Electrolux ER2425D User manual

Brand: Electrolux

Model: ER2425D

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

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INFO

ISTRUZIONI PER L’INSTALLAZIONE E

L’USO

INSTRUÇÕES DE INSTALAÇÃO E UTILIZAÇÃO

INSTALLATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL

FRIGORIFERO-CONGELATORE ER 2425 D

FRIGORÍFICO-CONGELADOR ER 2425 D

REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER ER 2425 D

2222 300-44

CONTENTS

Warnings .................................page 19

Installation ................................page 20

Positioning ................................page 20

Rear spacers................................page 20

Electrical connection .............................page 20

Cleaning the interior .............................page 20

Door reversibility ..............................page 21

Operation ................................page 22

Starting-up and Temperature Regulation ......................page 22

Storage of foods in refrigerator compartment.....................page 22

Inner arrangement ..............................page 22

Positioning the door shelves ..........................page 22

Freezing fresh food .............................page 23

Storage of frozen food ............................page 23

Thawing .................................page 23

Defrosting.................................page 24

Ice-cube production .............................page 24

Maintenance ...............................page 25

Internal cleaning ..............................page 25

External cleaning ..............................page 25

Periods of non-operation ...........................page 25

Replacing the interior light bulb .........................page 25

Customer service..............................page 25

WARNINGS

It is most important that this instruction book

should be retained with the appliance for future

reference. Should the appliance be sold or trans-

ferred to another owner, or should you move

house and leave the appliance, always ensure that

the book is supplied with the appliance in order

that the new owner can be acquainted with the

functioning of the appliance and the relevant

warnings.

These warnings are provided in the interest of

safety. You must read them carefully before

installing or using the appliance.

“ This appliance is designed to be operated by

adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper

with the controls or play with the appliance.

“ Any electrical work required to install this appliance

should be carried out by a qualiﬁed electrician or

competent person.

“ This appliance should be serviced by an authorized

Service Centre, and only genuine spare parts

should be used.

“ It is dangerous to alter the speciﬁcations or modify

this appliance in any way.

“ Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance

does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

“ The domestic refrigerators and freezers are designed

to be used speciﬁcally for the storage of edible food-

stuffs only.

“ Frozen food must not be re-frozen once it has been

thawed out.

“ Manufacturers’ storage recommendations should

be strictly adhered to. Refer to relevant instructions.

“ There are working parts in this appliance which

heat up. Always ensure that there is adequate

ventilation as a failure to do this will result in

component failure and possible food loss. See

installation instructions.

“ Parts which heat up should not be exposed. Wher-

ever possible the back of the appliance should be

against a wall.

“ Before any cleaning or maintenance work is carried

out, be sure to switch off and unplug the appliance.

“ If the appliance is transported horizontally, it is

possible that the oil contained in the compressor

ﬂows in the refrigerant circuit. It is advisable to wait

at least two hours before connecting the appliance

to allow the oil to ﬂow back in the compressor.

“ The inner lining of the appliance consists of chan-

nels through which the refrigerant passes. If these

should be punctured this would damage the appli-

ance beyond repair and cause food loss. DO NOT

USE SHARP INSTRUMENTS to scrape off frost or

ice. Frost may be removed by using the scraper

provided. Under no circumstances should solid ice

be forced off the liner. Solid ice should be allowed

to thaw when defrosting the appliance. See defrost

instructions.

“ Do not place carbonated or ﬁzzy drinks in the

freezer as it creates pressure on the container,

which may cause it to explode, resulting in damage

to the appliance.

“ This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when

moving it.

“ Ice lollies can cause frost burns if consumed

straight from the appliance.

“ Under no circumstances should you attempt to

repair the appliance yourself. Repairs carried out by

inexperienced persons may cause injury or more

serious malfunctioning. Refer to your local Service

Centre, and always insist on genuine spare parts.

“ This appliance does not contain gasses which

could damage the ozone layer, in either its refrig-

erant circuit or insulation materials; it must never-

theless be disposed off in a proper manner, in

accordance with regulations for protection of the

environment.

