Indesit BA 14 Installation And Use Manual page 15

- Air in the refrigerator circulates naturally so that colder,
heavier air tends to descend towards the bottom. This is
why meat and fish should be stored just above the crisper.
- Remember to follow our instructions on the storage life of
different foods: If not stored correctly, even the freshest
food will deteriorate quite quickly.
- Contrary to popular belief, cooked foods do not keep longer
than fresh food.
- Remember to cool hot food before storing, otherwise the
temperature inside the appliance will increase, causing the
compressor to work harder and use more energy.
- Do not store liquids in unsealed containers since this will
increase the humidity and lead to the formation of frost in
the refrigerator.
How to use the freezer compartment...
Consult a specialized manual when packaging foods
for freezing.
- Remember that you should never re-freeze products you
have allowed to thaw, even if only partially: cook the food,
then either eat (within 24 hours) or re-freeze it.
- When freezing fresh foods, remember that they should
not touch other previously frozen or deep frozen foods. Place
the food that you wish to freeze in the top compartment
where the temperature will fall below -18°C, which is ideal
for freezing food properly. Remember that proper conser-
vation depends on the speed of freezing.
- Do not open the freezer door during freezing.
- Freeze only the quantities (in kg) shown on the data plate
on the left of the crisper.
- For the best conservation and defrosting, remember to
freeze small portions; this will ensure rapid and uniform freez-
ing. Mark package with a description of the contents and
the date it was frozen.
- In order to have a larger storage volume, the freezer
compartment can be used without its drawers (except for
the first one from the bottom), placing food directly onto
the evaporator plates. After introducing the food to be
stored, make sure that the door shuts properly.
- In the case of power failure or breakdown, do not open
the freezer door. This will help maintain the temperature
inside the freezer ensuring that foods are conserved for at
least 9-14 hours.
- Do not store full bottles in the freezer since they could
explode when they freeze. (Remember that liquids increase
in volume when frozen).
- If the room temperature remains below 14°C for an ex-
tended period of time the freezer will not reach the tem-
peratures required for storage, and storage life will be shorter.
In this case, frozen foodstuffs should be used within a rela-
tively short period of time.
- The refrigerator compart-
ment of your appliance is fit-
ted with practical, removable
shelves (Fig. 1) whose height
can be adjusted to allow for
storage of large containers.
These shelves can also be
tilted for storage of opened
bottles.
Ice trays
This new concept of ice trays is an exclusive Merloni patent.
The fact that they are situated on the inner door of the
freezer compartment ensures greater ergonomics and
cleanliness: the ice no longer comes into contact with the
food placed inside the freezer compartment; furthermore,
the dripping of the water during filling is avoided (a lid to
cover up the hole after filling with water is also provided).
Instructions for use (Fig. 2)
Fill up the tray with water via the special hole up to the level
indicated (MAX WATER LEVEL), taking care not to exceed it:
inserting more water than is necessary will lead to the
formation of ice which could obstruct the exit of the ice
cubes.
If you have used an excessive amount of water, you will
have to wait until the ice has melted, empty out the tray
and re-fill it with water.
Fig. 2
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