position.

TEMPERATURE REGULATION

The temperature is automatically regu­lated.
To operate the appliance, proceed as
follows:

• turn the Temperature regulator to­ward lower settings to obtain the
minimum coldness.

• turn the Temperature regulator to­ward higher settings to obtain the
maximum coldness.

A medium setting is generally
the most suitable.

However, the exact setting should be
chosen keeping in mind that the tem­perature inside the appliance depends
on:

•room temperature

• how often the door is opened

• the quantity of food stored

• the location of the appliance.
If the ambient temperature is

high or the appliance is fully loa­ded, and the appliance is set to
the lowest temperatures, it may
run continuously causing frost to
form on the rear wall. In this
case the dial must be set to a
higher temperature to allow au­tomatic defrosting and there­fore reduced energy consump­tion.

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FIRST 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.

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

DAILY USE

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FREEZING FRESH FOOD

The freezer compartment is suitable for
freezing fresh food and storing frozen
and deep-frozen food for a long time.
To freeze fresh foods it is not necessary
to change the medium setting.
However, for a faster freezing opera­tion, turn the temperature regulator to­ward higher settings to obtain the max­imum coldness.

In this condition, the refrigerator
compartment temperature
might drop below 0°C. If this oc­curs reset the temperature regu­lator to a warmer setting.

STORAGE OF FROZEN FOOD

When first starting-up or after a period
out of use, before putting the products
in the compartment let the appliance
run at least 2 hours on the higher set­tings.

MOVABLE SHELVES

In the event of accidental de­frosting, for example due to a
power failure, if the power has
been off for longer than the val­ue shown in the technical char­acteristics chart under "rising
time", the defrosted food must
be consumed quickly or cooked
immediately and then re-frozen
(after cooling).

THAWING

Deep-frozen or frozen food, prior to
being used, can be thawed in the re­frigerator compartment or at room tem­perature, depending on the time availa­ble for this operation.
Small pieces may even be cooked still
frozen, directly from the freezer: in this
case, cooking will take longer.

The walls of the refrigerator are equip­ped with a series of runners so that the
shelves can be positioned as desired.

POSITIONING THE DOOR
SHELVES

To permit storage of food packages of
various sizes, the door shelves can be
placed at different heights.

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HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

HINTS FOR ENERGY SAVING

• Do not open the door frequently or
leave it open longer than absolutely
necessary.

• If the ambient temperature is high
and the Temperature Regulator is set
to low temperature and the appli­ance is fully loaded, the compressor
may run continuously, causing frost
or ice on the evaporator. If this hap­pens, set the Temperature Regulator
toward warmer settings to allow au­tomatic defrosting and so a saving in
electricity consumption.

HINTS FOR 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

• position food so that air can circulate
freely around it

HINTS FOR REFRIGERATION

Useful hints:
Meat (all types) : wrap in polythene
bags and place on the glass shelf
above the vegetable drawer.
For safety, store in this way only one or
two days at the most.
Cooked foods, cold dishes, etc..: these
should be covered and may be placed
on any shelf.
Fruit and vegetables: these should be
thoroughly cleaned and placed in the
special drawer(s) provided.
Butter and 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.

Bananas, potatoes, onions and garlic, if
not packed, must not be kept in the re­frigerator.

HINTS FOR FREEZING

To help you make the most of the
freezing process, here are some impor­tant hints:

• the maximum quantity of food which
can be frozen in 24 hrs. is shown on
the rating plate;

• the freezing process takes 24 hours.
No further food to be frozen should
be added during this period;

• only freeze top quality, fresh and
thoroughly cleaned, foodstuffs;

• prepare food in small portions to en­able it to be rapidly and completely
frozen and to make it possible subse­quently to thaw only the quantity re­quired;

• wrap up the food in aluminium foil or
polythene and make sure that the
packages are airtight;

• do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to
touch food which is already frozen,
thus avoiding a rise in temperature of
the latter;

• lean foods store better and longer
than fatty ones; salt reduces the stor­age life of food;

• water ices, if consumed immediately
after removal from the freezer com­partment, can possibly cause the skin
to be freeze burnt;

• it is advisable to show the freezing in
date on each individual pack to ena­ble you to keep tab of the storage
time.

