Electrolux ER3221D User manual

Brand: Electrolux

Model: ER3221D

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

INFO

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

NOTICE D’UTILISATION

LIBRO DE INSTRUCCIONES

FRIDGE-FREEZER ER 3221 D

REFRIGERATEUR-CONGELATEUR ER 3221 D

FRIGORÍFICO-CONGELADOR ER 3221 D

2222 026-04/1

CONTENTS

Warnings

.................................page 3

Installation

................................page 4

Caution .................................page 4

Location .................................page 4

Rear spacers................................page 4

Electrical connection .............................page 4

Cleaning the interior .............................page 4

Operation

................................page 5

Starting-up and Temperature Regulation ......................page 5

Freezing fresh food .............................page 5

Storage of frozen food ............................page 5

Thawing .................................page 5

Storage of foods in refrigerator compartment.....................page 6

Ice-cube production .............................page 6

Defrosting.................................page 7

Maintenance

...............................page 8

Customer service

..............................page 8

What to do if the appliance is not functioning properly .................page 8

Replacing the interior light bulb .........................page 8

Your appliance is provided with a safety lock. Introduce the key (provided inside the envelope

containing the Instructions Booklet) into the appropriate key hole and turn it 180

clockwise or

anticlockwise to either lock or unlock the appliance door, as shown in ﬁgure.

Attention: keep the key out of childrens’ reach, well away from the appliance.

180°

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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 func-

tioning 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 instruc-

tions.

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.

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INSTALLATION

Caution

If this appliance featuring magnetic door seals is to re-

place an older appliance having a spring lock (latch)

on the door or lid, be sure to make that spring lock un-

usable before you discard the old appliance. This will

prevent it from becoming a death-trap for a child.

Location

Place the appliance away from all heat sources, such

as: radiators, heating stoves, direct sunlight, etc. Best

results are obtained with a room temperature ranging

between +18

C and +43

Make sure that there is nothing at the back, at the top

and at the bottom of the appliance to obstruct air cir-

culation.

For a more efﬁcient operation of the appliance, the

minimum distance between the top of the appliance

and other overhanging kitchen furniture, if any, should

be at least 100 mm (see Fig. 1/A).

However, the best solution would be that shown in

Fig. 1/B with no overhanging furniture.

Two adjustable feet make it possible to accurately lev-

el the appliance.

Fig. 1

Rear spacers

In the plastic envelope containing the Operating In-

structions are also included two wall spacers to be ﬁt-

ted into the special openings provided on the back of

the appliance.

Push-ﬁt the spacers into the openings, making sure

that arrow («A») is positioned as per Fig. 2 and then

turn the spacers through 45

until they lock in (arrow

in a vertical position).

Fig. 2

100 mm min.

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45°

Electrical connection

Before you plug the appliance into an A.C. mains sup-

ply, make sure that the voltage and frequency shown

on the rating plate correspond to your home supply.

A 6% ﬂuctuation above or below the rated voltage is

admissible.

To adapt the appliance to other voltages, use an au-

totransformer having a minimum output of 500 VA.

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

grounded, have the appliance connected to a sepa-

rate ground wire by a qualiﬁed electrician in accord-

ance with the existing safety regulations.

The manufacturer declines to accept any liability

should this safety rule not be observed.

This appliance complies with E.E.C directive No. 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 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 which will leave an odour or abra-

sive powders on the interior, as these will damage the

ﬁnish.

OPERATION

Starting-up and Temperature Regulation

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

tor door and turn the thermostat knob, to be found on

the upper right side of the inner liner clockwise, be-

yond the «

» 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.

Freezing fresh food

The 4-stars compartment ( ) is suitable for long

term storage of commercially frozen food (i.e. for 3

months, unless otherwise stated by the manufacturer),

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 frozen in

24 hrs 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 tap 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 of the door you will ﬁnd a list of foods fol-

lowed by a number. These numbers indicate the maxi-

mum 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 food-

store to the consumer 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 is 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.

Storage of foods in refrigerator compart-

ment

To achieve the best results with the refrigerator com-

partment, you should follow one or two 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 (grids) with paper or plastic

since this blocks circulation of air in the compartment

In addition, foods should be positioned inside the re-

frigerator compartment as indicated in Figure 3:

Cold cuts, cheese, butter, milk

Meat and ﬁsh

Fruit and vegetables

Fig. 3

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

days at most.

Further hints for getting the best out of your refrigera-

tor are as follows:

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

covered;

Fruit and vegetables should be washed before being

stored;

Raw meat (of all types, including poultry) should be

stored in plastic bags.

The walls of the refrigerator are equipped with a series

of runners so that the shelves (grids) can be posi-

tioned as desired.

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.

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 (Fig. 4) into a special

container on the back of the appliance where it evapo-

rates.

Fig. 4

Clean periodically the water discharge hole in the cen-

tre of the drip collector. Use the special cleaner pro-

vided, which you will ﬁnd already inserted into the dis-

charge hole (Fig. 4).

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 «

» 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.

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Place a basin on the ﬁrst grill shelf in the refrigerator

directly below the drainage hole and lift up the small

lid (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5

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 cold-

est position for approximately 2 hours and then shift it

into the normal functioning status.

Replace the foods previously removed from the freez-

er.

Important

Never use knives or metal objects to scrape away the

accumulated frost which might damage the cooling

circuit.

Periodically clean the defrosting water drainage hole

of the refrigerator (Fig. 4), using the special cleaner

provided.

Remember that an increase in the surface tempera-

ture of already-frozen foods may signiﬁcantly de-

crease the duration of their conservation.

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MAINTENANCE

Prior to undertaking any maintenance operation be

sure to unplug the appliance from the wall socket as a

safety precaution.

Clean the interior periodically with lukewarm water

and some bicarbonate of soda; the cabinet exterior

with a Silicone wax spray; the condenser and the mo-

tor compressor with a brush or a vacuum cleaner.

During periods when the appliance is not in use, take

the following precautions:

unplug the appliance from the power supply;

remove all foodstuffs from the appliance;

clean the interior and all accessories;

leave the doors ajar to facilitate the circulation of air in

the interior of the cabinet so as to prevent unpleasant

odours from accumulating in the appliance.

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 on the correct position.

Furthermore

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 bot-

tom of the cabinet check that the defrost water drain

opening is not obstructed (Fig. 4).

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 either in the warranty or

on the rating plate.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Replacing the interior light bulb

The light bulb of the refrigerator can easily be reached.

If the light does not come on when the door is

opened, check that the light bulb is correctly screwed

in; if after this it still does not light up, replace the bulb.

Fig. 6

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Electrolux ER3221D User manual

Brand: Electrolux

Model: ER3221D

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

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