Electrolux Chest freezers User Manual

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Chest freezers

Operating Instructions

GB

© Electrolux Household Appliances Limited 2000

Printed by Xerox Hungary Ltd.

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Dear customer,

Before placing your new chest freezer into operation please read these
operating instructions carefully. They contain important information for
safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance.

Please keep these operating instructions for future reference. Pass them
on to possible new owners of the appliance.

These operating instructions are for use with several technically
comparable models with varying accessories. Please observe the notes
which apply to your model.

Notes which are important for your safety or for the proper functioning of
the appliance are stressed with a warning triangle and/ or with signal
words (Warning!, Caution!, Attention!). Please observe the following
carefully.

FF

This symbol guides you step by step in the operation of the appliance.

Supplementary information regarding operation and practical applications
of the appliance appear after this symbol.

Tips and notes concerning economical and environmentally sound use of
the appliance are marked with the cloverleaf.

The operating instructions contain instructions for the correction of
possible malfunctions by the user in the section "What to do if ...".If these
instructions should not be sufficient, our customer service department is
always available to you.

Printed on paper manufactured with environmentally sound processes 
he who thinks ecologically acts accordingly ...

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Regulations, Standards, Guidelines

This appliance was designed for household use and was manufactured in
accordance with the appropriate standards.

During manufacturing, necessary measures were taken especially in
compliance with the law governing the safety of appliances (GSG), the
regulations for the prevention of accidents caused by refrigerating
equipment (VBG 20) and the regulations of the association of German
Electrical Engineers (VDE).

The refrigerant circuit has been checked for leaks.
This appliance is in accordance with the following EU guidelines:

73/23/EEC of 19/2/ 1973 - Low Voltage Directive
89/336/EEC of 3/5/1989

(including Modification Directive 92/31/EEC) - EMC Directive

Special accessories

Additional products can be purchased from your sales dealer as special
accessories:

Extra universal storage baskets

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Contents

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Appliance Packaging Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Disposal of old Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installation Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

The chest freezer needs air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Appliance Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Appliance Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Controls and monitoring devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Starting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Temperature regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Interior Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Storage baskets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Switching the Appliance Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Maximum capacity / Stacking limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Frozen Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cleaning and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Energy Saving Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

What to do if. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Correcting Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Replace light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Service & Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Regulations, Standards, Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Special accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Service & Spare Parts

In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to pur-chase
spare parts, contact your local AEG Service Force Centre by telephoning:

08705 929929

Your call will be automatically routed to the Service Force Centre covering
your post code area.

In guarantee customers should ensure that the checks on the previous
pages have been made as the engineer will make a charge if the fault is
not a mechanical or electrical breakdown.

Please note that proof of purchase is required for in-guarantee service
caIIs.

Help us to Help You

Please determine your type of enquiry before writing or telephoning.
When you contact us we need to know:

1. Your name, address and post code.

2. Your telephone number.

3. Clear and concise details of the fault.

4. The model number and serial number (see rating plate).

5. Date of purchase.

Customer Care

For general enquiries concerning your AEG appliance and for further
information on AEG products, contact our Customer Care Department by
letter or telephone, as follows: ,

Customer Care Department
AEG Domestic Appliances
55-77 High Street
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 1 DZ
Tel: [phone], calls this number may be recorded for training
purposes.