INSTALLATION

If this appliance featuring magnetic door seals is

to replace an older appliance having a spring lock

(latch) on the door or lid, be sure to make that

spring lock unusable before you discard the old

appliance. This will prevent it from becoming a

death-trap for a child.

Positioning

The appliance should be installed well away from

sources of heat such as radiators, boilers, direct sun-

light etc.

Best performance is obtained with ambient tempera-

ture between +18°C and +43°C (class T); +18°C and

+38°C (class ST); +16°C and +32°C (class N); +10°C

and +32°C (class SN).

The class of your appliance is shown on its rating

plate.

For safety reasons, minimum ventilation must be as

shown in Fig. 1:

Appliance positioned under overhanging kitchen wall

units (see Fig. 1-A).

Appliance positioned without overhanging kitchen

units (see Fig. 1-B).

Attention: keep ventilation openings clear of ob-

struction.

Two adjustable feet at the cabinet base allow accurate

levelling of the appliance.

Fig. 1

D522

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Rear spacers

In the bag with the documentation, there are two

spacers which must be ﬁtted in the two top cor-

ners.

Slacken the screws and insert the spacer under the

screw head, then re-tighten the screws.

Fig. 2

Electrical connection

Before plugging in, ensure that the voltage and fre-

quency shown on the serial number plate correspond

to your domestic power supply.

Voltage can vary by ±6% of the rated voltage.

For operation with different voltages, a suitably sized

auto-transformer must be used.

The appliance must be earthed.

The power supply cable plug is provided with a con-

tact for this purpose.

If the domestic power supply socket is not earthed,

connect the appliance to a separate earth in compli-

ance with current regulations, consulting a specialist

technician.

The Manufacturer declines all responsibility if the

above safety precautions are not observed.

This appliance complies with EEC directive

number 87/308 of 2/6/87 relative to radio inter-

ference suppression.

This appliance complies with the following

E.E.C. Directives:

- 73/23 EEC of 19.2.73 (Low Voltage Directive) and

subsequent modiﬁcations;

- 89/336 EEC of 3.5.89 (Electromagnetic Compatibil-

ity Directive) and subsequent modiﬁcations.

Cleaning the interior

Before using the appliance for the ﬁrst time, wash the

interior and all internal accessories with lukewarm wa-

ter and some neutral soap so as to remove the typical

smell of a brand-new product, then dry thoroughly.

Do not use detergents or abrasive powders, as these

will damage the ﬁnish.

D594

Door reversibility

Unplug the refrigerator from the wall socket before

performing the following operations:

Remove the lower hinge (1) and the support foot (2).

Unscrew the front left support foot (3) and screw it into

the corresponding position on the opposite side.

Unscrew the two screws which hide the ﬁxing holes of

the hinge on the left-hand side.

Detach the lower door from the central hinge (4).

Remove the central hinge and detach the upper door

from the pin (5). Unscrew the pin (5) and screw it into

the corresponding position on the opposite side.

Remove the two plugs, to reveal the holes for the

hinge pivots, and remount them on the other side.

Re-assemble the lower hinge (1) and the support foot

(2) on the opposite side.

Take off the screw cover, remove handles (6-7) and re-

ﬁt them on the opposite side.

The holes that are not used are to be masked with the

plastic plugs removed.

Attention

After completion of the door reversibility operation,

verify that the door gasket is adherent to the cabinet.

If the ambient temperature is cold (i.e. in Winter), the

gasket may not ﬁt perfectly to the cabinet. In that

case, wait for the natural ﬁtting of the gasket or accel-

erate this process by heating up the part involved with

a normal hairdrier.

Fig. 3

D588

OPERATION

Starting-up and Temperature Regulation

Insert the plug into the wall socket. Open the refriger-

ator door and turn the thermostat knob, to be found

on the upper right side of the inner liner, clockwise,

beyond the «O» position, to start the appliance.

Temperature adjustment is obtained by turning the

thermostat knob to the required setting. A medium

setting is generally the most suitable. However, the

thermostat knob setting should be adjusted depend-

ing on the temperature required inside the appliance.

This, in turn, depends on a number of factors such as

the ambient temperature, the number of times the

door is opened, the quantity of food stored and the lo-

cation of the appliance. Turn the knob clockwise, to

higher numbers, to obtain a lower temperature, or an-

ticlockwise if a higher temperature is required.

