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Energy-Saving Tips. . . . . . . Inside
Front Cover
Important Cautions . . . ........1
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. . . . ........8
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . ........9
User Maintenance
Instructions ... , , ., . . .......10
In Case of Extended
Power Failure. . . . . . . . .......10
The Problem Solver. .. ....11, 12
If You Need Service . . . . . . . . . .13
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
Read this book carefully.
It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new freezer
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 at the
bottom, just inside the door.
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 received a damaged freezer,
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.
Iaundryarea or storage
● When using your freezer, be
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 regular setting.
Important Safety Instructions
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all instructions before using this appliance.
WARNING-when using this
appliance, always exercise basic
safety precautions, including the
following:
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Use
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appliance
intended purpose
this Use and Care Book.
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This freezer must be properly
installed in accordance with the
Installation Instructions before it is
used. See grounding instructions
below and on page 2.
. Never unplug your freezer by
pulling on the power cord.
grip plug firmly and pull straight
out from the receptacle.
.
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 damage along its
Jength
or at either the plug or con-
actor end.
After your freezer is in operation,
.
do not touch the cold surfaces, parti-
cularly when hands are damp or wet.
Skin mayadheretothese extremely
cold surfaces.
●
Do
not operate your freezer in the
presence of explosive fumes.
only
for its
as described in
Always
. Don’t refreeze frozen foods which
have thawed completely.
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
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.
●
If your old freezer is still around
the house but not in use, be sure
to remove the lid or door.
reduce the possibility of danger to
children.
40°F. (Shellfish
10°F safely
any off-odor or
it.
This will
Caution 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
for a method of safe removal.
●
Unplug your freezer:
A. Before making any repairs.
Note:
We
strong/y 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 three-prong
‘qrounding) plug which mates with
standard three-prong (grounding)
wall receptacle (Fig. 1 ) to minimize
the possibility of electric shock
hazard from this appliance.
PREFERRED
METHOD
Fig. 1
Have the wall receptacle and
circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure the
receptacle is properly grounded.
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Where a standard
receptacle is encountered, it is the
personal responsibility and obligation of the customer to have it
replaced with a properly grounded
three-prong wall receptacle.
DO
NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUM-
STANCES, CUT OR REMOVE
THE THIRD (GROUND) PRONG
FROM THE POWER CORD.
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Requirements
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–IMPORTANT... Please Read Carefully
Use of adapter plug
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we strongly
recommend against use of an adapter
plug.
However, if you still elect to use
an adapter, where local codes permit,
a TEMPORARY CON
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PERMITTED IN CANADA)
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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.
Should the adapter ground
terminal break, DO NOT USE the
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
wall receptacle by use of
listed adapter (Fig. 2) available
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Use of
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 sewice organization.
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The freezer should always
be plugged into its own
individual electrical
(115 volt, 60 Hertz, single phase AC.
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.
outlet—
100volt,
Freezer Installation
Location
For most efficient operation, your
freezer should not be located where
air temperature around the freezer
is ever higher than 110° F. or colder
than 32° F.
Upright freezers take approximately half the floor space required
for chest type freezers and
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
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.
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Adjustable Legs
Turn left to
right to lower
Legs at the front corners of the
freezer should be set so the freezer
is firmly positioned on the floor, and
the
front
is raised
the door closes easily when opened
about halfway.
just enough so
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Operating Your
Freezer
Starting
1.
Clean the inside of the freezer “
with a mild
and water (see page 9).
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
inside.
Temperature Control
Freezing temperature selection is
made by
to No. 6
Normal safe freezing level is
tained
OFF position permits turning freezer
off without unplugging it.
mlution
@o hours before placing food
setiing control from No. 1
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Freezer Features
~ookshelf 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.
Juicecan
Specially sized for storage of standard
frozen juice cans and other
shaped containers.
Interior light
Turns on automatically when door is
opened, turns off when door is closed.
Key-ejecting lock
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
key out of reach of children and away
from freezer.
Ieft-overs, and are designed to
door shelf
similariy-
“exploring:’
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the
10 Rules
for Successful
Food Freezing
1. Freeze
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
You’ll save time, too, because less
culling and sorting will be necessary.
4.
Choose
Frozen foods will dry out if not properly wrapped or packaged. Both rigid
containers and flexible bags or wrappers can be used. Make sure they are
especially designed for freezing.
5.
Follow
freezing different types of food.
6.
Freeze foods
sized packages.
7. Fill container properly. When placing
liquid or semi-liquid food in containers,
[cave about
containers) to allow for expansion dur-
ing 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 tape
up
Quick-freezing
Freezing is fast and efficient throughout the freezer, but quickest on the
top shelf—especially with the temperature control at a number higher than
4 (the coldest setting is “COLDEST”).
If you plan to quick-freeze large
amounts of food, turn the temperature control to “COLDEST” several
hours before food will be ready to
be placed in the freezer.
Never freeze more than three
pounds of food per cubic foot of
freezer capacity at one time.
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