Brandt BFC3852PW User manual

FR GUIDE D’INSTALLATION ET D’UTILISATION

EN INSTRUCTION FOR USE

COMBINÉ REFRIGÉRATEUR/CONGÉLATEUR NO FROST

NO FROST FRIDGE-FREEZER

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Dear customer,

Thank you for trusting in our brand and purchasing a BRANDT refrigerator-freezer.

We have placed all our experience and enthusiasm in the manufacture of this

appliance, so that you can use it to fulﬁl all your needs. Apart from innovating and

offering you all the best features, we have made every effort for it to be as easy to

use as possible.

BRANDT also offers a wide range of ovens, microwaves, cooking hobs, extractors,

cookers, dishwashers, washing machines and tumble dryers, which you can

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Important: Before starting up this appliance, read this Installation and User

Manual carefully in order to become familiar with its functioning.

EN CONTENTS

1 / WARNINGS _______________________________________________ 17

 •Importantsafetyinstructions _____________________________ 17

2 / NAMES OF PARTS ________________________________________ 18

3 / INSTALLATION ____________________________________________ 19

4 / OPERATION ______________________________________________ 20

 •Settingthecontrolknob __________________________________ 20

 •Usingthefan ___________________________________________ 20

 •Shoppingforfrozenfood _________________________________ 20

 •Freezingfreshfood ______________________________________ 21

 •Storingfrozenfood ______________________________________ 21

 •Makingicecubes _______________________________________ 21

 •Reversingthedoor ______________________________________ 22

 •Fridgedefrosting ________________________________________ 23

 •Freezerdefrosting _______________________________________ 23

 •Noisefromyourappliance ________________________________ 23

 •Prolongedoffperiods ____________________________________ 23

 •Notesforuse ___________________________________________ 23

5 / CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ___________________________ 24

6 / TROUBLESHOOTING ______________________________________ 24

7 / DISPOSAL ________________________________________________ 24

8 / SPECIFICATIONS _________________________________________ 25

9 / AFTER-SALES SERVICE ___________________________________ 26

EN1. WARNINGS

• Thisapplianceisintendedfordomestic

householduseonlyandshouldnotbe

usedforanyotherpurposeorinanyother

application,suchasfornon-domesticuse

orinacommercialenvironment.

• Ifthesupplycordisdamaged,itmustbe

replacedbythemanufacturer,itsservice

agentorsimilarlyqualiedpersonsin

ordertoavoidahazard.

• 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instructionsconcerninguse

ofappliancebyapersonresponsiblefor

theirsafety.

• Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensure

thattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

• Theapplianceshallnotbeexposedto

rain.

• WARNING :Toavoidahazarddueto

instabilityoftheappliance,itmustbe

xedinaccordancewiththeinstructions.

• WARNING :Keepventilationopenings,in

theapplianceenclosureorinthebuilt-in

structure,clearofobstruction.

• WARNING :Donotusemechanical

devicesorothermeanstoaccelerate

thedefrostingprocess,otherthanthose

recommendedbythemanufacturer.

• WARNING :Donotdamagethe

refrigerantcircuit.

• WARNING :Donotuseelectrical

appliancesinsidethefoodstorage

compartmentsoftheappliance,unless

theyareofthetyperecommendedbythe

manufacturer.

• Donotstoreexplosivesubstances

suchasaerosolcanswithaammable

propellantinthisappliance.

• WARNING :Therefrigerationsystemis

underhighpressure.Contactqualied

servicepersonalbeforedisposal.

• WARNING :Systemcontainsrefrigerant

underhighpressure.Donottamper

withthesystem.Itmustbeservicedby

qualiedpersonsonly.

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

• Ifyouarediscardinganoldfreezeror

refrigeratorwithalock/catchttedto

thedoor,ensurethatitisleftindisabled

conditiontopreventtheentrapmentof

youngchildrenwhenplaying.

• Asoldrefrigerationequipmentmay

containCFC’swhichwilldamagethe

ozonelayer,whendisposingofany

refrigerationequipmentpleasecontact

yourlocalwastedisposaldepartmentfor

adviceonthecorrectmethodofdisposal.

• Unplugtheapplianceformthemains

socketwhennotinoperationandbefore

cleaning.Removefoodbeforecleaning

theappliance.

• Donotinsertoversizedfoodasthiscould

causeincorrectoperation.

• Extremecautionmustbeusedwhen

movinganappliance.

• Toturntheapplianceoff,thenremovethe

plugfromthemainssocket.

• Donotgivechildrenice-creamandwater

icesdirectfromthefreezerasthelow

temperaturemaycause“freezerburns”

onthelips.

