Zanussi ZD22/6R User Manual

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REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER

COMBINATION

COMBINAISON DE

RÉFRIGÉRATEUR ET DE

CONGÉLATEUR

ZD 22/6 R (ZLRF 280)

ZANUSSI

INSTRUCTION BOOK

MODE D`EMPLOI

Before installing and using the appliance read this user's instruction book carefully. It contains safety precautions, hints, information and ideas. If the refrigerator is used in compliance with the instructions written, it will operate properly and provide you with greatest satisfaction.

The symbols below help you to find things more easily:

Safety precautions

Warnings and information at this symbol serve safety for you and your appliance.

Hints, useful information

Environmental information

Symbol for ideas

At this symbol ideas can be found according to food and its storing.

Cont

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Important safety information ....................................................................................................4

General safety precautions......................................................................................................4

Precautions for child safety .....................................................................................................4

Safety precautions for installation .............................................................................................4

Instructions for the User...........................................................................................................5

General information................................................................................................................5

Description of the appliance, main parts....................................................................................5

Handling the appliance ...........................................................................................................6

Putting it into use...............................................................................................................6

Controlling the temperature, setting......................................................................................6

How to use the cooling compartment ...................................................................................6

Storing in the refrigerator ....................................................................................................7

Storage time and temperature of foods .................................................................................7

How to use the freezer ...........................................................................................................7

Freezing...........................................................................................................................7

Storing in the freezer..........................................................................................................8

How to make ice cubes......................................................................................................8

Some useful information and advice..........................................................................................8

Hints and ideas .....................................................................................................................8

How to save energy ...........................................................................................................8

The appliance and environment ...........................................................................................8

Maintenance.........................................................................................................................8

Defrosting ........................................................................................................................8

Regular cleaning..............................................................................................................10

When the refrigerator is not in use......................................................................................10

Trouble shooting ..................................................................................................................11

How to change the bulb....................................................................................................11

If something does not work................................................................................................11

Instructions for the Installer ....................................................................................................13

Technical data .....................................................................................................................13

Installing the appliance..........................................................................................................13

Transportation, unpacking.................................................................................................13

Cleaning.........................................................................................................................13

Placement ......................................................................................................................14

Change of door opening direction ......................................................................................15

Electrical connection........................................................................................................16

Storage time chart .................................................................................................................17

Warranty and service .............................................................................................................18

Guarantee conditions............................................................................................................18

Service and spare parts ........................................................................................................18

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General safety precautions

Keep these instructions and they should remain at the appliance when moving away or changing owner.

This appliance is designed for storing food, domestic use according to these instructions only.

Specialised companies that are qualified to do so by the manufacturer must carry out service and repairs including repairing and changing the power cord. Accessory parts supplied by

them should be used only for repairing. Otherwise the appliance can be damaged or can cause other damage or injury.

The appliance is out of circuit only in that case if the plug is removed from the socket. Before cleaning and maintenance always unplug it (do not get it by the cable). If the socket is difficult to reach, switch off the appliance by cutting off the current.

Power cord must not be lengthened. Without the lamp cover of interior lighting you must

not operate the appliance. When cleaning, defrosting, taking out frozen food

or ice tray do not use sharp, pointed or hard devices, as they can cause damage to the appliance.

Be careful not to allow liquids to the temperature control and lighting box.

Ice and ice-cream can cause hurt if they are eaten immediately after removal from the frozen food compartment.

After dissolving frozen food must not be refrozen, it must be used up as soon as possible.

Store pre-packed frozen food in accordance with the frozen food manufacturer's instructions.

You must not make defrosting faster with any electric heating appliance or chemicals.

Do not put hot pot to the plastic parts. Do not store flammable gas and liquid in the

appliance, because they may explode. Do not store carbonated drinks, bottled drinks and

bottled fruits in the frozen food compartment. Check and clean the outlet of melting water coming

during defrosting regularly - a label inside the appliance warns you for this. If it is clogged the melting water gathered can cause earlier failure.

Precautions for child safety

Do not allow children to play with the packaging of the appliance. Plastic foil can cause suffocation.

Adults must handle the appliance. Do not allow children to play with it or its controlling parts.

