AEG OEKOS.2273-4DT User manual

Brand: AEG

Model: OEKOS.2273-4DT

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

Kühl-Gefrierkombination

ÖKO-Santo Super 2273-4DT

Refrigerateur-congelateur

Tweedeurs-koelkast

Fridge-freezer

Gebrauchsanweisung

Mode d’emploi

Gebruiksaanwijzing

Instruction booklet

2222 031-11

CONTENTS

Werning ................................page 27

Installation ...............................page 28

Positioning ...............................page 28

Rear spacers ..............................page 28

Electrical connection ............................page 28

Cleaning the interior ............................page 28

Door reversibility .............................page 29

Operation ................................page 30

Starting-up and Temperature Regulation ....................page 30

Storage of foods in refrigerator compartment ...................page 30

Inner arrangement ............................page 30

Positioning the door shelves .........................page 30

Freezing fresh food ............................page 31

Storage of frozen food ...........................page 31

Thawing ................................page 31

Defrosting ...............................page 32

Ice-cube production ............................page 32

Maintenance ...............................page 33

Internal cleaning .............................page 33

External cleaning .............................page 33

Periods of non-operation ..........................page 33

Replacing the interior light bulb ........................page 33

Customer service .............................page 33

Printed on recycled paper

WARNINGS

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.

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 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 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 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 During normal operation, the condenser and

compressor at the back of the appliance heat up

considerably. For safety reasons, minimum

ventilation must be as shown in the relevant

Figure.

Attention: keep ventilation openings clear of

obstruction.

ª Before any cleaning or maintenance work is

carried out, be sure to switch off and unplug the

appliance.

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.

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 use a mechanical device or any artiﬁcial

means to speed up the thawing process other

than those recommended by the manufacturer.

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.

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.

ª This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its

cooling unit; maintenance and recharging must

therefore only be carried out by authorized

technicians.

ª Never use metal objects for cleaning your

appliance as it may get damaged.

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.

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.

ª Take utmost care when handling your appliance so as

not to cause any damages to the cooling unit with

consequent possible fluid leakages.

ª The appliance must not be located close to radiators or

gas cookers.

ª Avoid prolonged exposure of the appliance to direct

sunlight.

ª There must be adequate ventilation round the back of

the appliance and any damage to the refrigerant

circuit must be avoided.

ª For freezers only (except built-in models): an ideal

location is the cellar or basement.

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.

Fig. 1

NP004

100 mm 10 mm

10 mm

Rear spacers

In the bag with the documentation, there are two spacers

which must be fitted.

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

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.

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.

PR153

Door reversibility

Before carrying out any work, remove the plug

from the power socket.

To change the opening direction of the doors

proceed as follows:

Remove the clip-in ventilation grille (D).

Remove the bottom hinge (E) by unscrewing the

two ﬁxing screws.

Slide the bottom door off the centre hinge (B).

Remove the centre hinge and slide the top door off

pin (5); unscrew pin (5) and reﬁt it on the opposite

side.

Remove the two plugs, to reveal the holes for the

hinge pivots, and remount them on the other side.

Reﬁt the top door and the centre hinge (H) on the

opposite side.

Reﬁt the bottom door.

Reﬁt bottom hinge (E) on the opposite side, using

the two screws previously removed.

Remove blanking cover (F) from ventilation grille

(D) by pushing it in the direction of the arrow and

reﬁt it on the opposite side.

Reﬁt ventilation grille (D), clipping it into place.

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.

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Fig. 5

Fig. 6

D640

D548

D405

PR228

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.

For better use of space, the front half-shelves can

lie over the rear ones (Fig. 7).

Fig. 7

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. 8

Fig. 9

D346

D006

D026

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.

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.

Fig. 10

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.

D037

Place a basin on the ﬁrst grill shelf in the

refrigerator directly below the drainage hole and

lift up the small lid.

Fig. 11

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.

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.

PR116

MAINTENANCE

Unplug the appliance before carrying out any

maintenance operation.

Warning

This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cooling

unit; maintenance and recharging must therefore

only be carried out by authorized technicians.

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:

ª unscrew the light cover securing screws;

ª 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. 12

D411

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.

AEG Hausgeräte GmbH

Postfach 1036

D-90327 Nürnberg



H 271 271 300 - 1197/03 - 151

2222 031-11

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Brand: AEG

Model: OEKOS.2273-4DT

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

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