Zanussi ZQS 6124 User Manual

REFRIGERATOR

ZQS 6124

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

2222 683-38

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It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future
reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and
leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is left with the appliance in order that the new owner
can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant safety information.

This information has been provided in the interest of safety.You MUST read it carefully before installing
or using the appliance.

Installation

• This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when
moving it.

• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt
to modify this product in any way.

• Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance
does not stand on the electrical supply cable.
Important: if the supply cable is damaged, it must
be replaced by a special cable available from your
local Service Force Centre.

• Any electrical work required to install this appliance
should be carried out by a qualified electrician or
competent person.

• Parts which heat up should not be exposed.
The back of the appliance should be close to a solid
wall but leaving the required distance for ventilation
as stated in the installation instructions.

• The appliance should be left for 2 hours after
installation before it is turned on, in order to allow
the refrigerant to settle.

Child Safety

• This appliance is not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they
do not play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging well away from children.

General Safety

• This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its
cooling unit; maintenance and recharging must
therefore only be carried out by authorised
technicians.

• Take utmost care when handling your appliance
so as not to cause any damages to the cooling
unit with consequent possible fluid leakages.

• The appliance must not be located close to
cookers, radiators or boilers.

• Avoid prolonged exposure of the appliance to
direct sunlight.

• Do not use other electrical appliances (such as
ice cream makers) inside of refrigerating
appliances.

During Use

• This appliance is designed for domestic use only,
specifically for the storage of edible foodstuffs.

• Frozen food must NOT be re-frozen once it has
thawed out.

• Do not place carbonated or fizzy drinks in the
freezer.

• Do not remove items from the freezer if your
hands are damp/wet, as this could cause skin
abrasions or frost/freezer burns.

• Ice lollies can cause ‘frost/freezer burns’ if
consumed straight from the freezer.

• Manufacturers’ storage recommendations should
be strictly adhered to. Refer to relevant
instructions.

• The cooling plate or refrigerated freezer shelves
in this appliance contain channels through which
the refrigerant passes. If these are punctured this
will cause substantial damage to the appliance
and result in food loss. DO NOT USE SHARP
INSTRUMENTS to scrape off frost or ice. Under
NO circumstances should solid ice be forced off
the lining or shelves. Solid ice should be allowed
to thaw, when defrosting the appliance. See
Defrost Instructions.

Maintenance and Cleaning

• Switch off and unplug the appliance before
carrying out any cleaning or maintenance work.

Servicing

• This product should be serviced by an authorised
engineer and only genuine spare parts should be
used.

• Under no circumstances should you attempt to
repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out
by inexperienced persons may cause injury or
serious malfunctioning. Refer to your local
Service Force Centre and always insist on
genuine spare parts.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Instructions for the User

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Setting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Fresh food refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The door shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The -star compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Freezing fresh food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Frozen food storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Thawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Making ice cubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Normal Operating Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Health and Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Maintenance and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Internal cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Periodic cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Changing the light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

When the appliance is not in use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Something Not Working? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Service and Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Customer Care Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Guarantee Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Instructions for the Installer

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Door reversal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Inner door reversal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Building-in Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Grid preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Building in the appliance under a worktop . . . . . . .16

Fitting the plinth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Contents

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At the end of the Appliance
Life

• When disposing of your appliance, use an
authorised disposal site.

• Remove the plug and ensure that any locks or
catches are removed, to prevent young children
being trapped inside.

Disposal of old Appliances

The symbol on the product or on its packaging
indicates that this product may not be treated as
household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to
the applicable collection point for the recycling of
electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this
product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent
potential negative consequences for the environment
and human health, which could otherwise be caused
by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For
more detailed information about recycling of this
product, please contact your local city office, your
household waste disposal service or the shop where
you purchased the product.

Operation

The door shelves

To permit storage of food packages of various sizes
the half tray can be adjusted in horizontal.
To do this proceed as figure.

For more thorough cleaning, the top door shelf and
the bottle shelf can be removed by pulling them in
the director of the arrows, then refitting them in
position.

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Fresh food refrigeration

To obtain the best performance, do not store warm
food or evaporating liquids in the refrigerator; do
cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong
flavour.
Do not cover the shelves with any protective
material, such as paper, cardboard or plastic, which
could obstruct the air circulation.
To help you use your refrigerator correctly, here are
some more useful hints:
Raw meat (beef, pork, lamb & chicken or poultry):
wrap in polythene bags and place on top of the salad
bin.

Meat can only be stored safely in this way for one
or two days at the most.

Fruit & vegetables: these should be thoroughly

cleaned and placed in the bottom salad bin.

Butter & cheese: these should be placed in special
airtight containers or wrapped in aluminium foil or
polythene bags to exclude as much air as possible.

Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be
stored in the bottle rack on the door.

The walls of the refrigerator are equipped with
runners so that shelves can be positioned as
desired.
For better use of space, the front half-shelves can lie
over the rear ones (see fig.).

Before use

Remove all securing tapes. Wash inside the
appliance with lukewarm water and bicarbonate of
soda (5 ml to 0.5 litre of water). Do not use soap or
detergent as the smell may linger. Dry thoroughly.

