Whirlpool CO CCO 22 OS, CO CCO 41 OS, CO CCO 41 OS 115, CO CCO 51 OS 115, CO CCO 33 OS Installation Manual

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DESCRIPTION

This appliance has been designed to meet your requirements for freezing-in fresh and cooked food and for storing frozen food.

These instructions will help you to get to know your new freezer and to obtain the best performance from it.

INSTALLATION

−Check that the freezer is not damaged. You must report any damage to your retailer within 24 hours of receipt (Fig. ).

−Do not install your freezer near sources of heat, in restricted, damp or badly ventilated space.

−Do not install your freezer adjacent to other appliances.

−The correct distance between the rear wall and the appliance is ensured by the spacer, fitted on the lid hinge (Fig. 2).

−Leave a 6 cm space between the side grid and the wall.

−Remove the side transit brackets placed between frame and lid (Fig. 3).

−Leave the appliance to stand for one hour before connecting it to the electricity supply. In the meantime, clean the inside (see chapter “Defrosting and Maintenance”).

LID SEAL:

Because the lid seal if very effective, it is not always possible to open the lid immediately after closing it.

If this happens, wait a few minutes and then try again.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

Check that the voltage indicated on the rating plate corresponds to the voltage in your home (Fig. 4-5-6).

The earthing of this appliance is compulsory by law.

The Manufacturer will accept no liability for damage to persons or objects arising from the non-observance of this requirement. If the appliance is fitted with an interior lamp, it will light up when the lid is opened.

OPERATION

Connect the appliance to the mains.

−The green indicator b will light up, indicating that the appliance is connected to the mains.

−The red pilot lamp c will glow, if fitted.

It will go off when the correct storage temperature is reached.

The red pilot lamp will also light up when the freezer lid has been left open for a long time or when the freezer has been loaded with fresh foods to be frozen.

THERMOSTAT A (Fig. 7)

The thermostat, placed on the control panel, automatically regulates the temperature of the freezer and allows the choice of the temperature best suited to your requirements from position 1 (less cold) to position 3 (colder). To adjust the thermostat use a coin.

As internal temperatures are affected by the location of the appliance, the ambient temperature and the frequency of the lid opening, we suggest you the following:

−Initially set the thermostat knob to position between 2 and 3 and then reposition it according to your requirements.

−In position ÷ the compressor always runs.

Attention

For very high ambient temperatures, adjust the thermostat to warmer positions (towards 1). For very low ambient temperatures, adjust the thermostat to colder positions (towards ÷).

STORAGE OF FOODS

−Group products according to categories, storing above food which have to be used first.

−Do not exceed the load line (if fitted) so as to leave enough air flow between the lid and the packages.

USEFUL HINTS - BUYING AND STORING COMMERCIALLY PRE-PACKAGED FROZEN FOOD

Make sure that wrapper or packet is intact as the food may deteriorate. If a package bulges or sags or has spots of moisture on it, it may not have been kept cold enough and the contents may have lost their original quality.

When buying frozen food, it is suggested to use thermical bags or cold boxes.

Contrarily, they should be the last purchases made and should be well wrapped in newspaper.

When home, store them in the freezer with the least possible delay. Please note that any food, even if partially thawed cannot be frozen but must be eaten within 24 hours. Any appreciable rise in temperature of commercially pre-packaged frozen food after purchase may shorten the storage life indicated on the package.

STORAGE TIME

Commercially pre-packaged frozen food:

Follow the instructions of the food packet. If no indication is given, do not store more than 3 months.

Fresh frozen food:

Please refer to the calendar (Fig. 8).

FREEZING-IN (Fig. 9- 0- )

−Check that the inner liner walls are not covered with a thick layer of frost.

−6 hours before loading fresh food to be frozen, turn the thermostat knob a to the ÷ position.

−Prepare and wrap food into adequate packings such as aluminium foils, plastic sheetings, plastic containers, etc.

−Label each packet and note the contents and the freez- ing-in date.

−Store the packets so that as far as possible part of each pack touches a refrigerated wall.

−Place fresh food in the freezer in such a way that they do not come in contact with already frozen food.

−If you need to freeze-in the maximum quantity allowed (or more than 10 kg) at one time, place part of the packets against the refrigerated walls of the small compartment and part against the refrigerated walls of the large compartment.

−Close the lid and leave the appliance in the fast freeze position for 24 hours.

−Turn the thermostat knob to its normal operation setting.

Important

−Do not load warm food into your freezer.

−Do not store sealed bottles of fizzy drinks into the freezer as the may explode.

DEFROSTING AND MAINTENANCE

Because the lid is not opened frequently and the food is stored in sealed packs, the rate of frost build-up is very slow. Frost reduces the efficiency of the freezer, so we suggest you defrost when it is 3 - 4 mm thick approx.

To defrost, proceed as follows:

−24 h prior to defrosting, switch on the fast freeze facility so that food will be at a very low temperature when you remove it from the freezer.

After the aforesaid time:

−Disconnect the appliance from the mains.

−Remove the packets, wrap them in several layers of newspaper and place them in the low temperature compartment of your refrigerator.

Alternatively, place them in a carboard box in a cold place.

−Remove the plug from the hole at the bottom of the liner using the plastic scraper, if necessary, (Fig. 4) and place the separator under the cabinet (Fig. 3) to collect the defrost water, after having positioned the exterior plug (Fig. 2).

−Leave the lid open.