Electrolux ER3121D User manual

Brand: Electrolux

Model: ER3121D

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

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INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA INSTALACION Y EL USO

INSTALLATION AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL

FRIGORIFICO-CONGELADOR ER 3121 D

FRIDGE-FREEZER ER 3121 D

2222 026-42

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CONTENTS

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 10

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11

Rear spacers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11

Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11

Cleaning the appliance’s interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 11

Door reversibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 12

Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13

Operation - Temperature regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13

Freezing of fresh foods and storing of frozen foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13

Refrigeration of foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13

Positioning the door shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 14

Defrosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 14

Ice cube trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 14

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15

Replacing the interior light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15

Servicing and Spare Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15

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.

ª This appliance is designed to be operated by

adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper

with the controls or play with the appliance.

ª Any electrical work required to install this appliance

should be carried out by a qualiﬁed electrician or

competent person.

ª This appliance 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 appliance 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 food-

stuffs 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 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.

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

ever possible the back of the appliance should be

against a wall.

ª Before any cleaning or maintenance work is carried

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

ª 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.

ª 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.

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 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 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

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.

Location

Place the appliance as far away as possible from

sources of heat, e.g. radiators, heaters, direct sun-

light, etc. The best results are achieved with a room

temperature ranging from +18°C to +43°C (class T) or

from +18°C to +38°C (class ST). The class of your ap-

pliance is shown on its rating plate.

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 (Fig. 1-A).

The best solution is shown in Fig. 1-B (without over-

hanging kitchen furniture).

One or more adjustable feet mounted on the base of

the appliance make it possible to set it perfectly level.

Fig. 1

Rear spacers

In the plastic envelope containing the Operation 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

vertical position).

D042

100 mm min.

Fig. 2

Power connection

Before plugging the appliance into the mains socket,

check that the voltage and frequency indicated on the

appliance’s rating plate are the same as those provid-

ed by your home power supply.

A 6% ﬂuctuation above or below rated voltage is ac-

ceptable.

For operation using different voltages you should use

an autotransformer of suitable capacity.

The appliance’s plug and the wall socket are fully

compatible, without any need to use adaptors, multi-

ple plugs, etc. If this is not the case, the wall socket

should be replaced to make it compatible.

The appliance MUST be connected to an efﬁcient

earth or ground tap.

The supply lead plug in fact incorporates a special

earth or ground contact for this purpose. If by any

chance the sockets of your domestic wiring system

are not earthed, the appliance must be connected to a

separate earth or ground wire by a qualiﬁed electri-

cian, in accordance with existing safety regulations.

The manufacturer declines to accept any liability if

this accident-prevention procedure is not followed.

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 appliance’s interior

Before using the appliance for the ﬁrst time, wash all

internal parts with lukewarm water and neutral soap

so as to remove the typical «new» smell and then drv

thoroughly.

Do not use detergents or abrasive powders as these

will damage the ﬁnish.

D039

45°

Door reversibility

Unplug the appliance before carrying out any op-

eration.

Remove the ventilation grid (2); to do this, loose the

frontal screws and pull it downward sliding it from the

central stop runners;

remove the lower hinge (1);

remove the pin (C) from the opening (A) and reﬁt it in

the opening (B);

remove the door stop hinge (D) and reﬁt it on the op-

posite side;

slide the lower door out of the centre hinge;

remove the centre hinge (4) and the upper hinge (3)

and reﬁt them on the opposite side;

reﬁt the lower door and hinge (1) on the opposite side;

reﬁt the ventilation grid upside-down;

take off the handle covers (Fig. 4), remove handles

and reﬁt them on the opposite side.

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

D158

B0646

USE

Operation - 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 (STOP), to start the appli-

ance.

Temperature adjustment is obtained by turning the

thermostat knob to the required setting. A medium

setting is generally the most suitable.

However, the exact setting should be chosen keeping

in mind that the temperature inside the refrigerator de-

pends on a number of factors, such as:

room temperature, how often the doors are opened,

the quantity of food stored in the refrigerator and the

location of the appliance.

Turn the knob to higher settings to obtain a lower re-

frigeration temperature or to lower settings to increase

the refrigeration temperature.

Freezing of fresh foods and storing of fro-

zen foods

The four-star compartment is suitable for

long term storage of commercially frozen food and for

freezing fresh food.

Do not store products for longer than the time speci-

ﬁed by the food manufacturer.

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 quick freezing operation, turn the ther-

mostat knob to the coldest setting; but remember

that, in this condition, the refrigerating compartment

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

the thermostat knob to a warmer setting.

To help you get the best out of the freezing process,

here are a few hints:

Store the foods to be frozen on the grid in the freezing

compartment.

The maximum amount of food which is freezable in

24 hours is shown also on the rating plate.

