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Energy-Saving Tips

Important Cautions . .

How to Connect Electricity. .. .1,2

Installation Requirements .. ....2

Operating Your Freezer .. ......2

Freezer Features . . . . . ........3

Food-Freezing

Suggestions. . . . . . . . . ........3

Suggested Storage Times. .. ...4

Freezing Meat, Fish,

Poultry &Game . . . . . . ........4

Freezing Vegetables . . ........5

Freezing Fruits. . . . . . . ........6

Freezing Dairy Products .. .....7

Freezing Prepared Foods .. ....7

Freezer Packaging. .

Defrosting . . . . . . . .

User Maintenance

Instructions . . . . . . .

In Case of Extended

Power Failure. . . . . .

The Problem Solver.

If You Need Service .

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . .

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Read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new freezer

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properly. Keep it handy for answers to your

questions. If you don’t understand something

or need more help, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park

Louisville, KY 40225

Keep proof of original purchase date (such as your sales slip or

cancelled check) with this book to

establish the warranty period.

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a plate either at the bottom, just inside the door, or on the back of the cabinet.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card that came with your freezer. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers

here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your freezer.

If you

immediately contact the dealer (or

builder) that sold you the freezer.

Save time and money.

Before you call for service,

the Problem Solver on pages 11

and 12. It lists minor causes of

operating problems that you can

correct yourself. It could save you

an unnecessary service call.

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Energy-Saving Tips

. Location of your freezer is

important. Don’t locate it in a warm, unventilated room. Avoid putting it next to your range, a heating vent or where sun will shine directly on it.

Try to arrange your frozen foods systematically so you can find what you want in the freezer quickly.

. Don’t open the freezer door more often than necessary and close it as soon as possible, particularly in

hot, humid weather.

Iaundry area or storage

● when

careful not to leave the door open. Always check to make sure the freezer door is properly closed

before leaving the house or retiring for the night.

. If you turn the temperature control to the coldest position for

quick freezing, don’t forget to turn

it back to the

using your

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setting.

Important

Safety Instructions

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

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

Use this

intended purpose as described in this Use and Care Book.

This installed in accordance with the Installation instructions before it is used. See

below and on page 2. . Never

pulling on the power cord.

grip plug firmly and pull straight out from the receptacle.

Repair or replace immediately

all

electric service

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aged.

cracks or abrasion damage along its length or at either the plug or connector end.

After your freezer is in operation, do not touch cularly when

Skin mayadhereto these extremely cold surfaces.

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You may safely refreeze frozen foods that have thawed if they still contain ice crystals or if they are still cold—below cannot be kept above because of bacteria growth.)

Thawed ground meats, poultry, or fish that have off-color should not be refrozen and should not be eaten. Thawed ice cream should be discarded. If the odor or color of any food is poor or questionable, get rid of it. The food may be dangerous to eat.

Even partial thawing and refreezing reduce the eating quality of foods, particularly fruits, vegetables, and prepared foods. The eating quality of red meats is affected less than that of many other foods. Use refrozen foods as soon as possible–they won’t keep as long as foods frozen only once, and the sooner they’re used, the better their eating will be.

the house but not in use, be sure to remove the lid or door.

reduce the possibility of danger to

children.

Don’t

refr-e

thawed ccmpietdy.

If your old freezer is still around

frozen

foods which

40°F. (Shellfish

10°F safely

any off-odor or

This will

@ution should be used when

removing the door of a freezer. Particular caution should be used when removing the lid of a chest freezer, as most chest freezer lids are under spring tension. Contact the manufacturer’s representative

method of safe removal.

for a

. Unplug your freezer:

A. Before making any repairs.

Note: We strongly recommend

that

any servicing be performed

by a qualified individual.

B. Before cleaning.

C. Before replacing a burned-out light bulb (on models with lamp), the freezer should be unplugged

in order to avoid contact with a live wire filament. (A burned-out light bulb may break when being replaced.)

Note: Turning control to OFF

position does not remove power to the light circuit.

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

Installation

Requirements– important... Please Read Carefully

How to connect electricity

For personal safety,

this appliance must be

properly grounded.

The power cord of this appliance

is equipped with a (grounding) plug which mates with

standard

/all

receptacle (Fig. 1) to minimize the possibility of electric shock hazard from this appliance.

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(grounding)

PREFERRED METHOD

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Have the wall receptacle and circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the receptacle is properly grounded.

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INSURE PROPER GROUND EXISTS BEFORE USE

Where a standard

receptacle is encountered, it is the personal responsibility and obli-

gation of the customer to have it

replaced with a properly grounded

three-prong wall receptacle.

NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CUT OR REMOVE THE

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FROM THE POWER CORD.

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installation Requirements

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IMPORTANT... Please Read Carefully

Use of adapter plug

Because of potential safety hazards

certa;n conditions, we strongly

under recommend against use of an adapter

plug.

However, if you still elect to use

an adapter, where local codes permit,

a TEMPORARY CONNECTION may be made to a properly grounded

tw~prong

wall receptacle by use of

listed adapter (Fig. 2) available

at most local hardware stores.

TEMPORARY METHOD

(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT

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PRONGS/SLOTS

Fig. 2

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The Iarger slot in the adapter must be aligned with the larger slot in the wall receptacle to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.

