Maintenance And Cleaning; Internal Cleaning - AEG SANTO Series Operating Instructions Manual

Maintenance and Cleaning

Before any maintenance or cleaning work is carried out DISCONNECT
the appliance from the ELECTRICITY supply.
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Warning!
• Do not use detergents, abrasive powders, highly perfumed cleaning
products, wax polishes or cleaning products containing bleach or
alcohol.
• Never clean the appliance with a steam cleaner. Moisture could accu-
mulate in electrical components, danger of electrical shock! Hot
vapours can lead to the damage of plastic parts.
• The appliance must be dry before it is placed back into service.
Attention!
• Ethereal oils and organic solvents can attack plastic parts, e. g.
– lemon juice or the juice from orange peals;
– butyric acid;
– cleansers which contain acetic acid.
Do not allow such substances to come into contact with appliance
parts.
• Do not use any abrasive products.

Internal Cleaning

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If the refrigerator only is to be cleaned, set the operating mode to
FROSTMATIC several hours in advance, in order to build up sufficient
chill reserve in the freezer compartment for the interruption in service.
Do not open the freezer compartment door.
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1. About 12 hours prior to defrosting set the operating mode to FROST-
MATIC, in order to build up sufficient chill reserve for the interruption
in operation.
Caution! Do not touch frozen goods with wet hands. Hands can freeze
to the goods.
2. Remove frozen goods, pack them in several layers of newspaper, cover
them and store them in a cool place. Place the cold accumulation block
on top of the frozen food to keep it cold.
3. Switch off refrigerator and freezer and remove plug from the mains, or
switch off or turn out the circuit breaker or the fuse.
4. Defrost the freezer compartment (see section: "Defrosting").
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