Page 2
If, however, you should find something missing, or not covered, please contact the Lec Customer Care team who will be only too happy to as sist you on:...
1 Your refrigerator 4 Before operating Final Check ........20 2 Warnings 5 Using your refrigerator Electrical Requirements ....7 Temperature Control And Warning! This Appliance Must Be Adjustment ........21 Earthed ..........7 Suggested Arrangement Of Food In Important! Fitting A Different Plug ..7 The Fridge/Freezer ......22 Energy Saving Tips ......8 Storing Frozen Food ......23...
• Do not dispose of the appliance on a service during the guarantee period. fire. At LEC, the care and protection • Keep ventilation openings, in the of our environment is an ongoing appliance enclosure or in the built-in commitment.
‘N’ or it must be replaced by a special coloured black. purpose made mains lead which can only be obtained from a LEC Authorised Service Agent. Warning! This Appliance GREEN & 6mm.
Compliance with WEEE 3. Connect the brown (Live) wire to the Directive and Disposing of terminal in the plug marked ‘L’ or the Waste Product: coloured red. • With alternative plugs a 13 A fuse This product complies with EU WEEE must be fitted either in the plug or Directive (2012/19/EU).
Installation Disposing of the packaging Placing and Installation The packing materials may be 1. Install your refrigerator to a place that dangerous for children. Keep the allows ease of use. packing materials out of the reach 2. Keep your refrigerator away from heat of children or dispose of them by sources, humid places and direct classifying them in accordance with the...
Do not allow children to play with the instructions could result in damage appliance or tamper with the controls. occuring to the appliance. The LEC declines to accept any liability manufacturer will not be held should the instructions not be followed. responsible if these instructions are disregarded.
Installation Instructions 1. The space in the room where the appliance is installed must not be smaller than 10 cubic metres. • If the ambient temperature is below 0°C, the food in the fridge compartment will freeze.So, we recommend you don’t use the fridge 6.
Replacing The Interior Light Bulb Should the light fail to work, proceed as follows. 1. Switch off at the socket outlet and pull out the mains plug. • You may find it useful to remove shelves for easy access. 2. Use a flat tipped screwdriver to remove the light diffuser cover by inserting the blade in each of the two recesses to prise off each side.
Before operating Final Check Before you start using the fridge/ freezer check that: 1. The feet have been adjusted for 6. Set the thermostat knob half way perfect levelling. between 1 and 5. 2. The interior is dry and air can circulate 7.
Using your refrigerator Temperature Control And Adjustment We recommend that you check the temperature with an accurate thermometer to ensure that the storage compartments are kept to the desired temperature. Remember you must take your reading very quickly since the thermometer temperature will rise very rapidly after you remove it from the freezer.
Suggested Arrangement Of Food In The Fridge/Freezer following guidelines recommendations are suggested to obtain the bestresults and storage hygiene. 1. The fridge compartment is for the short term storage of fresh food and drinks. 2. The freezer compartment is rated and suitable for the freezing and storage of pre frozen food.
8. Fizzy drinks should not be frozen and 3. Do not exceed “Use By”, “Best products such as flavoured water Before” dates on the packaging. ices should not be consumed too cold. If there is a power failure do not open 9.
Making Ice Cubes Fill the ice - cube tray 3/4 full with water and place it in the Ice Bank. Loosen frozen trays with the handle of a spoon, never use sharp edged objects such as knives, forks. Store ice-cubes in the Ice Bank.
Maintenance and cleaning Never use gasoline, benzene or To remove door racks, remove all the similar substances for cleaning contents and then simply push the purposes. door rack upwards from the base. We recommend that you unplug the Never use cleaning agents or water appliance before cleaning.
Recommended solutions for the problems Please review this list before calling the service. It might save you time and money. This list includes frequent complaints that are not arising from defective workmanship or material usage. Some of the features described here may not exist in your product.
Page 27
The fridge is running frequently or for a long time. • Your new product may be wider than the previous one. This is quite normal. Large refrigerators operate for a longer period of time. • The ambient room temperature may be high. This is quite normal. • The refrigerator might have been plugged in recently or might have been loaded with food. Cooling down of the refrigerator completely may last for a couple of hours longer. • Large amounts of hot food might have been put in the refrigerator recently. Hot food causes longer running of the refrigerator until they reach the safe storage temperature.
Page 28
The operation noise increases when the refrigerator is running. • The operating performance of the refrigerator may change due to the changes in the ambient temperature. It is normal and not a fault. Vibrations or noise. • The floor is not even or it is weak. The refrigerator rocks when moved slowly. Make sure that the floor is strong enough to carry the refrigerator, and level. • The noise may be caused by the items put onto the refrigerator. Items on top of the refrigerator should be removed.
Service Record Please record your model number and serial number i n the space below. Having these numbers to hand will help more and us to help you, quickly efficiently. When contacting us, please use the Customer Care nu mber on the back cover of this handbook Model Number Serial Number...
Page 30
Lec Refrigeration Stoney Lane, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 2XW Customer Care Centre: 0844 815 3737 www.lec.co.uk Lec Refrigeration, a division of Glen Dimplex Home Appliances 57 3051 0000/AB...