Electrolux 275, 314, S2854DT8 Operating Instructions Manual

GB Dear Customer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

E Estimado Cliente. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

P Estimado cliente. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Dear customer!

Before you operate your new fridge–freezer, please read through these operating
instructions carefully. They contain important information relating to your own safety
and operation, installation, and maintenance of your appliance.
Keep the operating instructions in a safe place for future reference, and give them to
any future owners of your fridge-freezer.

Important: These operating instructions are intended for several technically compa­rable models with different features. Please follow only the instructions that concern
your appliance version.

INDEX

WARNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 3

DISPOSAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 4

CHANGING THE OPENING DIRECTION OF THE DOORS . . . . . . . . Pag. 5

INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 6

REGULATION AND CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 8

HOW TO USE YOUR REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 10

MAINTENANCE OF YOUR REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 12

HINTS ON ENERGY-SAVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 14

NORMAL NOISES WHEN FUNCTIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 15

SOMETHING NOT WORKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 16

TECHNICAL FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 18

SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag. 19

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WARNINGS

Warning for your safety. Carefully read these instructions befo­re installing and using the machine.

• This freezer is designed to be operated by adults. Children should not be allowed
to temper with the controls or play with the product.

• Packaging parts(e.g. foils, styrene foam) may be dangerous for children, who
could even be suffocated! You should therefore keep all packaging well away from
children.

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

• Check your fridge–freezer for transport damage. Never connect a damaged
appliance! If your fridge–freezer is damaged, please contact your specialist retai­ler.

• When transporting and installing your appliance, make sure that no parts of the
refrigerant circuit are damaged.

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

• Make sure that the cable is not trapped underneath the appliance, nor touches the
motor.

• Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injuries or serious mal­functioning. Refer to the nearest Network Centre.

• Make sure the rear part of the appliance stands against a wall as there are wor­king parts which heat up and should not be of easy access.

• Make sure that there is a continous and adequate ventilation as a failor to do so
will result in component failure and possible food loss.

• The appliance should be left for at least 4 hours after installation before it is turned
on in order to allow the refrigerant to settle.

• This product must be serviced by an authorized NETWORK SERVICE CENTRE,
and only genuine SPARE PARTS must be employed.

• Before cleaning or reparing the appliance, make sure

to switch off and unplug.

• Never pull the plug out of the plug socket by the
supply lead, but by the plug itself.

• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or modify this
product in any way.

• These domestic refrigerators are designed to be used
specifically for the storage and conservation of food.

• DO NOT USE SHARP INSTRUMENTS to scrap off frost or ice. Frost may be
removed by using a soft plastic scraper. (See defrost instructions).

• Frozen food must not be re–frozen once it has been thawed out.

• Manufacturer’s storage recommendations should be strictly complied with.

• The lollies can cause frost burns if consumed right away from the freezer.

• Containers with flammable gases or liquids may be rendered untight by the effect

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of low temperature. They may even explode! Never store containers with flamma­ble substances, such as e. g. spray cans, cigarette lighter refill cartridges, etc., in
your fridge–freezer.

• Never operate any electrical appliances (e. g. electric ice–makers, mixers, etc.) in

your fridge–freezer.

• Do not place carbonate or frizzy drinks in the freezer as these may explode.

• Whenever there is a need of discarding an old freezer make sure to:

— Take off the doors in order to prevent children getting trapped inside.
— Have the gas R600a of the cooling system recovered before making it to scrap
iron.

DISPOSAL

Appliance packaging information

All used packaging materials are environmentally compatible and can be safety
disposed of or incinerant in a refuse incinerator!
Among the materials used, the plastic parts can also be recycled, being marked as
follows:
>PE> for polyethylene, e.g. on the outer casing and the bags inside
>PS> for polystyrene foam, e.g. padding (basically CFC–free).
The cardboard parts are made of waste paper and should also be handed to your
waste paper collection centre.

Disposing of old appliances

To protect the environment, refrigerators and freezers must be properly disposed
of. This applies to your previous machine as well as to your new appliance when
it one day reaches the end of its lifespan.

Caution! Before throwing away any appliances that have reached the end of their
service lives, you should first make them unserviceable. Pull out the mains plug,
cut the mains lead, and remove or destroy any snap catch or locks that are fitted.
In this way, you can prevent children locking (and even suffocating) themselves in
such appliances when playing and thus endangering their lives!

Disposal instructions:

– The appliance should not be disposed of together with household or bulky refuse.
– The refrigerating circuit, especially the heat exchanger on the back of the

appliance, should not be damaged.

– Your local municipal refuse disposal service or local authority will provide you

with information refuse collection times and locations.

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CHANGING THE OPENING DIRECTION

Changing the opening direction of doors

If you wish to change the opening side of the doors proceed as follows:

1... Remove the handles of the doors, if they are side fixing by screws.

2... Take off the plinth pressed on to.

3... Remove the inferior hing taking care for the downer door not to fall off and not to

lose the plastic spacer. Using a 10mm spanner, unscrew the hinge pin and reas­semble it on the opposite side.

4... Lift the downer door off the central hinge.

5... Remove the central hinge taking care for the upper door not to fall off .

6... Take the upper door off the upper hinge. Be careful not to lose the plastic ring.

7... Unscrew the plastic bolts of the opposite side of the place of the central hinge

taken out and introduce them in the holes occupied before by the hinge.

8... Unscrew the axle of the upper hing and replace it at the opposite side

Place upper door.
For the remaining parts proceed the other way round.

Once finished make sure that all joints close perfectly well as around the
door and chek that the internal light turns of when the fridge door closes.

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INSTALLATION

Positioning

• Place the refrigerator away from direct sunlight and heat sources.

• Maintain recommended ventilation - see figure 2

If the appliance is positioned under a kitchen wall unit, a minimum clearance of 10
cm must be left between the top of the appliance and the overhanging wall unit.

• Make sure the refrigerator is accurately levelled turning the adjustable feet in order

to avoid vibrations and noises J Fig. 1.

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INSTALLATION

Cleaning the interior

• Do not use alcohol or any cleaning product containing alcohol because it can
damage the cabinet.

• Before using the appliance for the first time wash the interior with luke warm water
and some neutral soap so as to remove the typical smell of a brand - new product
and then dry thoroughly.

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

• Remove security used for transportation.

Electrical connection

• Before plugging the appliance into a socket make sure that the voltage and fre­quency shown on the rating plate correspond to your home supply.

• It is essential that the appliance be connected to an efficient earth tap. For this pur­pose the supply cable plug incorporates a special earth contact. If the sockets of
your domestic wiring system are not grounded, have the appliance connected to a
separate ground wire in accordance with existing safety regulations.
«THE MANUFACTURER DECLINES TO ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY IF THIS
SAFETY RULE IS NOT OBSERVED».

Starting–Up

• Plug the appliance into the wall socket.

• Make sure the inner light illuminates when opening the door.

• Turn the «temperature knob» A to position n.º 3 to 4.