Fisher & Paykel H220X User Guide

Installation instructions

and user guide

Refrigerator & Freezer

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Active Smart™ models

635mm wide E331T, E372B, E381T, E402B, E411T, E415H 680mm wide E406B, E413T, E440T, E442B 790mm wide E521T, E522B

Cyclic and compact models

525mm wide P120, E169T, C170T, C190, E240B, E249T, C270 635mm wide C373, C450, E373, E450

Vertical freezer models

525mm wide E150, E210 635mm wide E308, E388

Chest freezer models

Slimline H215, H275, H320 Standard H160, H220, H280, H360, H510, H701

Contents

General operating instructions – all products

Safety and warnings 2 Installation instructions 4 Moving or storing your refrigerator 7 Door conversion 8

Ice & Water refrigerators

Please refer to supplement Ice & Water User Guide

Active Smart™ refrigerators

Operating instructions 9 Special features 11 Maintenance 13 Cleaning care 14

Cyclic and compact refrigerators

Operating instructions 18 Special features and maintenance 19 Cleaning care 20

Vertical freezers

Operating Instructions 23

Chest freezers

Operating instructions 23 Special features and maintenance 24

Food care – all products

Storing food in your refrigerator 25 Storing food in your freezer 27

Problem solving checklist 29 Customer care information 31

Important!

This User Guide is to be used for all refrigerator/freezers. It contains all the general information required for the operation of your refrigerator/freezer.

A User Guide is provided with the Ice & Water refrigerator. This booklet contains additional specific information about the ice and water functions on the refrigerator.

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Safety and warnings

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.

Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this User Guide.

Important safety precautions

Warning

When using this appliance always exercise basic safety precautions including the following:

Danger

This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. Young children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the appliance.

Risk of child entrapment. Before you throw away your old refrigerator or freezer: – Take off the doors – Leave the shelves in place so that children may not easily climb inside.

Disposal

Extreme care must be taken when disposing of your old appliance to avoid hazards. The

refrigerant gas must be safely removed and for the safety of young children, remove doors.

Your Fisher & Paykel Appliances Authorised Service Centre will be able to give advice on

environmentally friendly methods of disposing of your old refrigerator or freezer.

Electrical

Your new appliance must be properly installed in accordance with the installation instruction

before it is used.

Never unplug your refrigerator or freezer by pulling on the power cord.

Always grip the plug firmly and pull straight out from the outlet.

Do not plug in any other appliance at the same power point as your refrigerator or freezer or use

extension cords or double adapters.

Repair or replace immediately all electric service cords that have become frayed or otherwise

damaged. Do not use a cord that shows cracks or abrasion along its length or at either the plug

or appliance end. If the power supply cord is damaged, it must only be replaced by your Fisher & Paykel Appliances

Authorised Service Centre because special purpose tools are required.

When moving your appliance away from the wall, be careful not to roll over or damage the power

cord.

Unplug your refrigerator or freezer before cleaning or replacing the lightbulb.

Safety and warnings

Storing food and drinks

Never store volatile or flammable materials in your refrigerator or freezer as they may explode. Never freeze liquids in glass containers. Liquid expands during freezing, which may cause the container to explode. Never freeze carbonated drinks. They may explode. Do not consume food if it is too cold. Food removed from the freezer compartment may be cold enough to cause damage when brought into contact with bare skin e.g. frozen ice cubes.

Power failure – food safety

Do not refreeze frozen foods that have thawed completely. Follow the recommendations below if you discover food in your freezer has thawed:

1) Ice crystals still visible – food may be refrozen but should be stored for a shorter period than recommended.

2) Thawed but refrigerator cold – refreezing generally not recommended. Fruits and some cooked food can be refrozen but use as soon as possible. Meat, fish, poultry – use immediately or cook then refreeze. Vegetables – discard as they usually go limp and soggy.

3) Thawed but warmer than 4˚C. Red meat can be cooked immediately and refrozen but use as soon as possible. Discard all other frozen foods. Do not refreeze frozen foods that have thawed completely. The food may be dangerous to eat.

