Electrolux ER7425D User manual

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ISTRUZIONI PER L’INSTALLAZIONE E L’USO

INSTRUÇÕES DE INSTALAÇÃO E UTILIZAÇÃO

INSTALLATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL

FRIGORIFERO-CONGELATORE ER 7425 D

FRIGORÍFICO-CONGELADOR ER 7425 D

REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER ER 7425 D

2222 300-46

WARNINGS

General Safety

ª This appliance is designed to be operated by

adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper

with the controls or play with the product.

ª It is dangerous to alter the speciﬁcations or modify

this product in any way.

ª Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance

does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

ª Before any cleaning or maintenance work is

carried out, be sure to switch off and unplug the

appliance.

ª This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken

when moving it.

ª Ice lollies can cause frost burns if consumed

straight from the appliance.

Service / Repair

ª Any electrical work required to install this

appliance should be carried out by a qualiﬁed

electrician or competent person.

ª This product should be serviced by an authorized

Service Centre, and only genuine spare parts

should be used.

ª 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.

Use

ª The domestic refrigerators and freezers are

designed to be used speciﬁcally for the storage of

edible foodstuffs only.

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

thawed out.

ª Manufacturers’ storage recommendations should

be strictly adhered to. Refer to relevant

instructions.

ª The inner lining of the appliance consists of

channels through which the refrigerant passes. If

these should be punctured this would damage the

appliance 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.

ª 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.

Installation

ª There are working parts in this product 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.

ª Parts which heat up should not be exposed.

Wherever possible the back of the product should

be against a wall.

ª If the appliance has been 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.

Environment Protection

ª 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 symbol are recyclable.

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 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.

Printed on recycled paper

CONTENTS

Installation 27

ª Positioning 27

ª Rear spacers 27

ª Cleaning the interior 28

ª Door reversibility 29

Technical speciﬁcation 30

ª Electrical connection 30

Operation 31

ª Starting-up and Temperature Regulation 31

ª Storage of foods in refrigerator compartment 31

ª Inner arrangement 32

ª Positioning the door shelves 32

ª Freezing fresh food 33

ª Storage of frozen food 33

ª Thawing 33

ª Ice-cube production 33

ª Defrosting 34

Maintenance 35

ª Internal cleaning 35

ª External cleaning 35

ª Periods of non-operation 35

ª Replacing the interior light bulb 35

Customer service 35

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

sunlight etc.

Best performance is obtained with ambient

temperature 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

obstruction.

Two adjustable feet at the cabinet base allow accurate

levelling of the appliance.

Rear spacers

In the bag with the documentation, there are two

spacers which must be ﬁtted in the two top

corners.

Slacken the screws and insert the spacer under the

screw head, then re-tighten the screws.

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Important

It is essential that the appliance be connected to an

efﬁcient earth tap. For this purpose the supply cable

plug incorporates a special earth contact. If the

sockets of your domestic wiring system are not

earthed, have the appliance connected to a separate

earth wire by a qualiﬁed electrician in accordance

with existing safety regulations.

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

interference 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

Compatibility Directive) and subsequent

modiﬁcations.

Cleaning the interior

Before using the appliance for the ﬁrst time, wash the

interior and all internal accessories with lukewarm

water 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.

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 (H).

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.

Unscrew the handle. Reﬁt it on the opposite side after

having pierced the plugs with a punch. Cover the

holes left open with the plugs contained in the

documentation pack.

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

accelerate this process by heating up the part involved

with a normal hairdrier.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

The technical data is indicated in the rating plate on

the left side inside the appliance.

Electrical connection

Before plugging in, ensure that the voltage and

frequency 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.

OPERATION

Starting-up and Temperature

Regulation

Insert the plug into the wall socket. Open the

refrigerator 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 depending

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

location of the appliance. Turn the knob clockwise, to

higher numbers, to obtain a lower temperature, or

anticlockwise if a higher temperature is required.

Storage of foods in refrigerator

compartment

To achieve the best results with the refrigerator

compartment, 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

impairment of the operation of the refrigerator.

Further hints for getting the best out of your

refrigerator 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.

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.

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PR250

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

thermostat 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

frozen 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

possible 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

storage 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 deteriorates

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

question 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

foodstore 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 within 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.

Ice-cube production

This appliance is equipped with trays for the

production 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

remove the trays from the freezer.

Defrosting

Frost is automatically eliminated from the evaporator

of the refrigerator compartment every time the motor

compressor stops, during normal use. The defrost water

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.

The freezer compartment, however, will become

progressively 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

inner 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

compartment ( ) 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

insulated 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

layer of cardboard) so as to accelerate the defrosting

process.

Place a basin on the ﬁrst grill shelf in the refrigerator

directly below the drainage hole and lift up the small

lid.

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

freezer 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 recommended by the manufacturer.

Remember that an increase in the surface temperature

of already-frozen foods may signiﬁcantly decrease

the duration of their conservation.

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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

bicarbonate (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

excessive electricity consumption.

Periods of non-operation

When the appliance is not in use for long periods,

disconnect 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.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE

What to do if the appliance is not

functioning 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

obstructed.

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

apply for it you specify the model & serial number of

your appliance which can be found on the rating plate.

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