If you are discarding the appliance pull the plug out of the socket, cut the connection cable (as close to the appliance as you can) and remove the door to prevent playing children to suffer electric shock or to close themselves into it.

Safety precautions for installation

Put the appliance to the wall to avoid touching or catching warm parts (compressor, condenser) to prevent possible burn.

When moving the appliance take care of the plug not to be in the socket.

When placing the appliance take care not to stand it on the power cord.

Adequate air circulation should be around the appliance, lacking this leads to overheating. To achieve sufficient ventilation follow the instructions relevant to installation.

For the safety of life and property keep

the precautions of these user's instructions as the manufacturer is not responsible for damages caused by omission.

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General information

The official designation of the appliance is refrigerator-freezer combination with one motor compressor and freezer placed in the upper part. The appliance has - besides the general services - a freezer with its own door and is completely separated from the other unit.

According to this the appliance is suitable for storing frozen and deep-frozen food, freezing products in quantity given in the user's instructions at home and making ice.

The appliance can meet the requirements of standards between different temperature limits according to the climate class.

The letter symbol for climate class can be found on the data label.

Description of the appliance, main parts

A - Freezer B - Refrigerator

1. Cover

2. Wire shelf in the frozen food compartment

3. Ice tray

4. Defrost water duct

5. Lighting box

6. Wire shelves

7. Defrost water collector

8. Glass shelf

9. Vegetable box

10. Data label

11. Bottom cover grid

12. Adjustable feet

13. Butter compartment

14. Egg tray

15. Door shelf

16. Door gasket

17. Bottle shelf

18. Condenser

19. Defrost water outlet tube

20. Spacer

21. Evaporative tray

22. Compressor

Handling the appliance

Putting it into use

Place the accessories into the refrigerator then plug to the mains socket. To start cooling turn the control dial on the right-hand side of the fresh food compartment from 0 clockwise according to the figure. In 0 position the appliance is out of operation.

The next paragraph will give instructions for setting.

Controlling the temperature, setting

The thermostatic controller interrupts the operation of the appliance automatically for more or less time depending on the setting then restarts it assuring the required temperature.

Turning the control knob towards the bigger numbers cooling becomes more and more intensive.

In the freezer -18 °C or lower temperature can be reached if the thermostat knob is set to 3. In this case the temperature starting automatically in the refrigerator is about +5 °C or below. The 3 position generally meets the requirements of everyday cooling.

The temperature coming about in the refrigerator is effected by not only the position of the thermostatic control but the ambient temperature, frequency of door openings and the quantity of food put into it newly, etc.

In the maximum i.e. 5 position - in case of

increased demand e.g. during heatwaves the compressor may operate continually. This does not cause damages to the appliance.

How to use the cooling compartment

Developing interior air circulation is necessary

for adequate cooling. For this reason you are asked not to cover the whole surface of the wire shelves with paper, trays, etc.

Do not put hot food into the refrigerator.

Allow it to reach room temperature naturally. In this way unnecessary frost building up can be avoided.

Foods can take over odours from each

other. So it is essential to put foods in closed dishes or wrap them in cellophane, aluminium foil, grease-proof paper or cling film before placing them into the refrigerator. This way foods will keep their moisture e.g. vegetables will not dry out after some days.

Storing in the refrigerator

When placing the different kinds of food take into consideration the sketch below in figure:

1. Butter, cheese

2. Eggs

3. Tubes, cans, sour cream, small bottles

4. Drinks in big bottles, soda-water and mousse siphon

5. Fruits, vegetables, salads

6. Fresh meat, cold cuts, sausages, etc.

7. Milk, dairy products

8. Ready-cooked foods, confectionery, foods in dishes covered, opened cans, bottles laid, etc.

Storage time and temperature of foods

The storage time chart at the end of the instruction book gives information about storage time.

The storage time can not be determined exactly in advance, as it depends on the freshness and handling of the cooled food. That is why the storage time made known is only informative.

If you do not want to use up deep-frozen foods bought immediately they can be stored for about 1 day (until dissolving) in the refrigerator.

How to use the freezer

Freezing

In the compartment various fresh food can be frozen at home. Mind the following to get thorough result.

