Defrosting The Freezer Compartment - Baumatic BRCIF7535 266 Instruction Manual

Defrosting the
Y our appliance is fro
the freezer section.
However if for example the door is left open for a prolonged period of
time or the door gasket is not sealing correctly, then you could get ice
b uilding in the freezer section. If this occurs, then you should follow
the steps below and perform a manual defrost.
o The day before you defrost, you should turn the thermostat dial to
its maximum setting. This will make sure that t
the freezer section is frozen properly.
o Whilst defrosting the appliance, the food should be removed from
the compartment and wrapped in several layers of paper and stored
in a cool place. The foods rise in temperature will shorten its
storage life and therefore the food should be used within a
relatively short period of time.
DO NOT PLACE FOOD BACK IN
o
THAT HAS STARTED TO THAW.
After ensuring that your hand
o
freezer from your mains supply
o Remove the drawers from the freezer section and leave the door to
the freezer compartment open. You can place a bowl of warm water
inside of the freezer compartment to speed up the defrost process.
You can use a sponge to mop up the defrost w
o
the bottom of the freezer section.
o IMPORTANT: You should place some old towels on the flooring
that is immediately in front of the appliance; in case any defrost
water comes out of the freezer section and onto the floor.
o Once all the ice that has built up has melted, then the inside of the
freezer compartment should be dried thoroughly. Failure to do this
will result in immediate ice build
back on.
o With dry hands, reconnect your appliance to your mains supply. You
should turn the thermostat dial
hours.
o You should not attempt to freeze fresh food inside the freezer
compartment until this 24 hour time period has elapsed.
freezer compartment
st free, so you will not need to manually defrost
THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT
s are dry, disconnect your fridge
when the appliance is switched
to its maximum setting for 24
he food contained in
ater that will run into
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