Cleaning

Many commercially available cleaning products contain solvents which may attack plastic components of your refrigerator or freezer and cause them to crack. Please refer to the cleaning care section of this booklet for further advice.

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Installation instructions

Please follow the steps for installation to ensure your appliance operates correctly.

1. Power

The appliance must be installed so the plug is accessible. To ensure that the appliance is not accidentally switched off, connect your refrigerator or freezer to its own power point. Do not plug in any other appliance at this power point or use extension cords and double adaptors, as the combined weight of both power cords can pull the double adaptor from a wall outlet socket. For power requirements, refer to the information on the serial plate located at the front bottom right-hand side of the refrigerator when the door is open. It is essential that the appliance be properly grounded (earthed).

2. Location

Your refrigerator or freezer should not be located in direct sunlight or next to any heat generating appliance such as a cooktop, oven or dishwasher.

3. Stability

It is important that all four corners of the refrigerator or freezer base are supported firmly on the floor to eliminate any cabinet movement. Installing the appliance on a soft or uneven or unlevel floor may result in twisting of the cabinet and poor sealing of the doors. If the doors do not seal properly, warm air will enter the food storage areas causing the temperature to increase, resulting in food spoilage and food loss. Before moving your refrigerator or freezer into its position, ensure that the adjustable front feet are fully retracted by turning them anticlockwise, i.e. towards the right of the cabinet. Position your refrigerator or freezer. Turn the adjustable feet clockwise, i.e. to the left, to lower the adjustable front feet. Raise the front of the appliance until it is stable and the doors move towards the closed position, on their own, when open. The front levelling foot on the hinge side should take the majority of the weight of the cabinet and the cabinet should be stable, i.e. cabinet should not rock or wobble.

Raise Lower

Fig.1 Refrigerator foot

4. Ventilation and installation

To ensure adequate ventilation for your refrigerator or vertical freezer, see recommended cabinetry dimensions below. To ensure adequate ventilation for chest freezers, allow a minimum of 20mm of airspace on each side of the cabinet, and 75mm at the rear. The appliance is intended to be placed against a wall with a free distance not exceeding 75mm. If integrating your refrigerator, follow installation instructions provided with the integration kits.

Installation instructions

Flush with refrigerator chassis – full door rotation

Cabinetry dimensions (mm) (including minimum clearances)

A inside height

Flush with refrigerator chassis – full door rotation B inside width C inside depth

Flush with refrigerator door – 90º door rotation D inside width E inside depth flush to

curved door F inside depth flush to

flat door

Flush with refrigerator door – full door rotation G inside width H inside depth flush to

curved door I inside depth flush to

flat door

Minimum clearances J side clearance K side clearance – hinge

side flush with door

– 90° rotation L side clearance – hinge

side flush with door

– full rotation M rear clearance

(incl. evaporator tray) N vent

P120

869 1257 1645 1525 1745 1257 1645 1475 1645 1745 1645 1745 1745

565 565 565 675 675 565 565 675 675 675 720 720 830 502 502 502 620 620 502 502 620 620 620 620 620 620

565 565 565 680 680 565 565 680 680 680 725 725 835

552 552 552 670 670 552 552 675 675 675 675 675 675

n/a n/a n/a n/a 690 n/a n/a n/a n/a 690 n/a 690 690

685 685 685 795 795 685 685 795 795 795 840 840 950

552 552 552 670 670 552 552 675 675 675 675 675 675

n/a n/a n/a n/a 690 n/a n/a n/a n/a 690 n/a 690 690

20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140

30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30

50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

Flush with refrigerator door – 90˚ door rotation

C190/E150

C270/E210

E373/E308

E450/E388

C373

C450

C170T

E169T

E240B

E249T

Flush with refrigerator door – full door rotation

E415H

E372B

E331T

E381T

E402B

E411T

E413T

E406B

E442B

E440T

E522B

E521T

Installation instructions

Before placing food in the fresh food or freezer compartments

Remove all packaging. Ensure that all transit clips are removed from the refrigerator. These are small rubber stops located at the back of the shelves. Allow the refrigerator and freezer to run empty for 2 – 3 hours to allow each compartment to cool to the appropriate temperature. Clean the inside of the appliance with warm water and a little liquid detergent to remove manufacturing and transportation dust. The appliance may have an odour on its initial operation, but this will go when the refrigerator and freezer have cooled sufficiently.