Storage of foods in refrigerator compart-

ment

To achieve the best results with the refrigerator com-

partment, you should follow some very simple rules:

Do not put warm foods or evaporating liquids in the

refrigerator;

cover or wrap foods (particularly if they have a strong

smell or contain aromatic herbs);

do not cover the shelves with paper or plastic since

this blocks the air circulation in the compartment.

Please note: Do not place foodstuffs and paperbags

etc. in contact with the evaporator plate at the rear of

the refrigerator compartment as this can lead to im-

pairment of the operation of the refrigerator.

Further hints for getting the best out of your refrigera-

tor are the following:

Cooked food, cold dishes, jellies etc., should be well

covered.

Fruit and vegetables should be washed before being

stored.

Raw meat (all types, including poultry) should be

stored in plastic bags.

In this position, fresh meat can be stored for 1-2

days at most.

Inner arrangement

Movable shelves

The walls of the refrigerator are equipped with a series

of runners so that the shelves can be positioned as

desired.

Fig. 4

Positioning the door shelves

To permit storage of food packages of various sizes,

the door shelves can be adjusted in height.

To make these adjustments proceed as follows:

Gradually pull the shelf in the direction of the arrows

until it comes free, then reposition as required.

Fig. 5

D040

D450

Freezing fresh food

The 4-star compartment ( ) is suitable for long

term storage of commercially frozen food, and for

freezing fresh food.

Under normal circumstances, to freeze fresh foods it

is not necessary to change the setting of the thermo-

stat knob with respect to the normal running position.

However, for a quicker freezing operation, turn the

thermostat knob to the coldest setting, but remember

that, in this condition, the refrigerating compartment

temperature might drop below 0°C. If this occurs reset

thermostat knob to a warmer setting.

To help you make the most of the freezing process,

here are some important hints:

Place the food to be frozen on the shelf.

The maximum quantity of food which can be fro-

zen in 24 hours is shown on the rating plate.

Only freeze top quality, fresh and thoroughly cleaned

foodstuffs.

Prepare the fresh food in small portions to enable it to

be rapidly and completely frozen and to make it possi-

ble subsequently to thaw only the quantity required at

the time.

Wrap up the food in aluminium foil or polythene and

make sure that the packages are airtight.

It is advisable to show on the single food packet the

freezing-in date to enable you to keep tab of the stor-

age time.

Do not allow fresh, unfrozen food to touch food which

is already frozen, thus avoiding a rise in temperature

of the latter.

Important

Do not put carbonated liquids (ﬁzzy drinks, etc.) in the

freezing compartment as they may burst.

Water ices, if consumed immediately after removal

from the freezing compartment, can possibly cause

the skin to be freeze burnt.

Remember that, once thawed, frozen food deterio-

rates rapidly.

On the rear side of the door you will ﬁnd a list of foods

followed by a number. These numbers indicate the

maximum period of time for which the food in ques-

tion may be conserved (in months).

Storage of frozen food

To obtain the best performance from this appliance,

we strongly recommend that you make sure that the

commercially frozen foodstuffs were adequately

stored by the retailer and, furthermore, be sure that

these frozen foodstuffs are transferred from the food-

store to the freezer in the shortest possible time (a

temperature increase of the frozen food could shorten

its storage period).

It is also advisable not to exceed the storage period

indicated by the producer of the food.

Finally, do not open the door frequently or leave it

open longer than absolutely necessary.

If there is a power failure when food is in the freezer,

do not open the door of the freezing compartment.

The frozen food will not be affected if the power cut is

of short duration (a temperature increase of the frozen

food could shorten its safe storage period), otherwise

it is recommended that the food should be used with-

in a very short time.

Thawing

Deep-frozen or frozen food, prior to being used, can

be thawed in the refrigerator compartment or at room

temperature, depending on the time available for this

operation.

Small pieces may even be cooked still frozen, directly

from the freezer: in this case, cooking will take longer.

Defrosting

Frost is automatically eliminated from the evaporator

of the refrigerator compartment every time the motor

compressor stops, during normal use. The defrost wa-

ter drains out through a trough into a special container

on the back of the appliance where it evaporates.

