Electrolux SANTO 3151 manual

S A N T O 31 51 - 8 K G Refriger ator/Fr eezer Combination Oper ating Instructions[...]

2 Dear customer , Before placing your new appliance into oper ation please r ead these operating instructions carefully . They contain important information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance. Please keep these operating instructio ns for futur e r eference. P ass them on to possible new owners of the appliance. 1 Notes wh[...]

3 Contents Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Environmental Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Packaging [...]

Contents 4 Freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Frozen Stor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Prepar ation of Ice Cubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 1 Important Safety Instructions These warnings ar e pr ovided in the interest s of your safety . Ensur e that you understand them all befor e installing or u s ing this a p pl i a n c e . You r sa f e t y is o f p a ra m o u nt i m p o r t a n c e . I f y o u a re u ns u re about any of the meanings of these warnings contact the Cu stomer Care De[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 Child Safety • Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product. • Keep packaging material away fr om child r en! (Ther e is a risk of suffocation!) During Use • This appliance is designed for domes tic use only , specifically for the storage of edible foodstuffs only . It is not inten[...]

7 Envir onmental Information Pa ck a g i ng All tr ansit packaging materials are envir onmentally compatible and can be reused. W ood is un-tr eated. The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows: >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the inte- rior . >PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. the pads, which [...]

8 Befor e Use Pa ck a g i ng 0 1. Remove all adhesive tape and packaging from the interior of the appli- ance. 3 Any r emnants of adhesive can be r emoved with white spirit. 2. Remove the transport pr otection pieces and pull off the adhesive tape. 3. Remove the transport fittings fr om the storage shelves: Slide the fittings securing the shelf for[...]

Installation 9 The following table shows which ambient temperatur e is corr ect for each climate classification: If installation next to a source of heat is unavoidable, the following minimum clearances must be maintain ed at the sides of the appliance: – for electric cookers 3 cm; – for oil and coal fired ranges 30 cm. If these clear ances can[...]

Installation 10 Electrical Connection Any electrical work requir ed to inst all this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. 1 WARNING – THIS APPL IANCE MUST BE EARTHED The manufacturer declines any liabilit y s hould these safety measur es not be observed. Before switching on, make sur e th e electricity s[...]

11 Reversing The Door The door hinges can be changed from right (as supplied) to left if requir ed to suit the location wh er e the appliance is installed. 1 War n i ng ! Unplug from the mains, befor e r eversing the door . 0 1. Open the freezer door and with- draw the plinth cover to the front. At the same time, press on the plinth cover from abov[...]

Reversing The Door 12 7. Carefully push refriger ator door onto upper pivot pin and close. 8. Slide the centre door bearing into the bottom left of the fridge com- partment door and fasten to the housing. 9. Carefully slide the freezer com- partment door onto the centre bearing pivot and close. 10. Place the lower door bear ing in the bearing pivot[...]

13 Appliance Description View of Appliance á Control panel à Dynamic air cooling system â Butter and cheese compartment with lid ä Door storage compartments ã Bottle compartment å Fruit and vegetable drawer s ç Shelves é Drawer for fr ozen goods (for stor age and freezing) è Drawer s for fr ozen goods (only for stor age) ê Rating plate[...]

14 Prior to Initial Start-Up 1 Before connecting the appliance to the mains and putt ing it into ope- ration f or the first time, leave the appliance to stand for 30 minutes if it was transported upright. After tr ansport on its side, the appliance must be left to stand for 2 hour s before putting it into operation. This is necessary to allow the o[...]

Starting Up and Regulating the 15 When the ambient temperatur e in the r oom where the appliance is situated is lower than +16 °C, the ambient switc h must be depressed. The yellow light comes on. If the am bient switch is switched on, the compressor oper ates for longer peri ods to ensure that the stor age temperatur e of - 18 °C inside the fr e[...]

16 Interior Accessories Stor age Shelves The shelf in the lowest runners above the fruit and vegetable drawer is stopped with plastic corners on the back . It must always remain in this position, so that fruit and vegetables stay fresh for longer . To r emove the stops, the plastic corners must be twisted 90° forwar ds and to the outside. The rema[...]