EN 2. NAMES OF PARTS

Controlknob

Fan

Shelf

DrainPort

Crisper

LevelingFeet

FreezingDrawer

Drainhose(Back)

Compressor

(Back)

CrisperCover

Upperbracket

Lowerbracket

Gasket

NOTE :Theappliancedesignissubject

tochangewithoutpriornotice.

EN3. INSTALLATION

Positiontheapplianceandallowittostand

fortwotothreehoursbeforeitisturnedon

forthersttimetoallowthesystemtosettle.

Donotpositionnexttoanyheatsourcee.g.

cooker,boilerorindirectsunlightetc.

Allowatleast10cmofspaceatthetop

and10cmofspaceonbothsidesofthe

applianceandbetweenthebackofthe

applianceandthewallforadequateair

circulation.Theapplianceisnotdesignedfor

recessedinstallation(“buildingin”).

Installonagoodrmlevelsurface,andany

unevennessoftheoorshouldbecorrected

priortoinstallation,slightunevennesscanbe

overcomebyadjustingthefrontfeet.

NOTE:iftheapplianceispositioned

onacarpet,softoorcoveringyoushould

readjustthefrontfeetoncetheappliancehas

hadtimetosettle.

Additional spacers for better

performance

Thereare2additionalspacerssupplied.Itis

recommendedtoinstallthese2spacersto

yourfridge-freezerasperthediagrambelow.

NOTE:Thettingofthesespacesis

notessentialbutwillensurethatthereis

sufcientspaceforaircirculationandbetter

coolingperformance.

EN 4. OPERATION

• Thisapplianceisdesignedtooperatein

ambienttemperaturebetween16ºCand

38ºC.Ifthesetemperaturesareexceed-

ed,i.e.colderorwarmer,theapplianewill

notoperatecorrectly.Iftheambienttem-

peraturesareexceededforlongperiods,

thetemperatureinthefreezersectionwill

riseabove-1(ºCandfoodspoilagemay

occur.

• Removeallpackagingmaterialsfromthe

appliance.Washtheinsideofthecabinet

withlukewarmwaterandbicarbonateof

soda(5ml.to0.5litreofwater).Drythe

appliancethoroughly.

• Whenyouusethefreezerforrsttimeor

afterdefrosting,setthecontrolknobto

themaximumpositionforatleast2hours

beforeintroducingfoodtobestored,and

thenreadjusttothenormalposition.

• Ifthereisapowerfailure,donotopenthe

door.Frozenfoodshouldnotbeaffected

ifthefailurelastsforlessthan11hours.If

thefailureislonger,thenthefoodshould

becheckedandeithereatenimmediately

orcookedandthenre-frozen.

Setting the control knob

Therefrigeratoriscontrolledwithacontrol

knoblocatedinsidetheappliance,towards

theupperright-handcorner.Turntheknob

fromthesetting1positiontowardsthehigher

numbersforcoldertemperatures.Theknob

canbeadjustedfromsetting1to7.

Highersettingsontheknob(highernumbers)

meanlowertemperatures(colder)inallcom-

partmentsoftheappliance.

Changesoftheambienttemperatureaffect

temperatureintheinterioroftheappliance

sochooseacorrectsettingofthetempera-

turecontrolknob,dependingonyourambi-

entconditions.

Setthecontrolknobtoamiddlepositionto

achieve-18°Cinthefreezercompartment.

Using the fridge fan

Ifyoustorealargenumberoffoodsinfridge

compartment,youcanturnonthefanto

speedupthecoolingbypressingthepower

switchonthesideofthefan.

Whenthetemperatureisnormal,pleaseturn

offthefantosaveenergy.

Please Note: Iftheapplianceisun-

pluggedyoumustwaitatleast5minutes

beforerestartingtheapplianceorre-inserting

theplugintothewalloutlet.

Thisistoallowtheprotectiondeviceinthe

compressortoreset.Ifthecompressorfails

tostartcorrectlyremovetheplugandwait

for5minutesbeforeyoutryagainthenthe

compressorshouldrestartnormally.

Thestoragetemperaturemaybeaffectedby:

• Theroomtemperature

• Howoftenthedoorisopened

• Howmuchfoodisstored

• Positionoftheappliance

Whenyousetthecorrecttemperature,all

thesefactorsmentionedaboveshallbetaken

intoaccount.

Shopping for frozen food

Theapplianceisratedasa4starfreezerand

canfreezefreshfoodandstorepre-frozen

food.Whenyouarebuyingfrozenfood,look

attheStorageGuidelinesonthepackaging.

Yourwillbeabletostoreeachitemoffrozen

foodfortheperiodshownagainstthe4star

rating.

EN4. OPERATION

Freezing fresh food

Ensurethatyourfreezingoperationsarecar-

riedoutunderthemosthygienicconditions

asfreezingalonedoesnotimprovethefood.

Neverputhotorevenwarmfoodstuffsinto

thefreezer.