Periodically clean the defrosting water drainage

hole of the refrigerator, using the special cleaner

already inserted into the discharge hole.

Fig. 6

The freezer compartment, however, will become pro-

gressively covered with frost. This should be removed

with the special plastic scraper provided, whenever

the thickness of the frost exceeds 4 mm.

During this operation it is not necessary to switch off

the power supply or to remove the foodstuffs.

However, when the ice becomes very thick on the in-

ner liner, complete defrosting should be carried out

and it is advisable to carry out this operation when the

appliance is empty.

To carry out complete defrosting of the freezer com-

partment ( ) proceed as follows:

Unplug the appliance from the power supply or set the

thermostat on the «O» position. Remove the ice-cube

trays and the frozen foods and wrap them in several

sheets of newspaper or, even better, in thermally insu-

lated containers, and then keep them in a cool place.

Keep the freezer door open and introduce a container

ﬁlled with hot water (taking care to place this on a lay-

er of cardboard) so as to accelerate the defrosting

process.

D037

Place a basin on the ﬁrst grill shelf in the refrigerator

directly below the drainage hole and lift up the small

lid.

Fig. 7

Absorb all remaining water with a sponge and then

accurately dry the freezer. Reconnect the appliance to

the power supply and then set the thermostat to the

coldest position for approximately 2 hours and then

shift it into the normal functioning status.

Replace the foods previously removed from the freez-

er and the ice cubes trays.

Important

Do not use a mechanical device or any artiﬁcial means

to speed up the thawing process other than those rec-

ommended by the manufacturer.

Remember that an increase in the surface tempera-

ture of already-frozen foods may signiﬁcantly de-

crease the duration of their conservation.

Ice-cube production

This appliance is equipped with trays for the produc-

tion of ice-cubes.

Fill these trays with water to 3/4 of their height, then

put them in the freezer compartment.

The ice-cubes may be shaken out from the trays by

simply twisting; do not use metallic instruments to re-

move the trays from the freezer.

PR134

MAINTENANCE

Unplug the appliance before carrying out any

maintenance operation.

Internal cleaning

Never use metal objects for cleaning your appliance

as it may get damaged.

Clean the inside and accessories of the refrigerating

compartment with warm water and sodium bicarbo-

nate (one tablespoon in 4 litres of water). Rinse and

dry thoroughly.

Clean the inside of the freezer compartment after

each complete defrosting.

External cleaning

Wash the outer cabinet with warm soapy water.

Do not use abrasive products.

Once or twice a year dust the condenser (black grill)

and compressor at the back of the appliance with a

brush or vacuum cleaner. An accumulation of dust will

affect the performance of the appliance and cause ex-

cessive electricity consumption.

Periods of non-operation

When the appliance is not in use for long periods, dis-

connect from the mains, empty and clean, leaving the

door ajar to prevent unpleasant smells.

Replacing the interior light bulb

The light bulb inside the refrigerator compartment can

be reached as follows:

“ unscrew the light cover securing screws;

“ unhook the moving part by pressing it as shown in

the ﬁgure.

If the door is open and the light does not come on,

check that it is screwed in adequately; if it still does

not work, replace it with one of the same power.

The rating is shown on the light bulb cover.

Fig. 8

D411

CUSTOMER SERVICE

What to do if the appliance is not function-

ing properly.

If something is not working properly, check that:

the plug is ﬁrmly in the wall socket and the mains

power switch is on;

there is an electricity supply (ﬁnd out by plugging in

another appliance);

the thermostat knob is in the correct position.

If the appliance seems too noisy, check that the sides

are not touching furniture that can transmit or amplify

a noise or a vibration. Also, check that the piping of

the refrigerant system does not vibrate.

If there are water drops on the bottom of the cabinet,

check that the defrost water drain opening is not ob-

structed.

If your appliance is still not working properly after

making the above checks, contact the nearest service

centre.

To obtain fast service, it is essential that when you ap-

ply for it you specify the model & serial number of your

appliance which can be found on the rating plate.

Electrolux ER2425D User manual

Brand: Electrolux

Model: ER2425D

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

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