CAUTION:

Attaching adapter ground terminal to wall receptacle cover screw does not ground the appliance unless cover screw is metal, and not insulated, and wall receptacle is grounded through

house wiring. Customer should have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make sure the receptacle is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power cord from the adapter,

the adapter with one hand. If this is not done, the adapter ground

terminal is very likely to break with repeated use.

always hold

Should the adapter ground terminal break, DO NOT USE the appliance until a proper ground has again been established.

Use of

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Because of potential safety hazards

under certain conditions, we strongly recommend against the use of an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an extension cord, it is absolutely necessary that it be a

listed 3-wire grounding type appliance extension cord having a grounding type plug and outlet and that the electrical rating of the cord be 15 amperes (minimum) and 120 volts. Such extension cords are obtainable

through your local service organization.

The freezer should always

be plugged into its own individual electrical

(115 volt, 60 Hertz, single phase Some models are also rated 50 Hertz. Check the model and serial number plate. )

This is recommended for best performance and to prevent overloading house wiring circuits, which could cause a possible fire hazard from overheating wires.

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Installation

outlet—

AC.

100volt,

Location

For most efficient operation, your

freezer should not be located where air temperature around the freezer

is ever higher than 110°

or colder

than 32° F. Upright freezers take approxi-

mately half the floor space required for chest type freezers and

there

fore can more readily be placed in your kitchen. A location next to the refrigerator often is ideal, with the refrigerator on the side nearer the sink and range.

Be sure to install your freezer on a floor strong enough to support it when it is fully loaded.

Also see Energy-Saving Tips regarding location.

Clearances

Allow 4 inches on top and 3 inches at sides and back for proper air circulation.

Adjustable Legs

Turn left to right to lower

Legs at the front corners of the

freezer should beset so the freezer

is firmly positioned on the floor, and

the front is raised just enough so

the door closes easily when opened about halfway.

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Operating Your

Freezer

Starting

Clean the inside of the freezer with a mild solution of baking soda and water (see page 10).

2. Connect cord to power outlet.

3. Turn temperature control to No. 4. This is the normal setting for safe long-term freezing. For colder temperatures, turn to higher numbers.

4. Allow freezer to operate for at least two hours before placing food inside.

Temperature Control

Freezing temperature selection is made by setting control from No. 1 to No. 7 (coldest).

Normal safe freezing level is

tained

by setting the control at No. 4.

OFF position permits turning freezer off without unplugging

it.

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Freezer Features

3ookshelf door storage

Lets you store frozen food packages–

as conveniently as putting books on a shelf—where they are easy to see, identify and remove. Shelves are

roomy enough for storing home-frozen items or accommodate regular or odd-shaped packages.

Juice-can door shelf

Specially sized frozen juice cans and other shaped containers. Some models have two juice-can shelves.

Interior light

(on models so equipped)

Turns on automatically when door is

opened, turns off when door is closed.

Key-ejecting lock

(on models so equipped)

Keeps your frozen food supply secure, discourages unauthorized The spring-loaded lock is designed so that the key is automatically key will not remain in lock in either the open or closed position. Keep

“fey irom freezer.

Refrigerated cabinet shelves

Cooling coils welded to these shelves hasten freezing when food is placed in direct contact with shelves.

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10 Rules

for Successful

Food Freezing

1. Freeze the best. Freeze only quality foods. Freezing retains quality and flavor; it cannot improve quality.

2. Keep work area clean.

3. Work quickly. The quicker fruits and vegetables are frozen after picking, the better the frozen product will be. You’ll save time, too, because less culling and sorting will be necessary.

Choose

correct packaging materials.

Frozen foods will dry out if not prop-

erly wrapped or packaged. Both rigid containers and flexible bags or wrappers can be used. Make sure they are especially designed for freezing.

Follow reliable instructions for

freezing different types of food.

Freeze foods in practical

sized packages.

7. Fill container properly. When placing

liquid

orseml-llquid

leave about containers) to allow for expansion during freezing.

8. Freeze correct quantities. There is an established maximum of food your freezer is designed to freeze at one time–approximately 3 pounds per cubic foot of freezer capacity. In normal position, your freezer’s control dial will maintain sufficiently low temperatures in the freezer to freeze recommended quantities of food.

If you have a large quantity of food you wish to freeze, store part of it in the fresh food compartment of your refrigerator until the first quantity is frozen.

9. Freeze foods quickly. Continually rotate frozen foods to the front of the freezer so the longest-frozen foods are used first.

10. Store frozen foods immediately.

Commercially frozen food can be stored any place in the freezer. These foods should not be allowed to thaw before being placed in the freezer.

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Helpful Materials

You’ll find these materials helpful in

preparing foods for the freezer: . Large kettle with close-fitting lid

for blanching vegetables and fruits

● Fine sieve or small colander to put

vegetables in for blanching . Assortment of knives for cutting

meat, fruits and vegetables. . Rolls of absorbent paper towels or

soft cloth towels for draining foods

● Proper freezer packaging materials

for various types of food [see page 8). . Small loading funnel for fruit and

vegetable containers, to keep sealing edge

clean.

● Glass marking pencil for labeling

packages.

● Roll of freezer

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Quick-freezing

For quick-freezing small amounts of

food, simply place it in direct contact

with any refrigerated shelf. For quick-freezing large amounts of

food, turn control to

it to

No.

4 after freezing is completed.

Never freeze more than three pounds of food per cubic foot of freezer capacity at one time.

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