Priortofreezingthefood,foodshouldalways

becoveredtightlywithfoil,plasticlm,

placedinplasticbagsorstoredinairtight

containers.Thiswillpreventfoodfromdehy-

dratingandtopreventanystrongodoursof

somefoodstransferringtomilderones.

Tofreezerawmeat,wrapinplasticbagsor

inairtightcontainersandplaceonthelowest

shelftoavoidcrosscontamination.

Donotallowrawmeattocomeintocontact

withcookedfoods.Forsafety,onlystoreraw

meatfortwoorthreedays.Fruitandvegeta-

blesshouldbethoroughlycleanedandplace

inthecrisper.Milkandotherliquidsshould

besealedwithlidsandplacedinthebottle

shelfinthedoor.

NOTE :Theambienttemperatureof

thefreshlystoredfoodandhowoftenthe

doorisopenedaffectthetemperaturein

therefrigerator.Ifrequired,changethe

temperaturesettings.

Storing frozen food

Allfrozenfoodyoupurchaseshouldbeplace

inthefreezerassoonaspossibletoavoid

themfromdefrostingandspoiling.

Allstoragerecommendationsprintedonthe

packagingoffrozenfoodbythemanufac-

turershouldalwaysbefollowed.

Whenusingthefreezerforthersttimeor

afterdefrosting,setthecontrolknobtothe

maximumpositionforatleast2hoursbefore

introducingfoodtobestored,andthenread-

justittothenormalposition.

Making ice cubes

1. Filltheicetray(notsupplied)with¾fullof

cleanwater.

2. Placethetrayinthefreezer.

3. Closethedoor.

Toremovetheicecubesfromthetray,put

thetrayunderrunningwaterforawhileand

thentwistthetrayslightlytoloosentheice

cubes.

EN 4. OPERATION

Reversing the door

Beforereversingthedoor,pleasemakesure

theapplianceisswitchedoffandunplugged

formthemains.

1. Removethefrontpanelcovers(11)and

(13).

2. Removethescrews(1)thatholdthefront

panel(12).

3. Removethefrontpanel.

4. Removethescrews(4)thatholdthemid-

dlehinge(3).

5. Removethemiddlehinge.

6. Lifttheupperdoor(5)offtheappliance

andplaceitonapaddedsurfaceto

preventitfrombeingscratched.

7. Liftthelowerdoor(6)offtheappliance

andplaceitonapaddedsurfaceto

preventitfrombeingscratched.

8. Removetherightfrontfoot(7)andthe

screws(8)thatholdthelowerhinge(9).

9. Removethelowerhinge(9).

10.Removetheleftfrontfoot(10)andtrans-

ferittotherightside.

Before

After

11.Beforettingthelowerhinge,removethe

hingepinandthenrotatethelowerhinge

180degrees.

12.Fitthelowerhingeontheleftside.

13.Fitthelowerdoorontothelowerhinge.

14.Whileholdingthelowerdoorinthe

closedposition,assemblethemiddle

hingeontheleftside.

15.Fittheupperdoorontothemiddle

andupperhinge.Fixthemiddlehinge

withthescrews.Makesurethedooris

properlyalignedontheappliancebefore

tighteningthescrews.

16.Fitthefrontpanelusingscrews.

17.Fitthefrontpanelcovers.

EN4. OPERATION

Fridge defrosting

Thefridgedefrostingprocessiscarriedout

automaticallyeverytimethecompressor

stops.Thedefrostwaterisautomatically

routedtothedrainportandintoatrayplaced

onthetopofthecompressortotherearof

theappliancefromwhichitevaporates.

Makesurethedrainportonthefridgeatthe

rearoftheapplianceiskeptclear.

Freezer defrosting

Thisapplianceisdesignedtoautomatically

defrostinfreezercompartment.Itisnot

requiredtounplugtheappliance.

Noise from your appliance

Youmaynoticesomeratherunusualnoises.

Thenoisesarecausedbycirculationof

refrigerantinthecoolingsystem.Ithasbe-

comemorepronouncedsincetheintroduc-

tionofCFCfreegases.Thisisnotafaultand

willnotaffecttheperformanceofyourfridge.

Prolonged off periods

Iftheapplianceisnotinuseforalongperiod

oftime,proceedasfollows:

Disconnecttheappliancefromthemains

supply.

Cleananddrytheinsideoftheappliance

(see“Cleaningandmaintenance”).

Leavethedooropentopreventanyunpleas-

antsmellsfrombuildingupwhiletheappli-

anceisnotinuse.

Notes for use

Docleanyourapplianceregularly.

Docheckcontentsofthecompartments

everysooften.

Dostorecommerciallypreparedfoodinac-

cordancewiththeinstructionsgivenonthe

packets.