Freeze fresh and faultless food only. Before starting freezing set the thermostat knob to

position 3. Place the products to be frozen directly to the cooling plate. The freezing process will take about 24 hours. After 24 hours reset the thermostat knob to a position adequate for you or leave it in position 3, which generally meets the requirements of everyday cooling. It is expedient to store frozen products on the wire shelf in the frozen food compartment.

Avoid opening the door of frozen food compartment during freezing if possible.

It is not expedient to set the thermostat knob to

higher (e.g. 5) position. Freezing time could be reduced this way, but the temperature of the fresh food compartment would go beyond 0 °C permanently, which would cause freezing to foods and drinks stored there.

Never freeze food in bigger quantity than

given in the Technical data at the same time, otherwise freezing will not be thorough and after dissolving various deterioration may take place (losing taste and aroma, lysing, etc.).

Do not make ice during freezing preferably,

because making ice reduces freezing capacity.

Storing in the freezer

It is practical to replace frozen products into the wire shelf adjustable vertically in the frozen food compartment after freezing has finished. Doing this you could make room in the freezing compartment for another freezing. Intermediate freezing does not deteriorate foods already stored.

Do not forget to keep to the storage time given

on the packaging of frozen products if you buy them frozen. To store home-frozen products see the storing instructions placed in the door of the freezer. Symbols signify the various foods, numbers mean maximum storing time given in months.

It is safe to store quick-frozen, frozen foods only

if they have not dissolved even for a short time until placing them into the freezer. If the deep-frozen food has already dissolved, refreezing is not recommended, it has to be used up as soon as possible.

How to make ice cubes

To make ice cubes fill the enclosed ice cube tray with water and put it to the frozen food compartment. Wetting the bottom of the tray and setting thermostatic control knob to maximum position can shorten preparing time. After finishing do not forget to reset the thermostatic control to the suitable position.

Ready ice cubes can be taken out of the tray under running water then twist or hit it. If the ice tray freezes to the compartment, avoid using metal tools or knife to take it out as the cooling system can be damaged.

Some useful information and

advice

The variable shelves are worth paying attention to, which increases the usability of the fresh food compartment considerably. Rearranging the shelves is also possible when the door is open at an angle of 90°.

After opening and closing the door of freezer vacuum will rise inside the appliance because of the low temperature. So wait 2-3 minutes after closing the door - if you want to open it again - while inner pressure equalises.

Take care of operating the freezer at a position of thermostatic control so that the inside temperature can never go above -18 °C, since temperature higher than this can deteriorate frozen foods.

It is practical to make sure of faultless operation of the appliance daily so as to notice possible failure in time and prevent deterioration of frozen foods.

How to save energy

The colder the ambient temperature of the appliance is the less energy it uses.

Avoid putting the appliance in a sunny place and near anything that gives off heat.

Be sure that the condenser and the compressor are well ventilated. Do not cover the sections where ventilation is.

Wrap products in tightly closing dishes or cling film to avoid building up unnecessary frost.

Do not leave the door open longer than necessary and avoid unnecessary openings.

Put foods into the appliance only in a closed dish.

Put warm foods into the appliance only when they are at room temperature.

Keep the condenser clean.

The appliance and environment

This appliance does not contain gasses which could damage the ozone layer, in either its refrigerant circuit or insulation materials. The appliance shall not be discarded together with the urban refuse and rubbish. Avoid damaging the cooling unit, especially at the rear near the heat exchanger. Information on your local disposal sites may be obtained from your municipal authorities.

The materials used on this appliance marked with the sympol are recyclable.

Maintenance

Defrosting

Bleeding part of the moisture of cooling chambers in form of frost and ice goes with the operation of the appliance.

Thick frost and ice has an insulating effect, so it reduces cooling efficiency as the temperature increases in the cooling chambers and they need more energy.

Hints and ideas

In this chapter practical hints and ideas are given about how to use the appliance to reach maximum energy saving and there is environmental information about the appliance as well.

At this type of appliance defrosting the cooling plate of the refrigerator is automatic without any external intervention. The thermostatic control interrupts the operation of compressor at regular intervals for more or less time - during this cooling is interrupted - the temperature of the cooling plate goes above 0 °C due to interior heating load of the compartment, so defrosting occurs. When the surface temperature of the cooling plate has reached +3 - +4 °C the thermostatic control restarts operation of the system.