HINTS FOR STORAGE OF
FROZEN FOOD

To obtain the best performance from
this appliance, you should:

• make sure that the commercially fro­zen foodstuffs were adequately stor­ed by the retailer;

• be sure that frozen foodstuffs are
transferred from the foodstore to the
freezer in the shortest possible time;

• not open the door frequently or
leave it open longer than absolutely
necessary.

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• Once defrosted, food deteriorates
rapidly and cannot be refrozen.

• Do not exceed the storage period in­dicated by the food manufacturer.

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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.

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DEFROSTING THE FREEZER

A certain amount of frost will al­ways form around the top com­partment.

Defrost the freezer when the
frost layer reaches a thickness of
about 3-5 mm.

To remove the frost, do these steps:

1. Switch off the appliance.

2. Remove any stored food, wrap it in

several layers of newspaper and
put it in a cool place.

3. Open the door.

4. When defrosting is completed, dry

the interior thoroughly.

5. Switch on the appliance.

6. Set the temperature regulator to

obtain the maximum coldness and
run the appliance for two or three
hours using this setting.

7. Reload the previously removed

food into the compartment.

WARNING!

Never use sharp metal tools to
scrape off frost from the evapo­rator as you could damage it.
Do not use a mechanical device
or any artificial means to speed
up the thawing process other
than those recommended by
the manufacturer. A tempera­ture rise of the frozen food
packs, during defrosting, may
shorten their safe storage life.

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 re­frigerator.

Water flows into the
refrigerator.

Products prevent that wa-

The appliance is switched
off.

nected to the mains sock­et correctly.

power. There is no voltage
in the mains socket.

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

The temperature is not set
correctly.

rectly.

opened too frequently.

is too high.

too high.
During the automatic de-

frosting process, frost de­frosts on the rear plate.

The water outlet is clog­ged.

ter flows into the water
collector.

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

Switch on the appliance.

Connect the mains plug to
the mains socket correctly.

Connect a different electri­cal appliance to the mains
socket.
Contact a qualified electri­cian.

lamp".
Set a higher temperature.

Refer to "Closing the
door".

Do not keep the door open
longer than necessary.

Let the product tempera­ture decrease to room tem­perature before storage.

Decrease the room temper­ature.

This is correct.

Clean the water outlet.

Make sure that products do
not touch the rear plate.

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.

The product temperature

is too high.

Refer to "Closing the
door".

Let the product tempera­ture decrease to room tem­perature before storage.

Many products are stored

at the same time.

There is no cold air circula-

tion in the appliance.

Store less products at the
same time.

Make sure that there is cold
air circulation in the appli­ance.

REPLACING THE LAMP

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CLOSING THE DOOR

1. Clean the door gaskets.

2. If necessary, adjust the door. Refer

to "Installation".

1. Disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.

2. Remove the screw from the lamp
cover.

3. Remove the lamp cover (refer to
the illustration).

4. Replace the used lamp with a new
lamp of the same power and spe­cifically designed for household ap­pliances. (the maximum power is
shown on the lamp cover).

5. Install the lamp cover.

6. Tighten the screw to the lamp cov-

er.

7. Connect the mains plug to the
mains socket.

8. Open the door. Make sure that the
lamp comes on.

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

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INSTALLATION

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:

Climate
class

SN +10°C to + 32°C
N +16°C to + 32°C
ST +16°C to + 38°C

Ambient temperature

Climate
class

T +16°C to + 43°C

Ambient temperature

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

Before plugging in, ensure that the
voltage and frequency shown on the
rating plate correspond to your domes­tic power supply.
The appliance must be earthed. The
power supply cable plug is provided
with a contact for this purpose. If the
domestic power supply socket is not
earthed, connect the appliance to a
separate earth in compliance with cur­rent regulations, consulting a qualified
electrician.
The manufacturer declines all responsi­bility if the above safety precautions are
not observed.
This appliance complies with the E.E.C.
Directives.