Defrosting; The Fridge Defrosts Automatically; Defrosting The Freezer Compartment - AEG SANTO Operating Instructions Manual

Defrosting

The fridge defrosts automatically

The rear wall of the fridge covers with frost when the compressor is
running, and defrosts when the compressor is off.
The water from the thawing frost is collected in the drain channel on
the rear of the fridge, feed through the drain hole into the collector
on the compressor, and then evaporated.
The water drainage hole must be cleaned regularly (see the section
"Cleaning and Maintenance").

Defrosting the freezer compartment

During use and when the freezer compartment door is opened, mois-
ture is deposited in the freezer compartment as frost. Remove this
frost from time to time with the soft plastic scraper. Under no circum-
stances use hard or pointed objects to remove frost.
The freezer compartment should always be defrosted when the layer of
frost has reached a thickness of approx. 4 millimetres; however at least
once a year. A good time for defrosting is when the appliance is empty
or contains only a small amount of food.
Warning!
• Do not use electrical heating appliances or any other mechanical or
artificial devices to speed up the defrosting process, with the excep-
tion of those recommended in these operating instructions.
• Do not use defrosting sprays, they can be hazardous to your health
and/or contain substances that damage plastics.
Caution! Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands could
stick to the food causing skin abrasions.
1. A few hours before defrosting, set the temperature controller to 6 in
order to create a refrigeration reserve in the frozen food.
2. Remove frozen food, wrap it in sever-
al layers of newspaper and store it,
covered, in a cool place.
3. Switch off the appliance and unplug
it, or disconnect from the electricity
supply.
4. Remove the stopper from the melt-
water outlet and place a bowl under-
neath it to catch the meltwater.
Attention! After defrosting, replace
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