Melting water flows through defrost water outlet leaded through the back into the evaporative tray maintained on the top of compressor and evaporates due to its warmth.

Check and clean the outlet of melting

water coming during defrosting regularly a label inside the appliance warns you for this. If it is clogged the melting water gathered can cause earlier failure as it can go to the insulating of the appliance.

Clean the melting water outlet with the supplied pipe scraper that can be seen in the figure. The pipe scraper has to be stored in the outlet.

The most typical case of clogging up in the melting water outlet when you put food wrapped in some paper into the appliance and this paper contacts back plate of the refrigerator and freezes to it. If you remove the food right at this moment the paper will tear and it can cause clogging up in the outlet by getting into it.

So you are asked to be careful - because of the above

- when placing foods wrapped in paper into the appliance.

In case of increased demand e.g. during

heatwaves, the refrigerator temporarily happens to operate constantly - during this the automatic defrosting is ineffective.

Remaining small ice and frost stains on back plate of the refrigerator after defrosting period is not abnormal.

The freezer can not be equipped with automatic defrosting set since the deep-frozen and frozen foods do not endure melting temperature. When small frost and ice occurs scrape off and remove frost and ice coating with the supplied plastic scraper. The tray in figure is not a piece of accessories to the appliance!

When ice coating is so thick that it cannot be removed with the plastic scraper, the cooling plate has to be defrosted. Frequency of defrosting depends on usage (generally 2-3 times a year).

Take the frozen foods out of the appliance, and put them into a basket lined with paper or cloth. Store them in a possibly cool place or replace them into another refrigerator.

Pull out the mains plug from the mains socket, so both parts of the appliance are out of operation.

Open the doors of both parts of the appliance and clean the refrigerator according to 'Regular cleaning'. Maintain and clean the freezer as following:

Sweep the melting water with a cloth or sponge off the cooling plate. The melting water swept down gathers in the bottom of the appliance and can be removed according to figure.

Pull the plastic stopper out of the melting water passage opening in the frozen food compartment. Put a bowl or dish under the outlet in the fresh food compartment to collect the melting water. The bowl in figure is not a piece of accessories to the appliance!

Wipe the surfaces after defrosting and leading the water out, put the plastic stopper back to its place.

Put the mains plug into the mains socket and put foods taken out back to their places.

It is recommended to operate the appliance at the highest position of the thermostatic control for some hours so that it can reach the sufficient storing temperature as soon as possible.

Regular cleaning

It is recommended to wash the inside of the refrigerator in 3-4 weeks time using lukewarm water then wipe it (it is practical to clean the inside of the freezer and defrost it at a time).

Household cleaner or soap must not be used. After breaking the circuit wash the appliance with

lukewarm water then wipe it. Clean the door gasket with clean water. After cleaning apply voltage to the appliance.

It is recommended to remove the dust and dirt collected on the back of the refrigerator and the condenser and to clean the evaporative tray on top of the compressor once or twice a year.

When the refrigerator is not in use

In case the appliance will not be used for a long time follow these steps:

Break the circuit of the appliance. Remove foods from the refrigerator. Defrost and clean it as written before. Leave the door open to avoid a build up of air inside.

Trouble shooting

How to change the bulb

Should the light fail to work you can change it as below:

Break the circuit of the appliance. Unscrew the plate screw fixing the lamp cover, then

take the lamp cover off in the direction of arrow and the bulb can be changed. (Type of the bulb: Mignon 322, 230 V, 15 W, E 14 thread)

After changing bulb replace the lamp cover, screw the plate screw and apply voltage to the appliance.

The lack of light does not influence operation of the refrigerator.

If something does not work

During operation of the appliance some smaller but annoying trouble can often occur, which does not require calling a technician out. In the following chart information is given about them to avoid unnecessary charges on service.

We draw your attention that operation of appliance goes with certain sounds (compressor- and circulating sound). This is not trouble, but means normal operation.

We draw it to your attention again that the

appliance operates discontinuously, so the stopping of compressor does not mean being nocurrent. That is why you must not touch the electrical parts of the appliance before breaking the circuit.

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