Setting the temperature

The temperature inside the refrigerator is regulated
by a thermostat control knob with 6 temperature
positions and one «OFF» (O) position.
Position 1 = minimum coldness
Position 6 = maximum coldness
Turn the thermostat control knob to the required
position.
An intermediate position is usually the most suitable,
although the temperature will be affected by:

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Room temperature

• How often the door is opened

• How much food is stored

• Position of the appliance

In determining the correct temperature control setting
all these factors have to be considered and some
experimentation may be necessary.
When altering the temperature setting, allow 24
hours for the temperature to stablise before making
further changes.

Important

During prolonged periods of abnormally hot
weather, if the thermostat is set on too high a
number, the cooling system may operate
continuously and the fridge cooling plate may
not defrost. Turning the knob to a lower
number will cause the automatic defrosting to
resume.

If you wish to return to a lower temperature,
turn the thermostat knob to a higher number,
however you should turn the setting lower
occasionally to allow automatic defrosting.

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The -star compartment

This compartment is suitable for freezing fresh food,
for the storage of commercially frozen food and for
ice cube making.

Freezing fresh food

To freeze fresh foods it is not necessary to change
the setting of the thermostat knob.
However, for a quicker freezing operation, turn the
thermostat knob to the coldest setting; but remember
that, in this condition, the refrigerator compartment
temperature might drop below 0°C. If this occurs
reset thermostat knob to a warmer setting.
Only freeze top quality, fresh and thoroughly cleaned
foodstuffs.
Do not allow fresh food to touch food which is
already frozen.
During the freezing process, ensure that the freezer
compartment door remains closed.

Frozen food storage

Storing ready-frozen foods is quite straightforward.
The packs can be placed beside each other or on top
of each other.
You are strongly advised to place ready-frozen food
in the compartment as quickly as possible after
purchase and we therefore recommend that you buy
them last. Also ensure that the external packaging is
intact.
Packaging which is swollen or has traces of refrozen
water droplets on the pack could indicate that the
product has not been kept at a suitable temperature
and that it may have lost its original quality.
Partially thawed food must not be refrozen, it must
be consumed within 24 hours.
Never exceed the storage times indicated.

Do not open the -star compartment door too
often and do not leave open longer than necessary.

Important

In the event of a power cut do not open the
door. The food in the -star

compartment will not be affected if the power
cut is short and if the compartment is full.
Should the food begin to thaw, it must be
consumed quickly and must not be re-frozen.

Thawing

Food can be thawed in a number of ways, depending
on the type of food and the size of the packs.
Meat, fish and fruit should be thawed in the
refrigeration compartment and small pieces of meat
can even be cooked while still frozen, but you must
ensure that it is thoroughly cooked through.
Vegetables should be directly immersed in boiling
water; ready-cooked dishes can be placed directly in
the oven in their aluminium wrapping.
A microwave oven is particularly suitable for thawing
any type of frozen or deep-frozen food: follow the
oven instructions, particularly regarding the
placement of aluminium wrapping in the oven.

Making ice cubes

The appliance is provided with a plastic ice cube tray.
Fill the tray 3/4 full to allow the ice to expand and

place it in the -star compartment. To turn out
the ice cubes simply give the tray a slight twist to
release the cubes.

Never try to free an ice tray that is frozen to the

-star compartment using a sharp or

pointed object.

Important

Do not consume ice-lollies which have just
come out of the -star compartment.
Their extremely low temperature can cause
frost burns. Do not remove items from the

-star compartment if your hands are
damp/wet, as this could cause skin abrasions
or "frost/freezer burns".

Normal Operating Sounds

You may hear faint gurgling or bubbling sounds when
the refrigerant is pumped through the coils or tubing
at the rear, to the cooling plate.

When the compressor is on, the refrigerant is being
pumped round, and you will hear a whirring sound or
pulsating noise from the compressor.

A thermostat controls the compressor, and you will
hear a faint ‘click’ when the thermostat cuts in and
out.

Because of consumer demand, preservatives have been removed from many pre-prepared foods.

This together with the changes in shopping habits to a once-a-week shop, mean that safe handling and
storage of food is even more important than ever.

The following tips should help you to ensure that
the food in your home is in as perfect condition
as possible.

• Keep the time between buying chilled food and
placing it in your fridge as short as possible. Tests
showed that the temperature of 1 litre of orange
juice rose to 22°C in an hour between the
supermarket and home. It then took 11 hours to get
down to 7°C in the refrigerator.

• Keep the refrigerator door closed as much as
possible.

• Do not push food together too much, try to allow air
to circulate around each item.

• Cool cooked food as quickly as possible but do
NOT place in the refrigerator until cool. (Leave food
in a cool place in order that it can then be placed in
the refrigerator as soon as possible).

• Do NOT mix raw and cooked meat, they must be in
separate containers. Take care not to let the meat
juices drip onto other food. If the meat does drip,
remove everything and clean thoroughly.

• Do not store food uncovered.

• Remove suspect food from your refrigerator and
clean the interior (see “Maintenance and
Cleaning”).

• Never allow spillages to dry and harden.

• Store eggs in the egg rack provided in the
refrigerator door. Discard any broken or chipped
eggs.

• Regularly check the refrigerator door seal to
ensure that it is clean and free from debris.

• Always wash your hands with soapy water and dry
them with a clean towel before handling food.

• Keep work surfaces clean and avoid cross
contamination by not using the same work surface
or knife, without washing them thoroughly in
between.

Health and Safety Guidelines

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