Dochoosehighqualityfreshfoodandbe

sureitisthoroughlycleanbeforefreezingit.

Dowrapallfoodinfoodqualitypolythene

bagsorairtightcontainersandmakesure

anyairisexcluded.

Donotstorepoisonousoranydangerous

substancesinyourfreezer.Itisdesignedfor

thefreezingofediblefoodstuffsonly.

Donotconsumefoodwhichhasbeenfrozen

foranexcessivelengthoftime.

Donotleavethedooropenforlongperiods,

asthiswillmaketheappliancemorecostlyto

runandcauseexcessiveiceformation.

Donotusesharpobjectssuchasknivesto

removetheicefromtheappliance.Onlyuse

aplasticscraper.

Donoputhotfoodintotheappliance.Letit

cooldowntoroomtemperature.

Donotputliquid-lledbottlesorsealedcans

containingcarbonatedliquidsintothefreezer

astheymayburst.

Donotgivechildrenice-creamandwa-

tericesdirectfromthefreezerasthelow

temperaturemaycause“freezerburns”on

thelips.

Donottrytokeepfrozenfoodwhichhas

thawed;itsshouldbeeatenwithin24hours

orcookedandre-frozen.

5. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

6. TROUBLESHOOTING

7. DISPOSAL

1. Unplugtheappliance.

2. Removeallsubstances.

3. Cleantheinsideandoutsidewallswith

acleanspongeorsoftclothusingwarm

wateror1teaspoonofbicarbonateof

sodato1.2litresofwater.

4. Rinsewellandwipedrywithacleansoft

cloth.

Iftheapplianceisnottobeusedforalong

periodoftimethenitisrecommendedtore-

moveallthefoodstuff,cleantheinsideofthe

applianceandleavethedooropentoallow

Beforecallingforservicepleasecheckthe

following.

The appliance is not working.

Checktheplugisinsertedcorrectlyintothe

mainssocket.

Checkthereispowertothemainssocketby

plugginganotherappliancein,iftheother

applianceworkscheckthefuseintheplug.

The appliance is noisy when

operating.

Checktheapplianceislevelanditisnotin

contactwithanotherapplianceorkitchen

furniture.

Therefrigeratinggascontainedinthecircuit

ofthisapplianceisisobutane(R600a);it

causesalowlevelofpollutionbutisinam-

mable.Pleasecontactyourlocaldisposal

departmentforadviceonthecorrectmethod

ofdisposal.

theairtocirculatethusavoidingunpleasant

odours.

Lamp in the fridge

Parametersofthelamp:12V~,max1W.

ThelampadoptsLEDasitslightsource,

featuringlowenergyconsumptionandlong

servicelife.Ifthereisanyabnormality,please

contactthestorewhereyoupurchasethe

appliance.

The appliance does not cool

sufﬁciently

Ifthedoorhasbeenopenedtoooften

orithasbeenleftopenforawhileitwill

taketimefortheappliancetoreachitsset

temperature.

checktheairowovertherearofthe

appliancehasnotbeenreduceddueto

insufcientclearance.

Checkifalargequantityoffreshfoodhas

beenintroduced.

EN8. SPECIFICATIONS

Net weight 65kg

Defrost heater power 140W

Electric shock protection class I

Power consumption (2) 275kWh/an

Refrigerator storage volume 221L

Star rating

Product dimension (mm) 600(W)600(D)1850(H)

Refrigerant/Amount R600a/50g

Input power 95W

Power failure safe storage time 11hours

(1) Energy class : A+++……..D (A+++ = economical D = less economical)

(2) The real power consumption depends on using conditions and appliance location.

Total gross volume 325L

Appliance type NoFrostFridge-FreezertypeI

Insulation blowing gas Cyclopentane

Energy consumption 0,755kWh/24h

Rated voltage and frequency 220-240V~50Hz

Noise 43dB

Freezer storage volume 61 L

Climate class + Ambient range ST(+16°C~+38°C)

Energy class (1) A+

Rated current 0,45A

Maximum lamp power 1W

Freezing capacity 3,5kg/24h

Weapologiseforanyinconveniencecaused

byminorinconsistenciesintheseinstructions,

whichmayoccurasaresultofproductimprove-

mentanddevelopment.

NOTE :Thespecicationsareobtainedincasethatthefridgefanisswitchedoff.

EN 9. AFTER-SALES SERVICE

AnyworkonyourappliancemustbeperformedbyaBrandt-accreditedqualiedprofessional.

Whenyoucall,pleasementionthecompletereferenceforyourmachine(model,type,serial

number):thisinformationisprovidedonyourguaranteecerticateandtheinformationplateon

yourappliance.

ORIGINALSPAREPARTS:whenanymaintenanceworkisbeingperformed,askthatonlycertied

originalsparepartsbeused.

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