Split foods into small portions to speed up freezing

and to avoid having to thaw more food than you re-

quire.

Wrap the foods in foil or polythene ﬁlm, ensuring that

the wrapping adheres closely to the food and is well

sealed.

It is advisable to keep tab of the freezing times by in-

dicating the date of freezing on each package.

On the inner freezer door you will ﬁnd schematic

drawings of foods and animals indicating maximum

storage time (in months) possible from the time of

freezing.

The foods for freezing should not be placed in contact

with already frozen foods. This will avoid the tempera-

ture of already frozen foods from rising.

Important

Never put ﬁzzy drinks in the freezer as they might well

burst.

Ice lollies should not be eaten straight out of the freez-

er as they might cause cold burns.

Remember that, once thawed, frozen food deterio-

rates rapidly.

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 (an increase in temperature of the

frozen food may shorten the period of their safe stor-

age), otherwise it is recommended that the food

should be used within a very short time.

Refrigeration of foods

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.

For a correct use of the compartment we suggest:

Raw meat: wrap in polythene bags and place on top

of the salad crisper. Only store in this way for one or

two days at most.

Fruit & Vegetables: these should be washed and

placed in the bottom salad crisper.

Butter & cheese: these should be placed in special

airtight containers or wrapped in aluminium foil or pol-

ythene bags to exclude as much air as possible.

Milk bottles: these should have a cap; store them in

the bottle rack on the door.

The inside walls of the refrigerator are equipped with a

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

sitioned as desired (Fig. 5).

Fig. 5

D040

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. 6

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. 7) into a special

container on the back of the appliance where it evap-

orates.

We particularly recommend that you periodically

clean the defrost-water drainage outlet, located in

the centre of the drainage groove in the refrigera-

tor compartment (Fig. 7). Use the special cleaner

provided, which you will ﬁnd already inserted into

the discharge hole.

Fig. 7

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 or to remove the foods from the compart-

ment.

If a thick layer of ice is formed it will be necessary to

carry out complete defrosting.

D434

D037

It is advisable to carry out this operation when the ap-

pliance is empty.

To carry out complete defrosting of the freezer com-

partment proceed as follows:

remove the frozen foods and wrap them in several

sheets of newspaper and then keep them in a cool

place;

set the thermostat knob to «O» or unplug the appli-

ance from the mains socket;

leave the door open.

To collect the defrost water place a basin on the ﬁrst

shelf of the refrigerator compartment underneath the

drainage hole and lift the plug (Fig. 8); after complete

defrosting dry thoroughly the refrigerator compart-

ment an reﬁt the plug.

Fig. 8

Reconnect the appliance to the power supply or turn

the thermostat knob to the desired setting. After two

or three hours the appliance will be ready for the stor-

age of frozen food.

Important:

Remember that an increase of the surface tempera-

ture of already-frozen foods may signiﬁcantly de-

crease the duration of their conservation.

Never use metal objects to scrape away the accumu-

lated frost since you may damage the cooling circuit.

Ice cube trays

The refrigerator is provided with two ice cube trays.

These trays should be ﬁlled with drinking water and

then placed in the freezer compartment.

Do not use metal tools to remove the trays when they

are stuck-frozen inside the compartment.

D016

MAINTENANCE

Unplug the appliance before carrying out any

maintenance operation.

Wash the interior with lukewarm water and sodium bi-

carbonate, and the cabinet exterior with a silicone

wax spray; clean the condenser and the motor com-

pressor with a brush or a vacuum cleaner.

During periods when the appliance is not used, you

should take the following precautions:

remove the plug from the wall socket;

remove all food from the appliance;

defrost and clean the interior and all accessories;

leave the door slightly open, thus letting air circulate

and preventing the formation of unpleasant smells.

It is important to clean the defrost water discharge

hole periodically (Fig. 7).

Replacing the interior light bulb

The light inside the refrigerator compartment is easy

to get at through the opening in the light holder.

If the light does not go on when the door is open,

check that it is screwed into place properly.

If it still does not light up, change the bulb.

The rating is shown on the light bulb cover.

Fig. 9

D025

SERVICING AND SPARE PARTS

If the appliance is not working

If the appliance is not functioning properly check that:

the plug is ﬁrmly inserted in the wall socket and the

mains power switch is on;

there is no power failure;

the thermostat knob is in the right 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 refrigerant

unit does not vibrate.

If there is water on the fridge bottom, make sure the

defrost water discharge hole is not clogged (Fig. 7).

If your appliance is still not working properly after

making the above checks, contact your local dealer or

the nearest service center.

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

ply for it you specify the model and serial number of

your appliance which can be found on the warranty

certiﬁcate or on the rating plate.

Electrolux ER3121D User manual

Brand: Electrolux

Model: ER3121D

Category: Fridge-freezers

Type: User manual

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