Maintenance And Service; Energy Saving - Lec CU 157 Operating Instructions Manual

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Maintenance and Service

Energy saving

● Place the freezer away from heat sources
(such as radiators and ovens (Phot 6).
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● Make sure air can circulate freely around the
refrigerator, do not block the ventilation grid .
● Let any containers cool down before put-
ting them into the freezer at least to room
temperature.
● Keep the door open as shortly as possible
when putting in or removing contents.
The shorter the time the less ice will deposit
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on the evaporator.
Knowing that you will not use the freezer for a long period of time:
● Turn off the main switch (Photo 3(1)). Unplug the mains cord.
● Empty the appliance.
● Clean and dry the freezer.
Wash carefully all the accessories .
● Leave the freezer door slightly open to prevent the chambers from getting unple-
asant smell.
Maintenance
● Periodically, once or twice a year, use a vacuum cleaner to dust the evaporator
(black bars) located in the back of the freezer.
Before the cleaning, turn off the mains switch (Phot.3(1)) and unplug the appliance.
Make sure you do not damage the electric wires, the protection boxes and the capillary
tube while cleaning
● You may come across small problems while using the freezer that you can
repair yourself.
● By repairing yourself any problems except the ones listed in the table below
inevitably waives the guarantee rights
Different sounds may be heard during operation. The sounds do not effect correct
operation of the refrigerator.
The sounds that can be heard during normal operation:
• clicks - heard when the control activates or deactivates the compressor
• buzz - the sound of the compressor intensely working shortly after its activation
• crackles and clatter - coming from the cooling system, caused by expansion and shrin-
king of parts due to temperature differences before and after compressor activation
• rustle, gurgle, whistle - coming from the cooling system piping, caused by the coolant
flowing inside.
Easily corrigible sources of noise:
● noise caused by the appliance positioned not level - adjust the position with the
adjustable turn-in front feet.
● rubbing the adjacent piece of furniture - move the refrigerator a bit.
● creaking of the drawers and shelves - take out and put back the drawer or shelf.
● sounds of clinking bottles - move the bottles apart.
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