Energy efficiency

Do not cover your appliances with any material that will prevent air from flowing around the cabinet sides. Do not leave the door open for any longer than is necessary. Allow good clearances in front of the air ducts within the cabinet for maximum cold air distribution.

Moving or storing your refrigerator

If your refrigerator or freezer is turned off for any reason, wait 10 minutes before turning it back on. This will allow the refrigeration system pressures to equalise before restarting.

Moving your refrigerator

Turn off the appliance and unplug from the power point. Remove all food. Turn the adjustable feet to the right as far as they will turn (see page 4). Ease the refrigerator out of its position. Tuck the power cord away and tape the doors closed. Tape the shelves in place. If the cabinet needs to be placed at an angle or laid down, carefully lay it on its side (the right hand side when viewed from the front). Relocate and install. If the appliance has been left on its side for any length of time, leave it standing upright for at least 10 minutes before turning on.

Storing your refrigerator or freezer

When storing your cleaned appliance, leave the door(s) open. This allows air to circulate and prevents the build up of bacteria and moulds. Before using again, clean well using a mixture of warm water and baking soda (add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to each 500 ml of water). Rinse with clean water.

Holiday time

We recommend you leave your refrigerator or freezer operating while you are on holiday.

Door Conversion

If you need to hinge your door on the opposite side we recommend that you call your local Fisher and Paykel Authorised Service Centre or Dealer to make this conversion. Active Smart™ refrigerator models with silver handles need to be ordered at the point of purchase either with left or right opening doors and can not be interchanged. All other models need to have an appropriate conversion kit for that model refrigerator. The kit is available from your Authorised Service Centre or Dealer. Full instructions are included in the conversion kit.

Active Smart™ operating instructions

Models: 635mm wide E331T, E372B, E381T, E402B, E411T, E415H 680mm wide E406B, E413T, E440T, E442B 790mm wide E521T, E522B

For information on the operation of the Ice & Water control panel please refer to the Ice & Water User Guide.

Temperature control

When the refrigerator is first turned on, the powerful cooling system will automatically cool both refrigerator and freezer compartments to their set temperatures. This will take between 2 – 3 hours depending on the temperature and humidity of the environment. The two compartment temperatures are accurately and independently controlled and do not change with the temperature or humidity of the surroundings; whether summer or winter. If you wish to alter the temperature of either the fresh food compartment or freezer compartment, this can be easily done by using the control panel located at the back of the fresh food compartment.

Control panel to adjust temperatures

Fresh food and freezer compartment indicator

Compartment select button

Fresh food compartment

The fresh food compartment light on the refrigerator diagram will be showing. The temperature indicator illustrated by a thermometer will show the temperature setting for this compartment as a series of lights. The temperature may be altered by pressing the increase temperature or decrease temperature buttons. One press on either of these buttons will produce a dimmer light which indicates a small change in temperature. Pressing either button twice gives a brighter light and indicates a greater change in temperature. Fewer lights on the thermometer means a cooler temperature for the compartment selected.

Fig.2 Control panel

Increase temperature button

Decrease temperature button

Temperature indicator (thermometer)

Freezer food compartment

To adjust the freezer temperature press the compartment select button until the light flashes on the freezer compartment indicator. The freezer temperature can be altered by pressing the increase or decrease temperature buttons. One press on either of these buttons will produce a dimmer light which indicates a small change in temperature. Pressing either button twice gives a brighter light and indicates a greater change in temperature.

Note: Successively pressing the compartment select button will automatically scroll between the

compartments, a return to the fresh food compartment will be accompanied by a longer beep. When the door is reopened the control panel will return automatically to the fresh food compartment setting.

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