Interior Accessor ies 17 Va riable Inner Door The door compartments can be pulled up and removed, and inserted at other positions as needed. Dynamic Air Cooling System The dynamic air cooling system can be used for better cooling effi- ciency at high ambient temper a- tu r e s (above 25 ° C) and high quantity of stored food in the refriger ator co[...]

18 Pr oper Stor age The cooling fans ensure an even tem- peratur e distribution in the fridge. Foods with differen t perishability can therefor e be arr anged on the shelves as you like, without having to take into account the different temper atur e zones which usually occur . The temper- atur e on the sh elf above the fruit and vegetable drawer i[...]

19 To obtain the best performance fr om your r efrigerator/fr eezer: • Do not store warm food or evaporating liquids. • Do not store food uncover ed. • Keep the time between buying chilled food and placing it in your freezer as short as possible. • Do not push food together to o much , try to allow air to cir culate around each item. Switch[...]

20 Fr eezing War n i ng ! • Before foods are fr ozen, the actual temper ature in the fr eezer compartment must be -18 °C or colder . • Please observe indicated freezing capacity on the rating plate. The freezing capacity r epr esents th e maximum amount of fr esh goods that can be frozen within 24 hour s. If you fr eeze goods on sever al days,[...]

21 Fr ozen Stor age Wa rn i ng ! Before initial loadi ng of the fr eezer compartment with previously fr ozen goods, the r equir ed storage temper atur e of -18 °C must be reached. • L oad freezer only with packaged frozen goods, so that they do not dry out or lose their flavour , and so that no flavour contamination of other frozen goods can occ[...]

22 Defr osting The Refriger ator is De frosted Automatically The rear wa ll of the fridge compartment cover s with frost when the compressor is running, and defr os ts when the compr essor is off. The water from the tha wing frost is collected in the drain channel on the rear of the fridge, fed through the dr ain hole into the collection compartmen[...]

23 compartment. In addition, remove pieces of ice that br eak away before defrosting is complete. 5. After defrosting thor oughly clean the fr eezer interior , as well as interior accessories (see section : "Maintenance and Cleaning"). Hints and Tips Normal Oper ating Sounds • Y ou may hear faint gur gling or bu bbling sounds when the r[...]

24 Maintenance and Cleaning Before any maintenance or cleaning work i s carried out DISCONNECT the appliance from th e ELECTRICITY supply . 1 Wa rn i ng ! • Do not use detergents, abrasive powder s, highly perfumed cleaning products, wax polishes or cleaning pr oducts containing bleach or alcohol. • Never clean the appliance with a st eam clean[...]

Maintenance and Cleaning 25 2 Accumulation of dust at the conden ser incr eases energy consumption. For this reason car efully clean the condenser beneath the appliance once a year with a soft brush or a vacuum cleaner . 7. After everything is dry place appliance back into service. Replacing the light bulb 1 Wa rn i ng ! Danger of electrical shock![...]

26 What to do if ... Corr ecting Malfunctions A malfunction may be caused by only a minor f ault that you can r ectify yourself using the following instructions. Do not perform any other work on the appliance if the following information does not provide assistance in your specific case. 1 Wa rn i ng ! Repairs to r efriger ator s/freezer s may only[...]

27 If after the above checks ther e is still a fault, call your local AEG Service Force Centre. In-guarantee customer s should ensur e that the above checks have been made as the engineer will make a charge if the fault is not a mechanical or electrical breakdown. Please note that proof of pur chase is r equired for in-guar antee service calls. Reg[...]

28 T echnical T erminology • Refrigerant Liquids that can be used to a generate a cooling effect ar e known as refriger ants. They have a relatively low boiling-point, indeed so low , that the warmth from the food stor ed in the fridge or freezer can cause the refriger ant to boil and vaporise. • Re fr ig e ran t C irc ui t Closed circulation s[...]

29 Guar antee Conditions Standar d guar antee cond itions We, AEG, underta ke that if within 12 mont hs of the date of the pu rchase this AEG appliance or any part ther eof is pr oved to be defective by reason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our disc r etion rep air or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour , materials or c[...]

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31 Service & Spar e P arts In the event of your appliance requiring service, or if you wish to pur- chase spare parts, please contact Service For ce by telephoning: 087 05 929 929 Y our telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service For ce Centre covering your post code area. For the adress of your local Servic e For ce Centre and f[...]

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